General Gardening Discussion

CutwormCutworms are the caterpillars of various noctuid moths. They feed at night on the stems of young plants at ground level. Lettuce and brassica plants are particularly susceptible, along with carrots, celery, beetroot, strawberries and potatoes. Many ornamental plants suffer too, and...

Hey Alasdair dont knock 'em, they're great. If they grow you lovely veggies, what more could you want.:thumb: 02

Not sure it will like being outside as it is classed as a cool conservatory/houseplant, might still be too warm, it's worth a try though.

I have a small Catopsis just come into flower, greeny yellow, nothing special so I am not sure whether to try it outside, I haven't had one before. I might be tempted with Usneoides, it might look good on my Callistemon Viminalis which is a 8/9 ft tree.

I would go for a higher nitrogen number as they are greens, although you can't go far wrong with growmore.....could try a foliar feed for a few weeks, see if they pick up on that:thumb:Regarding John Innes I would agree with that completely.

shazzy, i have some fuchsia i want to over winter and im not sure how hardy they are. i am going away for 3 months dec - march, so i will plant them in a frost free part of the garden,and cover them with a cut off clear plastic bottle pushed into the soil,so they will get moisture and hopefully...

You would need to look it up my friend, it was a few years ago. As regards seed mixes, I know you can purchase wild flower mixes, but I haven't looked for any others to be honest.:thumb:Here are two examples though

I'm sure it's Hazel. I would remove all but one stem and let it develop into a nice tree and have nuts for xmas in time1

Sounds like we have consensus! Now I just have to decide on the particular type...Thanks all, a help as always!

I agree that Karcher is a reliabe make

Or you could make your own from a suitable sized piece of plastic floor covering (Recycling?).

For shingles Ive used this company before, not sure how competetive hey are but on the particular job i was buying them for cost wasnt a big issue:

:thumb:My daughter's favourite flower...they featured a lot in her wedding displays

Other halfs step dad has been using them for approx 15 years and his lawn is always perfect!

:D cheers

I bought 3 Curcuma rhizones from "Gardeners World Live" at the NEC in June this year. I have put the 3 in one large pot and would like some information on how to care for them. There is one shoot already and that is about 8in. high. I have it inside the house in a sunny position. Any advise...

Wow, I was given a tacca bulb (?) once as a gift, but after making a sickly looking leaf it petered out and died. Yours look glorious. What an unusual and splendid flower!

Thanks, Kandy and walnut for the I.D. :thumb: I thought he had flown in and landed in the glass. Mrs shiney told me later that he had been brought in by Oscar so she put it in the glass until it had recovered. As she didn't know what to do she gave it a half of a cherry with some water on...

My bamboos (the black one) have all got brown leaves on them that are falling off. I water it every evening and they haven't grown much so not sure what's happening.

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