General Gardening Discussion

:D :D :D :DMine (three in a trough) have been flooded for weeks now ... I have to tip the trays out daily so they don't drown as we are in rainy season!Mine are in complete shade ... absolutely NO sun .. under the Jacaranda. My temps have dropped to 10oC and all but the middle (my...

When did yu oirder them and which company was so stupid as to take so long to deliver what is a perishable item? They do best if they are planted in early autumn, the roots will develop then. They might flower well because the flower is already in the bulb when planted but might not make such a...

Thanks Pete, I'll do as you suggest. Thank goodness for this chatroom!

Amazon.co.uk has it for �£11.21, a good bit cheaper. Here's the link...http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Book-Vegetables-Herbs-Fruit/dp/1856266710/sr=8-1/qid=1165442701/ref=sr_1_1/202-0597442-7920643?ie=UTF8&s=books

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Persevere gf, most of us have had trouble with pics at first and posting the wrong place etc, doesn't matter at all. nice pic(x8)

Two suggestions for flowers, which I realise are not your priorty. Wallflowers and Red Valerian (Centranthus rubra). They grow out of wall tops naturally, so obviously like those sort of conditions.

Many thanks my friends, you have come up trumps once again.

One of the problems with pansies and our milder winters is aphids, they can devastate plants in early winter as they carry on breeding without a cold check and they are not noticed as they are always on the underside of the leaves, :( so keep an eye on them through the winter. Jazid, I know...

If its 5 years old you should be fine. And there is only one way to find out !

Here are ones that I grew in a big pot indoors this spring. Had to eventually put a stake into the pot to give them support but got them to over 7 feet tall.You can just see the minatures in the background Teddy Bear was the variety and were double headed good if you want something different.

sorry guys misled you all a bit there. they're not flower buds. robably vegetative as you suggested Jazid. There was a fairly substantial root ball for a small Stick so looked promising. Tbh i'm not really expecting it ti flower next year but I thought I would give it a go! I think I will buy a...

Thanks to all for your comments and advice, this has been very helpful

Normally seed packets give spacings between each plant and spacings between each row of those plants. Just ignore the row spacings and plant them all equidistant apart.

Hope they help, if I find anything else will let you know...

Sorry to hear that and worrying to hear. I hope I don't run into problems This is my first year growing orchids - and I get a reall buzz, when I get a flower spike.BTW why do they produce little drops of fluid? I've noticed it on all three of the types of orchids I'm growing. Nothing as...

Thanks Hornbeam and Pete think I might just pop the ugly plastic pot into a nicer ceramic one until spring then. My wife wipes the leaves regularly with a banana skin , makes them shine , can't do any harm can it ?

soaked them last night on will plant tomorrow. Have a day off work (hope the weathers ok) :D

Hello and Seasons Greetings to you all, just to let you know that I have added this week's update to my website, regards Steve.http://www.myallotments.blogspot.com

There's a well established one in a garden in Pangbourne near the top of a hill, though in a sheltered spot agreeably, that must have been there quite a long time. It must have see the -15 to -18C we caught back in Jan 1985.