Dobies

[mickthecactus]

My catalogue came yesterday and I see they are offering hardy lemons, limes and oranges - all edible not ornamental.

Supposed to be hardy down to -10c.

I am tempted although at £49.95 each they ain't cheap.

[emseypop]

mickthecactus said:

My catalogue came yesterday and I see they are offering hardy lemons, limes and oranges - all edible not ornamental.

Supposed to be hardy down to -10c.

I am tempted although at £49.95 each they ain't cheap.

ouchh! My local fruit shop sells lemmons for 10p each, i'd would be too big a risk for me!

[madonplants]

mickthecactus said:

My catalogue came yesterday and I see they are offering hardy lemons, limes and oranges - all edible not ornamental.

Supposed to be hardy down to -10c.

I am tempted although at £49.95 each they ain't cheap.

Thanks for letting us know, Mick, it's tempting us. We still have Christmas money to spend, so watch this space!!

Keith

[Sleepy]

madonplants said:

mickthecactus said:

My catalogue came yesterday and I see they are offering hardy lemons, limes and oranges - all edible not ornamental.

Supposed to be hardy down to -10c.

I am tempted although at £49.95 each they ain't cheap.

Thanks for letting us know, Mick, it's tempting us. We still have Christmas money to spend, so watch this space!!

Keith

Christmas money? Who gives you Christmas money at your age?

[madonplants]

admin said:

madonplants said:

Thanks for letting us know, Mick, it's tempting us. We still have Christmas money to spend, so watch this space!!

Keith

Christmas money? Who gives you Christmas money at your age?

In laws, silly!! ;D

Keith

[Sleepy]

madonplants said:

admin said:

Christmas money? Who gives you Christmas money at your age?

In laws, silly!! ;D

Keith

Your sister-in-law gives you money at Christmas?

And your son-in-law???

[madonplants]

admin said:

madonplants said:

In laws, silly!! ;D

Keith

Your sister-in-law gives you money at Christmas?

And your son-in-law???

MY SON IN LAW, good grief it comes to this now, does it!!!! ;D

Keith

[Sleepy]

admin said:

madonplants said:

In laws, silly!! ;D

Keith

Your sister-in-law gives you money at Christmas?

And your son-in-law???

I have a mental picture of you and your in laws all sitting in a circle on Christmas Day. Each of you is clutching a £5 note. You all pass your £5 note to the person on the right of you and wish them a happy Christmas. ;D

[Sleepy]

admin said:

admin said:

Your sister-in-law gives you money at Christmas?

And your son-in-law???

I have a mental picture of you and your in laws all sitting in a circle on Christmas Day. Each of you is clutching a £5 note. You all pass your £5 note to the person on the right of you and wish them a happy Christmas. ;D

Oh no, it can't be like that. You will only have gotten one present.

OK, say there are 6 of you. You all sit in a circle with a bowl in the middle. You all put 5 £5 notes into the bowl. You all wish each other merry Christmas, give the bowl a shake and each of you take 5 £5 notes out of the bowl. ;D

[4pygmies]

I've tried all three of those fruit trees over the years and I've now given up. I've found them nearly impossible to overwinter without them either just striaght dying or losing all their vigour. My Grapefruit kept succumbing to black sooty mould all over its leaves and the Orange when it managed to fruit had such miniscule and bitter oranges it simply wasn't worth the bother. Despite what 'they' say about their hardiness I have always found that they need winter heat and a lot of light to keep going over winter. I can't really provide either of those so I haven't got any now. On the other hand, my neighbour has a Lemon tree in her conservatory which is laden with fruit every year. You've either got the touch ot not - I haven't obviously.... and that sounds quite pricy to me, Mick. I'm sure you can buy decent plants for less than that.

[Sleepy]

admin said:

admin said:

I have a mental picture of you and your in laws all sitting in a circle on Christmas Day. Each of you is clutching a £5 note. You all pass your £5 note to the person on the right of you and wish them a happy Christmas. ;D

Oh no, it can't be like that. You will only have gotten one present.

