I've been given some laburnum seed pods fresh off the tree. Anyone know the best way to sow them? My plan at the moment is to just stick them...
You know, I've never ever had a problem with carrot fly, either in the ground or in the pots. I still grow most of my carrots in big troughs...
There's a story about a bloke who succumbed to cyanide gas poisoning when he took a load of Cherry Laurel prunings to the tip in his car. Not...
This is perhaps relevant. The moral of the story being - high fertiliser is a quick fix at best. Look after your soil and your plants will look...
The other thing about concentrated fertiliser is that it does nothing for the soil organisms that plants depend on. Worms, bacteria, micorrhizal...
Without the bulk of organic matter the soil won't drain, the worms won't do their thing, it will get compacted, there won't be air and space for...
9 cases of it since 1984. How many bags of compost used by gardeners in that time? You probably have a better chance of winning the lottery. I...
But peat soil holds on to nutrients well. So why would it hold nitrogen, but not potassium? No matter how it was "maintained"?
Soil definitely needs to be bulked up by organic matter. The more the better. In fact, bulk up with organic matter should be the one and only...
Aw Pam. Look in the bright side. You will end up with better soil. Plus, an almost "blank canvas" to start again- which is something all...
Hans - check your local dump (or Recycling Centre, as they're called these days). Some of them compost the garden waste and sell it in big bags....
You'll know it if you get it, Colin! It's a fungal infection affecting toms and spuds. The leaves and stems develop brown splodges and streaks....
I planted some in buckets a few weeks ago, hoping for Christmas spuds. First time I've tried it. I'll put them under cover when the frosts come,...
"i've got the blight" Aghhh! I've been spraying with Bordeaux mix since June. It's the only way for me. I seem to live in the national...
Why would a peaty soil, with all that lovely organic matter and structure, lack potassium?
They charge is because they can. They crush the competition because they are so big, then people have no choice but to go there. My favourite is...
I've always found Moneymaker tasteless. No better than supermarket toms. Don't bother any more. Gardener's Delight is pretty bland too, but I...
Hehe. Two conflicting views in two posts. That's the beauty of gardening! Do you not think it's best to see whether all that lovely new growth...
I don't know about the non-flowering problem, but I'm sure someone will be along who does. But I would definitely say not prune it now. It...
Thanks all. Just been out and sized up the job. Have decided to give it a miss. The damn thing is HUGE! We're talking tree surgery, not pruning....
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