I've been facing a gardener's nightmare, Ziggy - not knowing whether I'll be in the house for much longer. Do I lift me favourite plants, do I...
As for picking wild mushrooms - never, ever, ever. It's not worth the risk. Just buy them from Sainsbury's for goodness sake! I've no idea why...
"I've been eating Apples, core-pips-and-all all my life - I hope its not a cumulative poison!" All woody members of the rose family (Rosacea)...
Had our first one last night. Time flies, doesn't it? Seems like only yesterday I was sowing my tom seeds. Anyway, will get out later to lift...
Agree with Flinty n Doghouse. As long as your soil is well prepared, the hole big enough, and the plant planted properly, it doesn't matter in...
Doing some rough sums, I reckon I've spent £30 tops on my plot this year, seeds, compost etc. That's provided us with pretty much all our veg...
Crikey. Better get out in the garden putting it to bed, then. Just after a nice indian summer too. More and more and more erratic weather as...
Yep. Low-maintenance front-garden shrub. Holly, Berberis, Choysia ternata, Hydrangea, Euonymus, Eleagnus, Escallonia, privet. etc etc. I'd...
Dai, mate, Jasmine is a climber. Of course it needs support though- ALL climbers need support of some kind. They can't climb through thin air.
Holly
JWK - 85% sounds OK to me. It'd be difficult for any seed manufacturer to achieve close to 100% viability / germination rates, wouldn't it?...
Lots of problems in the country - it's really quite depressing! I just wish successive Governments had got to grip earlier with the bankers...
Honeysuckle will do OK. Or Jasmine - which is of course a climber (sigh) http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=291 Or perhaps...
So far it seems the Government have just been targetting poorer people, so it's about time they asked the better off to pay a bit more. But why...
Hehe excellent, Claralou! Thinking about it, this thread could be the first time I've used a 'smiley'. I've got the same aversion to them as...
How do you grow ginger, Alice? I tried once after I heard it on Gardeners Question Time - popped a chunk from the shop into a pot, watered it,...
"I think he was saying 'tongue in cheek'." Of course! Wouldn't wish horsetail on my worst enemy. Actually, thinking of my worst enemy, maybe I...
Good stuff, Alice! I love Scotland. I'm off to Aviemore in Febuary. Wouldn't fancy gardening there, but might visit a pub or two!
Every year I work out how much I've spent on growing my own Vs how much I would've paid in the shop. Every year I save money. I make sure of it,...
I hate you too Alice! I'm going to start a jealous person's small-garden guerilla board... Yes, membrane is very effective, I've used it lots on...
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