I have a query about parsley, and am posting it here instead of the herbs section simply because this section seems to get more answers.The...
A really good film about weeds; The Wonder of Weeds:BBC iPlayer - The Wonder of Weeds
What I find annoying is when I am doing someone's garden and have lots of elaborate ideas to either enhance it aesthetically or promote...
Hi Jack - I have a feeling the slugs you are seeing may be the species, Limax flavus - commonly known as "the Yellow Slug." The Yellow SlugI...
Thank you for both of these excellent responses! I barely get time to go online these days so its good that when I do, there is usually something...
Slugs can be removed by hand, and no matter how many you remove more will still come back, proving the inefficiency of lethal control; killing...
Thanks for all your answers.Thank you Peter S, and please answer one more query on this same subject: in your first reply you state that a...
You could also try impatiens, bouvardia, chrysanthemums, carnations and campanulas - not forgetting myosis :)
If photosynthesis requires six molecules of CO2, and 12 of water, what happens if the plant receives only, say, 5 molecules of CO2, 11 of water?...
Agreed. So many people turn into pathetic cowards where cats or any other animals are concerned.
The bees certainly pose no threat, but as Jenn, above, says: a professional beekeeper is needed to remove them. Attempting to do so yourself...
Thanks for the info and good luck with the chickens.
Thanks Scrungee - that's the sort of chicken-keeping I'd be interested in. One thing I'd like to ask, though, and it isn't intended to come over...
Please enlighten me on the following points. i ask out of interest, and not to rant.As far as I am aware, even hens/chickens on small,...
I am sorry to hear that most people who keep goats end up slaughtering them for meat, or selling them for slaughter once the have slowed their...
Please let us know what dishes the pesto goes well with - I love pesto particularly with tortellini style dishes. Are you using it in anything in...
The above is true: prune after flowering. But I have also found lavenders grow well when pruned before flowering (ie in late winter), and when...
It is hard to answer such a question as every growing situation is dependant on circumstance, location and the particular plants being grown, but...
Hi. I am raising these plants from seed, and at present they occupy plastic pots on the windowsill, several plants per pot. All are growing...
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