I like a fork for a job like this, helps you get the roots with the minimum of bending and pawing through the dirt.Do it bit by bit, a small...
Looks fantastic. Great that you have stuck with it and it will keep on getting better year after year!
Yesterday was a beautiful 26c, perfect gardening weather. Repotted my new yuzu and a few seedlings, topped up the mulch on some beds, weeded and...
Feeling jealous of those cheap fruit trees Snorky, but I'm sorry about your field.I'd love to have a big field in the hills just north of us to...
I grow Granny Smith and as Verdun says it is more a tip bearer than a spur bearer which I can imagine would make espalier a bit more challenging....
Did Tesco have any other kinds of pears? Another variety would look uniform until just at the last part of fruiting.
Do it Snorky! At that price you have nothing to lose :) How big/developed are the trees? I think the young 'whip' trees (just a stick with roots)...
Pushkin, just googled Astilbe and planning to order a few for myself. Love learning about something new. Sounds as though they need a lot of...
I'm puzzled too! The Problem Tree doesn't seem to go properly dormant - the leaves fall but the buds stay green, they get blackened by the frost...
Drove 1.5 hours for a work appointment only to discover it had been cancelled, so decided I would pop into the local garden centre before driving...
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Weeding, topping up mulch and rearranging the bulb pots first thing this morning. My new white crocus - Joan of Arc - have just come into bloom...
Beautiful Redstar. Where are you going to put it? Would smell lovely when you brush against it I would like.
Looking good! The nicotiniana is beautiful, and retaining wall looks great - what are you going to plant at the top?
WeeTam, I think I agree. Gardening shows are a bit like cooking shows, entertaining to watch but how often do you actually go on and make the...
Interesting Ricky, I will try that this year.There is a lot of variation in taste between varieties so as others have said you may have picked a...
Verdun I am very impressed with your lavender hedge. Taking notes
How mysterious!Could some of your raspberries have dropped seed that has germinated and not grown true?I wonder how those golden raspberries...
Thanks Gail. Sometimes my expectations are larger than my abilities.Feeling in a shopping mood tonight - might have a look online and see if...
It's been cold, wet and miserable here but I was able to get a bit done during breaks in the rain. Planted a new almond tree, continued weeding...
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