General Gardening Discussion

All gardens on heavy soil should have drains IMO. If we got cold weather, now, with really wet ground then lots of plants would suffer - cold & wet feed is bad news. Those areas of my garden where I have good land drains perform so much better than the ones that don't.

Two of the cordons have arrived and they look like BEAUTIFUL specimens, already 7 foot tall and very healthy.One final question (hopefully!), if anyone can help, I'm going to have one at the back and three coming down the side wall, What should I have at the rear and along the side and should...

Yes, at least a little bit. Don't just dump more soil on top as you have to find the actual, not suspected, cause of the waterlogging. Dig down and see if there's any detritus (not the troll) under there or if it's just really compacted from football games. What types of soil do you have? Does a...

I have read (Dave of HTUK) that hot water causes the air in the seed, under the seed cost, to expand - and be expelled - and as the temperature reduces the seed contracts and "sucks in" water, kick-starting germination.I've also see a recommendation to put the seeds in some water in a pump up...

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Thank you Harry.

I wiil pop them into pots as already have Kwanso that needs thinning out.

Well, the mound of sand isn't going to be an issue, I garden on sand only being 200 yards from the beach. For your info, 12 seeds at £2.Thanks for the encouragement, tomorrow they'll be under way albeit slowly.

I can understand if one uses a twig or branch from an oleander bush as a skewer, however the Namibian hard wood used for BBQs are from big trees and normally sold in small "logs". I don't think the oleander and the Namibian hardwood are related.

I'd go further. Make sure they take it away, and dig the garden in places to check they haven't just buried it. Whether you just want the whole thing as lawn, or want some flower beds (either now or at any time in the future) they just won't grow properly if there is all sorts of builders...

But that will kill the lawn as well Harry.

Can I urge people who are planning to buy a fruit tree to consider that it:Is a variety you like to eat Is on a suitable rootstock for how you want to grow it - either a dwarfing rootstock if you want to grow it in a container, or something more vigorous if you will grow it on a wall /...

My RHS seeds arrived this morning

My postman is pretty decent - he knows most parcels are 'delicate' so leaves them hidden behind the pillar next to the door.That's a lot of catalogues though!

Well, yes. Yes it is...

I might forget them, then...Thanks all.

Bare rooted needs to be planted as soon as possible. You shouldn't plant if the ground is waterlogged or frozen and that's when potting or healing in is required. You also heal in if immediate planting is to be delayed by any length of time. If it's windy then stake the tree but it needs to be...

Geoff Hamilton used always be going on about his cloches made from blue water pipe with dowel pushed in the end. That must be nearly 30yrs ago.

Hi Sian...the 'pups' are big lads now....and they have actually learn't to run round the plants instead of through them and the lawn is holding up too....it's just the chickens i need to train a bit better

Very good point.