strawberries are easy to do in hanging baskets also try them in the flower pouches (long tubes with planting holes down them. there quite cheap...
don't plant too deep, they'll cope just fine about 3 inches below the surface. hope you have a good show this year!
organic matter is far more important than grit in the grand scheme of improving clay soils. organic matter will help retain the moisture. clay has...
nepita
don't rotovate the soil unfortunately the only way to improve it is to hand dig it and add as much organic matter ie mushroom compost, well rotted...
sound to me like your bulbs might be a lilly from your description,is the outer of the bulb strigy and flaky? holly leaves burn well when still...
whatever you do make sure the mulch you put on is very well rotted, if not the manure will draw out the nitrogen from the soil, producing far...
sweetcorn is fine in the same plot just as long as you plant at least 9 = 3x3 i've never felt the need to rotate them and i've had no problems
we'd consider ourselves frost free by end of feb to be sure but then we are on the coast of norfolk
i agree with lisa the sea shells are a brilliant way of covering slopes, they don't slip because they are irregular shapes, also easy to move...
just having a think about maintaining wooden greenhouses and wondering if anyone had any suggestions on what to use to preserve the frames we use...
:D just having a think about maintaining wooden greenhouse and wondering if anyone had any suggestions on what to use to preserve the frames we...
try this site http://www.diyplastics.com/easyfixgreenhouses/ they look like your best option, if not there is a company in mildenhall, norfolk but...
health and safety purely on the fumes aspect of it!no problem getting them. there just restricted on the hazardous substances basis! i use them at...
sulphur candles, or as they used to be sulphur flares, have been use for donkeys years to sterilize greenhouses, unfortunately even though we have...
we use gas heaters in our smaller greenhouses, propane gas, not too expensive and carbon monoxide isn't a problem. we also use oil fired space...
its from the accidental gardeners almanac by michael powell, brilliant book!
larkspur
great idea with the besom brush, works a treat. the spiked shoes are great if you only have a small lawn! otherwise you'll inherit a tendancy to...
don't put silver sand on as a top dressing, only really any use if you want to improve drainage.try some kind of organic topdressing, a seived...
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