I've got a few, they don't seem that fussy. The biggest is 2m tall in a large pot in neutral soil. I feed it with ericacious plant food but...
I bought three last year as young plants. One is doing really well in a pot and has a flower. One is in the ground and has a few shoots with one...
Work on my garden has been fairly slow since i was last on here. I spent February in New Zealand which i can't complain about at all! Had an...
PVA glue is water soluable so it might not be the best thing to use.I have painted terracota with acrylic on indoor pots and it's been find, but...
Hi all, long time no see!Found out yesterday that my local B&Q has stopped doing ericacious compost, and since I don't have transport I can't go...
Sally your allotment is huge!I went down to mine at the weekend, my garlic has come up. It was really exciting to see the first thing I planted...
How did people's garden's fare last week?I came hope to find a fence panel had been ripped off. When I removed it I could see fence panels...
yeah I watch it. I find it a bit patronising even though I'm a beginner, but I like to watch it to see new plants etc.
my garden is similar Johnny, last year bluebells, tulips and daffs and hyacinths came up. THe bluebells and hyacinths were unstoppable but the...
I will get some chilis on the go, and maybe some more lemongrass, that did well last year.
When should I plant challottes? I got a set that didn't come with any instructions - doh
they're often washed in chlorine which is not very nice. I tend to wash everything myself anyway so I have no objection to a bit of mud.
We havn't had any cold here yet so I hope the garlic's going to be ok! Mine's not come up yet and I planted it at the end of october.
ha ah it says I will live to 95!
I'm a bit concerned about the strange things going on in my garden. My Olive tree has new growth, my hostas all have new leaves, my dutch irises...
I've just bought one pot-grown tree of about 18" which is my christmas tree this year, and 5 6" treelets. I'm growing them all on for future years...
I grew a climbing french bean, I think it was Cobra. They were very tasty, and not bad yields considering I didn't water them enough. I much...
My dad used to grow onions as big as footballs. I never saw the point of them, not exactly great for eating! I will find out what they were,...
My dad was a market gardener and is currently a plant breeder, my mum was a keen gardener, and my sister went to horticultural college and is a...
agreed - packaging, and supermarket veg in general for that matter, really annoys me.
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