A blog about trying to live a green life in the city with as much of a country feel as possible. Vegetables, foraging, preserves, crafts, wildlife, community, recycling, cycling... Helen, Leyton, London, E10
Showing posts with label outdoor geraniums. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outdoor geraniums. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Geraniums get the Chelsea Chop
A few years ago I heard about the Chelsea-Chop: at the time of the Chelsea flower show you chop down to about a third or a quarter certain plants so they don't get too tall and floppy. I have done this with the autumn seddums for the last 2 years and it seems to work.
This year, despite all the rain making most things in the garden tall and lush, the seddums are quite short and stocky so I have left them. Instead I have cut down 2 of the 3 outdoor geraniums. The one left uncut is 18 inches to 2 feet high (45-60 cm) and I cut the other two down to about 6 inches high - it looks a bit drastic:
I will compare them and see which does best.
On a lovely, warm evening I also sowed corriander, carrots, poppies and flower sprouts.
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