General Gardening Discussion

Thanks everyone! I transplanted out of the garden and into the pot earlier in the spring, I think the damage was already done and alas I have retired them to the bin :-(. I'll try again next year!

Thanks all for the helpful info. Seems the Brother printers and TZe Tapes get the best comments so have ordered the yellow E110 model shown above as its on half price offer at Toolstation for just £23 !It has those additional electrical symbols etc which will be more helpful to me, though...

Most greenhouse sizes are based around the 2ft x 2ft glazing sheets, so your 1400mm is not a standard size.You can get 6x2 that would fit direct , just 1840mm high 2x6 Green Halls Wall Garden Lean to Greenhouse ToughenedThough think if you can dig down 300mm+ ( plus base ?) this would be...

The rest of the plant looks healthy enough so I would just remove the damaged/wilted shoot.Blackstart

ENJOY.

I noticed a couple of small flower buds on the branches with smaller leaves earlier today, so I shall wait and see what develops.House was originally built in 1862 as part of a farm complex.Found out the Fuchsia was planted about 15 to 20 years ago.

Must admit I can still get JI compost around here, but some of the MP stuff is getting short and they are putting the price up.

Wow. This is an interesting discussion. I presently use saucers instead of pot feet because winter is never an issue. Nothing stays outside or it would freeze solid as ice and I like to bottom water plants. They just seem to do better.But you got me thinking. I wouldn'tmind trying pot feet...

Hi @MrsRake I think the problem is that the size of the root ball is normally matched with the size of the top growth - in other words, the amount of roots needed to get water to a big plant is bigger also. You probably need to look for something with fibrous roots so they don't heave the paving...

Here's mine, photo taken about two weeks ago:

Well I checked for aphids and no sign. I have trimmed all the flowering stems back by a third and given it a bug spray. The plant itself looks really really healthy. I am keeping it isolated from the other plants, and now only time will tell.

What a Delight !Only a few weeks after delivery of these plug plants and we have the pleasure of these intensely coloured blooms already. (more intense than the pics shows on our screen)Being old and not knowing whats around the corner these days, having to wait till next year or many months...

@martysparty Toolstation do several sets like that, a cheapy £3 one, a brass one or Hoselocks version.Any should fit a standard outdoor tap ok, but like any of the plastic types they do not last forever.If you apply a smear of silicone grease/spray or vaseline around the rubber O ring of...

The table is a good idea and you could possibly drape some netting or an old net curtain over the table when not in use for extra protection.

Thanks for the useful advice!

A tedious, but successful, way to do it is a wallpaper scraper carefully levered under it. Any stubborn bits can usually be removed by a light tap on the handle of the scraper with a small hammer - like using a chisel.

I thought the taller plant looked like a fuschia

I wasn't looking at the first post for the photo, my apologies.

Morning all from a gorgeous sunny West Yorkshire. Hope it's the same where you are I have yet another mystery plant. This is growing amongst a small shrub. Any ideas anyone? Thanks in advance