Tropical Gardening

Yeah, I've used washing up liquid in the past on aphids, you need to make sure you squirt every last one. Plus as I say, I dont like wetting plants this time of the year.

It seems to me that conventional wisdom is to "stamp" the soil down when they are replanted so they are firmly anchored. I am on heavy clay, so this may not be relevant to others, but it seems to me that the plants that I have planted "loose", with no "stamping" - not even any "treading down" -...

I shall share a photo later.

Yesterday I fed all my Orchids some with just growth feed. And Orchids in bloom used Orchid bloom feed. Next time I will feed them shall be end of January.

Just googled the "knees" - if it does that it's dead!

I have one but it doesn't look anything like as spectacular as this and has never fruited. I'm jealous!

Brilliant Angelina. Brugmansias don't seem to mind the cold, so you could find that it will continue to flower until it is hit by frost. Sadly I had to cut off loads of flower buds when I put them in a shed for the winter. You will probably now appreciate that Brugmansia flowers on the apical...

Recent research has shown that cannabis smoking has a greater deleterious effect if done when a teenager than when older. It isn't to do with length of time it's been used but the fact that it affects the maturing of the brain. It causes more permanent disorientation.

I was expecting David Attenborough to pop out from behind a plant. I am in total awe!!!

I have never grown this plant before, so thought I would give it a go. I Have 7 plants in my conservatory, and for the past 2 months have started happily flowering away. . How long can I expect them to keep flowering,Do I cut them back/do they die down by themselves?, any information would...

Thank you - much appreciated advice.

Cool enough now for them not to be an issue I think. On the plus side I still have a few left, and the ones that I lost were very useful in as much as everything else was left alone.

Strictly speaking edible ginger, I think, is Zingiber officinale, as opposed to the ornamental gingers that are various species of Hedychium. But they are all the same family and closely related.

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Ah yes, you've mentioned that before, sorry forgot. Quite!

Years ago I`ve managed to germinate banana rajapuri from a banana bought in a shop , don`t ask how I lost the plants as I still feel stupid. Anyway bought some more bananas last week and the seeds are actually tiny smaller then before and they are coming from Ghana and not from Thailnad as...

Tony is Legend Plus he plays the Squeeze box and trumpet TOP MAN

looks lovely and will be gorgus covered in scented flower

I can see few ramirezs and an angel fish , nice balance as many fish are south american ....it would have impossible to keep an african Cichlid in there , they would have killed all the other fish and eat all the plants . those are the public anemy number one....the most aggressive of all...

You mean I got something right ??