General Gardening Discussion

Don't think it's Toothwort, the roots look very similar to the ash tree roots that I have. You can dig the plot over in the spring and its fine, but by the time you dig the potatoes up the roots have come back. They really suck all the water out of the ground too

Maybe they will flower a bit earlier than anticipated Kristen, time will tell. My Purple Sensation and Globemaster flower in June so maybe these will too. I don't know anybody around these parts who grows them so difficult to judge. With most things up here in Scotland we are about 4 to 6 weeks...

That's a bit over the top for the cost of a years worth of the Amateur Gardening Magazine as I pay just £74 for the year, by quarterly debit order, and like I said you get around 36-40 free packets of seeds with every issue from Spring to Autumn [this week's issue was Shasta Daisy seeds] so...

Funny, I always worry about chopping my fingers off with the secateurs when I'm really having a go at some tough old shrub.

How much info do you want? It's an intergeneric hybrid between T.formosana (1) and T.lasiocarpa (2) (1)(2)The T.formosana side of its parentage makes it hardy whilst it gets its beauty from T.lasiocarpa. It grows to about 30 or 40cm tall and over time will spread half a metre or more....

Seconded! I use these because I have the dog, a wee one, next doors cat, loads of birds and a cheeky wee squirrel that are in or visit the garden on a regular basis.These pellets have been very effective for me, and no corpses.

Being pasteurised the juice will be good for a few years, so even if the bramble patch gets grubbed out I can carry on making wine for a while yet. "Better to much than too little" (from 'Noddy goes Shopping).

Just got a Gardening Club mailing with a £5 off £25 spend voucher that would get 50 packets of seeds down to 40p each.

As Pete said ,I find that Chilli plants seem to only produce so many fruits and then another lot etc. So they are produced in small batches rather than continuous fruiting. One point ,that is a rather small plant pot , I use 9" pots for mine. Probably to late to pot up now though ?

Lovely, now just keep your fingers crossed!! Val

Actually I think I've got one lying around - thanks for that, was thinking "Galvanised" rather than "Enamelled"

Good God never even thought of doing that, thanks Kristen excellent suggestion as it is a very pretty Hydrangea but not a clue which 1 it is altho looks like Lanarth White. I will be giving it fairly drastic treatment next Spring so some insurance thro taking cuttings is a wise move. Now is an...

that's a nice piccie Ziggy....

I had a few hundred (ish) this year where the seed dropped last year. This was just my back up in case they didn't germinate in situ. I might dig a couple up and see if they're any larger.It gradually diminished here too and did not set seed either.

Very true

Nice one Val

Outdoors. Many thanks.

Near to us, so not far from you too, is this fuchsia nursery. I hope it is not the unsatisfactory one you mentioned.I've never visited it so no idea about its quality. But if you wish to pay it a visit you are welcome to stop by us for a cup of tea.

Big scare about Corncockles here Also available from Unwins T&M, Eden Project, Emorsgate, Nickys Nursery, Amazon, ebay, Sarah Raven, etc., etc.

Mrs JWK loves them so we grow a few near the back doors, they thrive on my poor dry chalky soil, they don't need much attention - no watering or feeding just deadheading. Some of the modern varieties we've tried aren't as hardy and foolproof as the traditional ones like Mrs Sinkins.