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You could maybe have a look at Abies Koreana. Certainly you would not have an issue of them getting too large as very slow growing, undemanding and I have 2 which I have had in planters for years and still quite happy. Snag is they are not cheap but long lived and if you had to move house you...

I've commented on this subject before as I have had this same problem for many years. I was diagnosed with GR many years ago & given medicine for it. It seemed to get much better but after a few years it no longer seemed to work as before. I asked the doctor if there was anything else I could...

Thank you for everyone's really helpful advice. The best deal I could find was with Gtech. Cost slightly over £50 (£56) with free, fast delivery. Have only drilled thick plastic pots so far, but very happy. Battery is 2.5ah. the drill seems solid. Cordless Combi Drill | Electric Power Tools | Gtech

It's not really a good time of year to start doing anything with grass. If you wait until spring, or whenever there's some growth, that's a better time to start sorting it. Your lcoation and general climate are also big factors, especially when it comes to reseeding etc. and the condition of the...

We always have robin visitors - all year round, but I know a lot of them are from further afield, and they move around. I think it would be very difficult to tell whether the one you see now would be the same as one you might see next July, unless there are distinguishing features. We often get...

Yes they are definitely not frost hardy, so you did right bringing it in. Mine had the usual "tea bag" type thing around the base, its what they root the cuttings in, but often they restrict good rooting once potted on, but not saying that is always going to be a problem.

Most of those aren't, I've tried a few times. I assume because of the way they are dried. I've got more luck from dried Indian Kashmiri chillis which I grew once but they didn't do well for me in terms of yieldMexgrocer is very good for dried cooking mexican chillis and much better value than...

Onions need to be free of over shadowing, certainly by potatoes and also carrots (and weeds !) I find that carrots are best left undisturbed by weeding or thinning as it is the smell of disturbed carrot foliage that attracts carrot fly.

Thanks, Hazel! Yes, I was thinking with that eventual height they'd probably end up looking a bit awkward on the patio where the half-barrels presently are. I'll move them somewhere less prominent before planting.Oh, well considering the fact that both bags will only cost me about £3.50, then...

Another suggestion is Germander speedwell. We have planted some of it in pots and will wait to see if it flowers.

One of ours is in flower, but the other is still not showing any growth. Both bought from Lidl at the same time.

Ours are planted in the soil in the tunnel. They are given a fresh amount of compost but not watered during the winter.

How many thousand would you like? They are as prolific as sycamore. They are supposed to be slow growing, but the ones here, very quickly get up to a couple of feet high if I do not see them. Transplanting them would slow them down though.

Thanks. I shall start cutting back soon !

Brilliant, thankyou @pete, that is so helpful. You can tell I don't do this routinely. I feel more confident now.

I've found rot around the base is orange in colour and the cactus rots from the base up. Obviously there are probably other types, and I agree, once rot gets into the flesh there is not much that you can do.

Thanks @noisette47 . Absolutely agree flat ones are a pain in the posterior. Maybe ok if you don’t have to deal with peeling them! The Setton sets are quite a bit more expensive than Sturon but the yield is meant to be better so might give them a go.

Thanks @Fof ! And for the link @infradig ! I shall now hunt a bit further to confirm.