General Gardening Discussion

It will be unlawful for Garden Centres, DIY chains, Supermarkets etc etc to sell compost containing peat that is manufactured in ENGLAND only for retail sale from 1/1/2025. Peat based compost that is manufactured in any of the other home nations or is imported from anywhere in world, will still...

I saw Charlie Dimmock do this ... great idea and effect!

The border not quite as small as I thought, yes just leave them be for now

Thank you @Clare G I'll sign up for notification. Yes Kleine Tanzerin and Little Dancer are the same plant. If you like Oriental Poppies then you might find this article interesting I might be looking for some of the other von Zepplin hybrids mentioned.

In many ways it is better to plant the towel than risk damaging the radicle which would then slow down the growth of the seedlings.

There is another way....

Ok, it's ant, not plant. But this reminded me of the song about the ant that moved the rubber tree plantCheck out the pure determination of this weed. The location is concrete for several metres all around, and the bags of compost are unopened. One bag has a tiny hole in it. The bags have been...

Yes @ricky101 , I found they grew well enough in ordinary pots, but they all had a fair amount of roots just growing into the air as well.I used to hang lead weights to the back sides of the pots to stop them falling off the shelf.

I missed it was an azalea, they do need acidic compost which that Miraclegro isn't.

I think the most likely explanation it's just the heat. I haven't ran the sprinkler the summer yet, and while I've been watering, perhaps not enough given the heat and lack of rain. The odd thing is though is other currant bushes nearby in the same area are all lush green.

Begonias are easy, get the fibrous rooted with bronze foliage. They flower all summer and don't need dead heading. Million kisses is a great performer.

Well done it looks great

The only reasons I can think of are frost at flowering time, cold, wet conditions putting off pollinating insects or lack of water making the small fruits drop.

Thanks Pete!

Doesn't need remote capability or control anything, I'm quite happy to use my legs

Hopefully you planted the potatoes so that the potato and initial roots are below the average soil level, and then raised ridges above the planting level. If you water the ridges you risk washing away the ridge exposing new tubers to light and they will green. Watering the gullies puts moisture...

Doing that today then, many thanks noisette x

If you haven't had any rain (like us) then I would suggest holding off until you do get some so as not to stress it too much. Otherwise it should be OK - with one caveat - you need to check that there are no occupied bird nests in it. It is against the Wildlife and Countryside Act to cut a...

Says me -- as I hide behind a privet Bush