General Gardening Discussion

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

They look like mine

Beautiful.

Thank you Pete, If a side shoot appears then my mains stem will look a little skew-whiff but kind of attractive

Good point @Freddy , I was assuming it was like a waterfall, hadn't considered it might be two ponds on a similar level.

Got a refund for sending the wrong aquilegia.

Too late sorry

When mine go out to the greenhouse they get a week or so covered with fleece to reduce the light intensity, sun burn on a cactus looks horrible.

I cut down my yellow bottle brush earlier as it was badly damaged and looked pretty lanky anyway. The root is well in there, been there a number of years.Its sprouting new leaves now, I wont get any flowers, but its recovering.

I shall look f or Clonex in future.