Yes, small can be good, but if you want to increase your seed then larger ones can be cut in half a couple of weeks before planting time as long...
I agree, black polythiene is far better for warming up the soil; it will also suppress weed germination while in place.Make fleece tunnels by...
I'm assuming Hydrangea macrophylla including hortensis the mop-head type. In spring remove all the stems you need to ground level to reduce the...
Arum italicum 'Marmoratum'
Punica granatum
Many thanks for your time and effort kalmia latifolia, it certainly appears to be Aesculus parviflora.
Can anyone identify this shrub/tree for me.[img]
Yes golcarlilly I would say it is now too late, even for the plants to mature for a picking in late winter. For the earliest crop I sow in a cold...
It is extremely difficult to transplant most root crops succesfully.Thin when less than one inch high to 4-6 inches apart for an early sowing...
A dimm memory from the past - is it not true that a sucker from the rootstock (when the rose is budded and not grown on it's own roots) will have...
You probably can if there are none flowering shoots with a growing point below those flowers. But don't expect the same form of plant. Those...
Yes, erradicate the weeds and plant Chamomile nobile var Treneague. A good cultivar for that situation.
What did you plant ? First earlies should be a reasonable size (hen's egg) after flowering. Second earlies late summer. Maincrop leave until the...
With the normal sweet pea to be grown as a cordon for cut flowers I would recommend always pinch out the growing point as soon as you see a second...
Far too slow. Hadn't realised speed was involved :)
Too hot in the glasshouse for Pansies. Plant them out close together in a nursery bed to grow on during the summer and plant into their flowering...
Hi Liz, Plant them out as soon as possible; they will not be happy in pots. The Himalayan /Tibetan poppy likes a deep loam with much organic...
Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea' in north Yorkshire. Requires a sunny, sheltered site.[img]
The most outstanding form is Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'. Let it attain a reasonable height of around 10 feet and top it. That will also cause...
May I suggest that you go for the Indian bean tree - CatalpaPerhaps your choice would become as undesirable over here as in the states.
Separate names with a comma.
