General Gardening Discussion

Last time i went Scarby i did'nt get a tan...................i got RUST.

If the idea of the flame gun does not appeal. Why not use the weed killer on the brambles & the really tuff stuff. Like where the roots are in the concrete.. If you are going to use weed killer anywhere, whether SBK or Glyphosate types, you need to do it BEFORE you cut it back as they are...

hi everyone, i have got billy (my parrot) on video again saying some of his new words please please check it out and please rate it to try to get it in the top 100, some of the things he is saying, bla bla black sheep have you any wool, jayne (our dog) get in here, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, give us a kiss,...

well done! but remember you cant take it with you so get some spent :snooty:

Spring onions and winter lettuce sown last week in poly tunnel are showing as is winter spinach sown outside. Broad bean that were cut right down two weeks ago are showing new flowers, but these will be touch and go as far as regards a crop before the first frosts.

SORRY oops:I meant T&O

Hi,Mine does flower but I have to say you aren't missing much, the flowers are tiny and don't do much for the plant. I prefer mine in the winter when the leaves have fallen offLisa

I did try it one year LoL, all the putting in the dark etc. What a palaver...!! Yes I got the red brachts... The next year I forgot all about it & I got pink/red brachts...!!!! In the wild they grow like weeds & will grow into trees of about 10' or so if allowed. I did see some huge...

Hi Linda I see these pots now, my two boys had them for their toys when they were little although just like you I was tricked into all the tidying!After I got fed up of the boys not using them they went into the garage, one of them even ended up as a little pool complete with plants and...

Helen/Intermiplants,:D :D :DThe guy next door wants a pair to wear with braces - jokeThe postie no longer knocks with parcels he seems to discreetly leave them on the door step mid morning :D

Helen,J Parkers have a sale on and i got them on the net. The whole lot came to less than �£40 :DIncluding the plants that i killed with kindness i reckon ive tipped the scales at around �£300 hubby hasn't noticed yet, but i think the 5ft red robin is going to be obvious when...

I have seen it suggested that you dig a trench round the shrub, ie round the rootball, leave it for a while and lift it later. You are cutting through the roots that you can't take anyway, but you stimulate the plant to grow new fine roots within the existing rootball to compensate. This makes...

ThanksYes, I am trying to make them bushier.

Hi all,Some of my pots have started to become 'past their best' so I would like to add some nice new plants for the winter but am unsure what to use over the winter. Pansies are about as far as my knowledge goes, this is my first winter as a gardener! Also any suggestions of any veggies to...

:D :D Well why not AG... It is a pretty mix!! :D :D

That's another good one Walnut ,i saw them doing it on t.v. the other night(Gardeners World i think)and it definately works.

David,I seem to recall thru the hazy fog of my memory that when i was perusing container gardening i was told coffee grounds are good for keeping slugs away.Cant remember who told me but THANK U whoever you are :D

John,Hobbled up onto the patio (a bit late i know but the floodlight was on ) and there is a tree stump by the big gate and it looks suspiciously like there is a Budd sprouting out the side of it. No flowers but the leaves look very much like it. Also found what looked like another bunch...

TY Keving,I'm bouncing back quickly, i simply can't allow time for illness/breakages without booking it into my year well in advance the consultant despairs of me he says, but i make him laugh so get away with it :D

Hi Chan,The fact that they contacted you to let you know the boss would be away ... is a good sign.I'm rooting (excuse the pun ) for you, the best of luck