Soooooo....the roses are in! A week before the snow arrived! I made some covers out of wire and plastic to try keep the snow off them as they were...
Hi M,thanks for all the advise. I won't attempt to answer it all (because some of it I am unsure of). In a nutshell: the garden faces northwest,...
Hi glasgowdan. I'm in Rutherglen. Have a suspicion my soil is a bit clay laden :(
Thanks Verdun. What is the best way to prepare the soil? I just planted mine in compost and put some stone at the bottom for drainage? I've now...
Thanks Pete, helpful to know. Maybe it is temperature related. I will wait until it is warmer and get some new plugs. live and learn I suppose :)...
Thanks Verdun. I am thinking there may be a fungal issue. Out of 12 plugs, 8 have pretty much died by Sunday. By this morning the other 4 had died...
Thanks for the idea WeeTam, I will maybe check my roots and see if they look suspect.Hi Kandy, not sure what on earth is happening with the...
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[IMG] HELP! No idea what I'm doing. I planted some strawberry plants (plugs?) a few weeks ago. The did really well. Grew bigger, fresh green...
Thanks wiseowl :)
Ok, another rose question :help: My bare root roses arrived today. They look pretty good (as good as roots can look). I obviously need to plant...
Thanks Clare G and wiseowl. Very helpful info from both of you. I have bought 2 bare roots (couldn't find one with my wife's name - great idea...
Ok, when I signed up last I did warn there would be a lot of questions. So here goes :snorky:I want to plant a rose bush. I have never planted...
Thanks pete, good point. I suppose only time will tell as I haven't been through a summer in this house. The grass (well, what's left of it) feels...
Thanks HarryS, there is some good advice. Wow! A lot of work :yikes:
Afternoon to you all. I am just getting into gardening having moved house. I know very little about gardening to be honest, although it is quite...
Hi all. New to the forum and to gardening having just bought our first house. The garden is in a pretty bad state so expect lots of questions...
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