Thanks Gavin! Yes, you’re right there! We’ve definitely had a frustrating mix of repeated prolonged freezes then right as it’s heading into spring, a return to the grey, chilly stuff. Like you say though, hopefully this upcoming rain and milder spell is followed by some lovely spring warmth 🤞
Great advice, George! I don't think you get enough credit (although maybe you do and I've just not spotted it!) for the production quality of your videos, and the professionalism of your presentation style: any of your videos could seamlessly be inserted into an episode of "Gardeners' World" without anyone thinking "Oh, here we go with a clip that's been sent in by a viewer..." Did you have any experience presenting or producing videos before you started this channel?
Hi Mark and thank you very much for your kind words! I’m part of a fantastic gardening community on here and I’m lucky enough to get loads of really kind comments, as always though any kind of feedback is welcome! I try my best to improve the production quality over time, developing it really motivates me and whilst I don’t always have the time to do exactly what I want, I love adding my own touches where I can. I used to do a lot of photography so when I do my longer garden tour vids etc it definitely carries over well into the cinematography. I haven’t had any presenting experience before though and it’s something that doesn’t come naturally but I’m working on it! 150+ videos is a lot of practice to help let you get a bit more of your personality into the videos. Some days like the day this was recorded I just had the right energy and it went smoothly, other days it takes a while to get into it but they’d normal for anything I suppose. The less scripting I do the better they come across I think, as long as the rough structure is there! I’ve got some ideas for (what I think will be) interesting content that’ll work well for RUclips that I’m working towards so hopefully I’ll be able to look back at these vids in a year or two and see how far it’s come on then! Thanks again for taking the time to leave a lovely comment and all the best.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden You're welcome, George. Credit where credit's due - and the style of your vids is one of the things that makes me watch them as soon as they come out (although I'm a bit behind with the older ones - but I'm slowly getting there), even if they're not on topics that are of immediate interest to me: they're just great to watch, and your enthusiasm is infectious!
@@MarkMichalowski Thanks again Mark, I’m pleased to hear it! A lot of these videos are potentially niche seasonal care guides for unusual plants so if I can make them watchable and accessible then I’m happy. I’ll be trying some different styles and features later in the year so appreciate any thoughts of feedback you have on them!
@@vincenzecalzone8666 😂 I often felt like them when I was at uni, studying literature and taking everything so profoundly when it reality most of it was just cobbled together whilst high or to make a few quid 😂
Thank you very much for your positivity! In reality I’m not really able to focus on a ‘summer display’ this year and I’m probably making a bigger mess trying to progress my various projects BUT I’m excited to see everything in the ground continue to grow and knit together! I hope everything is good with you!
No worries Deborah! In other years it might be a great time to plant but whilst it might technically be frost free next week, I’d personally wait until it warms up a bit. As hard as that is 😂
Thanks haha, I did too! I’m a big fan of overplanting and yes, I definitely planted those gaps out the following years but it’s the ratio of big plants to small and layering that I’d try to improve now 😊
Thanks Paul! As things are shaping up it looks a good couple of weeks with mild temperatures and some rain to harden plants off ready for planting out in a couple of weeks. It always seems ages away until it isn't!
George, you can't hide that you love your garden so much. And yes, we all learn from our mistakes... I still remember when i had my plant and cactus shop near Paris, one of the big mistakes I did was to put in display outside the shop, in a strong sun, some gorgeous Euphorbia (E.acrurensis, E. candelabrum and E.trigona). Many of them got a very bad sunburn 🙁 All the best for the coming months, we can't wait for some more footage! 💚
Thanks Bernard, I’m pleased that comes across! We do learn but I’m sure next spring will be unseasonably early and beautifully sunny just to tempt us! Sorry to hear about the Euphorbia but definitely one off those lessons, even sun-lovers like them need hardening off. I’m Not familiar with all those varieties so will have a google! I appreciate you stopping by as always and more videos to come very soon I’m sure 😃
Haha thanks Kris! I’m sure you’ll be able to frame your insights and experiences in a different way, I’d be interested in hearing what you do differently and what efficiencies you’ve found you can get away with over the years. I had a dividing Canna video planned in my head then Craig did his so I changed to my Gunnera division one a couple of weeks ago, we’ll all be chasing more and more niche subjects soon 😂
Lost a few plants last winter like most people. An opportunity to change things around. Definitely taking it easy as regards new plantings as its still so cold up here in the NW
It’s been a rough ride for sure Bryan and I think you’re right that we have to look at it as an opportunity to change and mix things up. Yes, that’s what I was trying to get across without being too negative or conservative - it’s not just the probability of another cold snap but also how consistently chilly it’s felt. Definitely worth being patient this year, the risks of chancing it aren’t worth the rewards with these weather patterns. Fingers crossed we both get some spring sun soon!
