General Gardening Discussion

I had one overwintered it in the g/house last year it did flower again, this winter put it in the p/tunnel I have a little caboos I built in there with a tube heater in, alas a couple of nights the heater couldn't cope with the cold and now its brown bread, the plant that is.

Thank you,i guess i have been wasting compost and using too deep a tray to start off,its probably common sense when you know what you are doing.

Thank you S you are right I just had a look at one a two in my area and they wanted loads of money I just want to make an arch, The thin metal ones that I have now are starting to rot, And I thought I could buy 3-4 lenghs and make my own many thanks

Nice to see you back Dave.

Keep me posted.

cool, 2 pots it is then. ta.

Angelad, what happened to to turf? did you dump it or stack it?

thanks wg but i tried to sign up with live video and clicked on the picture i wanted in my pictures, but afterwards there was no where to click on to log in after i had given my details

Hello Arroch - the late Christopher Lloyd's bookof Garden Flowers talks about E. Amygloides and says it used to be called E. Robbiae. A spreading 'spurge' which becomes weak at the centre as it 'suckers'. He also says that cutting it back in August helps to sustain a healthy plant.

I would test the pH of the tap water by itself. I wouldn't expect it to be very far from neutral. If it is I would defrost the fridge and use the water from the ice around the freezer. Thats as close to distilled water as you can easily get, without paying for it.pH7 is neutral chemically...

Newbie that sounds pretty bad although I had planted a hundred or so pansy's and primroses (another bargain from B & Q)only the ones in the front garden seem to have done well...the others in the side garden have been eaten!You shouldn't worry too much about your daffs only my little ones...

B/Man have you changed sides :eek:

They do seem to seed quite readily, and the seedlings do come up. I have them all over the place. But I don't think the seedlings always retain the character of the parent, and they will take a while to make decent-sized plants.

Failing that, wait till it flowers then collect the black seeds they germinate dead easy, even when they drop on the ground you will see them poping up everywhere.

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For those that may have missed it last night, heres the link to the information about the Gardeners World Cosmos trial. It gives you a choice from 5 different types.Hope this helps someone. Tracyhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/tv_and_radio/factsheets/pages/106.shtml#contentAnchor(at the...

Before you prune the sage back. Sage gets woody, and straggly as it gets older, and it doesn't take kindly to being pruned back on to old wood. I find the best way to keep a compact healthy bush is to layer a few stems each spring. Find a stem with some healthy shoots on it and pin the stem down...

thanks all ,suppose when you think that some people wake up to floods i shouldnt moan really.oh well at least the next generation look healthy,anyone know how much a new one say 4 -6 ft high will cost. as the younger ones left behind are going to grow in about 6 different directions and lady imp...

Why not :confused: :confused: :confused: