General Gardening Discussion

Quite simply .............touché

Hehehe! Slinky, that makes me feel so at home! Cheers! Love Lucifer, though think it might be a bit on the large side? If I thought I could keep grasses going from one season to the next, I would give them a go...hmmm Thanks Daisy, I'm so glad now that it's done! Makes me feel so much...

Dont forget that the horse manure has to be well rotted or it will burn the plant. You need to gove camelias a good feed after flowering so that they are well set up for next years flowers. Personally i dont use horse manure. But thats my preference

Thing is, if I plant on my allotment certain plants, they will not survive the winter, plant them in the garden near the house and they make it though. As our cilmate is so much," not one thing or the other," the hardiness maps tend to be missleading, I think. As a gereral guide yes, but...

Hi peatfree, ive sown some zinnia, this year for the first time. Ive got some in my tiny plastic makeshift green house, and some out side in the ground, to see which do best. Those in the greenhouse sprouted in 3 days, so maybe it wont be to late to set some more off. Good luck! 02:D

They'd probably like me on toast wouldn't they???

Well got this bargain

Hi Roz you are doing a fab job with your plot. Seeing how you have a small child how about doing your daughter a sand pit? It would give your little girl a safe and soft area to play in of which I'm sure she will have many hours of fun in. You can knock one together quite cheaply out of wood...

Back to report that the cleome are doing well, and so are the cannas - plenty of new growth coming through. They're both still in the greenhouse, although I'm putting the cannas outside during the day now that it's warmer.

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Hi Can I feed Azalea, Acer, Magnolia and Camelia etc with horse manure Many Thanks Ray

Yes yd.Infact the banana's grew better i belive cos of the waterlol.But yes it was pritty scary i can tell ya.Under all that water was a tiny trex plant that survived under water for 3 days.

It looks like Mildew, to me. We suffer from this but only later in the season when they've almost finished. The spores remain overwinter so I make sure I clear all the old leaves away and sterilize the troughs and trellis with Jeyes fluid at the end of the season. I think you're supposed to...

Hi folks. For my part, I`d say there`s nothing better than `home` grown spuds. Go for it, GMV

I use 6 parts general purpose 1part co**** sand and 1 part vermiculite.

I won't quote you Makka. Just - YUK!

Hi thanks for replying, they are just wee black flies. I have never thought avout trying the guttering. Will get the hubby up on ladders to check. I just do not know what to do, apart from offer all visitors a drink to wash down there fly.Gabby

I like ferns because they grow from one base but the bracken invades the garden and the fields and is hellish to get rid of once it's growing. We have 5 acres of land and in some areas the bracken (and brambles) have lost us up to 10 foot of grazing all along the length of the field.

Get mine from gardening club lovely compost £3.20 80 litres

Thanks Gaz,I was seriously thinking of getting rid but after your comment i am going to keep them.