Yep me too. I’m in mourning for 2 prized Washingtonia Robusta that have sailed through previous 8 winters without a scratch but both got dreaded spear pull now. I treated the crown with copper nitrate but was too late. So I Just performed open heart plant surgery today and sawed off the top section of trunk as a last resort before admitting defeat. I’m in the NW (Wirral) we usually have a micro climate here but this winter really was unrelenting. If one of my Washies lives and throws up a spear I’ll be very surprised
@@bryanclarke1927 It can be but arguably we bring it on ourselves as a lot of the exciting and experimental plants are… experimental 😂 Climate change might mix things up in unpredictable ways too, we’ve got no idea if the weather patterns experienced this winter would have resulted in -20 and 2m of snow 50 years ago or whether the changing patterns actually caused more cold spells than we would have seen. I know things are warming up overall but I sense that it’s not as simple as thinking exotics that come from hotter, drier places are safer, more resilient choices now.
I don’t even have a fully tropical garden, just a few large palms etc in pots but I watch your channel religiously. I’m in training I guess whilst I plan my next tropical plant purchase 😅
Thank you for watching, I also follow all sorts of channels on RUclips 😂 I’ll hopefully be doing a lot more garden tours later in the year that’ll be interesting to see whatever you happen to grow! I’d like to think the whole tropical style is achievable whether you just have the space for a few pots, a border or a full on garden though 😃
Hi George - ANOTHER great video, thanks for these! I bought a 6" musa basjoo 2 weeks ago and Im hardening it off at the moment. Its in a larger pot which I bring it out every morning and in every evening. It has now nearly doubled in size, but unfortunately it has developed brown patches on its leaves. I struggled to understand why (as I knew that if I immediately planted it this would be wrong), but you have set my mind at ease! Thanks for this - hope the summer is good to you!
Thank you very much Jon! Pleased it provided an explanation. With basjoo I wouldn’t worry too much because, as you’re discovering, they grow away rapidly when they’re happy! Thank you and I hope your basjoo and the rest of your plants grow well for you 😃
Another fine video George. Great advice. I know the pain of planting out just too early. Will not make that error again. I have sown seeds a month later this year, so I can not be tempted to plant out too soon.
Thanks Fraser and yes, it’s a lesson hard learnt! It’s definitely tempting to bring the planting date forward if it’s a warmer, sunnier spring but there’s very little to gain getting plants out early this year. Good idea on your seeds this year, I think that’s turning out to be a good call 👍
Great video as always! ☺️ This year i have learned not to start canna seeds too early.. They grow fast.. We had 20c weather and now frost during the night... Starting from seeds is always a huge learning curve. I really Hope they Will survive, since its specie seeds. Now i got 40 seedlings screaming >~
Thanks you very much and great work with the seed germinations! I had the similar issue with cannas a couple of years ago, you start them off aiming for a date but then you find you need to hold them back. Try to give them as much light as possible and back off from the heat if possible- hopefully they’ll be able to go out very soon!
