General Gardening Discussion

I like to sow into a 4" square pot - saves on compost, nice and deep for the roots, doesn't encourage me to sow far more seedlings than I can use, and they fit nicely together to save space - then prick out into seedtrays or celltrays. I'm less keen on celltrays than I used to be because I think...

hi every one, just wanted to let you know that the shammrock plant i have got is not the one that flowers its the 3 leaf shammrock, abit like the 3 leaf clover, and its very hard to get hold of this plant, so if any one knows much about this plant and can tell me as much info regarding feeding,...

Hi SunshineYup, if you need the space for summer stuff, it's fine to dig up your tulips & muscari bulbs, I do. You've done the right thing in storing them in trays to dry out naturally too. Once the foliage has dried off, you can store the bulbs ready for planting out next Autumn.

I've been there a few times - and loved it! It wasn't too difficult to get there from Hemel - and I got parked in the street right outside it the last time :eek: Free, at that! I chose the right time on a Sunday, apparently!I think I saw it at its best with Autumn colours - absolutely...

walnut, thanks for the encouragment. i dont know about being able to soon give you good folks advice, but give me a few years and you never know I do have a lot of gardening books although you would never know by how little i know!I found a pic of my lavender bush jarbax (as it looked...

Sunshine trees have different ways of growing some send down huge tap roots and find the water table with few surface roots for gatherig nutients, others are shallow rooted and have lots of roots near the surface and get their water and nutrients this way,the privet family are in this class of...

I have quite a bad greenfly problem in my garden this year. My silver birch was absolutely covered! I bought some spray for it which has cured the problem, but it's nasty stuff and I don't want to keep using it everywhere. So, I'm looking into buying/encouraging ladybirds. A few Qs- Is the...

Thanks paladin, ive planted one just a week ago and the bottom leaves had turned a slight reddish colour

Looks like a pot chrysanthemumhttp://images.google.com/images?q=pot%20chrysanthemum&hl=en-GB&sourceid=gd&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2006-49,GGLD:en-GB&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

I use a little knife thing that you shove through the root under ground, and if you keep doing it, it will discourage the dandelion eventually, since it can't photosynthesise.http://www.organiccatalog.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=57_216&products_id=1952It's a pain, but it works, and it...

I'll have to get friendly with the neighbours then. After a border dispute with one of them that went on for months I've been put off from attempting to befriend the other side. I could always put an ad in the local shop window and see if a kid wants a bit of extra pocket money for a couple weeks.

Hi All, just digging the garden over as we are re turfing it. Its very chalky. I was told that turf does well on sharp sand, so was thinking of doing that. What do you think? I can put a picture on later if needed. Thanks

Sorry Mrs Bobs, all gone !

Hello, lapod, lucky you ... both with the hebe and the robin families!

Thanks, I'll try to be patient. (No other option really!)

Evening, JarBax, mine don't survive MY winters in the pots but grow wild. I'm at a loss ... don't say a word, roders!On the other hand, English lavender thrives by me .. must be a heritage thingy!

Could be right gandygardener, it is watered regularly but it does sit in an area were the wind whips right over the top of it.

Got "Gardeners' World" Cottage Garden, The Small garden guide yesterday. It is dated 1982 and in this Geoff is certainly not organic but he won't kill off the worms that make casts on the lawn and after using herbicide twice on a new patch he plants a wild flower garden so you can see his road...

Found another drain cover!! Still needs a bit of digging out but I'm glad I brought in a man and van coz it would have taken ages else!!Excited about the possibility of a veg patch in time! Better get cracking!!

It`s the tidyness of it that bugs me most. :D