No body needs reminding that this spring has been one of the coldest in recent years. As a consequence, the leaf harvest over this time from...
@ peteA tree whose shade you can actually sit under.The benevolent act done for future generations paid off double. Wonderful.
I think that, after watching a few Herons Bonsai videos, you will definitely change your mind about having too many seedlings:[MEDIA]Let the...
If you want a tree shape then don't prune anything just yet. Instead, plant it and leave it for at least a year to let it establish and get...
It was wonderful to see how just a few plants could make a tyred corner look great:[IMG][IMG][IMG]This part of the community garden is...
Do not cut along the main stem for vine-type (indeterminate) tomato plants grown in the conventional way.This method requires a main leader...
Japanese bypass secateurs have blades which are made from a tempered hardened steel which can hold an edge sharpened at that angle.Does the...
Here is a self-contained pallet wood planter I built in 2015 (picture from same year).[IMG]It is still in good condition and I have just sown...
If the depth of the raised bed is about six inches or lower, put down a layer of cardboard, paper, leaves etc on top of the ground soil to exclude...
Obviously, it has to be a pumpkin. And, if it is the giant variety, then the kudos will be sky high.I've demonstrated sucessfully growing a...
In general, if you germinate and raise your seedlings indoors then they need to be acclimatised or hardened off, if there is a big difference...
@Oakapple[IMG]All Green Bush is the most reliable courgette variety for pots. It will produce about 3-5 moderate sized (approx 25cm x 6.5cm)...
[IMG][img]Everyone has their own way of growing potatoes.I prefer the all-in-one-go approach so no adding compost layer by layer.Here are...
+1Goji berry.It looks quite old considering the thickness of the branches.Imagine a tree structure in your mind and prune to that potential...
As others have mentioned, treat redcurrants and whitecurrants in exactly the same way as blackcurrants when it comes to propagating and growing...
I would add fertiliser only in the year that the plant is likely to produce fruit. After two years, yours should be nearing that stage of maturity...
@Black DogI would cut the twig just below the fifth bud from the top to get two cuttings. Leave the lower cutting in the glass and pot the...
Selleri gives good advice.I took some blackcurrant cuttings myself about two weeks ago. [IMG]I wanted to restyle the multi trunk bushes into...
@Black DogI already described the taste in post #9 in reponse to a similar query by CarolineL.I will further add that the skin imparts a...
Issai will strike as cuttings but I find that air layering to be a more reliable way of propagating them even without using rooting hormone.The...
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