General Gardening Discussion

I was digging out a new section next to the stream yesterday and got a horsefly bite on the elbow. Strangely, my ponies were just the other side of the stream and weren't troubled!

Sorry, my memory is shocking atm, it's a Nasturtium Alaska Variegated

It seems to be doing well upped the watering and it's looking good for now.

When I pick the pods from peabeans I have to wear long sleeves and gloves otherwise I have rashes on my hands and arms. Dwarf French beans can also be an issue but not so bad.

I put a 4 feet length of plastic pipe upright in our Alpine House and planted a Baby Sun Rose at the top. It's almost reached the bottom already. Eventually you won't see the pipe, only a column of green foliage and red flowers.

Its not clear from the photos but could you hang them on longer chains? hence getting them down more to eye level.

Or indeed any of the Corydalis species like C,. solida. If anyone does have Corydalis that sets seed, it is best sown fresh and possibly slightly under ripe.

Thanks Busy-Lizzie! I might try cutting a few stalks off like that, and let some other stalks seed. I'm new to gardening so all tips are much appreciated

I keep my cuttings shady for the first week then gradually introduce more and more light. Direct sunlight is difficult to control, it can bake a cutting in a plastic bag within minutes.

I cut mine back from time to time when the stems get badly floppy and it grows back in no time, so I think yours will too. I also root cuttings in water - they're very quick and easy, and when they've made roots I plant several to a lite or so pot to grow on for a while before planting out as a...

It looks like quite a sheltered sit, so you may not need to go mad with the staking, but I'd still remove the canes, and put an angled one in for the reasons @Pete8 has given, ie the rubbing etc. I'd also make that border much wider - lots of planting in there all competing for nutrients and...

Thanks @ViewAhead . I'm sure you're right. I'll leave it in peace.

Wet and forget appears to be a moss and lichen killer. It kills it but you are reliant on the weather and foot traffic actually remove it as far as I can tell, I won't be buying any more might as well just pressure wash.

As @BenCotto says, at least you can see the colours and can decide how you want to put them, if you move any. I think you might have to do that because over the next month or so, the plants will be trying hard to grow, and there may be very little compost left in the troughs - it'll be full of...

Sounds good, hoping to put mine out this weekend. I noticed monty Don had some on gardeners world last night and they looked quite leggy to me too. Mine look a bit squat if anything!

There's a good chance you'll get some more replies if you could provide some photos. One of the whole tree showing where it is in your garden and a close-up of the problematic leaves.This article may give some clues though- How to Grow Photinia | BBC Gardeners World Magazine.

Everything seems to be on the "favoured dinner menu" this yr. I suspect there has been such a population explosion, they are turning to things they would not normally touch. Plus, plants battered by wind and endless rain may be less able to repel an invasion of munchers.

Many thanks all! Good to know it is definitely time for it to go. I went and checked near the ground and it did confirm it doesn't have any green there. It is funny it went like this, as I did kind of expect it would just keep going, though pete mentioned it probably depends on the variety. Ah...

Just proves that if you provide, wildlife (including rats) will make use of it.

We went out and culled one night a few weeks back, so our damage is not quite as bad. Still we have lost the top off a couple of plants, one of which was over 1m in height. I'm just hoping for some dry weather and recovery we got last year on almost every plant!