General Gardening Discussion

Oh botherations!!!......that was next on my list for my dodgy knee Pete.Oh well back to my very strenuous exercise regime I suppose.

I've only got one type of tree peony, a yellow one , it self seeds and seems to grow and flower in all aspects .I'm guessing yours didn't like the container, I tend to think they prefer a good root run.

@pete It's one of the environmentally friendly ones with no phosphates and surfactants that are less resistant to degrading in the environment. Yes it should work as a wetting agent for dried out composts. A small amount of olive oil or any cooking oil can be used instead of WD40 to deal with...

You can do either, leave them uncut or a very light tidy up will help protect things lower down and if they survive and make buds all down the stems they will make bigger bushes sooner.The more you cut them back the more they will shoot from the base or underground and take a bit longer to...

Now is a good time to dig up a trowell sized piece of those geraniums and make new plants if you need them... we usually have to dig up and bin lots as some become too speading.

I regard myself as a well informed and knowledgeable person when it comes to the great outdoors(garden). I have to admit I've learned something today with this botrytis tulipae as I'd neve heard of it!! Maybe here on the Sussex chalk, we're immune from curly brown tulips, but I could give you a...

Is it particularly wet where you intend planting? If just heavy soil you can add grit to make it less sticky.

That's more or less what I'll do Black Dog, as I wouldn't intend to replace the tree in that position. I did a similar thing with a spruce I had removed in another part of the garden (it was straggly and competing squeezed between a big eucalyptus and a mature chestnut). I left a 3-metre high...

Lime takes quite a while to be washed down into the soil. Thats the reason I do it in Autumn. That way, I can be sure its done its job. I'm sure other members could answer your question regarding Spring liming better than I can, as they are more used to the UK climate than I am now.

Thanks everyone, w went for something really cheap and quick to do - 10 laurel plants for £4 each, half an hour for me to plant them. We can scatter some wild flowers eeds for £5 as well

That depends. If he is anything like me, I am now counting multipurpose compost to help me drift off..

Fair enough Loofah.

Hi Ricky you was right but the roots was so tightly bound i did carefully try to loosen some but was unable too so I repoted it more or less the way it was the pot i used was big 5 /6 times bigger than the black pot l did it 4 days ago and it seems to be doing well used Westland organic...

Going off topic slightly, but I bought a lemon plant from morrisons last summer and picking fruit already. Their plants are really good value and quality if you get there at the right time.

If anyone is still interested in Muhly grass and want to attempt to grow it from seed I would be happy to send some seed/flower heads for the cost of a stamp. If a certain Mr Biden allows me back to my house in Florida this October I will have a ready grown supply .

HiI would level off to 4 feet right across till it all catches up with each other ....Remove any grass at the base so the laurel is not competing for food and water ...I would imagine with the irregular growth they haven't been watered regularly during the summer/s as they are only young...

True, Growmore always used to look more whitish grey in the past and came in a round granular form. Picture below is the Growmore we used to sell in the past, it was very clean with hardly any dust.

I thought it was something to do with the hot air coming out of Wigan!

Thank you

If you can keep the ground damp enough, vinca minor spreads far and wide and quickly....sometimes too quickly! Illumination has nice variegation. Soleirolia soleirolii is another one that likes moisture. Cerastium tomentosum is another thug, but does alright on drier soil. There is quite a few...