General Gardening Discussion

If plants in a greenhouse, you can use a Flea Puffer from a pet shop.Close all windows and doors, set it off and don't go into the greenhouse for at least 3 hours, then open everything and Voila! all little pests eliminated for a long time. Works a treat.

Update... I've had the lights on above my rocket seedlings but they haven't really grown at all. The light bay is only about 6" above the rockets too, they've been on for around 12-14 hours a day too. Any other suggestions? I've heard the Tom Thumb variety around good for growing inside during...

Equisetum has two types of growth, the first in spring, as you describe, which are structures containing spores, and the second in summer when green shoots emerge. It may be too late for these shoots to emerge now but I thought that glyphosate would destroy the young emerging shoots of spring...

I've had plants [clematis] from renowned, trusted sellers which have died because of those things. It isn't always obvious unless you poke about in there [not always possible] and in the case of clems, they aren't tiny slips - they're at least a couple of years old and in fairly large pots, and...

Don't we all!

They look like that through most of summer here too @flounder Just slug fodder. I gave up on them a long time ago.

I wouldn’t have thought of that so thank you.

I remember you too @HarmonyI got a couple of shrubs earlier this year from them, when I was getting some small hedging plants for part of my boundary. Very good. The biggest drawback is the delivery charge, but if you're ordering a lot of stuff, especially bare root hedging, it's worthwhile.

We got some from Amazon, £80 each. 6ft x 3ft x 2ft high. They came in galvanised steel, but I ended up painting them.

You're very welcome!

Depends where you are in the country and also which fuchsia it is. If it is in a pot I'd move it to a sheltered spot near the house and keep a close eye on the weather.

Yes I believe it is hardy, prefers a mire shaded spot

First frost here too - but my friend a couple of miles away had no grass frost at all.

Sounds disgusting and gloopy!

Thanks very much Fairy Girl, plenty of good advice from everyone.

We have lots of hollyhocks flowering around here at the moment but I don't think that's particularly unusual. We get the same with other biennials like foxgloves. It just seems to happen because they self seed so readily but not always in ideal conditions, so it takes some a while to get to...

That's cool @micearguers !

Sienna Hosta has a good range of miniature varieties.Miniature and Small Hostas

I am able to leave mine in hanging baskets, and in pots on the ground, but if extended rough weather (lots of saturating rain or high winds) is imminent, I might move the baskets to a sheltered area for the duration. I am in an area of the UK with mild weather. Forecasts rarely suggest...

The diameter of the pot depends on how much you want it to “spread”. The depth, I don’t know but I’d say as deep as possible because the roots will fill the pot and it will dry out more quickly if it’s shallow. Likewise plastic would be better than wood.We have three bamboos in the garden, all...