General Gardening Discussion

Hi IntelIf the tuber is already dead , it will just start to rot and will be rather stinky no roots no shoots will appear.what Pete has said, the part where the tuber produces shoots from if that has died or been badly damaged no shoots will grow , but the swollen part of the tuber will...

Hi Sam, I knew you'd be able to come up with an answer.

Brilliant, I think I'll get a few hunks in my garden as well.

ahhhhh i didnt know there was such a thing this could be interesting thennote quite the purple globe artichokes i ordered the violet thingy ones tho

Can we just send you a couple of quid and you by something local? I'd be up for that. Have you got a PayPal account?

Vinca would work well in that situation

I'm gonna try direct sowing only this year and if it works it means more room for toms in the greenhouse.Ox Eyed Daisies are great for direct sowing too.

Here is mine:This is a cutting in a pot. It spreads quite rapidly, and I am costantly taking bits off.

These are all just brilliant, thank you everyone!

Nope didn't know it. Even Plumbago doesn't sound too healthy. Thanks for the link to the pics, looks like a possible for growing along the tops of retaining walls at my place.

You can, quit often, see the join.

Animal grazing may be of use in restricting the spread of the plant. If the new shoots are always being eaten a lot of plants put all their strength into trying to grow more shoots and not into spreading their roots.

I used to put my hostas in the greenhouse for the winter but one year just didn't have space and decided to take a risk leaving some out. They all survived so now I leave them out all year and I noticed this weekend that some of them are just poking through. The only thing I watch now is the...

I know but I've a fairly big garden and they would be well away from the house or anyone else's too

Do your bit for the greater good by sending in samples of ornamentals with powdery mildew. Scientists at Reading Uni are working with the RHS to understand the spread of nasty new species of powdery mildew, as well as other powdery mildews in the UK. They will extract DNA from your nasty, find...

Thanks philomel....I'm looking forward to seeing them grow. It's always fun growing something I haven't tried before. Hopefully they'll do well.

Thank you everyone. i think you have sorted me out for module two as well as i need 5 trees and 5 shrubs for that too. i should be sorted. i need to get on googling and getting these plant info pages done. Thank you againAww ta Jane i was chuffed with it but its not gone down that well on...

It's nice to see them out and about but as has been suggested some wider areas would be better for them .Should any of the girls have a tiff they haven't quite got the space to get out of the way of each other.I'd also make the 'tunnels' straight sided as I've known similar situations where...

as kids me and my brother made our own one 3 triangles of wood one at each end and one in the middle and broom poles along the top , and re used clear plastic sheeting and a mini trench along both sides to tuck the plastic ends in .

how tall ? I would leave on as they should produce more I think with that one put on the windowsill now. it will soon green up.