General Gardening Discussion

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.

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.