General Gardening Discussion

Geoff, they should be allowed to grow on now for a good couple of months or so. Are they outside in the ground or in pots? Either way they need to grow good leaves that will build up a good bulb for next year. Later on you can dry them off and store them dry until the autumn when you can...

Don't know what you're doing, daz, but whatever it is it's not quite right.Can you see the photos you are importing into PB? Is the IMG link line (3rd down) there? You are copying from that, aren't you?

still cant get two on lady:i dunno keep trying i guess lol

great thanks there going in...daz

Hi again!Now I know what my unknown plants are I wondered if I could get some more advice from you lovely people?!We were going to plant the Laurel along a wirey boundary fence between our neighbours garden and us, but now our neighbour would like a proper wooden fence between our properties...

http://plants.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/8178/1?RA=tiscali Is this what you're looking for Time?

That's the only way to do it. Good old fashioned elbow-grease!

no problem elaine, just it was only by chance I saw it as I don't have time to look at all GC now gardening days are longer.not sure how big your garden is rydall, I will try to take some pictures of tree protection down our lane. Wood would be best, but you will have to put creasote or old...

Ah!! Because the slimy swines attempted to munch through my largest one last week!! :eek: :rolleyes: Thanks to Kandy, he's now splinted and looking ok....and surrounded by slug pellets and slimy corpses :D :D

Walnut, thank you for posting. This is exactly what I was looking for. Since it is the system that I use here it is great information. The UK is even more mild than I imagined. I don't see my zone listed on there at all. I am in Zone 6 and 5 is not to far to the north of here. :eek:

I have a feeling that if you decapitate the plant the top piece can be used as a cutting, and if left, the old root might well shoot out new offsets. But I'm only guessing, it usually happens with most succulents.

Word of warning. If the ground elder or indeed field bindweed it coming from next door - then all you can do is keep on top of it.My neighbours allowed both to get a hold, on my side, no matter what I did it still kept coming - so after some years membrane and mulch in the affected area was...

Thank you Fran i think i will put some out and keep a few back in case the weather turns bad then.

Right then.I`ll stop worrying.Thankyou Palustris.

I just looked at your country life thread, those pictures bring back memories and you managed to get a shot of the motor cruiser I keep there for my holidays too! (I wish!)I think you are very lucky to live in Portugal, I almost bought a third of a share in a Vilamoura villa 3 years ago...

Thanks Claire, I certainly agree about the yellow flag!I have looked up I. laevegata and I think "unpretentious" could mean "simple in form" it looks to be a no frills type but lovely.

It can be done, by hand and spade and wheelbarrow, I know! We have, we reckon, removed something like 30 tons of rubble, rubbish, s**** metal etc. from this piece of land. AND taken it all to the recycling yard in one car or another. As Dendy says, rotovation where there is material like that is...

Yes the mouldy bits and fur are normal.They get a bit slimey too.It`ll probably be there when it`s time to plant out.I wouldn`t worry,it never hurt my flowers last yr. Try and pack them in tight,as Liz says,into some sort of container or you`ll find them collapsing and toppling all over the place.

well like i say, i really would rather not go to the trouble of taking up the whole gardeni have taken up the dead conifer yesterday and would now like to look into plants/trees that are shallow rooted and will like the waterlogged tarmac bases lolany ideas?thanks for all help so far

don't get me started on council tax, the whole damned thing is so unfair, but a green tax sounds like a death with from this gevernment so I doubt it will really happen.