General Gardening Discussion

I'm sorry to hear you have blight @JWK , it's so frustrating when you put in all that work

Picture of the leaves attached. They look reasonably healthy apart from the spots! I can't see any bugs. Many thanks

Must admit when no 5 was bugging me it did occur to me that maybe it was the needle off of a conifer blown up in size.

Slowly getting there like us all

As Rustyroots and FC have suggested, bark is a good idea but it can be messy and find it's way onto your lawn, either by the children's feet kicking it up or birds looking for food.Wooden stepping stones could be sunk into your lawn and they won't be as harsh on knees should the children fall.

I'm not in a position to "pop" over, but I'm sure we could start you off in the right direction on here. Firstly we'll need to know what you'd like to grow, pictures would help to see the lie of the land. Your soil will most likely need feeding, especially if you wish to grow fruit or...

I use an old pair of sheep shears for almost all of my cutting/dead heading and trimming, nothing to break and easy to sharpen, bit big to fit in your pocket though.

That`s great Pete look even more like them, I wouldn`t have eaten them unpeeled as skin was very prickly, which was what was making me unsure about the ones I found.

No fear of it not raining here. It's been bucketing down for weeksSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok Linz good luck with them look forward to your pictures , for some reason there flowering again, anyhow this is the plant in seed if anyone wants any .

If you use the thin nylon string (very tough) it doesn't matter what knot you use as you can easily cut it off when you no longer need it. That's what I use for my 'blowaways'. It lasts a year without being affected by the weather. After that it's better to renew it. As it only cost a small...

Hi MadHedger,Don't worry about the buds dropping off. You have to remember that they've been shut away in the dark for three or four days.You don't say if they're potted plants or plugs.....If they 're potted plants just put them in a shady place for about a week or so and let them...

How about sisyrinchium striatum.

Ooh heck, how much brandy liqueur does a four foot bottle hold

When will British companies realise theres a huge market out there now for quality products that may cost a bit more than the cheap inferior Chinese stuff but will last much longer. Weve all done it ,buy a cheaper bargain only to be let down by it. Id rather spend a bit more and get something...

The best things come in small packages Anthony.

Thanks @Rustler - most of it is due to issues at work, which to some degree are still ongoing as I resigned from my position almost three weeks ago, and am currently waiting for a decision to be made as to what I will be doing next. On the bright side, no longer being a manager means that I...

Link to the July thread

i have both of those in the garden! oh yes i do

Oh thanks I have cat litter that I use in my bonsai soil it wrks fine for those.