General Gardening Discussion

The link to the photo you were trying to post should look something like -Where 'name of the photo' is the file name of the image you uploaded to Photobucket. [ 09. April 2006, 10:23 PM: Message edited by: Dave W ]

I should make it clear, the greenhouse isn't mine but is one of my regular jobs. The house is in two sections, the largest being 8ft wide 7' 6" high and 15' 6" long; the other bit, kind of used as a potting shed is about 6ft long.It all has to come down later in the year as it's an old...

hi dudes i have resentley bought 10 gram of GA3 acid and 30gram of cocentrated kelp for my plants how often should i use it

That's good then - I can get started! Thanks!!

sounds so much easier than growing in a greenhouse from seeds!! I will definately try that this year. Thanks for the tip

Thanks Liz, Peter and Fran.Only joking about the cheating bit!! :DI agree that a happy medium is the answer, whatever suits you at the time.

Nope my skimia did not like me - definately turned its legs up in the air and dropped dead. I have one saracocca which survives but has not grown since I bought it about 10 years ago. Lilly of the valley loves me but the slugs eat all my solomons seal.I also have a mahonia which you would have...

Yes I know about the soil etc, but wasnt sure if it was safe to repot while in flower.Thank you for your reply

Be aware, it propagates from root cuttings. That means that every time you get fed up with it and dig it out - it comes back. I've got mine in a couple of pots. I already have a flower stem on one.It can get powdery mildew. That white covering that plants get. It is not fatal but weakens...

They're pretty big, aren't they, those barrels? What I've done in the past is to get bulbs in deep round the edges, so they come up every spring, and have a tallish evergreen thing in the centre, like a spotted laurel, or some other shiny-leaved plant, and have bedding in between, which I...

Probably the nicest alley in Liverpool! Certainly beats the one behind my old terrace house in Kenny! I could have taken lots of photos like Lisa's one out there - yuck!

There are quite a lot of different orchids - and how yo treat them all varies a bit. Do you know which kind you have? I expect it's a phalaenopsis, as they're the most striking looking ones available in garden centres! But I was given a dendrobium at Christmas - (hence my name!) - so can you...

well i can tell you a rough cost now! Its tannelised timber I have ordered ( should have been delivered by now- hope no one nicks it) The design is approx 12 ft long with 3 uprights and 5 maybe 6 crossbeams. I phoned round a few timber merchants and the quote was from �£60 to �£140 for the...

will have to stick to magic mushrooms then!!!!

How about Polygonatum for some spring interest, lots of different types of foliage available (I've been researching for myself-its a woodland plant so will tolerate loads of shade). All sizes available too - the large one grows up to 5 foot

lovely picture, Waco! I love stuff growing so naturally! If you want to, you can edit your post, delete the photo, and put in the reduced version! But such a nice picture looks good that big! :D

Many thanks Palustris - I'll give it a go. Oh yes, and commiserations to frogesque - I promise you they are like the proverbial bad penny. They ALWAYS turn up every spring !! Well, maybe not next spring - now where's that Roundup ? :rolleyes:

thank u i think my husband may of mowed too soon as we had a lovely display last year it was the first year of them being in the garden they are well seperated

Normaly speaking the Calla Lily is a repeat flowering perennial and can go outside in the summer. Have seen them outside many times - no problems in cutting the dead flowers off.

thanks for reply pete 13 deg is min temp its been there about 2 months been told they need lots of water & feed but not sure how much & when Also got a dicksonia antartica one with a good root ball that seems to be doing ok sorry can not get picture to upload will try again later