General Gardening Discussion

those are few variety I`ve tryed this year , all from the local asian shop , but bought in different months from November onward .

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Yes, good point. That's the same thing, just on a bit bigger scale. I think that's not necessarily so obviously proven. Staggered rows of round pots will snuggle tightly such that the density of pots-per-unit-area is much the same; down to personal preference thereafter. There was a thread...

Maybe thats something we can arrange with Peel Holdings Gates fully open in future!

I planted equal yellow and red tulips in October and only the yellow have come up so far and are starting to flower. So with all the daffs at the moment my garden is looking a bit yellow. I also planted white and black tulips together and they are budding, but no signs of them opening.Rusty

Ok I hasn't really thought of frost damage as it's been around for a while. I have only moved it once. It was near a large tree and in front of a leylandii hedge. It hardly grew at all, but it hasn't exactly gone mad in its new place. Maybe it's slower growing than I expected. Bit disappointed...

Interesting, you'll have to keep us posted on that!!

All it has to do is walk through them...

My money is on slugs / snails. Sprinkle some slug pellets on the top of the tray - I have slug pellets all over the trays of young plants I am growing as otherwise it is guaranteed that the little seedlings will be "mowed" by the blighters. My understanding is there is something about the...

We have a lot of veg experts on GC, some of who use raised beds.........so, hopefully, some on them will give you advice on that......but 50/50 sounds reasonable to me, but then I'm a flower man!!

wow what a difference well done u! how about a little Uncle Toms Rose Tonic just to give them a little pick me up.

Thank you Loofah I've got one flowering now and the bee's are going mad around it, so it's on the list to make more of, but was'nt sure if you could take cutting

As a freshwater angler, FC, I can assure you that the Signal Crayfish is upsetting the natural balance in our rivers and lakes. They are not just "thriving, breeding and slowly out-competing the smaller, native, crayfish which is in dwindling numbers" they have exploded in population all over...

That's a nifty idea Shiney, less bald patches to look at. Inaven't been brave enough odo it yet, got sidetracked trying to lay some paving slabs. Maybe tomorrow.....

Yes they do that here as well, I think the first we see are en route.

Wow, both Jamaica and SA must have presented totally different conditions to the UK! Here in France, in theory at least, the seasons are the same but everything is that bit more 'extreme'. The only advantage to this that I've discovered so far is that long, hot summers help to ripen borderline...

Thank you for your advice, hopefully I will be successful.

I do the same specific and accurate planting that Loofah does! Works for me.

Neither do I Shiney .... I am just passing on the message But ... I have seen the film and it is really very very good. And my garden passes muster very well and looks good throughout. Lovely to see, and just proud that my garden has now been seen on all continents of the world in film...

Will certainly look at the washers with flying saucer attachments next time washer dies. Just wondering though does the saucer sort of ride on a cushion of water like the flymo grass cutters do? I only ask as some of my slabs and not level with each other and wondering if the saucer would catch...