General Gardening Discussion

I would start the Rhodochiton off sooner rather than later.

The governments should just ban tobacco,take it off the shelves,gone! It would do us all a favour! Im sick of stopping n starting and it does stink all round,esp if your an ex smoker you can smell one 100ft away @clueless1 people try and give up but its readily available if you have a weak...

Come to think of it, you are a bit short

As regards roses, things are a bit different here timewise due to the climate. But Wise Owl is correct. Wait until there is no more chance of a frost. Here, that would be mid to late April.

Thank you I did think that would be the case but wanted to be certain

Another alternative which I have used on beds which are riddled with my absolute pet hate (Spanish Bluebells) is to put down a membrane and then cover the membrane with bark chip. Certainly very few Bluebells managed to get through the membrane, those that did got zapped with numerous doses of...

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Hope this might be of some use

Chances are that the Heathers you bought will have been grown under cover/forced in which case they probably would be better with some sort of shelter. Do you have say a south facing wall to your property that you could place them near? I'd also be inclined to "plant" all five still in their...

Hi Simon,Leave the Fuchsia alone as the stems provide protection for the crown of the plant over the Winter.The Crocosmia I always cut back in the Autumn as they die back for the Winter.Is the Sedum a large type ( common name Ice Plant ) ? If so then this you can leave till the Spring.

Why is pollination and the role of insects such as bees important, and preferable to artificial pollination, fertilisation, and just growing everything in greenhouses?Before anyone asks, this is not for a course, I am asking for my own interests and purposes. Nor is it for the essays I used to...

I've already got two pairs of glasses and one of those are bi-focals, my eye examinations are up to date to. Besides, George Clooney, in your own words, is not Cuddly Scottish Admin!

Don't feed your lawn for a while, and top dress with sand prior to scattering clover seed.A well fed lawn will produce grass that out-competes clover, and the sand is very low in nutrients but easy for young roots to establish in.What type of clover did you use? Some are easier than others....

It's just one of my photos. Fortunately I have a good memory for my 70,000 photos and have filed them quite well. It only took me 30 seconds to retrieve that one.It's not really a railway sleeper but seemed to fit the bill quite well. It's at the entrance door to the cathedral in Arequipa,...

Ah, when I initially cut it down I pulled up a lot of potatoes...So no weed killing yet?And I think it drains well, the previous tenants used it mostly as a veg patch.

Unfortunately that kills the grass as well. Anyway, we don't have frosty nights anymore

Ah, that's it. Thank you! (Why didn't I think of that!)

Lol perish the thought Just found I got better results with perlite as the sand mostly washed through leaving a fraction of the larger bits of sharp sand. I use it for seedlings to make an open compost

I might next year and do the potato/tomato one as well but this year i am not growing anything just going to get the garden sorted with weeding and tidying and wash all the pots and tidy the sheds.Then next year i can grow stuff :-)Altho i grew aubergines the one year and slugs got to them...

One of frozen plums and one of fresh?