Talking of Gunnera I’m in a sulk and pretty jealous of your Manicata. I ordered 2 on tinternet naively believing the pic in the advert and what arrived were 2 teeny tiny 9cm pots with 3 mini leaves no bigger than an inch long. Obvs these will take years to grow up and I can’t wait that long! Think I need to buy one that’s a bit older. Does anyone know if they put out leaves of say up to 20cm in their 1st year when they’re this tiny? Ps. Thanks George for all your tips and vids over the last few years. You and Yorkshire Kris are my heroes and both amazing. I’ve named my new tree fern George and pleased to report he’s alive and putting out big fronds. I really thought it was a 6ft dead log I’ve been watering for nothing since it arrived in January. An expensive dead log at that. I kept the faith and took your advice and kept watering the big dead looking bugger, read it bedtime stories and kept it cozy and sure enough George made it and pulled through. He’s alive and flourishing thanks to your advice 🎉 😅
Hi Gina, that’s amazing thank you! Happy to hear the good news about your tree fern George, it sounds like the bedtime stories have worked 😂 I hope he puts on a fantastic show for you over the next month or two! As for your Gunnera, you could always keep your eye out for a larger one but don’t worry, they do grow quickly. With enough water and in bigger pots you should get to 20cm leaves soon this year, hopefully double that! Water, a larger pot and some liquid seaweed or other feed like chicken manure pellets when it’s a bit bigger will really help.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Cheers for that encouraging advice for the baby Gunnera. I’ll repot, give it seaweed feeds, constant water, maybe a few prayers and a lullaby but just see what becomes of it by October. Am I the only one who gives favourite plants pet names? I wonder
@@Gina0151 That sounds like a perfect plan and I’m sure it’ll grow more than you expect! You’re definitely not the only person to give them names, I hear quite a few in the comment sections but yours is the first George 😂
Very good advise george. Have you ever grown cardoons? Ive got some in green house in small pots, but nothing happening yet . We all need SUN! All the best george . Regards steve👍
Cheers Steve! On of my friends grows cardoons and has some lovely plants, gave me a couple last year and they unfortunately got nibbled by something! I hope yours do better, maybe I planted them out too small. I think you’re completely right, sun is the answer for us and the plants!
Hi George, How knowledgeable are you on T.Rex? My friend and I are wondering whether our t.Rex's are OK and whether we should snip- off the blackened tops of the as-yet barren trunks?
Hi Suzanne, I wouldn’t claim to be hugely knowledgeable but in my experience the larger trunks generally sprout back from where it’s firmer, the smaller ones can send up pups if the main stem is too damaged. My largest plant sourness similar to yours though. Personally, if it’s was very mushy I’d chop it back but as it’s blackened I’d going to wait and see where it (hopefully 🤞) wants to grow then chop it back to just above that. I hope they come back for all of us!
Thanks for the advice of what to avoid doing! Do you think this week/fortnight is a good time to get our cannas, ensetes etc all hardening up outside. (Im in North Lincs too) Warm-ish and wet all week and some decent night temps. I would presume thats better than lots of harsh sun Great video as always
Hi and thanks as always! Yes, other than a bit of wind, I’d say it’s a great time to get them out and hardened off ready for a mid-May planting. It always seems like so far away until it’s right upon us!
I'm a mid May man myself. It's never a 100% guarantee that the weather will be good to plant out. But it's far safer than jumping the gun and taking the potential risk planting earlier.
Yes, you’re completely right and for me it’s the best compromise/ educated gamble. You’re right though, we had a -2 in early June a few years ago but you have to hope that with a bit of fleece and luck, a fleeting dip to those temps then doesn’t do too much damage. With the cold, grey weather currently there certainty aren’t the potential rewards for planting out early so I’d definitely be cautious this year. Hopefully we get a sunny May to make up for it! 🤞
Hi Gordon, sorry to hear it, I lost some this winter too. Do you grow many Fatsia / Trachycarpus / Bamboos? Those would be my go to plants then I'd use a lot of perennials like Hostas plus ferns to tie it all together.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden yes I’ve various Fatsia so large. Some still tiny. Some Bamboos. And a couple of plans. Rheum, yucca ,pericaria s. Grasses. Will be planting out. Cannas bedding more ferns and tender stuff in pots.
@@gordonissocoollike It sounds like you’re completely on the right track Gordon and the best advice I could give succinctly is more of the same! I’m planting more hardy exotics out currently so will hopefully have more to share in upcoming videos. Hopefully the second half of spring gives them all a good start in both our gardens!
