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The Tropical Ravine, Belfast, June 2022
Rosa hibernica. The name means Irish Rose. There will be others of this species, but the one in the ravine will be a direct descendant of Templeton's original. It will be propagated by cuttings.
frankbeswick, on 06/22/2022
The Tropical Ravine, Belfast, June 2022
Have you more information on the Templeton Rose? I have looked it up and cannot find any reference to it.There must be a scientific name.
frankbeswick, on 06/22/2022
Belfast, Ireland; Botanical gardens
I finally visited the restored Tropical Ravine and have written an article about it .
https://wizzley.com/the-tropical-ravine-belfast-june-2022/
Veronica, on 06/22/2022
A Visit to the Giant's Causeway
Your knowledge of crystallography is better than mine. I can only report my experiences,which are now limited by disability.I would have loved to scramble over the rocks,but those days are gone.
frankbeswick, on 06/19/2022
A Visit to the Giant's Causeway
Basalt is common throughout the world. And the fine grains indicate quick cooling, since the individual crystals would stop growing once solidification occurs. This would be consistent with surface cooling rather than cooling deep in the ...
blackspanielgallery, on 06/19/2022
Understanding your soil
I dwell in an area whose bedrock is New Red Sandstone overlain by a mixture of glacial and alluvial deposits. The mixture 0f sandy soil and clay goes down to some significant depth, so it isnot washed down from surface layers. I used to find ...
frankbeswick, on 06/17/2022
Dark Gold: Garden Compost
Strictly speaking, compost tea and worm liquid are not the same, but they are related in that they are both liquid sources of nutrients.
frankbeswick, on 06/17/2022
Soil Enhancers
Yes, compost tea is used quite a lot. I used worm compost tea to nourish my plants.
frankbeswick, on 06/17/2022
Understanding your soil
frankbeswick, Thank you for practical information, pretty pictures and product lines.
In particular, I am fascinated by all your information in your subheading The basic structure of soil. You describe your leeks there as bearing sand despite ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/17/2022
Dark Gold: Garden Compost
frankbeswick, Thank you for product lines, pretty pictures and practical information.
In particular, I appreciate your second paragraph under your subheading Black Gold. I focus so much upon the soil benefits that I forget how compost bolsters ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/17/2022
Soil Enhancers
frankbeswick, Thank you for practical information, pretty pictures and product lines.
In particular, I appreciate your appreciation of natural soil-fertilizing resources. Your subheading on compost called to mind a comment that you made ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/17/2022
Dig for Victory: again
Everyone should grow their own preferences.that keeps up motivation.
frankbeswick, on 06/17/2022
Saving the Soil
I am prepared to let plants grow under trees,as you suggest,but not edibles,as my experience leads me to think that the tree gives too much competition for nutrients.
frankbeswick, on 06/17/2022
Saving the Soil
Thanks.
frankbeswick, on 06/17/2022
A Visit to the Giant's Causeway
Mainly chemical, but there was some use of seaweed as fertiliser
frankbeswick, on 06/17/2022