They also won't cross shells or chippings (not pea shingle, they go over that - not sharp enough). Trouble is shells in dinky little bags cost a...
I can't bring myself to use it, or dimethoate. Pesky little blighters have a field day in my gardens. BTW this year I've had fewer pests than...
Give it a go. It is in my opinion the loveliest pink available, repeat flowering, and lightly but deliciously fragrant. It is prone to some black...
Also we should point out a fair few roses produce lovely hips, so at least leave a few on the plant to find out if you are lucky in this respect.
First time I've heard that the leaves can cause visions. I think its usually a filler in herbal tobacco mixes and, from experience some ages ago,...
Hi all. Does anyone know of a way of ridding a garden of flea beetles, or limiting their impact? I have tried yellow traps but know of nothing...
Not in some of my gardens. They get eaten alive by the flipping flea beetles - and they eat the flowers before the leaves. Grr
Hi Liz, well it might be sunshine this year, but the real culprit is soil alkalinity. The soil has been mulched with mushroom compost previously,...
How about just feeding them with summer lawn food. The clover only competes in low nutrient environments thanks to its nitrogen fixing and growing...
I often leave a weed if I don't know what it is. I've had Herb Paris, Giant Lettuce, and (frighteningly enough) Jimson Weed. I've now got a...
And you can usually prune the taller stems to a (much) lower bud without spoiling the shape at any time of year. Might lose a few flowers at the...
I would take a pretty dim view of building a wall in the rain, though as BM says if it was for someone else I would be worried about time and...
He with the invisible footprint. Must be some kind of haiku in there...
Mr Gordon Bennett...What have I been missing these last few days! Still after the chicken poo. In truth I can't forget the horrors of 6X....
Should you get to eating a home grown banana(!!!) think with virtue of your small ecological footprint. I feel blinded by your emerging halo...
Just a word of caution here. It doesn't seem to survive in London, and this from a man with a Jade plant growing happily in his garden for the...
Must get me some of those chicken pellets. Quite a beast there BM
Now slowly drop the height with each successive cut till its at the right height for you. It'll need feeding in a few weeks time (if you can water...
Sounds like you overdosed quite a lot. I'd cut off all the turf and 'powder', cultivate thoroughly to some depth (6-8 inches), then leave the soil...
A friend of mine chopped back a huge Rambling rector a while after flowering last year (just when she shouldn't IMHO), and it sat there and looked...
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