General Gardening Discussion

Hello, I have two of differing heights and if its the tall one (acout 2ft ) then the white verbascums should reach the same height and flower at the same time. I accompany mine with verbascum-gainsborough bought for garden centre and easily propogated. Thats a blue and yellow scheme.

Just make sure the soil is moist, but free draining, as they don't like there feet wet. Have got one myself and it was about three feet high when bought and is about seven feet tall now. When I planted it, I put horticultural grit in the planting hole to aid drainage.

Hi Kerryshome and welcome to the world of allotmenteering.You will enjoy the trials and tribulations of owning your own piece of land and I am sure that by this time next year you will have it full of many different fruits and vegetables and also it will keep you fit with all the work plus you...

Hello Rosie, I see you again! Garden looking great RM, the grass is growing well!

Great idea, not tried growing mushrooms yet, think I'll give it a go. 02

That what burns, never returns!

I would sit them on a concrete foundation or at the very least compacted type one, otherwise if youve a soft spot then theyl sink.Personaly I use normal A1 sleapers for this sort of job and line them with membrane to stop leaching, If the budget allows then Azobe West african sleapers,...

You don`t want the flower on there ( the cuttings ) anyway Jarbax. You want the slips to create roots quickly, not have to maintain flowers. :thumb:

Mikey, rotovate the area, rake it level and reseed.:thumb:

Thanks for that cause I can kill plants anyway without having help

Cheaper for sure,I got one for 5 euros, but that was a special offer and it is not one of the most convincing. Still nice though :D

the weather here was beautiful but clouding over rapidly,have quickly mown lawns

The nearest store for me is miles away and parking is a problem so I will have to keep looking out for the special offers on Thompson & Morgans.

Thanks Ivory will give it a try

thanks everyone, "will do" checking every couple of hours to make sure no more get on!

thanks Ivory thought it mite be that a bird must have dropped a seed :thumb:

I've tried a few of the stoechas, but not managed them through the winter, so they've been expensive annuals. I did have a pappilion (not sure the differences), which was hardier, and rather lovely (it was the 'common' one with long purple ears) but it got so leggy I had to keep it hacked back...

Benny, it`s suffering from scorch. A type of physiological disease cause by the suns rays ( usually ) being magnified by water droplets. It can also be caused by winds and draughts.:thumb:

What kind of mushrooms are they, they may be edible, in which case everything will be fine. Do a google yea.Oh yea, and welcome Gazza.

This offer has been on for weeks now I really am very sorry I should have informed you guys when I brought my seeds. I'm getting really slack, Can you guys forgive me?:o Hel.xxx.