General Gardening Discussion

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Thanks everyone! I did put some feed in before potting up but obviously wasn't enough! I've gien them a good feeding since and they seem to be making valient efforts to come back! Probaby a bit late fot the poor things now but I'll do better next year!

ahh.. that might be the problem.. 'drainage and full sun' woops..the soil is a little claggy and they are sorta behind a tree..Guess it's best to move them now-ish?? Before they start growing again..

Hi Bubbly if you have a wide shallow pot, about 20" or more you can have the cabbages at the back...the heather in centre to front and plant the Violas amongst them. You could pot each cabbage in about 6-7" pots and have then just half sunk it to the compost...they are only for winter and next...

Jen, if the weather get a bit severe then yes but if you can move it to a sheltered sunny position then it should be OK. However if you have a cold greenhouse that would be ideal.

You have it Liz, I pretty sure it is Lilium pyrenaicum sort of wild turks cap. The 'Turks Cap' pointed me to http://www.floralimages.co.uk/pliliupyren.htm I shall try and buy some for the spring. Many thanks

More important than what you ask for is how regularly you get paid. For regular customers paying cash you can be a bit more flexible especially with pensioners or disabled. Always book your cash payments though or the Tax folk will be on you like a tonne of steaming compost!For anyone that...

Several weeks ago we took on a rescue cat and keep her in the house. We use a wood base litter which can and does go on the compost heaps. Up until then there were always a couple of moggies that hung around the heaps and even sunbathed on them.It's been a while since we've seen them there now...

Whilst temperature and wet can affect sed growing, light is the big problem. Whilst some seeds do OK in the low light levels during the winter, a lot do not and become leggy and fail. You may get away with it sowing now, but not much later. You can of course invest in special greenhouse lights

Liz, I've been looking for lime seeds for years. For some reason they seem to think we like seedless varieties in the supermarkets.

Yellowing and dropping leaves in fuchsias can be due to a number of causes. Whilst it could be rust, it doesn't sound like that to me that usually shows on the green leaf before it turns yellow and falls. If you got it on the green leaf - then yes, and spraying with a fungicide should work,...

I couldn't agree with you more about fuchsia - at my previous house there was a fuchsia specialist down the road, and I fell in love - and never recovered. For me and the bees the most rewarding is the one on September Garden colour - it just drips colour - and other than cutting down in late...

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Thankyou all for the suggestions. They are all good.

There is a european hardiness zone map as the USA one - but I don't find it useful in the UK. The gulf stream and our island status affects our climate too much - and the microclimate of particular areas can be very different.Just hope the gulf stream stays where it is and doesn't move - I do...

same old story with me, overwatered, I can't get to terms with plants that thrive on neglect

I must do mine tomorrow wellies needed slightly damp here but really mild

based on your help I now believe it to be Black nightshade, Solanum nigrum, the berries are black and dangerous to kids but not for humans. http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/n/nighbl04.html quite common apparently, still it's interesting and if it comes next year I'll know what it...

Hi thank you everyone who applied to my message. I will buy fresh plants in the spring, they are such a lovely plant to have in your hanging baskets ( LOVE THE SITE)

I will try over the weekend.....fingers crossed.