I hadn’t been into greenhouse number 2 for a while so best pop in and have gander! All looking good a few little winter upsets but nothing to worry about all good in there until next visit! The little white band on the Joey seedlings is light bleaching upon transplanting them out of the plastic bag over the styrofoam box. 

Looking great Richard, you're a busy boy!

 

31 minutes ago, Jonathan said:

Looking great Richard, you're a busy boy!

 

Too busy! The only good thing is I hopefully have chosen slow growers. 

What's this one? I need about 20 of them 

2 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

What's this one? I need about 20 of them 

Lepidozamia peroffskyana a native cycad in my area. I get hundreds of seeds available yearly! They would go close to living in your climate, possibly even indoors very low light tolerant. And easy to grow. 

27 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Lepidozamia peroffskyana a native cycad in my area. I get hundreds of seeds available yearly! They would go close to living in your climate, possibly even indoors very low light tolerant. And easy to grow. 

Richard, I'm about to cry! I had 3 beautiful Lepidozamia peroffskyana in pots, which died because no one watered them. I had grown them from seed, and I still remember that the seeds were easy to germinate.

4 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard, I'm about to cry! I had 3 beautiful Lepidozamia peroffskyana in pots, which died because no one watered them. I had grown them from seed, and I still remember that the seeds were easy to germinate.

I would quite upset as well. They are common in my area but I could only imagine how rare they are in Europe. I do get seeds from my ones so I will keep you in mind next batch of seeds. 

3 minutes ago, happypalms said:

I would quite upset as well. They are common in my area but I could only imagine how rare they are in Europe. I do get seeds from my ones so I will keep you in mind next batch of seeds. 

Yes Richard but no rush, also because you have already sent me other seeds, I don't want to feel guilty by taking advantage of your generosity

12 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

Yes Richard but no rush, also because you have already sent me other seeds, I don't want to feel guilty by taking advantage of your generosity

I like to share the love of plants regardless of what country you live in. And by sharing seeds is a great way to get plants. It’s the plants themselves that are giving the generosity, and in return  we get the ornamental beauty and benefits of growing plants. The plants are the ones that know how to keep there genes alive by offering ornamental beauty they get to be moved around the world. They are the smart ones in this situation ensuring their survival. We are just the distribution hub for them. 

Yes, that's right, I too used to go to the botanical garden in Naples twice a year, collect seeds and distribute them.
but I repeat: I don't want to feel guilty by taking advantage of your generosity

3 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

Yes, that's right, I too used to go to the botanical garden in Naples twice a year, collect seeds and distribute them.
but I repeat: I don't want to feel guilty by taking advantage of your generosity

The best thing about plants is they ask for nothing in return. The least we can do is ensure there survival by distribution of seeds especially palms more so! Palms the garden sentinels and the chorus line in a garden, it’s humankind that’s threatening their survival, if left alone they would be quite happy. Palms  talk and at the moment they are crying out to us saying leave our habitat alone dont keep on disturbing our environment for all humanity! 

6 minutes ago, happypalms said:

The best thing about plants is they ask for nothing in return. The least we can do is ensure there survival by distribution of seeds especially palms more so! Palms the garden sentinels and the chorus line in a garden, it’s humankind that’s threatening their survival, if left alone they would be quite happy. Palms  talk and at the moment they are crying out to us saying leave our habitat alone dont keep on disturbing our environment for all humanity! 

Unfortunately we can't do anything, the powerful of the earth (the multinationals) continue to destroy our planet and the habitat of plants and animals, and this is very sad.

48 minutes ago, gyuseppe said:

Unfortunately we can't do anything, the powerful of the earth (the multinationals) continue to destroy our planet and the habitat of plants and animals, and this is very sad.

Yes large corporations are destroying the planet gor profit in bank accounts and at the end of the day it is only digital numbers they look at.our grandparents would look at us and wonder how became this way. The animals and plants that have become extinct is heartbreaking.

Oooo very niceeeeeeeeeeee 

9 hours ago, donpachino1983 said:

Oooo very niceeeeeeeeeeee 

It gets better Iam building another one ☝️ 

Do you heat these structures or are they cold frames?

34 minutes ago, SeanK said:

Do you heat these structures or are they cold frames?

No heating only plastic walls to keep out the cold draughty air, with 50 percent shade cloth hung on the outside to reduce the brightness. I have a lot of rock retaining walls and a lot of rocks in the ground for thermal mass.

14 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Yes, that's right, I too used to go to the botanical garden in Naples twice a year, collect seeds and distribute them.
but I repeat: I don't want to feel guilty by taking advantage of your generosity

What seeds did you collect and germinate from the garden in Naples?

On 8/7/2025 at 10:34 AM, Jonathan said:

Looking great Richard, you're a busy boy!

 

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