General Gardening Discussion

Hey biker! You could use these plants in your conservatory as they grow well even in extreme temperatures. 1. Lantana 2. Portulaca 3. Verbena 4. Cacti- famous and very well known!These could be a great option for the extremely hot temperature during the summer season. I could not get much...

I've put soot on the shrub beds before, that stuff came from having the chimney swept so wasn't old like yours is. I can't see why it should do harm, whether it still contains much nitrogen I don't know, someone who is more knowledgeable than me might be able to tell you. I'd certainly sprinkle...

Thank you @TMAK , I'll do a control test of bicarbonate of soda for alkaline then

I've got plenty @CreakyJoints - PM me your address and I will gladly send you some

Oh this looks a good site- thanks

Thought you might want to see this...growing away nicely after the repotting and the addition of home made 'light screen'

Vinegar, but not sure on the dilutionCan you still buy rooting powder????Only ever used it because it contained Captan, a fungicide to stop rooting. Then they banned Captan so couldn't see the point anymore.

Those plugs look very good. I'll definitely order some from there

Thanks for the replies (love your dog photo pamsdish )The roses have been outside all winter so are hardened off.No idea what type they are (some have red flowers, some pink - how's that? )Each cutting is about 12 inches long, some a little more.Sounds like they are garden ready.

The orange erysimums (didn't know there was one called Bowles orange) are usually a much smaller plant than Bowles mauve.

Difficult one this - plants have a hardiness rating from H1 - H7 very hardy . i.e Sweetpeas are hardy H5 and can be planted out now , Petunias are H2 and are tender so best left until May for planting . Now I found the EGF ratings for some plants last year , but can't find anything now . Any ideas ?

I am going to put the heat in there from this weekend with the digital thermostat programmed to kick the heating in at 10º as a minimum.

Ah bless, look at his pout!

Glad you lot down South like 1 of the very few Scottish programmes that are any good. DO NOT watch River City on the other hand which should come with a health warning that it could bring on early dementia! I too watch Beechgrove and really enjoy it. Years ago my previous garden was virtually...

It takes a while for it to sink in that plants and gardening can't and won't be rushed. Once that's been taken on board, plants that we grow or work in the garden that needs attention can be planned in such a way that we can build towards those bigger things that we'd like.

You kidnapped her!!! Ahem! May I draw your attention to this little bit of "evidence" M'lud? Hobson's Choice then?

Hi, Does anybody know which type of chrysanthemum this is? This is the last flower of a bouquet of flowers I received on the 26th of Feb 2016. It has lasted so long I would like to buy some plug plants or seeds to grow.

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Photogreen. May I suggest you read threads in the forum below that you might find helpful.

If you can give it a good soaking over a few days that will help for digging. Some members here have taken a pick axe to clay to break it up. I've gardened on clay before but currently have sandy soil. It doesn't matter what type of soil we have there's always work needed on it.

Thanks Nigel, I feared that. I did dig a few up just to examine them and found it very hard to find the tubercles as you call them ( was looking for small bulbs), the only thing I did find after a hard look was some things that look like green lentils, I'm assuming these are the culprit. If...