General Gardening Discussion

Yes they will. But if you did indeed plant them upside down, may weaken the plant a bit - as it struggles to get back up again. All that efford may effect the flowering.

Apparently the batatas cultivars are grown for their ornamental foliage rather than flowers. See here for more info. http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=A587And for interesting info about sweet potatoes see...

Laurie move house its the only solution I have had them 25years the only thing I have not tried is agent orange Iam using a flame gun at present. :D

Hi Steve,Yet another fantastic update with all your plants and vegetables looking very healthy and quite Moorish. Thank you once again for a very informative read.I also liked reading your holiday exploits and your photos.Very moving and it made me realise the sacrifice that so many young...

Thanks.... will do that.... is there anything i should feed them with ?

I have a 6 acre site in Spain, that has grass growing to about 1.5m. I want to clear the vegetation. I have a 5ft rotavator on the back of a 28hp diesel fergie tractor and she struggles with the vegetation and hard soil. what is the best process to clear and rotavate the soil. i can top, plough,...

Perhaps a cage?(to protect the flower, not for the dog! :D ) They are both beautiful specimens -though obviously not compatible!

Well I will buy F1 hybrid seed sometimes and can appreciate that that it is difficult to produce, but generally they do what they say. However one firm describes the Himalayan blue poppy as difficult to germinate, when it isn't. So novice gardeners buy this seed. When it doesn't come up they...

Is it a cotton lavender? Ours is just coming into flower now :Dhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/12229.shtml

These are some of the lilies in planted in feb

Thanks everytone. I'll try some manure on the next spring then.

COMFREY TONIC Comfrey significantly is high in potash and other essential for plant nutrition, which makes it ideal for feeding your plants. Put comfrey leaves and water into a water tight container with a brick on top to weigh the leaves down and allow the mixture to stand for 4 weeks. The...

Lovely Skotcat! That's what I like to see in gardens..Arches and pergolas..the sky is the limit for me..

After an attack of some sort, in this case aphids, the tree becomes weak and this can be detrimental to it's overall health. The fungal infection is a secondary attack and due to the trees loss of vigour, the fungus gets a hold much easier. I wonder if it would be a good idea to use a fungicide...

Thanks for that Vegman

This only comes from one area in Aussie in the SW and there are only 25 species if I remember correctly. I read somewhere they are difficult to germinate. I shall certainly nuture this baby now that it's arrived! :D

Until it becomes unprofitable to do it, it will go on. By that time we will all be crammed into these spaces and living on top of one another. I hate to say it but I'd rather see a field of oil seed rape built on, rather than all this cramming.

how true is that stingo :D

Well, it was certainly helpful to me. thanks roders

having been to gardeners world live yesterday, it seems sambucus nigra black lace is trendy at the mo,( i always knew i was before my time, i've been growing it for 3 years now!). also seems the big bell flowered campaulas are 'in' along with achillia,echinacea,primula viallii and of course alliums.