General Gardening Discussion

The 3rd was lobelia, but these flowers are very small.

Ok - you've done all you can. They are slightly leggy plants. I grew it behind other shrubs and tied it into the fence at my last house. They become more vigorous over time.

Spring/summer - on days I'm not working - maybe one or two hours in the morning, same in evening. On working days, a quick watering in morning then maybe 30 mins in eve. Other times of year less regular but often more intensive - for instance maybe cutting back or a particular project for winter...

Ricinus don't like the cold so you've done the right thing. I've had them in my greenhouse in previous years with a heater keeping a minimum 4C and they drooped over and I thought had died.

ive done both in the past, not aproblem with either.

Good morning @Beckie76 we will have to agree to disagree on this one,I nursed this one back to health and he's doing well in a safe place away from people and hounds,enjoy your day my friend

Great idea, I've found some wildflower mix, poppies and stock perfection in my seed box. Going to get a nice potted plant as a centre piece

ta matey, yep, the edging is a sleeper painted black.

Get some reindeer in, they love the stuff.

Tough plants. I took a cutting from mine by using a machete on it and its worked out fine

Could you level it off in areas creating stepped gardens that would be easier to manage?

are you aloud to go he he,the bat helped us save a tree the nasty next door neighbour still managed to cut all the branches on one sideextra protection for the tree when i report it

The idea with No Dig is to pile on the manure before winter, let the earthworms do the hard work, they come to the surface and take down the manure into the soil. If yours looks like it needs forking over before planting then do so, it takes a year or so for No Dig beds to establish as far as I...

ooooh as in black widow reading up they take a while to settle in , I am happy to wait , and something different

I would paint the fence and trellises some cheery colours it makes such a different in the winter and on rainy days and makes the flower colours popI would def add some evergreen so hebes or dwarf conifers stuff that doesn't need too much attention but will fill space so it doesnt look bare in...

Or, put them in the ground and make a barrier with the big pots so the dog doesn't trample them Seriously, FC ... in the ground they will flourish - in pots they will take their own sweet time (and eat away at yours with watering and worry)! Dig 'em in, man!

Thanks guysShould I cut the leaves back to minimise the stress though?

The flowers can be used to make a nice wine, and it's a lot easier on one's fingers than picking Gorse flowers.

I hate these, they grow everywhere. I use to love watching the seed pods when i was a kid, we called them Helicopter seeds. Every time I go in the garden I spot more of them growing, and yes they are very annoying to pull up when they have grown a little, they dig deep.

PS thats usually the impression that I convey, but I actually don't have all the answers at all.