General Gardening Discussion

Scotkat I have small part of my garden that I have "done" in a woodland style, some hardy cyclamen in my new patch would look great.If not I'll wait and plant some pale cream primroses I saw last year the setting would be great for them! Helen.xxx.

HoneyBee you're so right ,but wouldn't have it any other way good fun,and a smile x

Are you anywhere near Cumbernauld? The Dobies there is bound to have them.

Aw thanks guys I now have 9 baby Beshys, and they're growing at quite a rate...they're already 4" tall.

Evening nef750 ... yours will grow up if you treat it nicely.pete, I'm sure there are older ones out there ... let them show themselves ... :love

Who to, Elaine? To the Americans? :DI've just made some veg soup - not all my own, but the potatoes and onions are! Really looking forward to being able to do more veg and stuff, and get it really fresh for more of the year. MIL does beans, and she has better conditions for fruit in her...

Thanks guys.Not sure which one mate probably the red cordiline. Behind the cordi is a little gunnera that banana man so kindly gave to me.Thanks for looking guys ...daz.Lady i only put the vampire on at midnight lol.

Does not seem to set seed and the suckers do not seem to want to survive away from the mother plant either. Nice looking but it is a thug!

Wow Lady that was quick, i was just looking at your two loos le trek, spooky are those eyes really yours?

They are very gross feeders, in a pot they need very regular liquid feeding. They are also prone to spider mite and whitefly, which can cause yellow mottling of the leaf.

I should have added that work is a Parks Dept nursery so plenty of winter light. It also has a large number of chillis and tomatoes in tubs as it is 1/4 acre and virtually empty this time of year after the summer bedding has gone. You may as well get something out of work too, best of luck.

Many thanks, You make it sound simple so I will give it a try

I have one that has 3 pitches, at the moment it's set as a fox deterrent and seems to have worked for a couple of months but isn't doing so well now. Either it needs new batteries or re-siting, apperently animals get "used" to them after a while if they're left in one place.I've finally got...

Acerhead,I comiserate with you. I have been reliably informed that I have to replace my 8ft high hedge or cut it down to 1ft or so and let it re-grow. I think it may be a matter of time but then again i'm no expert

Thanks for the info PeteThat will explain why I dont have much sprouting at the moment. I figured it would be too late in the year to do too much however my chilli's & peppers seem to be coming up OK, the lettuces are growing quite well too. I planned on using this year just to mess around a...

Hey Paula at least you have one fruit on that kumquate that's one more than me but then again I don't have a kumquate :( Sorry about that, just thought it might make you smile Helen.xxx.

Here's an interesting website (apologies if it's been posted several times!) ROSES UK which states "Roses UK is a joint marketing venture between BARB (British Association Of Rose Breeders) and the British Rose Group of the HTA (previously known as the British Rose Growers Association) aimed at...

Without sounding morbid, it's nice to know I'm not the only one. I feel great cos I necognised some of the plants names - love in a mist (mine too, holding up well, just waiting for the flowers to bloom. Went today & got more seeds (loads of packets!), couple of pots & gloves. My husband says...

Thanks - I just looked it up on ebay - much cheaper! I think I'll have some of thatJust thinking out loud now... I like the idea of using the 4 tap option - not realisic from the main tap as there would be too much hose wasted and they'd be all over the patio, but I could set it up...

Comber Gardener thanks for that, will put plenty of sand in with the soil :D