OK, say there are 6 of you. You all sit in a circle with a bowl in the middle. You all put 5 £5 notes into the bowl. You all wish each other merry Christmas, give the bowl a shake and each of you take 5 £5 notes out of the bowl. ;D

Has this always been the way with your family Keith, or is it a merging of the alien customs from Alpha Centauri.

[Sleepy]

admin said:

admin said:

Oh no, it can't be like that. You will only have gotten one present.

OK, say there are 6 of you. You all sit in a circle with a bowl in the middle. You all put 5 £5 notes into the bowl. You all wish each other merry Christmas, give the bowl a shake and each of you take 5 £5 notes out of the bowl. ;D

Has this always been the way with your family Keith, or is it a merging of the alien customs from Alpha Centauri.

Do you have Christmas dinner afterwards (or before)

[mickthecactus]

I don't disagree with your misgivings goat-woman but they insist that these are new varieties and not conservatory plants. They are sent in 5 litre containers (although I have no idea how big that is).

I do have a nice warm spot on the big decking area at the end of the garden and in my minds eye they would look lovely there.

4pygmies said:

I've tried all three of those fruit trees over the years and I've now given up. I've found them nearly impossible to overwinter without them either just striaght dying or losing all their vigour. My Grapefruit kept succumbing to black sooty mould all over its leaves and the Orange when it managed to fruit had such miniscule and bitter oranges it simply wasn't worth the bother. Despite what 'they' say about their hardiness I have always found that they need winter heat and a lot of light to keep going over winter. I can't really provide either of those so I haven't got any now. On the other hand, my neighbour has a Lemon tree in her conservatory which is laden with fruit every year. You've either got the touch ot not - I haven't obviously.... and that sounds quite pricy to me, Mick. I'm sure you can buy decent plants for less than that.

[Sleepy]

Now don't ignore me Keith - I like to learn about different customs and cultures!

[madonplants]

admin said:

Now don't ignore me Keith - I like to learn about different customs and cultures!

Why can't I ignore you, it's a free country isn't it?! I am trying to put the alien episode in the past and move on!! ;D

Keith

P.s. As to Christmas customs, we don't have them, other than the usual ones.

[Sleepy]

madonplants said:

admin said:

Now don't ignore me Keith - I like to learn about different customs and cultures!

Why can't I ignore you, it's a free country isn't it?! I am trying to put the alien episode in the past and move on!! ;D

Keith

P.s. As to Christmas customs, we don't have them, other than the usual ones.

Some on the boards have suggested to me that the thread regarding your cyst has been one of the most entertaining ever on the boards. I would treasure that accolade!

[emseypop]

its even bigger than my ample bottom Keith! Its completely obliterated all rumors of the sleepy and Mick's cacti nightware drama too! ;D

[cheerypeabrain]

Talking of Dobies...my sister and I are going on a visit to Dobies World soon...oOooOoOoOooO

[mickthecactus]

Oh, it's the ample bottom thing again..........

Anyway, I am going to weaken and get the lime but it's got me thinking about doing other fruit in containers.

It's a subject I know nothing about so help please!

[4pygmies]

I think it's good to grow fruit wherever you can. I bought Eldest a Ballerina fruit tree last year for her birthday (she was thrilled...) and it has already produced several apples. This year she/I will repot it into a much larger pot. I think the key thing is very good quality compost - like John Innes 3, and making sure it gets enough water. At least you can move the trees if frost threatens to protect the blossom. I have a little Olive tree in a pot which I pruned really hard last year which looks much healthier now, a Fig tree which is gorgeous and I may even have two Citrus fruits hanging on to life but I haven't checked them for a while. I shoved them in the PT last Autumn in a grump cos they were so pathetic!

[cheerypeabrain]

The ballerina fruit trees sound good...are they expensive 4P? I quite fancy growing some apples....

[Sleepy]

cheerypeabrain said:

The ballerina fruit trees sound good...are they expensive 4P? I quite fancy growing some apples....

I believe I had the first two ballerina apple trees in Birmingham. I liked them, and they cropped quite well too.

[mickthecactus]

admin said:

cheerypeabrain said:

The ballerina fruit trees sound good...are they expensive 4P? I quite fancy growing some apples....

I believe I had the first two ballerina apple trees in Birmingham. I liked them, and they cropped quite well too.

Do they come with little tutus?