General Gardening Discussion

I'm with you, although they did have some fantastic Geraniums (netted pots) & I can see them going pretty quickly so I might pop back this morning & buy a couple to grow on quickly & get some cuttings from them,

A gardening club in Southampton, need more specialist speakers for this year. Could anyone out there give me some names of qualified people, who won't charge much?Thank you.

Once you have Comfrey it is very hard to get rid of. Like all the other advice wait I am sure it will re-shoot, and carry on using it as you have. Makes an excellant compost accelerator.

Well jjordie, I see where you are coming from, but after all it is only advice & that is open to interpretation :D :D :D You certainly won't see me out planting in the rain unless it is rice......!! :D :D I think I will do a little trial just to satisfy my...

Yes with you entirely there Pete. He has calmed down a bit now I think, & he's decided to keep a few more now.. Yes, the temp is a bit higher than you need for just overwintering as he has sevaral plants that like to be around the 50s-60s in the winter & he refuses to have them indoors in...

you have plenty of time to prepare the soil, if it was dug over last year you only need to fork it over and remove any weeds, look for worm activity . this is a good sign, Keep off soil if it is wet, try to fork over from one end to the other so that you are not compacting soil as u go, brocoli...

Hi grimme i grew loads in patio tubs,flower pots and window boxes, because they are my favorite flower, they smell beautifull. mine grew to between 10 to 14 inches. or 25.5 to 35.5 cm .

hi - just joined and saw your post.As already advised wait a few weeks before trying any seed sowing you will benfit. Trust me, I grow thousands of plants in spring every year and I sometimes try to sow early to my cost. Yes we all have itchy fingers this time of year but be patient. If you are...

cheers guys I will let you know how I get on Laura

Excellent site Jeremy - I shall look forward to when your nest box has a family. One thing I like about sunflower hearts besides the lack of husk mess, is that whilst most birds like them, starlings don't seem to be too keen - makes for slightly quieter feeding :D

I would go for a panel fence, although I personally don't like them, for speed and grow some more permanent plants in front of it. We are not supposed to use barbed wire in case a burglar gets hurt but a vicious rambling rose is ok.

Young relatives are needed I feel. I had one massive bush I needed to remove a few years ago, after cutting it off, I attacked it with a hose pipe and spray head, left on for a day or so. It softened the soil and made removal much easier if not messier. My Daughter was really helpful and worked...

Welcome to the board big daddyI've not tried it myself but this article seems to make sense. (scroll down the page untill you find the bit about division."Tubers can be divided too. First step is to get the tubers growing in March. When buds (eyes) first start to appear, remove the tuber...

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you can't do better than Butterworth's nurseries - great organic nursery, and they really know what they're talking about. Ring them - phone number on the website.

it's worth checking to see if your local council does cheap or even free compost at your local "recycling facility" (used to be called the tip!) Most councils do something of this sort now. Try a search with your local area, plus recycling, or waste-aware, or something like that - it worked...

the main thing in pruning anything, is to look it up first to find out if it has any oddities - try the RHS site. Then, whether or not you get what you want - take out dead, diseased and dying. Whatever time of year it is, that won't hurt it. Then, if it's a climber, or about to flower -...

We'd probably all like to nip down to Cardiff and offer our joinery skills! I expect you already know about the BBC site that may provide suitable links -http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/gardening/

Cheers rossco & steve w , after seeing the photo on that web site can hardly wait to get my lips round some berrys :D

I quite agree with both Frogesque and Lady gardener - don't do anything until you see what happens through spring and summer. If you could put up some photos, that would help a lot. By and large, with things that look like they've died, probably it's last year's growth that's died, and it'll...