Hi George, I have 2 tree ferns the largest one is growing great, but the little 1 ft one has no green it the top, I can't feel anything, do you think it could still grow, I had -12 here December, it was wraped in fleece and hessian
Hi, -12 is definitely on or very slightly past the limit given the duration of the temperatures we had too. I wouldn't give up all hope just yet though if the other one has survived. Give them both plenty of water and hopefully you'll see some movement in the next few weeks. Fingers crossed for you!
I went mad planting as many things as I could when I first moved into my present house, and, yeah, I think I did put too many too close together but well, er, hey ho...🥴🤪🥴🤪
All part of the fun and you never really know how a lot of exotic plants are going to develop anyway so the end result might be just right! I’m a big fan of overplanting, just know how easy it is to cram too many annuals in 😂
George I just checked my trachycarpus forunei I planted in garden last year seemed to be doing ok but when I checked the new spears coming through they were brown & pulled out easily can I do anything brother pls?
I have sprayed some hydrogen peroxide into the top of the plant but am wondering if I should replant it it & put it in bigger plot of ericaceous soil as only used few handfuls when planting in hard clay garden, the trunk is still firm George any advice would be welcome x
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I’ve never known a Winter drag on as long as this one, hopefully it will improve soon, great video by the way 👍
Thanks Gavin! Yes, you’re right there! We’ve definitely had a frustrating mix of repeated prolonged freezes then right as it’s heading into spring, a return to the grey, chilly stuff. Like you say though, hopefully this upcoming rain and milder spell is followed by some lovely spring warmth 🤞
Great advice, George!
I don't think you get enough credit (although maybe you do and I've just not spotted it!) for the production quality of your videos, and the professionalism of your presentation style: any of your videos could seamlessly be inserted into an episode of "Gardeners' World" without anyone thinking "Oh, here we go with a clip that's been sent in by a viewer..."
Did you have any experience presenting or producing videos before you started this channel?
the man knows production value!
Hi Mark and thank you very much for your kind words! I’m part of a fantastic gardening community on here and I’m lucky enough to get loads of really kind comments, as always though any kind of feedback is welcome! I try my best to improve the production quality over time, developing it really motivates me and whilst I don’t always have the time to do exactly what I want, I love adding my own touches where I can. I used to do a lot of photography so when I do my longer garden tour vids etc it definitely carries over well into the cinematography.
I haven’t had any presenting experience before though and it’s something that doesn’t come naturally but I’m working on it! 150+ videos is a lot of practice to help let you get a bit more of your personality into the videos. Some days like the day this was recorded I just had the right energy and it went smoothly, other days it takes a while to get into it but they’d normal for anything I suppose. The less scripting I do the better they come across I think, as long as the rough structure is there! I’ve got some ideas for (what I think will be) interesting content that’ll work well for RUclips that I’m working towards so hopefully I’ll be able to look back at these vids in a year or two and see how far it’s come on then! Thanks again for taking the time to leave a lovely comment and all the best.
Thanks Zach, I try my best with the time I have! Working longer days this week so it definitely helps teach you to be efficient with the editing etc 😂
@@GeorgesJungleGarden You're welcome, George. Credit where credit's due - and the style of your vids is one of the things that makes me watch them as soon as they come out (although I'm a bit behind with the older ones - but I'm slowly getting there), even if they're not on topics that are of immediate interest to me: they're just great to watch, and your enthusiasm is infectious!
@@MarkMichalowski Thanks again Mark, I’m pleased to hear it! A lot of these videos are potentially niche seasonal care guides for unusual plants so if I can make them watchable and accessible then I’m happy. I’ll be trying some different styles and features later in the year so appreciate any thoughts of feedback you have on them!
I loved the way you got the photographer's analogy into this plant video 😂. 6 months in a dark room then exposed to the light😂😂. Impressive 👍
Sometimes there are so many layers to my videos that I even surprise myself by the depth haha
@George’s Jungle Garden 🤣🤣. In decades to come aspiring students will spend semesters analysing the intricacies of your productions
@@vincenzecalzone8666 😂 I often felt like them when I was at uni, studying literature and taking everything so profoundly when it reality most of it was just cobbled together whilst high or to make a few quid 😂
@@GeorgesJungleGarden 🤣🤣🤣
Your garden is going to look phenomenal this year
Thank you very much for your positivity! In reality I’m not really able to focus on a ‘summer display’ this year and I’m probably making a bigger mess trying to progress my various projects BUT I’m excited to see everything in the ground continue to grow and knit together! I hope everything is good with you!
