It's a flipping fungus! I posted the RHS guide just earlier."Impatiens downy mildew is a fungal disease that....etc....etc..etc."What on...
Used to be, but have just let it lapse.I got a lot of free visits etc out of it at first, but in the end it was just a magazine subscription....
It's tough stuff, this. Glyphosate will probably do the job if you're persistent though.Like many "weeds" it actually looks good in the right...
It was found for the first time in the UK in 2003 and is likely to have arrived on imported commercial propagation material (seed or cuttings)....
There's also a danger that plants could struggle to get enough water if the pot is too big for it, as it drains beyond the root system.I have...
I've just got some bizzy lizzy seeds for this year.I'm not giving up yet! We will fight them on the beaches!
I'm a bit further south than you Harry, unfortunately (for me, since the North-West is my much missed homeland!)Fortunately gardening wise it...
Off we go! My windowsills are now adorned with chillis, leeks, broad beans and red onion.The chillis will spend April-May in the greenhouse...
Brr. Was going to head down to th'llotment to finish some winter digging today, but the fork aint going anywhere through that frost. Stay in and...
Is that a Mutually Assured Destruction thing, like when the USA and USSR kept the last remaining smallpox samples during the Cold War?
If the Daily Mail say something, I tend to believe the opposite!The proper weather forecast, on the other hand, says that things are getting...
Daffs are in flower next door, so it feels like spring!I've been doing my winter digging on the veg plot whilst it's dry so am hoping for a...
"I'd like to know how Mimosa pudica "works"!"--All plants respond to external stimulus. Light, gravity, touch etc. (eg, roots grow 'away'...
I'm sure we could do blooms too, Barnaby.
Or some big old Larkspurs for a bit more colour.
Could you stick some ornamental grass in there? Looks good with Cleome, I've found.
I'm going to chip in here, if that's OK.To combat slugs on your veg plot:There are various commercial preparations including carbaryl...
OK, I'm in!Right, here's the rules.Categories:Root veg Legume Salad veg (not tomato) Squash BrassicaWinners will be judged by...
Not sure about lights, but I bought a fairly cheap solar pump for my 'waterfall', and it works really well.I guess technology is moving on.
Yikes! Would people actually complain about a bit of gentle competition and veg related banter?!I'm out then. Will still stick pics of me...
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