In the past I have grown Streptocarpus Smithiantha, Cyclamen and Lithops from seed. I bet you could grow Christmas cactus from seed too.
I tend to put them outside (north side of the house) when they get too big or too many pests (usually mealy bug). It's a kind of last chance. I...
Reminds me of when I used to visit my mum whose little house was right out in the country with no street lights. She had a big front lawn and path...
Definitely blight. Don't delay. Cut them down to the ground and put the tops in your council bin or burn them. Don't put them in the compost bin....
It's a pity the passion fruits aren't worth eating but they look lovely and cover up an old leylandii hedge.[ATTACH]
My Tromboncino is loving the sunny weather. I shall grow it on the wall again, I think it stores up warmth. We eat them small like courgettes and...
I don't have too much trouble with birds as I have two cats. They keep the mice down too. Unfortunately they don't like slugs. Farm cats will also...
I have V. nigrum growing in my garden. Usually it gets decimated by mullein moth. Also a hypericum, not sure which. That seeds around so I have to...
I'll be taking cuttings of penstemons and tarragon. I also am having trouble with the peat free composts and have got a bag of sharp sand which I...
I don't think it's anything to worry about either, it's growing new bark and looks quite healthy. In the old days gardeners would sometimes remove...
Here in Cornwall light is more important than heat so keep the glass clean. I grow lettuce, watercress, spring cabbage, spring onions and salad...
How about getting one of those wands that roast the weeds with a flame? Never tried one myself but it should work on gravel.
Hi from a Newbee! Mealy bug is a nightmare, I have thrown out whole plants because of it but have never had it in the greenhouse, another result...
Thanks all for the welcome. I am in the St. Austell area so have the benefit of being near the sea though not on the coast. We still get the...
Wow that garden in Bristol was lovely, my daughter lives in Bristol, we must go and take a look when we are there. That little mexican daisy...
It looks to me like hemlock water dropwort which is indeed poisonous if you eat it but you can pull it up using gloves and compost it. All that...
Hi Taurus, I have been retired just over a year now and have never been so busy. The garden supplies lots of things to do. I have a 8 by 6 ft...
Lovely to meet you all! I have gardened from my childhood when I had my own little plot and also helped my dad for pocket money (3d to hoe a row...
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