General Gardening Discussion

Guess id better give you the address. :Dwww.gardenaction.co.ukTold you short attention span :rolleyes:

'They' say 6 months but it depends a lot on what type of soil you have and where the heap is, sunny/damp etc. If it's clay in a damp shady spot it could be more likr 18 months.

hi everyone, ive just sown the above named seeds, i was wondering,does anyone have an idea how long these take to germinate any info would be appreciated

Steve,that's the one!!!We thought ours were beyond saving - but they are doing great now.

Ok Id think it will survive but the side that is badly damaged will not regenerate from bare wood.

Thanks for the reply Ray. Unfortunately the new fence is coming next week!!! We may be able to leave at its current position and work around it. I'm worried about a post for the new fence being put in next to the base of the honeysuckle thus maybe causing damage to roots. Will keep you...

We have an indestructable passion flower!It was growing over a huge ceanothis (sp?) bush/tree last year which was so huge and out of control we decided to cut it down.At that time the passion flower consisted of several long spindly strands draped over the tree.When we cut it back I...

ThanksI'd like them to grow to about 6 foot. I don't mind the trimming and shaping.We're hoping to sell next year so I'm going to plant them inpots so we can take them with us. Hopefully they'll also brightene up the front of the house which is very bare at the moment.I have several...

I only has a small attack. I let it grow a bit then sprayed with roundup. I then rolled the foliage into a ball and pushed it into a polythene bag with a bit more roundup and sealed the neck with sellotape. The other end of the foliage, the roots, were still in the ground.After a while it...

Thank you so much for the suggestions. Think I'll start off with Plantclear. Rhubarb leaves do indeed sound messy and the mention of a flame gun is positively scary.I shall report in due course.

thanks for that Fran - what do you mean about losing the standard effect, do you mean if there is no growth on branches to just let it sprout from the main stem? If so will it just bush out.Thanks agian

If you can help even for a few hours let me know by email or reply to the message. Thanks Dave

Thank you for the advise pete2255.

Hi Meriel Have a look at this link for pruning all sorts of willows including "Hakuro nishiki" http://www.bluestem.ca/willows-pruning.htm

looks like a cymbidium alan. The flowers last a long time 2 to 3 months sometimes. I put mine outside after flowering, in dappled shade under trees is ideal, feed from july onwards with tomato food at half strength and bring into a frost free enviroment in autumn. They dont like high winter...

When I first met my husband his garden was clay and his shed constantly sat with a moat around it. The grass was like a jungle as it was always to wet to mow. Solution I moved in and we worked wonders.We built a concrete base and built a patio slightly raise at top of garden.Dug 4 or 5 long...

I would advise caution but wouldnt put you off completely. There is a heck of a lot more to gardening work than muscle or even horticultural knowledge. Have you thought about public liability insurance for example, or tax.I dont know if this is any help but the council that i work for takes...

I'd be more concerned that the carpet was preventing nutrients reaching the soil.From your post it seems that the carpets had been down for some time before you took over the allotment. I would therefore expect that any damage they could have done from the point of view of chemicals leaking...

Thought as much, thanks Ladybird

Usually if you have ants on something they are there controlling/farming/moving the aphids around, this could explain the malformed leavesif this is the case a simple aphid spray will get rid