I was just today thinking about not seeing a video of yours for a while. I find heating such an issue. It seems a bit wasteful having the electric heater on all day..
Realistically this is only required when the day temperature fails to go much above freezing point which certainly in the south of England only happens very occasionally during very cold spells of weather.
Hi Jeanie. Let's start with the standards. These are just trained plants grown with a long stem and body head of the plant. Some call them tree grown as they look like a tree. Many different types of plant can be grown in this way. Have a look at my playlist to see how to train them but basically it requires removal of the side shoots from the main stem until you reach the desired height and then let new side shoots grow on to form the head. Regal pelargoniums have slightly cut leaves running to a point, can be slightly hairy and plain green colour. The blooms are very large and blousy but are always single i.e. 5 petals (but very occasionally you may get one or two more). Zonal's have rounded leaves, sometimes with a zone on the top, but not always. The blooms are quite tight in the head and can be double or single but mostly small and rounded. Hope this helps. D
It's nice to have you back, David!
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David, you mentioned using sulphur? on plant wounds. Did I get that right? I always learn some little bit from your videos.
Yes it’s powdered sulphur specifically for plant use, sold either green or yellow. D
I was just today thinking about not seeing a video of yours for a while. I find heating such an issue. It seems a bit wasteful having the electric heater on all day..
Realistically this is only required when the day temperature fails to go much above freezing point which certainly in the south of England only happens very occasionally during very cold spells of weather.
Do you only bubble wrapp the bottom half of your greenhouse like in your vidio?
@@barrypinkney7169 Yes, just the sides. To let as much light in during the winter as possible.
Thank you David. How do I tell the difference between regal and standard and seed geranium also what kind are the scented geraniums?
Zonal geranium
Hi Jeanie. Let's start with the standards. These are just trained plants grown with a long stem and body head of the plant. Some call them tree grown as they look like a tree. Many different types of plant can be grown in this way. Have a look at my playlist to see how to train them but basically it requires removal of the side shoots from the main stem until you reach the desired height and then let new side shoots grow on to form the head. Regal pelargoniums have slightly cut leaves running to a point, can be slightly hairy and plain green colour. The blooms are very large and blousy but are always single i.e. 5 petals (but very occasionally you may get one or two more). Zonal's have rounded leaves, sometimes with a zone on the top, but not always. The blooms are quite tight in the head and can be double or single but mostly small and rounded. Hope this helps. D
Thank you David.