General Gardening Discussion

Well banana man you said it would cost about�£7 you were miles away.....�£6.99 clever ****** lol.Whill i was ther i couldn't resist a nice pot of miscanthus sinnensis gigantius lol.al the best ...daz

Heathers can be raised from semi-ripe cuttings, layering, seed (Species Erica terminalis, Calluna vulgaris) and dropping. If you want further details just let me know.To your growing success Charles Ashworth

Sweet Pea, Lathyrus, are usually sown mid autumn or late winter. Best germianting temperature 10 to 15deg C. Germination should be within 2 weeks.When large enough to handle transplant seedlings individually to 8cm (3inch) pots filled with ordinary potting compost (peat or none peat based)....

And here is me again, for the fourth time! Nothing happened with the little root of Hypericum calycinum that I took last time, so I did it again this morning! And again a little root came up -incredible how small and week for such a big bush- and I have now planted it and hope for the best!!

Geoff says that the men pay for Xmas,well not in our house.My hubby pays a lot of the bills,so at Christmas I am the one that tends to buy all the xmas stuff so it works out evenWalnut,you are from a different generation where the husbands did do more in the family home,or perhaps you have...

Stingo I take the bubblewrap down after winter tends to get dusty and breaks down if left all summer it's worth the trouble, I replace it with a sun shade on the outside in summer that cuts the suns rays by 50% keeping the temp down, Caj only a faint scent probably more discernable on a warm day...

About 10 years ago Aspidistra were selling at around �£15 per leaf. David

Hahahaha Lol. Brilliant. Pickled Squab Pigeon :D How fab is that There you go elaine REVENGE..

Hi there,just to let you know that we have acumulated our latest updates into one massive bumper update for october.http://www.lottieblogs.co.uk/onu.aspx Jobs inlcude strange produce that is still growing, new equipment being built as well as winter prep startinglet us know what you think.

No it's not an aloe vera. My vera produces offsets like its nobody's business. I knew I shouldn't have let it meet the neighbour's rabbit. If anyone wants one ever, give me a shout.

Thanks LoL for your advice - will comply and report next year.

well done Lapod.. your catching the gardening bug..

Had a christmas cactus for years and was easy to keep. A little water and feed and it was happy, untill it was picked up to clean the surface to whit it was place, and snapped off at the base of the stem. Decided to gid rid of it, as it was getting to big for the window sill any way.

Use heavy duty bubblewrap INSIDE the pot to create an expansion gap. Use more bubble wrap laid on top of the compost to limit the amount of rain getting into pot in winter also to protect roots from the cold.

Lovely colour Whis4ey.

My son gave me this beautiful orchid in March end of August it stopped blooming flowered till then.I forgot to water and did not feed untill end of Sept.And now you can see she is in bud again,I no water once a week with tap water let it sit for half an hr to get aclimitised then put orhid...

Here's what the RHS sayhttp://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0805/soleirolia.aspOr you can give in to it and make it a feature

can anyone help me get rid of aplant or weed invading my garden and lawn called babys tears as it is only surface rooting . lawn weedkiller doesnt touch it.thanks carolla.

Paula, I`ve planted tulips for 1 of my clients and they are already through the ground, he will probably be picking them for Christmas :D . So I would say yes, get them in. David.