General Gardening Discussion

Hi princess, it sounds like powdery mildew to me, they are a bit prone to it. :( remove the dead leaves & burn or put in dustbin, You need to apply a systemic fungicide once a week while in flower, cut out badly infected bits. :D Feed well & water well. Good luck

well thank you very much, lucky searcher. night

just replied to your other post

Fran. If I remember correctly when I repotted it I used a mixture of ericaceous and multipurpose compost .. BUT I made sure the top 3 inches or so of the container was purely ericaceous. There are drainage holes in the bottom. Overwatering is not the problem (unless you count the Scottish...

It should be well away now Carol, so its not ideal to cut back now. It definately wouldn't kill it, but what it would do to this years flowering, I dont know. I suspect it might just flower a little later, but I've not tried it so I wouldn't like to say. Pair of sharp shears would probably be...

It also allows the water to warm up a bit in the summer, cant stand cold water.

If its snails, then I find the best control, besides my resident thrushes, is a patrol after dark with a torch especially after rain and pick off . I'd also check to see if you can identify what is doing the eating - then you can target any control measures.

Thanks Marley, I've now gone and bought two more this time from a very good garden centre! Greedy! I'm going to feed them a bit more and try and keep them cooler.Again half the flowers are out so we'll see. Have you any ideas as to what I do once they have flowered?

The rhododendron will thrive better in an acid enriched soil, alternatively there are preperations on garden centre shelves for watering acid loving plants to alter the Phthis shouldn't affect the bamboo's which would also benefit from an acid soil

:D They are wierd bulbs you just sit them on top of the soil & away they go I think they call then corms? :D I love finding & rescueing plants :D [ 10. June 2005, 08:38 AM: Message edited by: Marley Farley ]

Hi Mrs CloudyAlthough this is mainly annuals, it might apply generally...this section>I also observed the loss of some plants by wilting - I suspect that the growing medium used was insufficiently moisture retentive.) <was pasted from...

You would need to break up the concrete to allow for drainage, then depending on the quality of whats underneath...probably top soil too

I've just used Dithane which has cleared it up well Helen

Thanks Fran I was just wondering as I had never seen multipule heads on that variety before. I had bought the bulbs a couple of years ago, they flowered the first season with the majority having 2 heads on the one stem, the folowing year nothing appeared so I thought I had lost them, I did'nt...

I'm only just starting to try that function of this forum so am a beginner too :( :( but Nathan put instructions, I think in Members Gallery.

Thanks Fran I probably will have to move it so thanks for the tips.Dave

here you go - sounds pretty good by all accountshttp://www.greengardener.co.uk/slugextra.htmgood luck

I grew some from seed, planted about ooh 4-6 weeks ago I guess, and they're still tiny, so I figured that was normal. My mum and a family friend planted some at the same time (we were all given a packet by another friend) and I'm the only one to have had any come up, albeit only three wee...

Robbsy, Lavender plants make a nice hedge too, if pruned hard after flowering... also Berberis, Pyracantha,the dwarf types. You can get several low growing var. Alternate with say Curry plant or Artemesia, both silver, hardy, and great contrast, pruned heavily early spring. I got all of them...

I shall look forward to seeing the garden unfold - and I wish you the best of luck - methinks some blisters are on the way