Thanks George; I've been asking myself if I should plant out this weekend. I'll wait! 😂
No worries Deborah! In other years it might be a great time to plant but whilst it might technically be frost free next week, I’d personally wait until it warms up a bit. As hard as that is 😂
Love that over planting look of your old garden😀 .still a few gaps there hahaha
Thanks haha, I did too! I’m a big fan of overplanting and yes, I definitely planted those gaps out the following years but it’s the ratio of big plants to small and layering that I’d try to improve now 😊
Another great video George, I was thinking I'm running late,great advice ,just need to chill for a few days yet 😅
Thanks Paul! As things are shaping up it looks a good couple of weeks with mild temperatures and some rain to harden plants off ready for planting out in a couple of weeks. It always seems ages away until it isn't!
George, you can't hide that you love your garden so much. And yes, we all learn from our mistakes...
I still remember when i had my plant and cactus shop near Paris, one of the big mistakes I did was to put in display
outside the shop, in a strong sun, some gorgeous Euphorbia (E.acrurensis, E. candelabrum and E.trigona).
Many of them got a very bad sunburn 🙁 All the best for the coming months, we can't wait for some more footage! 💚
Thanks Bernard, I’m pleased that comes across! We do learn but I’m sure next spring will be unseasonably early and beautifully sunny just to tempt us! Sorry to hear about the Euphorbia but definitely one off those lessons, even sun-lovers like them need hardening off. I’m
Not familiar with all those varieties so will have a google! I appreciate you stopping by as always and more videos to come very soon I’m sure 😃
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Who knows about seasons next year! Nature's rules! Take care you and your big family...🌺🌴
@@shineamen3107 That’s very true, let’s focus on enjoying this year! Thanks, all the best to you too 😊
Great video and saves me a job this week😅
Haha thanks Kris! I’m sure you’ll be able to frame your insights and experiences in a different way, I’d be interested in hearing what you do differently and what efficiencies you’ve found you can get away with over the years. I had a dividing Canna video planned in my head then Craig did his so I changed to my Gunnera division one a couple of weeks ago, we’ll all be chasing more and more niche subjects soon 😂
Great video as usual George, always helpful, thank you 👍
Thank you very much John!
Lost a few plants last winter like most people. An opportunity to change things around. Definitely taking it easy as regards new plantings as its still so cold up here in the NW
It’s been a rough ride for sure Bryan and I think you’re right that we have to look at it as an opportunity to change and mix things up. Yes, that’s what I was trying to get across without being too negative or conservative - it’s not just the probability of another cold snap but also how consistently chilly it’s felt. Definitely worth being patient this year, the risks of chancing it aren’t worth the rewards with these weather patterns. Fingers crossed we both get some spring sun soon!
Yep me too. I’m in mourning for 2 prized Washingtonia Robusta that have sailed through previous 8 winters without a scratch but both got dreaded spear pull now. I treated the crown with copper nitrate but was too late. So I Just performed open heart plant surgery today and sawed off the top section of trunk as a last resort before admitting defeat. I’m in the NW (Wirral) we usually have a micro climate here but this winter really was unrelenting. If one of my Washies lives and throws up a spear I’ll be very surprised
@@Gina0151 I'm in Morecambe and we usually hardly get frosts. However we had three distinct cold snaps here as the wind direction meant clear nights.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden I'm accepting of it but the bottom line is exotic gardening is a risky business
@@bryanclarke1927 It can be but arguably we bring it on ourselves as a lot of the exciting and experimental plants are… experimental 😂 Climate change might mix things up in unpredictable ways too, we’ve got no idea if the weather patterns experienced this winter would have resulted in -20 and 2m of snow 50 years ago or whether the changing patterns actually caused more cold spells than we would have seen. I know things are warming up overall but I sense that it’s not as simple as thinking exotics that come from hotter, drier places are safer, more resilient choices now.
