Don't know what causes this, but I have one patch of laurel which has been badly affected with brown and curling leaves, and now has a lot of...
The quick way, but not the least cost, is to dig in peat, or similar, to retain moisture. This doesn't supply any nutrient, so you also need to...
Glad to hear it's working. Don't relax yet though. It'll probably be a while before the last bits of couch give up.
The freezer?. Never tried that. We just put them in the fridge. As I understand it, at low temperatures the parsnips make sugar to act as an...
I would try a drop of neat washing up liquid. Scrub it on over the stain with a stiff brush, leave it ten minutes, and wash it off.Let us...
My guess would be that with the greenhouse closed up the atmosphere would be very humid, and the plants wouldn't use much water. Once the door was...
Maybe it is a lot of hassle, and not worth the bother. What I find interesting is that people have evidently spent a lot of time and effort...
These plants seed prolifically. If you cut down the stem in the autumn, and put it on the compost heap, you are likely to have them growing...
We sometimes see hedgehogs, but more often see deposits on the lawn which I'm pretty sure courtesy of hedgehogs, although I'm not an expert in...
You can help the grass to out-compete the clover by raking with spring tined rake prior to mowing. This drags up the runners of the clover so they...
This is what I Googled http://www.flowercouncil.org/us/For_Florists/Care_Handling/Gerbera.asp Tips for care in the home Use clean vases and...
A lawn that starts off flat doesn't normally develop lots of bumps and hollows of the kind you describe, so I wonder whether it has ever been a...
I use a narrow-bladed dibber-type tool. Don't know what it's called but it has a forked tip. Push it down the side of the dandelion root, and...
I don't lock my shed, on the basis that the wood of the shed is much weaker than any lock I would use. Few burglars are subtle with breaking in....
Don't recognise them, but the 'puff of dust' suggests fungal spores to me.
Probably more to do with pressure than temperature. The water in the mains is under pressure, and sometimes contains dissolved air. When the water...
It will probably grow back, but not make much leaf before it goes to seed. I find it better to let some go to seed, collect the seed and sow that...
I split a couple of peonies into several bits this February by dividing up the tubers into small groups, and making sure there was a shoot on each...
I've used sharp sand from builders merchants and it seems OK. I think it probably has a bit more fine sand in it than the sand from garden...
I think if you put the axle along the axis of the barrel you won't get a good mixing effect. The compost will slide around the smooth side of the...
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