General Gardening Discussion

They only sent me the kernels - looks like someones done the cracking for me

Can you give us a picture of the whole plant.Looking at the leaves in your picture, I'm inclined to agree with John.. June/July is very late to plant a shrub - fortunately with this summer survivable. But it would help to see the totality.

Cyclamen, if fresh, a couple of days. Clematis, not till spring.

I took the seeds from my white delphinium, could I sew them now or should I leave them for spring.I like gardening but i'm clueless when to sew? thankyou for reading it and i will be grateful for your attention to sew my seeds. :confused:

JarBax beautiful pics beautiful flower

Hi Bettyb - I'm sat here listening to the rain against the window!!!! We had some sun over the weekend, but at the moment, its either too wet or too hot - nothing in between (mind you, our hot is likely to be positively cold by your standards!!!!!!!! :D ) We have hardly been out in the garden...

Hi, David. Thanks for that, will do so. I think I'll trim it into a nice shape (it's a bit straggly looking) in the Autumn, feed it and then maybe ... just maybe it may flower next year.Hope all is okay with you?

Thanks roders, just hope the forecast winds dont do it any damage.

Thanks for your help the flowers look superb cheers

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