General Gardening Discussion

Sublimates is where a solid turns into a gas without going through a liquid stage.It's what carbon dioxide does when you get that dry ice smoke effect in discos.

Thanks chengjing. I have just put my request in. I tried a couple of days ago but it wasn't working. It's certainly good value, and a lot of the seeds are ones that you don't usually see for sale.

Hi Golfer If its below the Graft union Its usually a Root Sucker,I personally always twist these off as If they are cut off I find that it stimulates growth of the Sucker and you get twice as many next year,Just follow the branch down to make sure It is below the Graft Union.Hope this is off...

Clay and sand together can be inclined to become very compacted You would need to mix in lots and lots of lighter material, farmyard manure, compost etc to get the right balance If the resulting mix is too heavy it will be difficult for the roots of anything to develop easily

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Leycesteria formosa (Pheasant Berry). Tough and easy, and birds like the berries. Very easy to grow from seed.

strange how mention abroad and people say mozzies well i live 50 yards if that from the bolton/bury canal and if i mention how bad the mozzies are near us people think we are from mars. thats untill they sleep over and leave the window open and get bit to ******y :D mozzies are rife in the...

They are very popular in this area and recommended as a replacement for our beloved but disease and problem ridden native Cornus florida. The pink ones are much harder to get and often times take years in the ground before developing a rich pink color. We have a big collection on the estate I...

Wow thanks thats a great idea and easy to do too, I am really glad that I have a simple answer. Especially as the wet area is at the top of a hill.

Coni what sort of temp do you keep your g/house at? are you planning to grow special flowering plants or annuals, not worth trying to grow annuals in the winter if you are growing sub tropicals or tropicals you need to consider the light available, most plants get drawn and leggy in winter light...

Thanks for the replies! Been rather busy during the summer so not had a lot of time on GC - just a lurk or two!The bidwillii is much as I suspected so I guess it'll just have to overwinter in its greenhouse (10ft. high) for a few years. What can I say - other than it's a challenge!

Hi Digital not seen you for a while, you are quite right the blue ones do best in full sun.

I had to think along way back to when I worked in the bromeliad block at Rochfords in the 60's. We did trials of artificially flowering bromeliads, Achmeas, Vreisias and Billbergias, by placing individual plants in plastic bags with an apple for three days and then removing it. The apples give...

Inter, instead of pellets why not use a liquid control csuch as Slugit? You water it on the plants and soil and is effective for up to 6 months. David.

Berberis or hawthorn would get my vote although hawthorn is more likely to be easyer to get established.

thank you both for your very good replies to my question i will try and save them thanks agaian slim

thanks for replies ... yes its a fair slope .. i did think about the water aspect of it ... but not nutrients so will have a go at putting something back into the soil ... i will do the same with the maderensis in the back border though this is not sloping ,.. just two of the same plants one...

Thank you, I'll get it in and find a nice bright place for it.

The depth of planting is normally reckoned to be 2 to 3 times the height of the bulb of soil above the top of the bulb, except for some which need to be deeper (Tulips say) or shallower (Nerines). It dpeneds on the variety, but the ones in the flower beds going into Minehead are often in flower...

Well the garden has gone a month without sun and looks really good!!!!! The sweet peas are still flowering, the tomatoes in the baskets are still growing and the Dahlias are still blooming though look a little washed out without sun. I think as the sun disappears around the front of house and...