General Gardening Discussion

Another couple of heart tomatoes, not quite as pronounced in heart shape as the first one. Will use @Scrungee technique to save some seeds from these two and see what happens next year. You can find @Scrungee seed saving technique under the TOMATO GROWING 2020 thread.Tink

Patience was never my strong point though @pete

I agree with @ricky101 being against a wall might stop the rain getting to them and you will have to trim it if close to a footpath. I wouldn't add anything to the water. They're still settling in and might lose a few leaves.

Thanks again Sian but Persicaria is too tall. I'll be using ground hugging plants for the bank, as I need access not only to the three tanks and their pipework but the housing for the pump too. They are all at intervals along the 30ft length and halfway down the bank.

'Abnormalities of Root Crops'. Internet search may be of interest to veg growers.

Lagerstroemia grows well in my garden its not acid, so does leycesteria.Probably go for repotting the leycesteria about early March and hold off on the Lagerstroemia till May, it starts into growth fairly late in my experience.

@Upsydaisy Thanks for your reply & photos. I do find photos easier to see what I'm looking for than just text, so thank you. Hopefully we'll get a bit of dry spell for the pods to dry & I can get the seeds.

Thank you; I will do this.

Looks like a Heart Leaf Fern.There's more than 20,000 known species of Fern, but being a shop bought one helps narrow it down a bit.

While this plant grew and spread nicely across the front of the garden, one clump seemed top get bowed down by heavy rain, and inexplicably flattened at the base under a rock. I've removed the rock, and placed it as a support in front of the stalks, and am wondering if the clump will revive.

I don't have any. I rely entirely on nature, apart from watering in dry spells.

I've used ground that has not been used for years and always get a good crop first year. If the ground has not grown much for a while it might well have a few years of fallen oak leaves rotted down in it. I think the very old idea of having a fallow patch was a good one.

Tomatoes... I'm going for my old faithfulls..Beefmasters and Alicante..probably sneek in some cherry toms too.. Cues ...again I shall be growing Socrates.. Oh don't get me started because I promised myself I'd simmer down and not get carried away..It's not going to happen is it...

This probably seems contradictive but perlite holds moisture and also allows for good drainage so would probably be a good additive in your situation.

Thank you @Sienna's Blossom. This particular honeysuckle only grows to approximately 15ft so the trellis won't have to cope with too much weight.They are plants that don't need a lot of fuss as FC has found out, and worthwhile when we gain not only the flowers but the lovely, sweet scent too.

Thanks Mike.

I like Dewstow because it's quirky and totally original in its design.From visiting it as a kid, I'll always remember Stourhead.

I've grown a thuja hedge for the last 7 years and until recently it's been growing strong and healthy. Then about 6 months ago I noticed some of the scales were turning black on one small part of my hedge in the middle right near the lower part.Over the past few months this seems to have...