General Gardening Discussion

Well, my advice is for the first year do nothing except keep it tidy! You need the time to see what you've got in there, when it emerges and flowers, what of it you like and want to keep. Keep a diary and take lots of notes with dates.In the meantime, get some books from the library, buy some...

One of my favourites - as with the bees. Currently got some seedlings nestled against the wall growing on before planting. Lost the parent plant sadly.

Nice picture - I love the wild harebell, such a delicata little plants, with its wiry stems and dainty flowers.

thanks dendrobium. I like the climbing hydrangea

a miracle!rossco your a STAR. :D

Welcome JAN and fire away!If it's in a pot and has been growing all winter then yours is probably one of the fiberous rooted begonias (as opposed to the ones from corms) and you can take cuttings from them any time they are in good growth. They will root (strike) readily in gel, moist compost...

Got two cuttings this spring..... one white and one yellow and orange. Hope that they end up looking as good as that one Roders

Thank you so much for all the suggestions. I will give them a try and hopfully the bulbs will flower again year after year!

It's incredible what you've done!! I remember your first posts about this - well done!! :D :D :D

Thanks for your advice, I have only lived here since November and I'm a very new gardener so I have no idea what type of soil I have. I'm hoping that as it has survived at least the last winter it is in a good position, certainly at it's present height it is sheltered by a dry stone wall.

I've done a similar area in the past and i pegged it out as descibed prev to get it level, laid the membrane,cut out a circle in the membrane to 3 inches smaller than the stone circle i intended to lay, then laid a dry sand/cement mixture, to about 2 inches thick upon which i laid the circle.Hey...

thanks frogesque

one of my aubergines got snailed!! so is now a pathetic stump, and all, including the bog standard tomatoes are so small!!!! I had 3 out of 4 tomatillos come up, and now have 2 out of 4 aubergines.... I'm doing a fab run on microscopic plants!! roll on some decent warm weather!!!!!!

Hi Chilli50 and welcome - have just sent you an e-mail

Hi ellgee, This should help:http://www.mastergardenproducts.com/gardenerscorner/terrac.htm

Very nice Strongylodon, I'm sure I'll catch up some time! Actually my last years summer pansies have just sprung into life again and I'll try to post a picture soon but still only one or two of the "winter" ones showing. Can't be the conditions as they're all right beside each other

Just break up the top 1/4" (6mm) of soil. The aeration should help the surface layer dry out and the slime (it might be an early stage of moss) should at least be controlled. If it's really bad then add sharp grit to the top of the pot as well and cut down on the watering.

you can keep pansies flowering, and stop them getting leggy by trimming them back when they get a bit straggly. You won't be able to put out a hanging basket with lobelia and other bedding plants yet - not until May at the earliest, but you can certainly plant it up, and have it maturing in...

I agree with PeterS, this is the best way. planting potatoes in rough ground also helps to break up the soil, even if you dont use the produce, any old sprouting potatoes will do

Gorgeous, Froggy! Agree about that low branch! Really pretty. I think I might find that one makes its way into my garden :rolleyes: