General Gardening Discussion

Hi am new and not into the protocol yet. For what its worth this year I have started raised ( sort of ) beds. The veg patch is 18' * 18' so I have just put lawn edging down the paths filled the path with wood chippings put 30 barrow loads of 5 year old cow muck on the top and am waiting for the...

Same here can't see anything.

pf, it is also known as the sail plant but peace lily seems to be the more widley used name, some of the larger cultivars have a very heady scent.

Hello all, just to let you know that I have posted this weeks update to my website, thanks Steve.http://www.myallotments.blogspot.com

Ghollum as an interim measure dig a hole were the water is deepest take up a slab if necessary get your self a sump pump (most of these have a level control that switches them off when the level falls) put the outlet to a drain on the road (or in next doors garden if you don't like the...

If you've been successful growing peppers or eggplants, you know how to grow these. They love rich soil (thus pastureland). To help with seed germination, (which can be difficult), scarify the seeds by filing through a small bit of the seed coat with a nail file or a piece of fine grit...

not just now, they'll get plenty from the compost - best time to feed any plants is when they're ready to flower, and through the flowering period, which, for azaleas and rhodies is spring through to early summer. For most things, tomato feed is good, believe it or not, but for acid-loving...

Hello WG, we're not far from the North coast in Camelford. We've only been here a year having emigrated from Derbyshire, though originally we come from Sheffield.

Try this site on e-bay Peter the more you get the cheaper it is. http://stores.ebay.co.uk/All-Seasons-Gardener

:eek: Pruning terrifies me.I tried to cut back a viburnum once and killed it stone dead. :(

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Yes Kandy..Sorry for not acknowledging that info before Thank you .

I obviously can testify to a lot of the "annuals" actually being tender perennials. My Lobelia can be a bit "hit and miss" on surviving, usually "miss"! :D However, my Alyssum maritinum done from seed a few years ago is still blooming now as are my begonias.On the other hand, I have had...

BTW - thanks for that, Peter! Pity it wasn't a useful answer, though! There was one time when I was in a section, and a new-comer posted, I answered, she got it and thanked me, all within 5 minutes!! Is this a record?

thanks for the help i'll try and keep the seedlings heated lol thanks.

Thank you again Dendrobium and also to Waco, Palustris and Lady of Leisure, for your info. and observations, all most helpful.

I'd water it first then!

That's a lovely compliment!! Thank you! :DWithout the kind people who trained me a few years ago after I had a breakdown, I wouldn't know either - so thank them!!

My first attempt with overwintering cannas I was given totally different advice - fortunately they survived it! I won't tell you what it was, as it's NOT the best routine, involving keeping them damp.... :eek:Here's the Hart Canna link to the cultivation page - excellent...

It's not mentioned on the BBC site or on Amazon, r200, but if you follow this link, you can get some useful info here http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/how_to_be_a_gardener/The books are good too, as are all the Titchmarsh books, although I've been told that he doesn't actually write them...