Galanthus in September

[Rick Goodenough]

Ah, sweet slumber and dreams of Myddelton whites and greens.

[MR GRUMPY]

I hope this works ? .My first flower of the new season r-o Ruby Baker.

[Matt T]

Just lovely, Steve! Not a single nose up here yet.

[Rick Goodenough]

Terrific for r.o. 'Ruby Baker' to be first up this year.

[Brian Ellis]

Jolly good Steve, I hope mine will not be too far behind.

[Maggi Young]

My first flower of the new season r-o Ruby Baker.

Terrific for r.o. 'Ruby Baker' to be first up this year.

 Yes, with the loss of Ruby Baker  earlier in 2015 it is rather poignant.  Good to remember that lovely lady.

[MR GRUMPY]

Thanks Brian , Matt T and Rick .It's  the best its looked for me ,The green tips are quite striking this year.
Kind words Maggi, I didn't pluck up the courage to talk to Ruby ,and now sadly that will never happen,but her plants will live on and hopefully bring pleasure to many more people.

[Brian Ellis]

I see there is a timely article in the RHS magazine this month.  I am hoping 'Eleni' will be in flower today as the sun is shining, 'Ruby Baker' is about a cm out of the ground (both grown in the garden).

[Hagen Engelmann]

So you will have a start of the ringing bells of autumn, Brian. Here is only silence,means, I have to wait. 

[Brian Ellis]

So you will have a start of the ringing bells of autumn, Brian. Here is only silence,means, I have to wait. 

Not too long I hope Hagen.

[carolesmith]

All this discussion of r.o. Ruby Baker made me find time to go and look - three buds (just one last year) and the plant is still in pond basket in the cold frame - I am feeling very happy.

[Hagen Engelmann]

Time of waiting is over 
First buds are over the ground,
they will open white with small green tips 

[Rick Goodenough]

Nice to see your season is about to begin, Hagen. If things go as last year, I have another six weeks to wait.
Great fun to see these jewels beginning to appear. Rick

[Ru]

Alpin-pit (next, third and largest) is not ready yet .

[Maggi Young]

Some notes from  Ru on his  mega-excavations!

 " 4х14 and 2 meters in depth     Alpin-pit      Not cold in winter and not hot in summer."
 
"  The minimum temperature for the last 10 years -32C (the last 100 years the absolute minimum (Winter 1939-1940)  -39C) "

In winter there is often no snow at all. A temperature of -20 or -25 without snow, this is the norm for his  garden. " All that is planted in pots and containers at such temperatures completely dies.I can not grow many species of snowdrops in the open field. If the greenhouse has a depth of about 2 meters, then I can grow plants without additional heating. On the street - 20, inside -2. Galanthus transcaucasicus bloom first. December. The rest are still asleep."

"  In July, we have +37, +40 degrees. And two months without rain     "
 
" 80 tons of clay had been removed."          yes,    by hand!?
 

"This is the farthest edge of my garden. 
The excavator can not drive there.    "
 
In a query about  digging below the water table, Ru replied :
"  Water is at a depth of 19-20 meters  "


Pretty impressive, isn't it?