General Gardening Discussion

There you are richard hope this helps

ohh ! thanks for that. Now why didnt I ever think of just planting a few in a pot instead of a whole tray full???? why is it the obvious is just that-too obvious!!and yet I had also never thought about spraying them with that compound stuff either!! grrrr. bimbo alert!!!!

There was a good article in the Telegraph's Garden supplement on Saturday last which listed 100 best plants - worth a look although I guess we could all suggest othes.....

Down to -8C last night. Got the heater working again, but despite being on for two and a half hours the temperature inside still fell to -1C.

Thanks wiseoldowl. Beautiful picture.

any idea why this is the third time that my gypsophila seedlings die after reaching 3-4 cm? They are indoors in a pot.

You just wait until summer LoL we will show you what sunshine is we are going to have a scorcher.

Hi Marley. Yes, he does have Internet access ... just not a lot of time to trawl. I shall pass the above along to him as well ... thank you again.

Sarah said ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So what does that make you, Shiney??An old man, a dog or a youth on a bike?? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------John...

A few of my favorites on there LoL good links.

I think if your'll willing to give plants a little fleece coat in winter you could try almost anything although sometimes you have to be brave....me I'm just waiting for this cold weather to go and then it's off to the garden centre to get started on my little jungle theme.Hel.xxx.

I put 2 drip systems in a few years back.Its a mixture of parts but works fine. Found the Gardena timer the best so far, new batteries each year. Outside the back and the front garden pots and tubs are suplied with 22mm tube and 6mm to drippers.Down the garden and greenhouse 22mm with 6mm...

I don`t see a problem with gravel boards Charlie, as long as you treat them with a water based preservative. As for the rabbits, there is a product on the market called Renardine which is pretty effective.

Sad that such delight is taken in killing such small defenceless animals - you can purchase humane traps and release the live creatures somewhere else ??? Do we need the pictures?

Hi Sis! I didn't see you before, guess I was away too long conferring with my friend. I shall look out for some myself.I used to have some asters years ago, in dark blues and pinks, might also have been paler colours too. Anyway, I always called them asters and the neighbour next door did...

Well, the kids are going on a school trip next term and I have been roped in to help. Its to a garden centre/fuschia growers, so I guess I'm going to be in my element!I that a 'thing' about having matching plants and symmetry- who knows why because I'm such an untidy person and not having...

I use the liquid weevil killer which you add to water and pore onto tubs and pots which I have loads of. Trouble is it can get pricey. I have just repotted some plants and discovered the weevil grubs. I chuck the grubs onto my lawn for the birds to eat. I have removed as many as I could see...

OMG Ste it could well be Bob just wrong hair colouring as he is of the 'ginger ninja set' but other than that you got him right even down to peeing at the side of the road...it's a water tablet thing! :D Hel.xxx.

I will Peter but bear in mind that I am growing on a large scale and sometimes have to sow the same variety in sequence to fit in with planting times. I'll try to say what, when and why in the coming weeks.