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Bulb log 2018
Leena:
I like the winter views of your garden, and all the evergreen plants in it. Ferns look so big and nice. :)
I have been thinking recently about how different the climate can be also in my garden: in some parts the frost melted away during the warm period around New Year, but in another part of the garden the ground stayed frozen! Just the same as you had over there. :)
Though now the ground is frozen everywhere, but again some parts are better for early spring plants than others later when the spring comes.
I remember you have written earlier (maybe in the summer, I can't now find it) that Primulas don't like it when you can't dig the ground. Do I remember correctly and are they more difficult to grow when there are more tree roots, and the compost is added only above the ground? Which Primulas do like your garden?
Ian Y:
Leena,
Yes it is my experience that Primulas do best in fresh dug ground,, they will grow if you have a good amount of humus above tree roots that is refreshed every year.
The Primulas that have stayed with us are Primula florindae and other candelabra types, also P. vulgaris, veris, etc. Oh Primula marginata.
Leena:
Thank you. :)
Ian Y:
Narcissus 'Craigton Chorister' on the cover of this Bulb Log - which finds the bulbs and the photographer having to adjust to deal with the low winter light.
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2018Jan171516188852BULB_LOG_0318.pdf
YT:
Hello Ian,
I’m happy you mentioned my 'Craigton Chorister' picture posted in the forum, thank you :)
The mid-day light levels at your place are far lower than I guess. That is almost twilight! I have to thank to living in the low latitudes with higher light levels.
Flash unit on compact digital cameras – even if they are high-end models like yours – usually don’t work well with flowers.
Using the neutral colour LED torch with your camera under the weak sunlight is a very good solution. And perhaps a tabletop tripod like this http://amzn.asia/9E5H2V0 could help you.
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