I'm trying Minnesota Midget on the south end of my greenhouse, farthest away from the door. I have two in pots which I have been putting indoors...
If its any consolation my pears have hardly set any fruit. I think it was the cold winds. Next year I'll get out the paintbrush.
And pears make beautiful trees with lovely white blossom.
I don't think I could throw it away before I knew what it was! Is it deciduous? There are evergreen oaks around here but the leaves are smaller.
I put my photo of my robot up before I realised there was a crafters' corner! A present for a friend's first grandson. I am presently making a sea...
I sow them in autumn for spring pot plants though they need a lot of support. I started using them as cut flowers but saw a picture of them in the...
Well, I don't know. I looked it up online and they said it would see it as a feast. Perhaps I'll get a giant one that'll take over the garden!! I...
It looks incredibly neat and tidy, you are doing a good job.
Dog's vomit slime mould! Otherwise known as scrambled egg slime mould. It loves decaying matter so I had better move it out to where a tree was...
I think outside shading works better at cooling as it prevents the rays getting through the glass in the first place.
I do much the same. I have an old rattan blind on the south side and drape green netting over the apex which I leave on unless it rains. However I...
Over the weekend: Did more weeding!! Also did a snail hunt and relocated them to the rain garden down the road. I tried a recipe found online for...
Here's another link: Chafer grubs in garden borders / RHS GardeningI still don't think I would do anything. I find chafer grubs sometimes but I...
As they are amongst the flowers I would guess they are some kind of pollen beetle and probably won't do any harm.
A lot of old Cornish folk use a long handled miners shovel for digging. Shaped like a spade on a playing card they are great for earthing up...
Yes, agree on the kneeler, my older sister swears by hers. I just have my old yoga mat folded over and sewn together but it doesn't help me get up.
Weeding, weeding, weeding!
I have heard Bob Flowerdew in the past say it was a good idea because the plants grown from sideshoots will have the same maturity as the original...
Well I went on a snail and slug hunt tonight and my tip is look amongst plants with long leaves in rosettes. I found loads in a patch of amaryllis...
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