Good advice George 👍
Thank you very much David!
I don’t even have a fully tropical garden, just a few large palms etc in pots but I watch your channel religiously. I’m in training I guess whilst I plan my next tropical plant purchase 😅
Thank you for watching, I also follow all sorts of channels on RUclips 😂 I’ll hopefully be doing a lot more garden tours later in the year that’ll be interesting to see whatever you happen to grow! I’d like to think the whole tropical style is achievable whether you just have the space for a few pots, a border or a full on garden though 😃
Hi George - ANOTHER great video, thanks for these! I bought a 6" musa basjoo 2 weeks ago and Im hardening it off at the moment. Its in a larger pot which I bring it out every morning and in every evening. It has now nearly doubled in size, but unfortunately it has developed brown patches on its leaves. I struggled to understand why (as I knew that if I immediately planted it this would be wrong), but you have set my mind at ease! Thanks for this - hope the summer is good to you!
Thank you very much Jon! Pleased it provided an explanation. With basjoo I wouldn’t worry too much because, as you’re discovering, they grow away rapidly when they’re happy! Thank you and I hope your basjoo and the rest of your plants grow well for you 😃
Another fine video George. Great advice. I know the pain of planting out just too early. Will not make that error again. I have sown seeds a month later this year, so I can not be tempted to plant out too soon.
Thanks Fraser and yes, it’s a lesson hard learnt! It’s definitely tempting to bring the planting date forward if it’s a warmer, sunnier spring but there’s very little to gain getting plants out early this year. Good idea on your seeds this year, I think that’s turning out to be a good call 👍
Great video as always! ☺️ This year i have learned not to start canna seeds too early.. They grow fast.. We had 20c weather and now frost during the night... Starting from seeds is always a huge learning curve. I really Hope they Will survive, since its specie seeds. Now i got 40 seedlings screaming >~
Thanks you very much and great work with the seed germinations! I had the similar issue with cannas a couple of years ago, you start them off aiming for a date but then you find you need to hold them back. Try to give them as much light as possible and back off from the heat if possible- hopefully they’ll be able to go out very soon!
Talking of Gunnera I’m in a sulk and pretty jealous of your Manicata. I ordered 2 on tinternet naively believing the pic in the advert and what arrived were 2 teeny tiny 9cm pots with 3 mini leaves no bigger than an inch long. Obvs these will take years to grow up and I can’t wait that long! Think I need to buy one that’s a bit older. Does anyone know if they put out leaves of say up to 20cm in their 1st year when they’re this tiny?
Ps. Thanks George for all your tips and vids over the last few years. You and Yorkshire Kris are my heroes and both amazing. I’ve named my new tree fern George and pleased to report he’s alive and putting out big fronds. I really thought it was a 6ft dead log I’ve been watering for nothing since it arrived in January. An expensive dead log at that. I kept the faith and took your advice and kept watering the big dead looking bugger, read it bedtime stories and kept it cozy and sure enough George made it and pulled through. He’s alive and flourishing thanks to your advice 🎉 😅
Hi Gina, that’s amazing thank you! Happy to hear the good news about your tree fern George, it sounds like the bedtime stories have worked 😂 I hope he puts on a fantastic show for you over the next month or two! As for your Gunnera, you could always keep your eye out for a larger one but don’t worry, they do grow quickly. With enough water and in bigger pots you should get to 20cm leaves soon this year, hopefully double that! Water, a larger pot and some liquid seaweed or other feed like chicken manure pellets when it’s a bit bigger will really help.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden Cheers for that encouraging advice for the baby Gunnera. I’ll repot, give it seaweed feeds, constant water, maybe a few prayers and a lullaby but just see what becomes of it by October. Am I the only one who gives favourite plants pet names? I wonder
@@Gina0151 That sounds like a perfect plan and I’m sure it’ll grow more than you expect! You’re definitely not the only person to give them names, I hear quite a few in the comment sections but yours is the first George 😂
Great advice thanks👌👌👌👌
Thanks again 😃
Very good advise george.
