Well I have been so busy with techy stuff. Computing, radio construction and blogging, I have fitted in some work on the house and planted the seeds in the garden. This has lead to a bit of neglect of this blog.

So here we are with catch up time. First the Standard Fuchsia that I started, the cutting came from my friend's garden in France. It was triploid, ideal for a standard if the head was balanced, it wasn't, it got worse, so it was off with its head. I cut it down to a lower node, it set it back well, but it worked.

Maybe now this will turn out to be a nice plant. The set back means it has been beaten into flower by another variety of fuchsia from the same garden in France.

If you think Fuchsia cuttings are difficult at home try rooting them on tour in a Motor Home. The cuttings started in a plastic glove, the ones you get at filling stations, one cutting per finger. Some water was put in the glove then shaken out, inflated with breath then tied up at the wrist. This cows udder poly tunnel was tossed around and given a reasonable growing spot when ever possible. When it came to potting on, an empty terracotta candle holder with no drain hole was pressed into use, I didn't have compost so I stole a hand full of sharp shell laden building sand. They had sea air, temperatures of 30C, heavy rain and wind, golly I have surprised myself.