Just a suggestion @mazambo. How about suggesting as an experiment he can be IC some of the tomatoes and do his usual slaughter job on them and you...
Flaming Nora @JWK what are your onions “ on”. Whatever it is I would like some too:). Mine, despite being sown in February resemble pencils atm.
I’ve grown Meconopsis for many years. Yes they are somewhat fickle but if given roughly what they like then they are fairly trouble free.I think...
Funnily enough @Plantminded I was looking at some Okatsune long handled shears. The price of both these and the long handled ones made by Niwaki...
Wondering if anybody can recommend a good brand of long handled shears for cutting large wide hedges etc, not long handled grass edging shears....
No @JWK I put the fleece round the Hostas I was more fussed about as only had a limited supply of fleece. Poor old Ligularia got absolutely...
Hi the fleece just stays put, no need to anchor it down. The first Hosta in the photos is Sum and Substance which by now would have had a fair...
While running my charity plant sale a person who came to buy plants told me about putting Sheep's fleece around vulnerable plants as a deterrent....
I grow a fair amount of Valerian but not had much success with the white. The first time I heard before I saw the hummingbird moth , wow some...
A professional veg grower gave me a tip with growing cucumber as you are absolutely correct John until established it is really easy for young...
I have asked before but maybe a new member to GC might give me some information re the above. Asking for a friend as I don’t have a pond altho I...
Wow yours are well on @JWK my ones in buckets are only just poking through:noidea: so not exactly early! I met a retired potato farmer today, I...
I’ve failed miserably trying to get rid of this weed along with a host of others. You miss one bit and before you know it the damned weed is all...
I grow a huge number of Rhododendron, living in Scotland mine are all grown in full sun and flower very very well. Are you sure @Debs64 that yours...
Having read the previous few posts I am obviously not alone in having purple tomatoes. I have presumed wrongly that those in the south would be...
Agree looks like frost damage as I am quite familiar with the issue:frown:.
Absolutely fed up. I do not want to go outside and see the results of a massive frost last night. I grow dozens of Rhododendrons some of which...
Well mine got cold about a week ago and are decidedly sulking. I have been putting them in the greenhouse ( unheated) during the day and bringing...
I can confirm that the weather here in the east of Scotland has been complete pants! We are normally a really dry part of Britain not just...
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