Yes, I want to use annuals so we can replant with bulbs again in autumn and keep my grand daughter involved. I tried beer traps in my garden but...
Aargh!! Colin, you can't be Cornish! Usually from the local baker or ideally home made.
Thanks guys, I'll definitely try the snapdragons-we can make them snap! I have had lobelia eaten but Nemesia I'll try too.
Bone meal?
My grand daughter's trough we planted up with bulbs is looking good so I want to plant it up with annuals last week in May when we are looking...
My cat brought a young rat in and my husband was bitten while we were trying to catch it - a long story- have now invested in two children's...
I really dislike the scent of Gardenias and winter box, others love it.
My mum used to have a couple of beech trees with lovely leaf mould under them. (Huge garden left to go a bit wild) I used the coarser mould to pot...
I've been looking for a supply of CaCl as I get problems with a couple of apples with bitter pit type problems. It is similar to blossom end rot...
My all time favourite is Albertine for fragrance but it does need a good soil and only flowers once. Maigold is another climber with a very...
I am in central Cornwall and this is new to me so I googled it. It is sold by Charlie Pridham at Roseland house in Chasewater so should be OK for...
A bit late now but if you buy maiden bare root trees online ( I have used Buckingham Nurseries in the past). they are cheaper and they soon catch...
Sorry for the late reply, Hanglow. I don't think any were on dwarfing stock. Most would grow to be half standard trees with a 4 to 5ft trunk I...
I think cowslips grow in limey areas. They were growing on the downs in Stroud when my mother in law lived there but primroses were rare. The...
My propagator is very old and the lid crumbled a couple of years ago but it is still working. I just put polythene over the top. Might make some...
Something similar which I find a bit easier is Malope. You can sow them outside in autumn and they flower early summer.
Beautiful as they are Japanese Anemones are a real thug if they like your soil. Every bit of root will grow. I dug out one in my back garden which...
I have just mastered how to set the timer on my new oven. It is a Bosch one which should be a good make. For a start my husband cannot read the...
Anyone seen any supermarket deals on compost yet? My husband is off next week and I can drag him along to do the heavy lifting. Incidentally The...
Yes the shorter days we have in summer means its not so hot and some things grow better for my daughters 'up country' , some squash for instance...
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