General Gardening Discussion

Don't know which part of the country you are in; but 6 weeks ago was late March early April and my garden was cold with drying cold easterly winds day after day and a number of plants got young growth crisped. I lost a couple of evergreens (non conifer) that I'd moved in February during a...

Well I have bought a Helichrysum curry plant and a Pittosporum golf ball shrub. I'll plant them next week in the ROCKERY then it's up to them, they have two choices.

I hear you. My mild winters, with their temperature ups and downs, are also a problem as that makes them break dormancy early and then late freezes/frosts can zap the leaves. I suspect that breaking dormancy early may be your problem too.When I moved into my current home with the hydrangeas...

I had trouble germinating seeds on a windowsill before the growing season in the past. So I decide to build a germination cupboard.It recives heat from the radiator below via warm air pulled in by a small computer fan and because i used fire proof insulation material to build it. It definitely...

Many thanks Devilish I'll try that.

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Good news green shoot has started out of one of the onions in this set, i assume thr others wont be too far behind.

I've never sown any they just find their own way in to my garden and spread like mad, I've been weeding them out today as they can take over. So I guess sprinkle would work

Thanks @2nd_bassoon fed the pots with tomato feed today after giving them a good water and just before the hail arrived!!

Hi there @Colin Lowing andTry some bleach , but test out on a less conspicuous area first especially if you have coloured stone.

Can buy nematodes for vine weevill, I do it for my potted blueberries, vine weevill can go in any of the pots that i have so i put it in all of the pots.

I'm good at mystery plants i have lots of them. Labels go missing or I forget where i planted what, especially bulbs. The latest mystery came from a packet of Fuchsia seed one plant appeared, germinated very quickly and grew well unfortunately doesn't look like any fuchsia I've seen; currently...

Logically, if you cut the flow of sap just above a node, that stimulates the plant to produce hormones which cause a bud to form and break below the cut. I've got to tackle an elderly Acer p.d. ornatum which is spreading outwards at the expense of the leaves on top. But that's going to have to...

I've just pulled this from a thread from last month. This green one looks as though it may be suitable for you. It has a triangular plate on the back that slots onto a similar one. Brushing past it won't move it.

My dwarf peach has been in garden soil for last 2 years. Despite diligently removing and burning curling leaves, and clearing up fragments on soil, it is still riddled with it. I am thinking of grubbing it out and replacing with something less fragile... @Spruce Yours looks much healthier!

Thanks for ruining my Ham sandwich Spruce.

If the withering leaves are the oldest ones in the bottom of the stem, that's normal. New growth will appear higher up and the lowermost leaves will slowly die away. They can be pulled off the stem when they are very dead to neaten things up.If you want to renew the plant or pot in a bigger...

*news announcement* 4 seeds have sprouted