General Gardening Discussion

Try old fashioned lawn sand. apply in the autumn and it rests on all braod leaves and should kill them.

I read the same in the current issue of " Grow your own veg " magazine !

Wire brush will remove most of them.

Thanks !

Thanks Fran- I automatically assumed that a second year plant would grow faster than a plug.And thanks Chobart. I will have to try that method.

Having had Acanthus in my garden for a few years have now vowed never to plant again. Mine will seed itself every year and if you do not get the young plants out immediately the roots are well away. They can also suffer from mildeew and in real terms although they are wonderful architectural...

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...