General Gardening Discussion

I'm the same, The only pots I ever buy empty are large ones for final/permanent or semi-permanent planting, and occasionally one for a houseplant. All the ones I use for growing - on are ones that came with plants in, 35 years' worth of them so I have a vast range of sizes and shapes, round,...

Forgot to add, they also great for keeping pots on. More stable than the little feet things, and still drain freely. Not tried it yet…….. But could probably cover the top with copper mesh and see if it keeps slugs away too.

I don't grow Wisteria, so can't help with those. You won't really be able to tell if the fence is sturdy enough, other than giving it a shove. If the posts are concreted in, they can eventually rot, depending on the quality and how much wet soil is up against them. Solid fences can also act...

Don't get me started on Box moth...Grrrrr....I have religiously tried to protect my Box from Blight over the years but Box moth is a serious pain in the 'artichoke'....it was kept at bay for long enough when I had chooks roaming they spent most of their time with their heads buried in the hedges...

Besom! What a nice name, these were used extensively by local folks in Italy. I guess they often made their own and we eventually found they very useful for such as leaves.

Bless you. It is in parts, it's really just a few unfinished bits and the ugly fence at the other side. If you look at the back fence that is my neighbour's, you can see he's built it sloping level with his side, so I put a clematis at the end to balance it out, lol, it's almost there, along...

I also chop the kitchen waste as I produce it, if it's hard chunky stuff like cabbage stalks and suchlike. Mostly it's already small-ish bits like carrot peelings, strawberry tops, citrus peelings etc, and soft stuff doesn't need cutting up anyway.

Totally agree with you I also reported a hideous dump of a farm building which is further along the same road. The farmer is old and ill apparently, and the guy who now runs the farm, most of which is in a slightly different location [and also a dump] had been contacted many times about the...

Here is our second swarm ...

Sounds Moyra like a pan for panning tin (or even gold!) Any mines near you? We used them for feeding corn to the chickens, sort of combined scoop and bowl. I should think they would be good for winnowing too.

I'm always pleased to see Monty Donn's garden, it makes mine look almost tidy.

Passiflora incarnata ? It’s a passion flower that is frost hardy down to -15°C or so, and tolerates drought. However, it will spread when it’s happy, so might need to be kept in check.

Are you looking specifically for a tree? I have some Dieramas, Angel's Fishing Rods in the garden which make good clumps, the flower stems grow to about 4/5ft, wafty, perennial, spiky.

I sure am, katecat58!

I think this rule is not well known. In fact I didn’t know it applied to everyone, although it definitely does to farmers.

Good to 'see' you @Philippa - you managed to get your name changed too We don't have huge amounts of worms. I discovered recently that it's not unusual in these parts, even with well amended [clay] soil. I don't know the reason though. I try to avoid using BF&B in the front garden though, as...

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Amazing! Thanksyeah I will probably reduce the number of diamondsthanks

I would think there is an element of truth, not everything is made up on facebook, depends if it was in a group or just some random post.Some people really don't understand wildlife, must admit on the couple of occasions I have come across bee swarms they are intimidating, the noise tends to...

I leave nature to deal with aphids too. Almost every year my runner beans get covered in blackfly but the cavalry always arrives to deal with them before the beans are ready. My many roses also get them but they cause little damage and eventually the ladybirds arrive to clean them up.On rare...