General Gardening Discussion

Welcome to the board big daddyI've not tried it myself but this article seems to make sense. (scroll down the page untill you find the bit about division."Tubers can be divided too. First step is to get the tubers growing in March. When buds (eyes) first start to appear, remove the tuber...

Young relatives are needed I feel. I had one massive bush I needed to remove a few years ago, after cutting it off, I attacked it with a hose pipe and spray head, left on for a day or so. It softened the soil and made removal much easier if not messier. My Daughter was really helpful and worked...

I would go for a panel fence, although I personally don't like them, for speed and grow some more permanent plants in front of it. We are not supposed to use barbed wire in case a burglar gets hurt but a vicious rambling rose is ok.

Excellent site Jeremy - I shall look forward to when your nest box has a family. One thing I like about sunflower hearts besides the lack of husk mess, is that whilst most birds like them, starlings don't seem to be too keen - makes for slightly quieter feeding :D

cheers guys I will let you know how I get on Laura

hi - just joined and saw your post.As already advised wait a few weeks before trying any seed sowing you will benfit. Trust me, I grow thousands of plants in spring every year and I sometimes try to sow early to my cost. Yes we all have itchy fingers this time of year but be patient. If you are...

Hi grimme i grew loads in patio tubs,flower pots and window boxes, because they are my favorite flower, they smell beautifull. mine grew to between 10 to 14 inches. or 25.5 to 35.5 cm .

you have plenty of time to prepare the soil, if it was dug over last year you only need to fork it over and remove any weeds, look for worm activity . this is a good sign, Keep off soil if it is wet, try to fork over from one end to the other so that you are not compacting soil as u go, brocoli...

Yes with you entirely there Pete. He has calmed down a bit now I think, & he's decided to keep a few more now.. Yes, the temp is a bit higher than you need for just overwintering as he has sevaral plants that like to be around the 50s-60s in the winter & he refuses to have them indoors in...

Well jjordie, I see where you are coming from, but after all it is only advice & that is open to interpretation :D :D :D You certainly won't see me out planting in the rain unless it is rice......!! :D :D I think I will do a little trial just to satisfy my...

Once you have Comfrey it is very hard to get rid of. Like all the other advice wait I am sure it will re-shoot, and carry on using it as you have. Makes an excellant compost accelerator.

A gardening club in Southampton, need more specialist speakers for this year. Could anyone out there give me some names of qualified people, who won't charge much?Thank you.

I'm with you, although they did have some fantastic Geraniums (netted pots) & I can see them going pretty quickly so I might pop back this morning & buy a couple to grow on quickly & get some cuttings from them,

Just had a quick skeg and got as far as ceanothus. That is is a dangerous site and should carry a wallet warning! Plants are relatively cheap but all those varieties! :eek: :DI'll give it a try for a couple of items and let you know how things go.

Thanks for your replies - I ve decided to plant it to grow up my huge shed :eek: that way, it doesnt matter how it grow and if it sticks to the wood and makes the shed fall down then I'll be happy! (Said in another postthe shed is huge and Id like to get rid of it to have more planting space...

I use old margerine tubs

Thanks Liz, I will :D I suppose thats possible, but I've got more stones than that, eroding down in my garden, so I probably wont need any dust.

Some tips herehttp://www.flowers.org.uk/plants/plantfacts/anthurium.htm

I agree with Hans. It's often worth paying more for larger plants, and saving a few years....Delivery is expensive, but you can get quite large trees in a hatchback!

Hi all, On advice from this forum i didn't plant my broad beans in Autumn, thought I'd try in greenhouse in loo rolls, ditto sweetpeas about now. The lobelia is such tiny seed and germinates so profusely I mix it with dry sand for sowing to thin out the seedlings, Then I just leave it to get on...