General Gardening Discussion

If the builders have JCBs maybe you could talk them into doing a quick site clearance of the [currently overgrown] allotments?

I know the spelling is wrong but hope you know what I mean I live in the north of England and have heavyh soil . I would like to plant 'Pony Tails' grass but dont know whether I should wait until Spring or even use seed as I need 6 plants and they are rather expensive. As its evergreen...

You cann't beat a good Walnut.:D

See this -

lettuce for a start

Definitely earwigs. I've got the same problem.:tnp:

I love hyacinths for Christmas so I am glad of this reminder to get them in their pots. I usually miss planting time and have to buy them already potted which is more expensive. Your instruction are very useful Walnut - thanks:thumb:

Thanks for the link. Photos are a great help.Sorry to hear you are having to rip your prairie garden up, mind you, that does seem to be what gardening is about most of the time! I had not considered the problem of couch etc. Worth considering.I feel I am looking for something a bit...

Hi SF yes you can do that no problem the bit below B with the original roots will re-shoot, yes you can transplant the bit between A and B it will develope roots just make sure you plant it the right way up it's not always obvious once it's cut,you could cut it into several pieces between B and...

Im sorry but i dont have an email address for him, if you cant log in after a day or so i can send him a message on hardy tropicals for you.There are some details on this thread HTUK meetGaz

Its only the Orange x crocosmiiflora that is a thug.............. every other crocosmia is fairly well behaved!!!x crocosmiiflora is what gives crocosmia a bad name.............I have around 290 varieties and there are some VERY beautiful ones around.Mark

We split crocosmia in October after they have finished flowering............ If you wait until spring they corms will be sending out new shoots that you have to be very careful of or they will snap off!!

Thanx, everyone!! I've had wonderful tomatoes this year anyway!

The RHS site has a similar feature but alot more advanced

Hi folks. Just to clear one thing up, this is the garden at my last house (we moved in December). SoK, the filtration was a Cloverleaf Genesis (4 bay filter), a fluid bed filter, but in terms of clear water, I had a decent U/V....30 watts. I guess in some ways I was fortunate, it was quite...

I bought a load of pots the other week and decided that I needed instant colour so put a couple of hanging baskets in these two :thumb:. Actually, it was Mrs shiney's idea but I did the carrying :D We went to the garden centre late afternoon and the pots were all planted up by...

Likewise, I've been growing plants for forty years now but not self employed I have never done anything else since I left school and I still love it.

Your more than welcome.:D

Hi Forget-me-not I'm really pleased to hear that your garden is for your little girl as well as the dog and yourself I think it's more important to tend to a child's needs instead of one's own I mean they grow up so quickly don't they? I'm sure others are fed up of hearing how mine and Bob's...