General Gardening Discussion

Lol, I am sorry, I manage to reason in foot and feet (if it is only a few) but inches are too complicated.

Was just wondering on the best soil / compost for hostas? I'm going to be potting some soon...

:D Hey Daisybelle, have you seen these..??:D Play the video as well..:D

How about a Heuchera see There are other leaf colours, and as evergreen foliage plants they will give interest all year round.

Thanks guys, I really appreciate the help!PS. fmay - what was your dissertation on?

go for it gizmo aunty says its ok :thumb: :D :D

Hi.This year I planted Anya, Charlotte and Juliette spuds in old compost sacks and 3 large plastic tubs. The others are doing fine, but the Anyas are suffering, as the I think the roots got damaged when I moved the bags to a sunnier location. It seems they don't like this. Anyas are tiny...

Thanks everyone. I have just been out to check and I can't see that it's a graft, so it must be grown from seed.I think it came from M&S when they were doing 3 for 2 on shrubs. Don't laugh - I was new to gardening then!!!I do prune it every year - I think what I do it OK.Our garden...

You could get a glass of wine out of that!

I'm trying to find somewhere/someone who sells these plants in the UK. Preferably already to a reasonable size. Can anybody help?:thumb:

Scooby by organic soil improver, as david says it means to add something like bone-meal of fish blood and bone as opposed to chemical cocktail used as a liquid feed or a diluted granular feed,they are looking at a slow release fertilizer.

Good point lol

The Erythrina, still not sure what kind it is.

Well its not inventive but I use Hessian to protect my less hardy plants in the winter,ohhh and not forgetting i do use them for sack races

Apparently the young tops make a very tasty soup - fry chopped onions gently in butter for a few minutes until soft, then add a few chopped-up boiled potatoes, a small amount of vegetable stock and the nettles, just enough stock so they can simmer 'til soft. Cool for 10 mins, add cream, ground...

I have several Clematis Montana ranging from 4 to 14 years old. The oldest one started the Spring well, produced a few flowers but is now wilting (leaf tips going black). One other started to produce leaves but they wilted, but the others have produced no leaves at all. Would this be Wilt ? They...

I think the seeds I sent must have been jinxed. :eek: I'll collect more this year and hope that they do better.

Well, the kids and I wanted to get OH a swing seat for Father's Day - some great deals on right now. But....the big problem here is wind - and we know that it wouldn't likely make it through the wind we get up here unless we tucked it away in a corner somewhere. We wanted it down by the pool,...

Yea, sorry forgot to mention that Paul.I strung wires up behind them, attached to the fence. As they started branching out I tied them in along the wires whilst they were still soft and pliable..loosely of course, just to get them used to going in a sideways direction.New shoots from the...