General Gardening Discussion

and for you Chilli lovers down south, there's the Chilli Fiesta at West Dean Gardens, Chichester, 11th and 12th August, entry �£6.50. No doubt I will be dragged there again by my two little darlings on the quest for the ultimate "will it finally burn out their vocal chords and shut them up"...

Sound advice, don't waste too much money on advertising to begin with, ads in local rag work well as does the Friday advertiser. Don't forget to put in a landline number, people worry you are a traveller passing through otherwise. Also take some leaflets or business cards around with you and...

There's also one called Ellagance Sky - we have it as a hedge, and it's pretty compact and tidy. T+M do it.http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/4509/1The colour is a bit deceptive on the photo - it's really a stronger colour than that, and en masse looks like a deepish purple.

Evening D and D, I`ve never heard of a plant called Calohortus but there is one called Calochortus which is a member of the lilly family, David.

Wow BM mine are pretty tall but can't wait till everythings as big as yours!!! mind you I don't want to get rid of any more grass yet, I want a conservatory, then everything will be closer together.

Hi all, thanks for all the feedback on my video in last week's update I'm glad that you enjoyed it so much. I have posted this week's progress on my allotments for you to enjoy, thanks Steve.http://www.myallotments.com

Yes, I followed a tip on growing potatoes in bags kept empty compost bags turned them inside out put drainage holes in them added 6inch of compost and three potato seeds to each bag then just earthed them up when needed. I am also growing garlic, peas and carrots in tubs so far so good ...

Waco, thanks, now i understand, off out to have a go.

Yes, Impatiens is Busy Lizzy. It is very attractive- think I'll try some! I like things with popping seeds.

My neighbours have all sorts of rubbish in their garden, old tyre wheels, indistinguisable large metal objects, traffic cones etc and yesterday a large wooden cot ended up there (the youngest is 15 so I'm not sure why)So as you can imagine I'm desperate to plant something large which will...

Thanks Kedi-Gato I made the mistake of planting very soon after digging the plants up, I think that is why I am lumbered with them still! :eek: Helen.xxx.

I have just planted out my annual Larkspur, which I have grown for the first time. The stems are pretty tall and very thin. Do they need support. Any canes I might use would be much larger than the stems.And how long does it flower for and does it grow into a larger fatter plant with time? And...

Thanks whis4ey. Like Pete I am always amazed how cold parts of mainland Europe are, and Turkey as well. I had not seen the hotspot round Birmingham before.But there are also local factors at work. One side of my town is higher and distinctly colder than the other side.

I have got about 6 of them in my lottery mix. They grow very fast when potted on, I seem to know the leaf, but can't put a name to it.If you want anotherPete I will send you one. I have loads of a grass like plant which I would say was Cyperus Papyrus, but I have a named pack of seeds which I...

I have noticed that a garden where I live has beautiful red hot pokers in full flower one year but sadly the following year the display is quite bad. Is it normal for them to flower good one year and not the next? Helen.xxx.

Thank you Palustris and Blackthorn for your quick reply

MacGardener - your original question becomes clearer.I have just had a look at the seed in my seed packet (I always sow only half a packet - leaving some spare for next year or in case of disaster)What we are looking at is this...

Too much water if outside, with all that rain we've been having.

Ah! It's probably my pinching out then. I should have some lovely flowers in September! Welldun, Bluedun!

We keep finding crickets in the house - mind you, it does have something to do with oldest spawn's pet geckos and their food - somehow they keep escaping!!!!!! .... and with all this wet weather - where I keep the back door open, we have a constant stream of beetles and grasshoppers in the...