General Gardening Discussion

Hi Fran and Mrs Cloudy, thanks for your help - i'll find out about corers for sure and i'll definately be going down the path of uncompacting the garden. Thanks again.

Thanks for tips on mushrooms, I got a kit and started, into first week so early days yet, hoping fot a result soon.

Hello All, I work in an old peoples home on the Nottingham / Derbyshire border and need help to make alterations to the garden to make it more manageable. CAN YOU HELP PLEASE? There is nothing too strenuous and I think half a dozen people for one day will do the job. Tea, coffee, buscuits, and...

Thank you for that- it has given me a lot to think about - they all all the same species - they were all bought together in a plant auction! and, yes, some of them are divisions that I have made from some of them, so maybe a "bad " lot as you say!

Hi all If you find 'em under black plastic its the ideal opportunity to squish 'em!!! lol They've never eaten Buzy Lizzies in my garden either. Buy the cheapest most horrid instant coffee, get one of those hand sprayers from Wilko's, put about 4 tablespoons coffee & top with water. Spray every...

Hi PeterS I think splitting them is a great way of keeping their vigour. The only thing to watch for is any sign of disease (Can be prone to leaf miners & some virus'). New seed will help keep the gene pool diverse, but I wouldn't bother if they look healthy - Lucky you, they're so versatile,...

Take a look at this link Clematis cuttings - I think it covers everything.

Snake get such bad press! The three that live in the British Isles really are harmless, honestly,a wasp or bee is more likely to sting and more venomous than our little adder.

If you find an adult vine weevil wearing a sombreo then it probably has been eating chillis Mrs Cloudy.

Yeah, what Pete said. In a greenhouse is probably best.

Ahh, yellow sulphur, 'spose I could just get the mother in law to breathe on them! . Thanks for the tip.

I decided to grow my own flowers this year from seed. I dont have a greenhouse so my laundry room has been taken over by seedlings. My lupin seedlings are about 3wks old, 6ins tall with two leaves. Question is do I just leave them alone untill its time to harden off?My next question is about...

Hi Poppylove please check for nesting birds before you prune, & have a look at the 2 links below. http://www.rspb.org.uk/gardens/advice/gardenhedges/the_law.asp http://www.rspb.org.uk/gardens/advice/gardenhedges/maintaining_a_hedge.asp These 2 links suggest pruning up to 3 times in a season (it...

Do you mean you want to raise it by 18 inches?

Hi Mitchell - try the old RHS & good luck! http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0404/fieldwoodrush.asp [ April 07, 2005, 07:26 PM: Message edited by: Bayleaf ]

Were the seeds properly ripe, and were they stored cool and dry through the winter. Thats the most important thing, any doubts might aswell buy a packet, not that expensive. Just noticed, UNHEATED propagator in UNHEATED greenhouse, it might get warm during the day but its still cold at night....

have been using N.A.KAYS for some bits around the greenhouse and garden.they seem very reliable but are there others as good or better. please let me and all our other readers know wo you use. maybe we could start a rating system for suppliers. if thats ok with nathan cheers alan

Thanks both Steve, we took a big old apple tree down at the end of last year it lay and the west side of the plot so all the mid summer 11am - 4pm sunshine was blocked out it gave so much more light that I got really enthusiastic about my new,light veg plot this is why I wanted to get the...

Hi Tanya - there are loads of different types of viburnum - need some more info - do you have a name for it? Is it evergreen, semi evergreen, deciduous? Could you post a pic? Does it have berries later on? Most evergreen viburnum (flowering spring or early summer) are "pruning group 1" -...

Try Morrisons supermarketThey have many clematis and a few other climbers at �£1.69. Beats any garden centre.