General Gardening Discussion

Good idea thankyou unless I fill the bottom with bricks lol

I have Timperley Early (van meuwen free) and Red Champagne (morrisons £1) both are productive and tasty.

Going back a bit In 2019 I bought Dahlia seed from Chilterns and plant world .both grew well

Sadly no it's mainly acrylic fibre hence it's long life. I think Worzel Gummidge look is the way to go. Before now I have been asked if the house owner or his wife were in by visitors.

Well as all citrus leaves seem to be aromatic I was wondering what the fixation was amongst chefs for that one plant.

Up to the main floor. I should have said as a transitional move since she won't be going outside until almost June.I am terrified of cutting things as so far nothing has forgiven me for doing so.I'll bring her up tomorrow and put her where she gets some sunlight. The humidity will be a bit...

Hello!The garden of our new house is wraparound, and the lawn is to the side and front of the house. The fencing here is a low picket fence, and so I would like to make a new bed and choose some planting to make the garden a bit more private. I don't need full screening (no bamboo!! We had to...

Growing for you FC or the nation?

It’s a good idea to water your lawn thoroughly once you have applied Gypsum as it works by being absorbed into the soil , not on the grass surface. ( Or you could apply it after aerating and it will travel down the aeration holes ) .

Thanks for the reminder the little gardening shop I used to get shallot sets from has closed ( building luxury retirement apartments on the site". This year will plant saved shallots and maybe go with seed next year.

Thank you @Spruce I'll take a look.

Sorbaria sorbifolia...Does it have very attractive tri colour leaves in the Spring

With mine, I wait until they show signs of growth and then prune them depending on where the shoots are coming from. I remove anything that is non shooting, spindly, or growing in the wrong direction. I reduce the height by cutting back to a strongly growing bud/shoot.

Whilst everyone is on this subjectHow does it stand for running a business from your home?If you are only doing a couple of invoices/emails and holding your equipment at home, is that classed as running a business from home, especially if your address is the business contact details?Thanks

I buy all my plug plants from Brookside Nursery. Delivery and quality is always spot on Calibrachoa are one of my favourite basket plants a lot smaller than petunias but they will flower right through to late October. Some colours do seem to grow better than others, I have noticed that the...

Hi Lori Good to see you...it's Meadowland alias Poolside from GOY.

Great, thanks.

thats for answers everybody

I always have a good metal rake near by, and make sure there is a good bare circle of soil around the pile and sometime I will run my hose near it. BBQ fluid is a good starter for it. but if its really dry, just some paper and a match works just fine.