Garlic growingJust something that interested me. In middle of Oct I planted 25 cloves from a specialised grower in Scotland, then as an...
Tells me that I have wet, sandy and loamy soil, whereas my soil is heavy clay. Cranfield should look into the legibility of its site. Virtually...
Sorry to be controversial, but why plant bulbs in lawns. We have a large communal space outside our rear garden fences, looked after by a ride on...
Does Buxus need good sun? Or will it prosper in a very shady site?
Yes thanks Merleworld. I contacted the company and asked for sugestions for a site that gets hardly any direct sun and they replied quickly with...
One is a Montana Grandiflora. Another is a Scartho Gem. Both are about 3-4 feet high. The other is anonymous, but was planted much earlier and...
Pruning ClematisI have three in the early stages of climbing up a tree. Do I have to prune them back?
It's still a leylandii!
In his book Flowering Shrubs, Alan Titchmarsh recommends for shadey areas the following: mahonias, skimmia japonica, sarcococca confusa, viburnum...
No one has yet come up with answer to my earlier question: what is the difference between compost and soil conditioner?
soil improverI have often seen in garden centres, apart from composts, bags labelled soil conditioner. What's the difference?
Just wanted to draw attention for those who missed it to HarryS useful link to harvesting and curing. Quite complicated and I wonder if many...
Planting garlicThanks. Have just ordered from Really Garlicky.
Feared I would get such advice. Thanks
My grass was cut a few days go, but patches of couch grass are already three inches high. Any help would be appreciated. Mike
Any tips please on when and how to plant cloves? I tried a couple of years ago and got perfect but tiny bulbs.
Thanks for reply Spruce.. It was healthy in my friends garden He is experienced and dug it up carefully. A deep hold was dug. Compost, grit,...
Sorry to go a bit off topic, but my wisteria, transplanted from a friends garde, after struggling for a couple of years, has died. When is best...
I have been using Round up in the pre diluted spray and i find it very slow to react on weeds. It seems to take a week or two to show effects....
Wilko's dead plantsIn Weymouth, no one seems to look after the plants, which are always dead or dying. If there was a version of the NSPCC I...
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