still going well i will be doing an update for the channel fairly soon. thank you for your comment

@@KellyandDoug Nice, thanks!

Lupin seeds are very hard...try scoring them, then soaking them in water before planting. The other thing you can do is start them in pots. I have them growing naturally, along with columbine. Both have very long tap roots so, if you're going to transplant, be sure to get that whole root (to the tip). If you're taking seeds from plants, make sure they're 'ripe', shake them into a paper bag. I never move a plant that's bloomed, the roots will be too long to bother attempting it, same with columbine. I move them when they're tiny seedlings, the root is usually as long as what you see growing above ground. I deal with powdery mildew by cutting off the leaves as soon as I see it happening, the plant doesn't seem to mind and it continues to grow new leaves. I didn't do that one year and my whole yard turned into mildew, including my hanging baskets. I leave the flower heads for reseeding. Columbine are my favourite and they're easier to grow. Neither plant is a perennial, lupins are bi-annuals which explains why some years are more spectacular than other. I have a lot of wildflowers (aka weeds) in my yard, it's what I encourage, don't have to water them. Western wallflower is another, have some incredible pics with butterflies on them..... My mother-in-law has the same problem with her gardener...they have some obvious differences of opinion when it comes to what should be growing in the garden. Some of the looks I see on his face are pretty funny....like, "lady, are you crazy"....he never says anything, she wins in the end, but not always without a struggle

@@jaygray7102 Thank you for the tips! I did find 1 lupine coming up yesterday. I have had success moving columbine and dividing them in fall. Usually the smaller ones. I also collect the seeds in the fall and scatter where I want them. I will try scoring the Lupine seeds and soaking method and put in containers I did not realize Lupines had long tap roots. I knew they were biennials. I have foxgloves and delphiniums throughout and for some reason I struggle keeping the pink delphiniums going but I have quite a few of the dark and light blues, they do really well in my zone 8b PNW. Have a great weekend and thanks again for the tips!

@@tinaknutsen Love delphiniums, just don't have much luck with them. I live in a mountainous area where the soils virtually nonexistent, means I have to bring it in just to watch it wash away with the snow in spring, hence my preference for wildflowers. We had almost none last year after a brutal winter, no hummingbirds either....they're all back this year. I heard a chirping early spring and thought "I recognize that sound"..... then ZING, I swear I could feel my hair move and thought "that's just a little too big to be a mosquito". I've known other people who've had success dividing columbine, I just find it too much work so I let them go to seed in the fall. I didn't know about the tap root when I first divided them, I do now but I still can't be bothered....not when they're coming up everywhere on their own. I have to pull them out of my driveway and that's nothing but gravel and rock....I give them to friends or move them. Happy gardening...🙂

@@jaygray7102 I hear you…I have really rocky soil and we had to bring in quite a few loads of soil…I’m in the land of evil winds and I have to stake quite a few of my flowers. I’m close to mountains and on a hill …been in my place 8 years…I had no idea as I had lived in the valley for 16 years with really good soil and no weed evil winds. Nice chatting!

Thanks, I hope you have a wonderful time, it is such an amazing ship with fantastic staff!

Thank you and well done to you too. I think with better weather conditions. Your 3:06 would have definitely been sub. Even with the jacket on I was very very cold by the end.

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thank you for the tip. I will get one and try it out. We missed the eclipse here as we were at the wrong angle. did you get lucky and have clear sky's

Your welcome, glad you enjoyed it! The Rockology show was a massive highlight on the cruise. The entertainment team are fantastic!

@@KellyandDoug Thank you! My son is one of the cast, so I enjoy it when people post the vidoes showing them :)

thanks Terry

Thank you. It's great to hear that it seems to be working. So in 2 weeks they could be flowering

@@KellyandDoug I put some pictures on Instagram. Am I correct in saying these are pre flower leaves? I’ll get the link to my account and send it.

@@KellyandDoug my user name is Kmegamom and the picture is a small sock monkey quilt.

sorry i have only just seen your message. lithium ions batteries are best left between 20 to 80 %. I sometimes run them out and fully charge them and they are still working fine. i dont think it's anything to get to stressed about

@@KellyandDoug thank you, I’ll go great some today. I had no idea coffee grounds keep snails and slugs away! I’ll have to add some to another part of my garden. If the Lupines do flower and are successful, I’ll replace my gladiolus with the Lupines. The lupine survived a record year of rain while the glads did not. Out of about 20 plants, only 3 survived and those weren’t very good.

@@karenpoole8957 sorry i should have said something that contains high levels of potash and potassium ( k ) in England we can buy tomato feed really easy. I am now guessing it's not that easy in America. I hope this helps

Hi thanks for the comment. There are many types of lupines so working out the precise type might be hard. Another thing that is going to be difficult is making it any smaller without losing a lot of flowers. If it's flopping over due to strong winds a cane might help. If it is flopping due to drought then more water. Normally lupines are OK but the bigger the plant the bigger the water loss. If you dry the seeds out and then throw them in a bucket with some top soil, once mixed then throw them in your wild flower border ideally after everything has been cut down and rain is on its way. hopefully some of the seeding will turn out to be a little more compact. However if they are still just as big you have a whole wall of colour in a year or 2 so it's a big win either way. Well done on your amazing lupines and I hope this helps!

I think you're right. I went to college there about 30 years ago and I can barely tell any difference either.

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Thanks for the comment, I hope the video was useful please let us know if you would like more!

@@KellyandDoug Yes it was! More videos on lawn is always good in my book! 👍👍

Hi thanks for the comment . I know it's not the most positive comment we have ever had. But free speech is important and if someone takes the time to leave a comment it should be appreciated.

@kellydoug8817 a customer of mine owns the same ego kombi tool with a 500mah battery pack. I'll make a video in the new year to compare a Stihl KM131 brush cutter, hedge cutter and pole pruner against your delicate Ego just to illustrate my point.

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Eh being a professional in maintenance does not guarantee quality work by any means. It depends on the job you are looking to achieve. I have a farm so I need something sturdy for that, but this looks great for gardening.

maybe but he does bounce back well!