I did not mean to cause offense, @ridgiemum . Pollination is basic biology. I do not see anywhere in this thread that you "have absolutely no...
OK, I should have said “nearly all”. I did make an exception for Bramley in my earlier post. The point I was making is about plant breeding.
These comments show a complete misunderstanding of plant biology, pollination and plant breeding. No desert apple trees (or cider apple trees or...
I find the best tool for bulb planting, on my heavy clay is a border spade.
Agree with all @NigelJ says, plus the chance of any turning out to be really good eating apples is tiny. Most will be sour and small.....however...
What a great space! I don't know how I missed this thread.
So are the Gardeners Delights grown this year from precious “old” seed or recently bought seed? Just wondering if the seed companies have done...
I grew it many years ago too and remembered it was good so when I saw the seeds for 50p/packet in last years Wyevale sale I bought some; they are...
Blind Taste TestWell we did our blind taste test; it was truly blind but there were only two of us so an extremely small sample. We cut them up...
What about agapanthus?
Nearly all of my gardening life has been on clay so I'm just a little envious of those with light land. We made a Mediterranean style garden...
The cat is happy to be home too.
Mine are doing really well too. I have six varieties and all are cropping. We're planning a blind taste test so I'll post the results when done.
Absolutely agree with all of this. It's the best soil improver ever. It conditions the soil, fertilises it and holds moisture. If you get a load...
I absolutely agree with @Nikolaos , what an excellent idea. I'd never heard of that before and if the need ever arises, I will do that.
@Gardening Guru , maybe you need a mother and child forum......just saying.
I like Belgica, nice flowers and scent.I’ve found honeysuckles don’t do well in pots probably because there is a tendency for pots to dry out at...
What’s she like, @Gardening Guru? Girley girl or a bit of a tomboy?With bulb season coming up, buy her some bulbs and give her a couple of...
Following on from another thread where a person expressed dissatisfaction with some plants she’d ordered online, I thought it would be useful to...
Hi KEF, I wouldn't be so dismissive of ebay sellers. For sure you have got to do research on the sellers and I've absolutely no doubt there are...
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