General Gardening Discussion

If you search with google you can find all sorts of advice, but there are so many factors such as what sort of systems are you using (grow bags, pots, in beds) are they inside/outside? Type of soil also makes a differnce as some dry out much quicker. Also mulching or covering the soil with...

Biker, Looks as though it's always been there, nice job hope you have lots of enjoyment in your new (houff) G.man :D:D:D

I remember my mother used to empty the tea pot on to the rose trees and we had the best looking flowers. I dont mean "tea roses" It acts as a good mulch. i put my tea bags on the compost heap.

i keep fish in one :D but dunno about veg ...

Hi Have these every year on my Golden Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'), but never see them on ant other plants. The first year it happened they stripped the leaves off to the stems, before I discovered them. Every year since I watch out for them and a quick spray with an...

Bet your a big softy at heart.:thumb:

I think the best idea is to put a sign up. Cats, please do not pee or business in this border or you will be electrocuted.Won't make any difference, but may salve your conscious.:thumb:

Very similar Coub,just checked my inbox and there is no mail message from you Coub.

Time to have a closer look at what's underneath? Is there a brick or big stone just under the surface? Any sign or smell of oil or petrol? You could just wait and see if the grass picks up. like Matt says, or you could dig this little patch out to a depth of about 150mm, fill it with fresh...

Hi, Thanks for the advice. I think I'll leave it for now, I was talking to my dad about moving it and he said he thought I should leave it be and said he'd buy me a plant to put in the middle of my lawn :D , aww I love my dad

Hi all most of you will know of my growing love of grass like plants but I saw this beauty at Birmingham Botanical Gardens and couldn't take my eyes of it! I want one so badly now but was just wondering if anyone grows this in their own garden and to what success? It's called Libertia...

Thanks for the great links :thumb:I'll take a good look and read of them and let you know what we decide - all being well that it's plausible!

hi thanks for the quick replies, at least i know what i'm dealing with now, shall have a good read up on it and try and get to the root of the problem (no pun intended)

We probably won't be able to comment until we Know what the seedlings are my friend. G.man:D

cheers will look into that,i know plants only flower for a certain time of the year i was just disappointed,ill make sure i read the blooming labels properly! this one does say "flowers june"

Thanks Pete - I'll let it settle for a week and then prune the leader back and see what happens. Gonna be an interesting few years - if I get it right I'm gonna have a border feature dripping in racemes in spring, and a real splash of colour at autumn. If I get it wrong - a mess as you say. ...

loads of bees in my garden today. They are obviously enjoying the lupins and lobelia!

What a great idea. I don't get much problem with cats anymore , my garden is a cat no go zone. :DBut my Dad does, and my husband just happens to be a carpet fitter. We have a shed full of gripper rods and metal door strips. :D :thumb:

Round here the goose grass (sticky weed) is just coming in to flower, so it will be dropping seed in a few weeks. So I'm keeping and eye out for it at the moment. If you can get it all out this year before it starts seeding then there shouldn't be much next year. It can be tricky to find it all...

Well used it today and the good news is i didnt damage the engine :D