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Annerosemary · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 79

It's the coldest winter for many years here in Essex and I now wish I'd lifted more of my dahlias (which had a particularly good year) and which have usually sailed through the winter left in the ground..
Probably a bit late to do anything about it now, though I hope it's the wet that rots them, not the cold.
Anyone out there taking drastic action to protect treasured plants?
or has this part of the forum just withered??

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murdo · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:03 am Post subject:

I havent lifted mine and feel the same. I have a tree fern and wrap the frond area with bubble wrap every winter
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Glynis · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:18 pm Post subject:

It certainly has been very cold, hasn't it? I shall have to sit back and see what survives to come up again in the Spring Sad

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Annerosemary · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 79

I've got quite a lot of banana plants in my utility room, and a couple of little ones in the bathroom which is a bit of luck as the one outside didn't look too clever before the cold weather. My pineapple has pride of place in the lounge, I'm hoping it will fruit this year when it gets back into the greenhouse, it started as the top chopped off one we had for lunch and is now huge.
It's my own fault with dahlia's, they were special ones I had for my birthday and I only dug a couple up.
I'll be really thrilled if they all start shooting up again in the spring.
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Glynis · Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:00 pm Post subject:

We had a banana plant for a number of years, but I really can't remember what sparked its demise. I do recall that my DH grew it from a kit given him by our son when he was just a little lad Smile

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Annerosemary · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 79

I have a fantastic red leaved one that was a fiver from Tesco and then just grew and grew (and is now sitting thw winter out in my spare room).
I'm surprised taht I've got anywhere left to keep my stash!

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