General Gardening Discussion

Better go tomorrow then, on reflection Easter Sunday and Christmas Day are probably the only 2 days they don`t open.

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My friend has a similar situation and he made it into a plunge bed.. He put weed suppressant mat down to keep the worm & weeds out.. Then a layer of sand, put the pots in and filled all around to the top of the pots with gravel..

Makes sense to me. Lawn feed is quite high in nitrogen, which is the nutrient needed for foliage and stems, which is pretty much all bamboo is.

I have been amazed that they survived, I have them sitting on some trays of compost right now, in the shed (has a clear roof so plenty light) when I did morning inspection, the shoots are well up and starting to show leaf growth. But guess I'll have to be patient. I have 6 so might get 3 of...

Went in today, all the flower and veg bulbs/tubers are reduced. Spuds, dahlias, begonias, freesias, onions, lilies, glads and more. Mostly looking still perfectly viable but check them out carefully!

Jasminum officinalis is pretty hardy but there are some very similar ones which aren't hardy, the ones they sell in hooped gift baskets, for example.

Looks like the new law has gone through.

I watched it, but found it a little bit disappointing, slightly boring. Not sure what I was expecting, but wasn't that. I'll keep watching to see if it gets any better, mainly because i'm obsessed with any gardening programme

Phew! I'll give it a go! Watch this space...

Finally just got my outside tap working after promising myself I'd do it for the last 2 years, this will make things a lot easier and cleaner as I won't have to get water from inside all the time Also has this thread been moved as I kinda feel I put it in a more suitable section...

That's lovely. I've just googled it as well. One site said it was an Alpina and the other said it was a Macropetala!

Sue the council for the effects of Flood Damage? "And here are the before / after photos that prove it"

Fargesia are a clumping bamboo. The culms grow closely together, so you can't really see through them. I have one growing in front of a fence. Will take a photo over the weekend if I remember

I should of said I use a garlic spray the slugs and snails hate it , so easy to make @Lolimac knows the recipeI plant mine in John innes no 3 and a couple of handfuls of multi purpose compost stops it going clagy and help it root better , 2ltr pot go for a s big as you can you can , but as I...

SPs should be fine outside now . Mine have been out since the middle of March and I planted them out last weekend . They are looking really good this year .. fingers crosssed for a good show...

On an alkaline soil you could always apply aluminuim sulphate

I've seen the watering of the outside plants at BQ - they have an automatic sprinkler system that drenches the entire yard (closed to public during watering), but the plants on lower shelves still gets missed and the plants reduced. I've only seen it happening once so suspect it's normally on an...

Possiblly - I'll get the tools out meantime and try and keep the old girl going. Thankfully, I am no stranger to the end of a spanner.

You are not alone, I assure you Thanks