Propagation This Month

Yes, we grew it from seed. It grows pretty fast and this was it after five yearsIt turned up its toes after 11 years.It's a lovely tree and started flowering in late April and went on until October but nowhere near as profuse as this in June.I never recommend it if you have dogs as...

I use Evergreen / verdone every April on my lawns . Its liquid and you apply by watering can . If you do it in the evening when the little un is in bed , it will be fully absorbed into the lawn in a few hours . Read the H and S warnings though to be sure.

Think I'll go for that!!!! Val

Thank you, Lolimac and Pamsdish @Lolimac,Cuttings are Forsythia,Viburnum tinus And a Choisya, the Choisya got a lot of wind damage and the root ball is bad so i got so cutting a few weeks back just in case it may died ie: 10 per pot, so if i know it will be about, say 10 weeks for them to put...

Thank you for the advice I collected quite a few trays with divided cells for bedding plants from last year, so will definitely sow the other packet of Lobelias into those. Great idea about the spray bottle, I have a small one so will do that tomorrow, I was a bit worried about drowning them,...

Thank you for all the useful information John. I had looked online and seen that they were poisonous, so am being careful. Didn't realise they were tender though, but I have a big cupboard which is covered in plants in the spare room so I will pop them in there when the leaves appear out of the...

Thank you both very much...

Folly mon - what seeds are you sowing? As Clueless touched upon, there are a surprising number that appreciate/need a period of cold stratification and these could be sown now and placed in the fridge. I have recently placed some Mecanopsis in the fridge and they will be there until the end of...

Thank you, that is what I will do!

We have a fair number of Witch Hazels here and I have never found any seedlings under them. Many plants have chemical inhibitors exuded by the roots which prevent seeds from germinating. After all who would want to be crowded out by hundreds of babies?

Although I like my seed spuds to sprout, I'm not as patient as them, they get planted when I want them planted......... it works!1st earlies in 2nd earlies in Maincrop inJust look out for late frosts and be prepared to fleece/cover if necessary.

I reckon runner bean pods are best left on the plant [1] until they go crispy, then let them dry out further under cover, and dry out some more after removing from the pods until they are thouroughly dry before packing away.Some varieties are harder to save than others. I find White Lady...

Arh.... I think I probably overwater everything, so will rein that back as well as keeping them in a more constant temperature until they are bigger.Thank you again Freddy, really helpful

i am a bit late sowing my sweet peas, but thought id still sow them today. They're in my heated greenhouse in a propogator....do you think they'll do ok?

I've grown both summer and winter pansies and not excluded light but did keep them out of direct sunlight until they were almost ready to plant out.

Photos of D.parviflora (reliably hardy) and D.lutea (untested hardiness wise as the first year) are here. PM me an address if they interest you. I also have seed for D. x mertonensis (Hairy Foxglove) which is in the same post.

I grew several different Hibiscus from seed last year Sal, including coccinea. But none of them flowered. I remember Pete saying that coccinea was difficult. However I suspect other varieties will flower.The only one that did flower from seed last year was Alyogyne huegelii (above), a close...

Thank you!It's a nice afternoon so I'll get onto it!!

Hmm I did find this Paul hope it helps..

you can get the same name with delphiniums (blushing Bride) thanks Spruce