General Gardening Discussion

Thanks for your input good people - raking is not really an option - billy goats are only as good as I'm using already - the best suggestion yet is to put a vac/blower in blow mode and blow the things in to a corner where you have prepared a cardboard ramp up to a barrow and blow them straight...

I find that the cold and the wind and the dark dampen my enthusiasm somewhat. The nights drawing in limits the time I can get out. Nasturtiums are still flowering though which is nice

Totally agree, dig it up and plant a nice fruit tree in its place!

That would have been a polite reply!

What are your GARDENING plans for 2009 ?Plans, plans, I've never planned anything in my life.And I have a garden that proves it.:D

I suspect your pansies are just getting used to being planted out. There isn't the warmth and length of daylight at this time of the year like there is in the late spring or summer and so plants feel the shock of transplanting more. Just give them some time to settle down.

:thmb: Just to be on the safe side as it is the first winter out there for them then, why not give them a mulch & that will protect & give them a good start next Spring Ydd..!!:wink::thmb:

PS Have turned the irrigation off with Mother Nature doing her thing at the moment.

Thanks for that info Gaz, I left Portsmouth for here 20 years ago and there obviously were none then. OurCIDPs here have only been planted for 3 years but were the size of that one when planted. Perhaps they will flower and fruit sometime. We also have Washys some planted, I think they are a...

Great stuff see you Thursday.

Done it! Cut it back hard before digging it out, swearing like a sailor and its now in its new home, much to the amusement of the chickens! Its also raining here so I don't even need to water it in The border looks really empty, even though I have a couple of new plants in its place but I...

Thanks whis4ey ... will let you know as soon as it arrives. Many thanks.

any advice would be much appreciated

Still got some roses :thumb:

Worth a try! I have a bit of space so I shall try several methods and report back next year!

One of the dwarf sunflowers-I grow them from seed, very pretty.

If its any help, I had a honeysuckle planted in the wrong location, that got mildew and lost all its leaves. I lifted it and cut it back hard earlier this year and it has since started producing new growth and looks (so far) a lot healthier.

Thankyou Sweetpea 101

Hi 02, I used a multi-purpose with added sharp sand at about 4 - 1 mix. Good luck with them

Thanks for all your comments everyone. Its nice to have frends who understand and know how you feel.:flwsml:02