General Gardening Discussion

Actually the best way is outside a greenhouse and lead the shoot in somehow, as the roots like a large cool root run

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0802/grape_shanking.aspthere you go

Hi Joe.... it needs more light and humidity.. more so, if it's the variegated type, how big is it ? but if you can give it now the right environment...it will grow new leaves later...just keep in on damp side and feed it on general fertiliser. May also need repotting... Keep reporting...

Fran ohhh lucky you.....you must have some water somewhere or nearby ? if not, dig a bowl of water in ground somewhere, so they stay with you. Washing up bowl will do...Ladybird

Sorry to hear of your bad experiance Michaelmasdaisy. In general I would agree that you should be wary, and inspect any plants very carefully from such sources. There are some DIY supermarkets near me where the plants at times look very unloved. But I have been lucky with Morrisons - I must...

hello leylandii should be planted at least 20ft from a house but if kept well trimmed to about a 7ft hedge it is ok to be nearer but that does make for a lot of work, as a specimen tree they are beautiful given room but irresponsible planting have given them a bad name, so if you are going to...

I see Nottingham uni was featurd on gardeners world last night Bayleaf. Is this not your stamping ground.????? I thought the grounds were so beautifully laid out. Do you have anything to do with that side of things there. Hope you don't think I'm rude.

Well brazil, I've woundered this myself. The only thing that I can come up with is that the brickwork is very old and porous, and it acts like a sponge,and stores alot of water. The only other plants that manage to survive on there are mosses. There is also a broken guttering above, that...

Pete you may find that overwintering close to the house wall - in containers may lessen the risk. I have overwintered cassia, sesbania and a couple of other plants from Florida this way with some success. (they wouldn't fit in the greenhouse )

Hi Marley Farley. I have thought about that. Seeds are very easy to exchange by post. But my feeling is that plants are so cumbersome that it is not really worth it. Mind you I would be very willing to meet, exchange or give away plants to anyone in the N Yorks area. Peter.

Whilst I am feeling a tad pessimistic about the petunias - I shall be delighted if it is unwarranted, sides, there is always next year :DI have lost count of the number of time that last bit has reassured me, as I tried to rescue something.

I agree with Bayleaf & Fran, You really need to canvas the members first otherwise you may find you put in all the hard work & effort & get nothing but moanes & groans when it is finished about, Oh you should have done this or that. It can be a very thankless task if your not careful & you...

Forgot to add, make sure you wear a good pair of walking boots because they were both really long days

It is very rewarding growing lilies from the little bulbils and from seed. I have tiger lilies, lilium regale and various others flowering now - all took 3 years to make good flowering size bulbs. Galtonia Candicans is another good one to try.

Hi, I agree they do seem to thrive on a bit of neglect. I have some in pots & two that were planted out years ago & have now kind of incorporated thenselves with a small hedge & they get clipped with the shears the same as rest fo hedge & they probably put out more flowers than the ones in...

I use the middle out of toilet rolls but more usually for broad beans and such!!

Hi greenfingers, not many people grow gladiolus from seed, they take a few years to flower that way. Leave them to grow on, and you can lift the corms in the autumn and dry them off, or you may get away with leaving them in the ground overwinter, if its well drained.

oo my favorite :D

Thank you Steve a very helpful link.

If it's a plastic pipette you're using, can you slice it further up to make the hole bigger?