Err in haste, repent at leisure, or something like that :biggrin:
I think its possibly down to not enough natural light, and a bit too much moisture. Placing in a lighter position should fix it. As the compost...
The snake like trails in the leaves looks like the precence of some sort of larvae. Im a novice with fruit so will be interested to hear informed...
Thanks, I have already found a prefered seller. Ebay is always the place to window shop!
Hi I think if you get into next spring and no new buds have formed at the cut then youve cracked it. Mine are deffo the Cherry Laurel genus,...
Is it a true Bay or a Laurel? Never encountered Bay but if it behaves like Laurel then they are a nightmare. And, I have never tasted the benefit...
Just snip them off leaving the leaf stalk and dispose of them. Leave the healthy looking ones. Next years buds will form soon so you will know...
Hi again Sian Im looking at this myself right now with a view to having a couple of smallish areas set aside for wildflowers. These will be...
Forgive me if im preaching to the converted !!! Dahlias will grow and flower strongly right up until the first frost.
An established tree in a pot will have a canopy of leaves which will shelter the pot from rain. Are you feeding weekly? Too much water will wash...
Trees in pots will need water usually every day throught the summer.
Yes I know of Red Valerian but cant say ive ever noticed it being popular with flutterbyes. Given the nature of it I think its another one for a...
I have no experience of fruit trees and the pruning of, so I am in need of directonal guidance for this here pictured pear tree I have inherited....
Thanks for the heads up on Birds foot Trefoil. I had planned on nettles too, will probably plant a clump or three in sunken plant pots to stop the...
Perfect for weeds that get into your pot plants too.
This is a sole survivor of some scabious I grew from bought seed years ago. It always seeds itself in the crook of the wall. Were moving house...
Never come across Selfheal before. I started my battle with it on my newly inherited lawns 3 weeks ago with Evergreen 4 in 1. This has...
http://www.lawnweeds.co.uk/creepingcinquefoil.html
Dont even let it flower. If it does you'll miss one and bingo...more seeds! Dont let your goats eat it neither. Swallow a seed or too and...
I love this thread as it gives substance to my own spite of Laurel. I have read somewhere that the clippings of Laurel give off cyanide gas...
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