I as given some pots of plants recently and in amongst them were some of these.[ATTACH] The flower stalks are about 15 inches tall and I expect...
Like Shiney I save all the compost bags. They get used for collecting kindling for our wood burning stoves and as a good weed suppressor/ soil...
:). I suppose I shouldn’t laugh, there again. I am so glad I live in the countryside with no immediate neighbours. The story is on the BBC...
I would be very interested in others experience of this annoying “ infection”. I grow maybe 15 different Clematis, all have never suffered from...
I wonder what is the % of peat used in horticulture by the amateur in comparison to commercial? Why should there be a distinction anyway? This...
You can put eye protectors on the top of the canes. Good freebie ones are snail shells :thumbsup:What a brilliant idea @shiney . I have the odd...
Just as an aside, Beetroot was originally grown as a leaf vegetable not for it’s root. The leaves are pretty much the same a Swiss Chard I...
I have just finished my favourite job in the garden, pulling Garlic scrapes. Yes ok a bit sad but I like the challenge of pulling them without...
A wee bit early to tell yet but I wouldn’t be planning on having roast Parsnips any time soon. I have had trouble with Parsnip germinating in the...
I live in hope. I have flowers on my Carmen too but still a way to go with the melons altho they are growing a fair bit now. If the forecast for...
Very interesting gks. Re my perhaps just a bad batch of Jack’s. I, being Joe public,do not think it right that what is deemed to be quality...
Possible, all 3 bags bought admittedly at the same time were pretty dire. I might try another bag and see if I was just unlucky. If the next 1 is...
Sort if agree @pete. My gripe is that the quality has gone down hill. For years unless I was sowing something that required a really really fine...
I agree with JWK. It is an annual poppy, quite nice but does not cope well if the flowers get wet. If you do not want to have them for time...
Good point @Loofah. Personally I don’t buy in much compost as fortunate enough to have a big garden which creates lots of compost plus huge trees...
I wonder what caused the damage to the tree? It looks quite severe but a bit difficult to tell without actually seeing the tree. Your 1st photo is...
I have used Jack’s Magic for quite a few years for certain things and was happy to pay a premium. However, this year I bought 3 bags fairly early...
Many thanks @pete and @NigelJ .I will be doing the highland fling if I even get 1 edible melon per plant. How long after a female flower opens...
You obviously know a lot more about growing melons than I do,@NigelJ ( not difficult!) How many runners do you leave and where/ when do you pinch...
No problem @Black Dog:)Living in Scotland which is not the driest country in the world! I can only grow some Turks Head Lillies in the borders as...
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