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I've known a few people over the years who have bought flame guns and from memory none have been especially impressed. They only destroy the top growth, so that may well kill some annual weeds. But perennial weeds will just carry on growing as their root system is unaffected. I can't recall...

Here is my pot of Aptenia I have done from cuttings from Spain and Italy. I have three varieties including a varigata, a Pink/Red, a Purple and a Yellow.When we bought this cottage in 1997 there was a lovely pink/red one growing out of the stone wall and was at least 60cm long.

Up date on my watercress venture. It has continued to grow throughout the winter into a large mat andis now in full flower. Lots of clusters of white flowers. I haven't checked my blanket weed situation yet. I am on the look out for spawn, frog and or toad. I didn't see any last year but ended...

You could always try removing 1/3 of the growth to ground level, reduce another 1/3 by half and the last 1/3 a trim rather than a full hair cut.

Just heard a cuckoo!!! Haven’t heard one for several years. It was very close then fainter as it flew over towards the marshes and nature reserve over the rise. We’re right on the southern edge of Norwich, not far from the UEA.

There is the strong possibility your tree is suffering from peach leaf curl which kills most peach trees grown outside. Keeping rain off it during the winter, winter washes, cannot remember which one, and picking off affected leaves can help.

I think you will find them here ... but I have always thought there should be a Houseplant Section. Other Plants I grow lots of them, but outside because of my climate so mine go elsewhere.

Thanks guys. As I suspected, a taxonomic nightmare, so I'll just file as Polygonatum spp. @Silver surfer. I knew that there were a multitude of species, but never realised that they were so varied. Thanks for the link.

I recently bought a digital moisture tester which gives the basic "dry", "normal" or "wet" feedback. Before I bought it I just used the finger in the soil testing method.One of the first things I noticed about this way of testing for moisture is that whereas my old method would have had me...

Welcome @Aries

Thanks @Pete8 that does look like the one!

I picked some primroses this week, brushed them with egg white and buried them in caster sugar to dry. I plan to use them to decorate a cake I will make for my daughters birthday. I have used the method before, it usually takes about a month to dry the flowers completely. I tried a few forget...

@Aries - first of all, welcome to the forum. That’s a very cute looking dog.Sadly, it does look your tuber has gall. Sometimes, nibbling by slugs and snails can cause an over-enthusiastic development of ‘eyes’ but I can’t see any evidence of that from the picture. A lot of fused shoots...