General Gardening Discussion

Welcome to Gardeners Corner. With the amount in the tub I suspect they have sapped it of nutrients so feeding is probably a good idea and of course you need to keep watering as other members have said.

I usually gently pull them downwards, pulling in the same direction as the stem. The reason is, you don't want to damage the dormant bud in the leaf axil. If you cut them off disease may infect the cutting through the cut leaf stem ( pedicel).

Do u have another drain to pipe it to

I see, that's most useful to know. Thank you.

They look wonderful. Def one to try next year.

Thanks @whis4ey @pete @Fern4I thought this was the case and I didn't dreamt it lol. Oh well, if I notice the seeds this year, I'll try it.

Ah thats kewl thank you :-)

My tallest is now about 8 feet or so and has to be trimmed back every year

Being a horse owner for over 40 years I know a fair bit about Hay. Your Hay to be brutally honest isn't worth baling as will either have set seed by now on well on the way to doing so.This will mean the feed quality /goodness is not a lot and horses are extremely fussy feeders. Likewise Sheep...

Thanks I'll give that thread a read

Whoops, Sorry I meant Anthony not Roger.Too much rushing to get things done before T and not concentrating.

Not something for weed killer are my thoughts, its an annual, so best hoed out at an early stage.

Pete I think you are right,when roots are very small perhaps they cannot cope with a lot more soil or more important too much space & water. However when a lot stronger and actively growing strong then a bigger pot would be ok.I think that is why my small pelargoniums could cope in a larger pot...

thanks Whis4ey, that's really helpful!sue

Escallonia certainly has a strong growth rate but it's manageable.

Mine is Nasturtium 'Phoenix'. Half of them weren't Phoenix-y at all, just normal nasturtium and, contrary to the photo, not a single one was red. Orange or yellow and that was it. Guiltily, I got rid of the lot because I don't want any orange or yellow in the garden (not cos I dislike them, just...

Thanks all, will see if I can get my money back for them, will space the hostas out more and see how they take off. Can't wait for the growth to start

Righto, thanks Spruce

Hello there,I'm a somewhat novice gardener living in the 'burbs of London, seriously at it for only a couple of years now, but becoming ever-more involved and passionate about plants and gardens.I'm also really interested in having life-enhancing/interesting conversations (day job allows me...

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