Have you ever grown cardoons? Ive got some in green house in small pots, but nothing happening yet . We all need SUN! All the best george . Regards steve👍
Cheers Steve! On of my friends grows cardoons and has some lovely plants, gave me a couple last year and they unfortunately got nibbled by something! I hope yours do better, maybe I planted them out too small. I think you’re completely right, sun is the answer for us and the plants!
Hi George, How knowledgeable are you on T.Rex? My friend and I are wondering whether our t.Rex's are OK and whether we should snip- off the blackened tops of the as-yet barren trunks?
Hi Suzanne, I wouldn’t claim to be hugely knowledgeable but in my experience the larger trunks generally sprout back from where it’s firmer, the smaller ones can send up pups if the main stem is too damaged. My largest plant sourness similar to yours though. Personally, if it’s was very mushy I’d chop it back but as it’s blackened I’d going to wait and see where it (hopefully 🤞) wants to grow then chop it back to just above that. I hope they come back for all of us!
Thanks for the advice of what to avoid doing! Do you think this week/fortnight is a good time to get our cannas, ensetes etc all hardening up outside. (Im in North Lincs too) Warm-ish and wet all week and some decent night temps. I would presume thats better than lots of harsh sun
Great video as always
Hi and thanks as always! Yes, other than a bit of wind, I’d say it’s a great time to get them out and hardened off ready for a mid-May planting. It always seems like so far away until it’s right upon us!
I'm a mid May man myself. It's never a 100% guarantee that the weather will be good to plant out. But it's far safer than jumping the gun and taking the potential risk planting earlier.
Yes, you’re completely right and for me it’s the best compromise/ educated gamble. You’re right though, we had a -2 in early June a few years ago but you have to hope that with a bit of fleece and luck, a fleeting dip to those temps then doesn’t do too much damage. With the cold, grey weather currently there certainty aren’t the potential rewards for planting out early so I’d definitely be cautious this year. Hopefully we get a sunny May to make up for it! 🤞
Lost a lot of my garden due to extreme low temperatures so need advice of hardy jungle type plants. . Thanks.
Hi Gordon, sorry to hear it, I lost some this winter too. Do you grow many Fatsia / Trachycarpus / Bamboos? Those would be my go to plants then I'd use a lot of perennials like Hostas plus ferns to tie it all together.
@@GeorgesJungleGarden yes I’ve various Fatsia so large. Some still tiny. Some Bamboos. And a couple of plans. Rheum, yucca ,pericaria s. Grasses. Will be planting out. Cannas bedding more ferns and tender stuff in pots.
@@gordonissocoollike It sounds like you’re completely on the right track Gordon and the best advice I could give succinctly is more of the same! I’m planting more hardy exotics out currently so will hopefully have more to share in upcoming videos. Hopefully the second half of spring gives them all a good start in both our gardens!
Hi George, I have 2 tree ferns the largest one is growing great, but the little 1 ft one has no green it the top, I can't feel anything, do you think it could still grow, I had -12 here December, it was wraped in fleece and hessian
Hi, -12 is definitely on or very slightly past the limit given the duration of the temperatures we had too. I wouldn't give up all hope just yet though if the other one has survived. Give them both plenty of water and hopefully you'll see some movement in the next few weeks. Fingers crossed for you!
I went mad planting as many things as I could when I first moved into my present house, and, yeah, I think I did put too many too close together but well, er, hey ho...🥴🤪🥴🤪
All part of the fun and you never really know how a lot of exotic plants are going to develop anyway so the end result might be just right! I’m a big fan of overplanting, just know how easy it is to cram too many annuals in 😂
George I just checked my trachycarpus forunei I planted in garden last year seemed to be doing ok but when I checked the new spears coming through they were brown & pulled out easily can I do anything brother pls?
I have sprayed some hydrogen peroxide into the top of the plant but am wondering if I should replant it it & put it in bigger plot of ericaceous soil as only used few handfuls when planting in hard clay garden, the trunk is still firm George any advice would be welcome x
Hi, what minimum temperatures did you experience and when did you plant it last year roughly?
Great advice thanks👌👌👌👌
Thanks as always 😃