wisteria seed pods
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wisteria seed pods
I've been pruning back the wisteria and this year we've had lots of seed pods. Seems shame to bim them if anybody wants some drop me pm .
Percussive maintainance, if it don't fit, hit it with the hammer.
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Ours is really taking over, and there's loads of seed pods as usual.
Just taken a photo of the back of the bungalow. The ladder is there so we can measure the sunflower. It's 11ft 4ins now but probably won't grow much more.
It's a grapevine over on the left, and that's got three bunches of grapes on it.
Just taken a photo of the back of the bungalow. The ladder is there so we can measure the sunflower. It's 11ft 4ins now but probably won't grow much more.
It's a grapevine over on the left, and that's got three bunches of grapes on it.
Mick F. Cornwall
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Doesn't wisteria take years and even decades, to grow to any reasonable size from seed? Most plants have been propagated from cuttings. Hope anyone taking up this offer is planning for the long-term! I'm too old! 
Reminds me of the time I heard my mother discussing birthday presents with a close friend of hers, who was approaching her 90th birthday. My mother wanted to buy her a flowering shrub or bush of some sort, for her extensive and well-kept garden. The friend put a damper on that at once: "come on now - do you really expect me to plant something that will take ten years to come to bloom?"
I think my mother bought her something else. And the old lady did live on - up to the age of 95.
Back to wisteria. I hope people are aware that the seeds are highly poisonous (like laburnum). Keep away from children and pets!
Reminds me of the time I heard my mother discussing birthday presents with a close friend of hers, who was approaching her 90th birthday. My mother wanted to buy her a flowering shrub or bush of some sort, for her extensive and well-kept garden. The friend put a damper on that at once: "come on now - do you really expect me to plant something that will take ten years to come to bloom?"
I think my mother bought her something else. And the old lady did live on - up to the age of 95.
Back to wisteria. I hope people are aware that the seeds are highly poisonous (like laburnum). Keep away from children and pets!
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Re: wisteria seed pods
We bought ours as a small plant from a garden centre maybe twenty years ago.
It grew rapidly and flowered profusely in the first and second year, then seemed to die.
For the next four or five years, the stump started to grow, and grew well, but never flowered. It was as if the original plant we bought was a graft onto some sort of stock wisteria. Another four or five years later, it started to flower but nowhere near as well as it did before. The plant is rampant now and is going to get severely pruned after the leaves have gone.
The grape vine is rampant too, so that's going to get sorted but not until we've harvested the grapes. Dunno what variety or colour the grapes will be, but they're just green at the moment.
It grew rapidly and flowered profusely in the first and second year, then seemed to die.
For the next four or five years, the stump started to grow, and grew well, but never flowered. It was as if the original plant we bought was a graft onto some sort of stock wisteria. Another four or five years later, it started to flower but nowhere near as well as it did before. The plant is rampant now and is going to get severely pruned after the leaves have gone.
The grape vine is rampant too, so that's going to get sorted but not until we've harvested the grapes. Dunno what variety or colour the grapes will be, but they're just green at the moment.
Mick F. Cornwall
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Re: wisteria seed pods
Today's the 43rd anniversary of our getting the keys to this house and over the years since then I got to know a chap ten years older than me through passing his house on the way to the newsagent. Small but immaculate prize winning garden with wisteria growing profusely across the front of the house. He died last December so the house has been up for sale for some time. His son keeps the garden ship-shape which is nice, but the other day he was completely removing the wisteria. I presume he's had advice from the estate agent.
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Re: wisteria seed pods
The wisteria started out as a little sapling a couple of feet high didn't do anything for a few years then it sort of took off. I've just pruned it back quite severely. almost filled the green bin 
below is the trunk now quite sturdy
when it cools off later I'll have to get in the workshop and trim out the invading shoots from under the roof
I think we've had it about 10 years now and it's doing fine, I gave it a good prune last year and made up a trestle for it to rest on over the window.
below is the trunk now quite sturdy
when it cools off later I'll have to get in the workshop and trim out the invading shoots from under the roof
I think we've had it about 10 years now and it's doing fine, I gave it a good prune last year and made up a trestle for it to rest on over the window.
Percussive maintainance, if it don't fit, hit it with the hammer.
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Cools off?
Is it warm in Manch?
Been chucking it down most of the day, and yesterday, and Wednesday, and my ride to Exeter on Tuesday was mainly wet. Temp outside now - mid afternoon - is 17degC with grey damp skies.
Is it warm in Manch?
Been chucking it down most of the day, and yesterday, and Wednesday, and my ride to Exeter on Tuesday was mainly wet. Temp outside now - mid afternoon - is 17degC with grey damp skies.
Mick F. Cornwall
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Re: wisteria seed pods
Mick F wrote:Cools off?
Is it warm in Manch?
Been chucking it down most of the day, and yesterday, and Wednesday, and my ride to Exeter on Tuesday was mainly wet. Temp outside now - mid afternoon - is 17degC with grey damp skies.
warm!!!! Not half . Supposed to be 20' but me thinks its a tad warmer than that, been emptying some plant tubs to reclaim tbe soil only done two and got a right lather on. Had a touch of rain over night but nothing during the day.
Cant get to the model railway in the loft for the heat, even had buckled track (00 guage nickle silver rail) great if you want a sauna
M
Percussive maintainance, if it don't fit, hit it with the hammer.
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It ain't like that here and not been since Monday.
Lit the fire today, and I've chucked another log or two on.
Damned chilly mornings and evenings now, and the leaves are falling too.
Lit the fire today, and I've chucked another log or two on.
Damned chilly mornings and evenings now, and the leaves are falling too.
Mick F. Cornwall