What To Do This Month

ThanksMy sage has made it thru winter bu is looking chewed so i'm planning to move it and/or take cuttings for growing somewhere that gets winter sun. Rosemary, thymes, bay all fine but the tarragon is being very shy so I'm on the lookout for a new one. The mints stayed out in their pots...

I recently moved my Annabelle to a better, more prominent position but haven't pruned it as yet. Mine will just get a light trim

I never take much notice of those dates they give out, it's really just a guide. The longer you can keep a maincrop going the bigger the potatoes will be.

I put some in at this time last year and found myself picking them right till the end of October. So fingers crossed Sian you'll be ok.

Just an update, and I appreciated your tips Pete and JR.My fence was painted a couple of years ago with Cuprinol Shades paint in a pale green, but the price of the paint is eye watering, so I used dark oak one coat I found in B&Q ( although will do two coats) it was only £8 for a large tub.It...

With newspaper I get one entire section, and use garden secateurs to make small cuts across the folded side, spaced quite narrowly. I then tear off thick wads of narrow strips using those cuts as starts. I've found this a very easy way to generate a large amount of shredded material in little time.

If you use recycled jam/honey jar's and you have problems getting the old glue off the jar's use a little bit of coconut oil 100% raw, rub a little bit on the glue, leave for a while then wash off

Euonymus 'emerald n gold' might be a good idea at the base to thicken it up a bit - thanks for the suggestion @shiney .....

It was probably the hops in the beer that made them sleepy .....

I've only watched a few recorded episodes of Chelsea .....bit samey, not enough about the plants and, of course, more than a little artificial but still enjoyable.Nice to see Rachel de Thame make an appearance. She is battling cancer and I wish her well.

thank you @Linz and for your subscribing. not to good at responding to those that do.

Even the experts get hot under the collar about this Scudo so you will get a different view to mine ...that's fine However, I have recently been cutting down my dahlias just as I have always done. They do not suffer a jot. I do so for a number of reasons......one is I want to allow space for...

I accidentally broke off a piece from one of the Ribes yesterday so have stuck it in a glass of water. It's never occurred to me to actually take Ribes cuttings before . I googled it and they are very easy to propagate.

I recall buying an old Percy Thrower book at a car boot, the advise for pretty much every disease, fungus was to use DDT!

@ARMANDII and @Tetters I LUV Luv LUV your gardens- IMHO just perfick well i would say that as there Wildlife friendly But seriously .....both the kind of garden's to sit, enjoy peace tranquility and being at one with Mother Naturenot forgetting a small one or two of these to aid the...

I am glad you mentioned the type of herbaceous perennials you have as most varieties can be cut back either in the Autumn or in the Spring with little difference to the outcome . However, Penstemons not being the hardiest of plants are best left to the Spring to prune unless perhaps you live in...

A new one to me , very pretty . Added it to my wish list for next year , thanks @Anthony Rogers

Definitely clear from me.....no seal

You are indeed correct....I cut it back and found the label ha ha

Oh dear, @Scrungee, super-reduced bulbs, the weekend I will be home in the UK....