Sounds like he's hoping for a kiss on all 4 cheeksDamn, you got in first with Pyracantha :biggrin:How about Pyracantha, Holly and Hawthorn...
@fat controller - It's awful sinking your teeth into some nice juicy plumbs to discover a maggot in your mouth!!Look on the bright side - plums...
Not had much experience with fig trees but this article will help: How to grow figs / RHS Gardening. However, Turkey figs are apparently more...
Been pruned so heavily pruned it's invisible :snorky:
Plouging sounds like a drastic measure and would unearth a huge amount of hardcore (and bury some again), which would be a problem when...
Sempervivens are quite easy to care for and tolerate pretty severe drought. Best grown in a maximum sunlight position in raised pots with a good...
@shiney - that is a magnificent piece of edging with some seriously great instructions. Credit it where it is due mate :dbgrtmb:
Creeping comfrey (Symphytum grandiflorum).Pretty in the countryside - and pretty in the garden..... until it starts popping up everywhere...
Thanks everybody for your suggestions and experiences - much appreciated :blue thumb:Have defeated it on a small scall in the past but with...
Agreed but she's an NHS worker, works long shifts and has family committments. But you've provided a flash of genius.The Kaskara destroys the...
Roots into coal mines! Wouldn't be suprising. One book suggested 6+ metres down have been excavated in gardens.Tried the bruising technique and...
They looked like eggs, hence the terrible pun about growing Aubergines/Egg plants :smile:Maybe they've got too much light. Am no spud expert but...
A new(ish) customer has Field Horsetails (Equisetum arvense) growing all around her garden in clustered spots, except for her lawn (they don't...
@rustyroots - are those Aubergines you're propogating in your workshop? It's ok, will grab my coat :biggrin:Hairy Bittercress... a major pain...
iIt's incredibly irresponsible for garden centres to sell lesser Celandine. It is an absolute thug of a weed. Sure it's rather short in...
Wondering how lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) seems to be overtaking the countryside (and customers' gardens) around here as it rarely...
Aerating it certainly wouldn't do any harm but if the soil is clay on top of compacted hardcore, you'll forever have problems with saturated soil...
@SpacemunkeyIf it's 35C in there, you should dust the cobwebs off your mankini and get the hell into the greenhouse!! :snorky:And cancel the...
No mention of JCB hire. More a suggestion of 'elbow grease' to keep the costs down.Keep us updated on how the treatment works!Kaskara has been...
Ground elder and Green alkanet... such wonderous... and stubborn weeds.If they're both in your lawn, quite possibly the only control (apart from...
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