General Gardening Discussion

Just done a rough caluculation and 2250cubic feet of soil is roughly 65 tons.Moving 10 tonnes by hand would be bad, 65 is realisticly not going to be possible. couple this with the fact that You would almost certainly need to constrain this earth at the base.Even if you try and move levels...

cheers Helen.. the hubs recovered now he,s had his back rub

I think that is what I liked best about them, they really respond to feeding.

Thanks for the info everyone, plastic bags do have a use after all

Many thanks it is an Antactica. I have moved it today and will wait and see with baited breath to see if it takes. The roots were not that deep and I put it in compost so I hope so. Thanks for all your help. Jean

Making silk, very funny :D I am hoping to find a bargin.

ok, I'm a shirker! lolErm...well, like some of the others, my avatar speaks for itself. Love Passion Flowers, so exotic looking Our big passiflora aerulea is still going strong regardless of the rain, wind & cold, so I have to pick that (at the moment )

Strongy the hardiest Brugs are the Sanguineas and the Arboreas they will stand a touch of frost lose leaves but will recover,there are several of the Suaveolens type that can be cut mulched and overwintered outside in zone 8b,got some pods ripening at the moment will send you some seed when they...

Hehe, yep i'm back and here to talk all your socks off a bit more :D

Basically Leucojam the answer is yes. Any part of Solanam will cause problems if digested.

hi Helen, cos they're going mad, i've now got 3 sets of leaves on some. shall i go back to bottom set or second ones! sorry to be a pain. cheers sandra

intermiplants said:why are you all so busy . i must have took the easy option growing dahlias dig em up dry em out and presto ..job done ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I suppose it depends on how big the garden is and how...

Hi Leucojum welcome to the forum..... hope you manage to get that plant, don't give up. Helen.xxx.

Growbags? What are growbags?I grow toms etc. in 50% loam, 50% home made compost either in large pots or cheapo 99p builder's buckets with drainage holes added. End of season knock the soil off the roots, roots and tops go in for next year's compost and the spent soil goes on the garden

I'll remember that, thanks.

It's Begonia Elatior, non-tuberous and as they are usually disposed of after flowering as they do not make a very good plant the following year.

What wonderful pictures

As well as removing the fallen leaves that, as you say, damage the grass, scarifying the lawn as you collect the leaves will do a power of good to the grass. So you're doing two jobs in one.

hi.joihann.thanks for your reply concerning babys tears.it is called mind your own business and i am going to try verdone thanks carolla.

What I think is the L indica is much smaller and quite popular here. There are several in front of our Lidl in Silves, pink and white ones but again, as mentioned above, bloom summertime.We'll figure this one out no doubt as we have all the others.Thank you, both of you.