General Gardening Discussion

Did it ever flower? I have several types of Incarvillea in full sun and they flower their heads off. It will have been grown from seed and sometimes you can get plants that just don't seem to be keen to flower. Sometimes you wonder whether it is worth giving such plants house room. You might as...

Geoff is right, hardy cyclamen do not need a temp of above 16c. to germinate. Any higher then they go dormant. If you try the paper method, then do not be in too much of a hurry to plant them up when they have germinated. They form a tiny bulb first from the food in the seed. Take care not to...

Walnut, thanks will give it a go.

Fonzie and Marley,Thanks a lot for the info, still freezing and defrosting at the moment but will keep you both informed of the progress :D

Borrowers,We keep getting loads of tiny black things around, they seem to hover in hoards. We live close to a farm and also to the new river, walked a dog t'day and there were millions of the little blighters in these hoards, they also seem to like my Australian Bottle Brush for some reason ...

hi kathy3 & accidentalgardener, sorry for delay in replying but as i said before usually only come on here at w/ends. Typical, cos now i have broadband - long story there!anyway kathy3, no he never actually grew a black rhod. as far as i know but i do remember it was about putting something...

Glyphosate is a systemic herbicide absorbed through leaf tissue. It interferes with the cells that transmit water up through the plant blocking water uptake thereby killing the plant (weed). CAUTION IT IS NOT SELECTIVE AND KILLS EVERYTHING! The chemical is neutralised on contact with the...

Thank you vegman for your suggestion, but I have starting to dig it out and at the rate I am going will still be at it come the spring. However I have got cuttings which I have put into pots and will still have the pleasure of the plant and not the pain. Do you know if it has a tap root?...

Well done to you all Geoff sounds like you have really enjoyed your experience,good luck at the sell off.

WOW ... I LOVE poppies ...Strangely we haven't had as many this year and they usually fill the orange groves under the trees and I had hoped to get a good picture ... however ....Thanks for that!

Kryssy,Mine pales by comparrison but as soon as son shows me how to post pics i will send them in.:D

Hi tinkerbell, it could be that the plant is being attacked by Keel slugs. These are only about 12mm long and come out at night. Try putting some slug pellets around the plant and see what happens. David.

youre very welcome Kryssy if you look under sea side you will see some pics i took from a weeeee fishing :D

Hi allI am still pondering!I am thinking paeony, early to emerge in the spring, fresh and succulent with a happy flower in the summer and feeling burned out and crisp by the autumnThere again, if plants were emotions I could split it down to days of the week and hours of the day and a...

Can I just agree with geoff that you should dig out any deep roots you can find. I removed a sycamore 8 years ago. Earlier this year what re-appeared? Yep, a sycamore sprout. Boy those babies are tough. :eek:John

Thanks for sharing LOL I will keep you posted on my wee plant

Pomegranate is fast in the right conditions, lemon is a bit slower, tends to grow in stages and takes a rest in between.

Hi WOO,It is pretty difficult to remove apparently. You will need gloves and trousers not shorts or you may get scratched up.The first grass to bite back :DThere are a few bits and bobs asking about pampas (i asked about it), maybe read them before you remove it :D

My 20ft high ceanothus tree has given up the ghost this year. As pete says, they are not usually very long-lived and most varieties only last about 10 years.

Yea mate thats the one thanks.I think im going to have to have one of them.Iv never smelt anything so nice in all my life.Yea pete there are a few varieties mate a guess there probably all smelly.thanks guys....daz