In message <003801cb04a6$3e3f7720$0401a8c0@MAINPC>, John Grimshaw <j.grimshaw@virgin.net> writes >Personally I find this to be one of the most pernicious nonsenses in >gardening. I merely offer the observation that *my* agapanthus only started to flower when they had filled their pots, on being moved to larger pots (without splitting or disturbance) they stopped flowering until they filled those pots. I have read (RHS?) that this is an old fashioned idea and that there are now better ways of getting agapanthus to flower (applying potash?), say what you like it is disappointing when many years go by with no flowers. It is easy to interpret anecdote in different ways, perhaps my experience was due to the plants having been in pots too small for a year. Or I often struggle to dig big enough holes in the grounds for plants, due to rocks - "in the ground" doesn't mean infinite room to expand. -- David Pilling email: david@pilling.demon.co.uk web: http://www.davidpilling.net/ post: David Pilling P.O. Box 22 Thornton Cleveleys Blackpool. FY5 1LR UK fax: +44(0)870-0520-941