General Gardening Discussion

up date ,after the loss of only a few lower leaves the small yucca has now recovered.the large plant is in recovery mode ,with just a few central leaves a shade of yellow

Glyphosphite... You mean Glyphosate ie roundup (commonly available). Use the method dave sudgests or perhaps try a sprayer but be vary wary if you have fish.Diclorobenil is easily available trade but would be expensive for a small area.

Best of luck, and let us know what new garden is like asap. :D

There are some great ideas Helen, for the house too, I haven't been shopping much :eek: but ill make up for it next week... Ive took a weeks hol from the club Ill let you know Dee.

I certainly agree with you here, TO.However, the point I'm making is that this "bug/creature" is fast invading mainland Europe and plants that go to the UK come from ... mainland Europe! It's the current ones being imported that may be problematical as it cannot be detected in its infancy.

Try http://www.cottage-gardens.net/showdetails.asp?id=245

YUP... and some elbow grease Crispz :D

Andy, are you talking about Geraniums ( perennial cranesbill )or Pelargoniums ( annual geraniums )? :D

thanks everyone!

Hi folks, thanks for the reassurance . As things are, the last thing I needed was the prospect of having to dig that lot out. The garden here is over 200ft long (although only 13ft wide)and I think I`ve already got enough to do ! Cheers...freddy.

Hi, thanks for the info, lets hope they self seed as I could do with a better clump of them rather than a couple of sparse plants! I will ventilate the new plants better too. Looking forward to getting in the garden properly - far too windy today!

Let me know Dee what catches your eye as I'm a nosy old mare! :D Helen.xxx.

That looks great, a good coulor scheme.

thanks Woo will do same,thanks kathy

Thank you all for suggestions re sweet peas.I will sow some early type and grow then on in a cold frame.Will also try inner toilet rolls instead of buying 'root trainers'to sow single seeds.How do other growers train their flowers.On willow tripods like Monty Don or accross a 6' trellis of...

Hi Linlin love your flower bed behind your patio pity about the rabbits I dare bet they eat anything on sight...they're only good for the pot! :DI can well imagine all the work involved just keeping on top of your garden I wish you luck finding a solution to reduce your workload after all...

I`v pricked out Calabrese, Sprouts, Cauliflower, Cabbage and some of the Canadian seed I mentioned in another thread. I`ve also sown Broad bean The Sutton in pots, all done today.

I usually have my music playing in the evenings so this is a real no-no as far as I'm concerned.

On a general lansacpeing / clearance job Id Spray twice with roundup then rotovate. For an alotment or my own garden i would definately fork it over folowed after by a spray of roundup to kill emerging weeds in the spring.BTW Id fork it around now soon as we get a cold spell and the ground is...

Hi Friday welcome to our friendly forum.There really is nothing like a Montana those beautiful massive amounts of blooms in May are a wonderful site to see and the crazy frenzy of growth after blooming is over is amazing and it's because of that you do really need to have room for them! We...