I've just dug out the packet and apparently, vermiculite is a "...naturally occurring non-toxic aluminium iron silicate mineral". So now you know.
Very BritishVermiculite is a type of clay (I think) that's been subjected to great heat. It turns into granules that look like puffed wheat....
Very BritishI admire your determination to grow herbs to support your other interest of cooking. I've known a couple of other keen cooks who...
New potatoWelcome to the forum.The sudden collapse of brassica plants strongly suggests cabbage root fly to me.I have a painful...
JWKJeyes Fluid can certainly be used in greenhouses to clean frames, staging, pots, seed trays etc., but my tin makes no mention of soil...
I agree with Palustris. Looks like lichen to me, which is well-nigh inevitable on any mature apple tree in a clean air environment.
MaltaronJeyes Fluid? Ah, happy days! I've sprayed and deluged many, many gallons of Jeyes Fluid over my garden in the past, to very good...
JWK is right, it's probably too late to do anything for this year's crop.In the Bad Old Days, there were insecticides for root pests and I...
clueless1 and BlackthornI share your misgivings. This idea of introducing a species for a specific purpose is fraught with danger. Too much is...
Hi MusicIt's quite common for apple trees to alternate heavy cropping years with light cropping years. A sort of a "rest period", if you like....
Hi KathThe worrying thing about hydrangea scale is that it's a relatively recent import to this country and it's still spreading into areas...
Looks like hydrangea scale although it's a bit late in the summer.Here's a link to the RHS advice on this particular pest....
Hi RobertNo ladybirds to be seen down here, as yet. Not of any type.But it's interesting that you mention micro slugs because I've been...
Rage in EdenIt sounds like your rosemary has powdery mildew - which I've not heard of before on indoor herbs. Or they might just be going...
Hi GuysSmokeyoneYes, I'm suggesting that with a heatwave officially in progress, now is not the time for major lawn works, unless you have...
Hi ShimshamIf your Bramley hasn't produced any blossom by now, it's not going to do anything at all this year.I had a big old Crimson...
That's a damn good harvest, Robert.It looks like your Mocat is using a peashooter. But that's not possible......is it?
Hi SmokeyoneWelcome to the forum.You need a good reason to be doing major things to an established lawn at this time of year, I reckon....
Hi AlastairWelcome to the forum.Your idea is perfectly feasible.What you are digging in will be the subsoil for your lawn. Remove any...
Hi VictoriaYup, that looks like scorch to me. Possibly residual moisture from its nightly shower getting caught by the hot morning sun?...
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