Patty Plan is a strange looking courgette variety, flat-ish, almost like a mini flying saucer.Two of mine have grown into a very strange shape -...
I have a few tubs filled with compost which have housed a number of courgette plants this year. Most have now gone over or are on the way so it's...
There's an old pond in my garden which for some years has been very neglected - surrounded and overhung by thick brambles, also overhung by some...
I have two Amaryllis bulbs, one of which flowered around January while the other formed a flower bud at the base late last year which then refused...
I have a number of courgette plants of assorted varieties. Some are in full sun, others in partial shade. Both are producing fruit but I can't...
So I have Cercospora Leaf Spot on some of my beetroot leaves - it's not bad but I've removed the affected leaves. My fault really having never...
I recently dug these out of an overgrown part of the garden, still in their large pot. Some extensive trimming was required so there's little...
One of my courgette plants seems to have a bit of a weak stem and is regularly rolled around in any wind. The stem is laying horizontally so...
Not sure what's up with this plant, it's a 'Black Beauty' variety. Others (of different varieties) in the same container are fine and other Black...
I've grown courgettes before but not for maybe five years or more.This year I'm hand pollinating them as usual with a small, soft paintbrush....
Also, should they be cut off with scissors or a knife, or just broken off? (in other words does it need to be a clean cut for some reason?)....
Is this some kind of wild cherry? It's on a bush that is slowly growing into a tree, must be about 6 feet tall now and there are some smaller...
I've not grown beetroot before so this year have tried sowing some Boltardy, initially in seed trays which are outside (although I bring them in...
Some of my courgette plants are developing yellow spots and patches on some leaves, please see attached photos.Any ideas of a cause please and a...
I have an old 200 liter plastic water butt which I'd like to cut in half and use the lower half as a large tub. It's like this:Cloudburst 200L...
Title says it all. :-) I'm looking for a bagged, readily available compost with a fine 'crumb' (can't think of a better word!) with no lumps and...
A very pale purple, almost white flower. Notice that the leaves are very thin (but they're not sharp). Really nice looking flower, even the buds...
Can anyone recommend any high quality 'wind ornaments' please? I'm thinking of something where you put a stake in the ground and it has some...
In other words I don't want the pot or the compost, just the bulbs. Also not keen on paying more than a fiver per bulb, however I'd like a nice...
I have a few Buddleia bushes of different colours (pink, white, purple, crimson) that are a few years old. Many are of moderate to large size and...
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