tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post1671490128198149847..comments2023-10-09T19:22:45.696+02:00Comments on The Balcony Garden: Oh, my poor balcony ...Sue Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188212601918182noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-37665313310057486292009-09-14T11:34:00.717+02:002009-09-14T11:34:00.717+02:00Hi,Just visited your blog.
Im sorry to note the co...Hi,Just visited your blog.<br />Im sorry to note the condition of the garden. Hope you can revive it soon with more hardy plants and that will ease you from being very dependant for others to help.<br /><br />Also I came across an idea called bottle drip water containers - they release very few drops of water a day - that way, your garden is constantly watered.James Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423981835876393119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-59340779327938859752009-09-05T02:28:58.763+02:002009-09-05T02:28:58.763+02:00Oh no. So sorry! Hey, could you set his cell pho...Oh no. So sorry! Hey, could you set his cell phone or other alarm to beep once a day as his reminder to water? My dad also kills all the houseplants when my mom goes away.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-37646455220464279432009-09-03T20:55:17.263+02:002009-09-03T20:55:17.263+02:00Oh! that is ghastly!!! I agree with Jan: wait to ...Oh! that is ghastly!!! I agree with Jan: wait to replace them until after your trips if you possibly can. That is just too traumatic.Barbee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11316077390373348067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-47240061868656228662009-09-03T07:24:09.151+02:002009-09-03T07:24:09.151+02:00I worry about my plants too everytime I go on a ho...I worry about my plants too everytime I go on a holiday. I can understand how you feel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-70732136935620822352009-09-03T05:47:25.506+02:002009-09-03T05:47:25.506+02:00Sue that is so discouraging! I completely feel for...Sue that is so discouraging! I completely feel for you. We left our garden in the hands of our 19 year old when we went on vacation for a week and I came back to many of my plants near death--especially my containers! They have yet to still recuperate and it's been over a month. So I feel for you, my friend! I even shed a tear for you, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-68570338032874191452009-09-03T01:34:41.307+02:002009-09-03T01:34:41.307+02:00Oh no that's terrible! Spider mites are terrib...Oh no that's terrible! Spider mites are terrible, I seriously think it was only last summers heatwave that managed to cull them on my balcony (though it took most of the plants with it too!) There is one small positive to all this destruction, it means time for a restructure, a replant, and a whole burst of new life. And perhaps a new balcony sitter!PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210701278846436069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-26856989905353114892009-09-02T22:33:39.557+02:002009-09-02T22:33:39.557+02:00What a sight to come back to, saving one set of pl...What a sight to come back to, saving one set of plants and losing another! If I were you I wouldn't bother replacing them until you've finished travelling, then you won't need to worry.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430236104525571846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-83636441369987040782009-09-02T19:33:58.043+02:002009-09-02T19:33:58.043+02:00Oh the horrow! I'm going to be having nightmar...Oh the horrow! I'm going to be having nightmares for days to come! I'm so sorry for your loss!Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12864042359805755661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-14110709168298706362009-09-02T19:32:00.449+02:002009-09-02T19:32:00.449+02:00Oh, that's so sad! And that's the reason w...Oh, that's so sad! And that's the reason why I don't want to leave the garden in the summer. There's nobody to trust / gittangittanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353416536540035191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-11290215528402203312009-09-02T18:50:53.297+02:002009-09-02T18:50:53.297+02:00OMG - I just know how you feel! In fact, I have a ...OMG - I just know how you feel! In fact, I have a garden sitter when I go on my travels, because neither my husband or son would remember to water!Charlotte Weychanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663876212865382511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-43521712115163427182009-09-02T18:18:23.232+02:002009-09-02T18:18:23.232+02:00Oh dear, very sad. Our pelargoniums are eaten by ...Oh dear, very sad. Our pelargoniums are eaten by Geranium Bronze butterfly larvae too. Do you know if there's any way of preventing them? Someone suggested to us putting coffee grounds around them, but that doesn't seem to work.chaiselonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-36534688530992301712009-09-02T16:16:11.749+02:002009-09-02T16:16:11.749+02:00Oh dear, the poor plants. I do understand how you ...Oh dear, the poor plants. I do understand how you feel. I get this same worrisome feeling every time I need to go on holiday. Good Luck!Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com