Afterwards
by bwlchmawr
K10 with 18-55 zoom, my only auto-focus lens. Sadly.
After a session of dead-heading.
It might be as well to view it large, if you've the time.
After a session of dead-heading.
It might be as well to view it large, if you've the time.
Uploaded06/04/2011 - 19:36
CategoryFlowers & plants
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Tagsdaffodils
Posted 06/04/2011 - 21:36
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nonur wrote:
I didn't know that daffodils needed dead-heading. Is it for good appearance only?
Hi Nezih,I didn't know that daffodils needed dead-heading. Is it for good appearance only?
Daffodils should be dead-headed to prevent them setting seed. This weakens the plant. After deadheading, the plants should be given a liquid foliar feed. The foliage should not be cut off but should be left to die back naturally. This takes about eleven weeks in the British Isles (probably five and a half minutes in somewhere as hot as Turkey!)
Blimey, this is beginning to sound like "Gardeners' Question Time"!
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 06/04/2011 - 21:42
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Thank you Andrew for the much appreciated info. I only knew that they should be left to die back; and it takes longer even here, but perhaps it is so because I planted them near the wall in a patch that takes only the morning sun until noon.
Regards,
Nezih
Nezih
Posted 06/04/2011 - 23:17
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It's amazing what you can learn on this website! Good thinking on the daffodil picture, Andrew. I spent ages getting pictures of daffodils when they were at their best and they look just like a hundred other daffodil pictures. These look a bit more unusual !
Best wishes,
David W
Best wishes,
David W
Posted 07/04/2011 - 05:36
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Nice colours and details. I like vignette effect too.
Posted 07/04/2011 - 08:03
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Clayboss wrote:
It's amazing what you can learn on this website! Good thinking on the daffodil picture, Andrew. I spent ages getting pictures of daffodils when they were at their best and they look just like a hundred other daffodil pictures. These look a bit more unusual !
Best wishes,
David W
That's what I thought, David. Beauty in decay!It's amazing what you can learn on this website! Good thinking on the daffodil picture, Andrew. I spent ages getting pictures of daffodils when they were at their best and they look just like a hundred other daffodil pictures. These look a bit more unusual !
Best wishes,
David W
Thanks again everyone. Next month it's what to do when taking soft-wood cuttings...
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 07/04/2011 - 12:14
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I never knew you could dead head the flowers i've always left them on and let it all die back, thanks for that info, it is a beautiful pic.
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