General Gardening Discussion

Thats great to know, thanks. I'm releaved now.

I'd be grateful for help with a shady problem. My neighbour's Leylandii hedge is huge and shades one side of my SW facing garden. The soil beneath these trees is horrendous - bare, dry & acidic. I'd like to do something to cover the ground or screen the bare earth a bit.Someone recommended...

I have planted mine from seed this year and they are looking real good,ready for transplanting

Thank you everybody. It's always worse when one gives you something. You feel twice as mortified if you haven't 'cared' for it as you should.Appreciate your advice.S

Depends if you want a large clump Sue. I would tend to group them in the same area rather than using them as feature plants, but that is just my preference and I certainly wouldn't put them very close together, but you can if you want. I am afraid nobody can tell you what to prefer. One of the...

Before GC goes off air or my computer breaks down again [both imminent] I had to add that I shamelessly copied Paladin's edging and it works beautifully! I set my rotary mower quite low and put one set of wheels on the bricks and it trims very neatly. Best idea ever, thanks Nick

could be that. In a recent test my soil was pretty alkaline and is heavy clay.

Terrier is right - its important not to remove or tie up the leaves for at least 6 weeks so that that food stores can be built up in the bulb to help it flower the following year. As long as the bulbs are deep enough (I put them in at 15cm/6 inches for Daffs and 20cm/9 inches for Tulips,(yes,...

just a quick rant really yesterday when i went to water my daughters stripy cattipiller plants in one of them plastic greenhouses(do not ask never seen them before she just liked the name and planted them herself) shes only 9 lol :D sorry back to the rant anyway went to water the new shoots...

I know what you mean about seedlings getting everywhere, maderense comes up in all my paving, I just wish the adult plant was as hardy as the seedlings seem to be. I cant keep it, or Palmatum without some winter protection.

I give mine 1 litre of martini cocktail every 3 weeks.Seriously, Pete is right. Give them the odd slug of growmore if they are in pots. But a sprinkling of BFB won't hurt. But don't over-do it

OK, I changed my mind again! Just looked up the Trachelospermum - I like to look of that one - thanks for the suggestion 'bayleaf'. I 'll see if I can get hold of one this weekend.

What! about Hellebores?I grow lots in my allotment, and take them to the garden club to sell for club funds.The ladies fight over them, and they are not the washed out colours that are for sale in G Centres.Only problem with them is, they take about 3 years from seed to flower,and they do...

Thanks for the tip but I'd rather not use any chemicals so guess I'll stick to the hard work.

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Your photos are good PL and Yes I would keep them in your conservatory for now ,away for the slugs.Be nice to post photos at different stages of their growth plant look healthy.

Hi Crazy Colin,Yellowing of the leaves is usually a sign of potassium deficiency called chlorosis. Chlorosis, the yellowing and shrinking of leaves, will turn into necrosis (dead leaves) if it remains unchecked.Applying some all purpose general plant fertiliser with a balanced N-P-K mix...

I have a rose called Constance Spry,just one flower from it can fill a room with fragrance

you could plant peas in a length of plastic drainpipe,then just slide them into a little trench when they are about an inch high.Also it saves then from mice eating them J

like the gel idea,will try it,will be nice to see what is happening