I wonder if anyone could give me the benefit of their wisdom with regard to the pics attached. A children's nursery have asked me to do various...
Brilliant, thanks for those super-helpful replies @misterQ & @Scrungee.I'll print those off and take them to the plot with me this week. I'm...
Ah, right. I always thought mildew was a sign of too much damp rather than water stress, thanks for putting me straight. I'll have to cut out a...
Hi,I've offered to help a group establish a community allotment. I've just seen the site they have taken on and it's very overgrown with...
I don't recognise the black stems and shrivelled leaves but it sounds like either a fungal-based blight or aphids according to this -Brown and...
Hmm - I don't have a dehumidifier.I wouldn't say I'm concerned about the tap water as such, it's just that I've read tap water can apparently...
Hi,I'm going to help a new community gardening group to test their soil. I have got them a probe and one of these TestWest soil testing kits -...
Well, I went through it and the compost was alive with larvae - no sign of any roots left at all!On the plus side I only had the 1 Heuchera, so...
As the attached pics show, there's not really anything to speak of in terms of top growth...I think they might have had it :-(Will dig out...
Right, thanks for the pointers.I haven't, but I will this weekend.There is nothing to pull - when I cleared all the old, dead foliage away a...
Hello,I planted some physalis and heuchera in pots last spring, expecting them to be perennial. They both spread nicely and have a good display...
Gardeners of Hull & East Yorkshire - The Hull Seed Swap returns this weekend!FREE entry at Jubilee Central - Hull City Centre. Event runs...
Great suggestions, thanks to you both. I wasn't familiar with Vinca Minor so that's one I'll definitely be trying. Cheers :-)
Hello,I'm supporting a church to develop a community garden, to include veg growing area, pollinator friendly zone, activity/workshop area etc...
Very useful. A quick read of that suggests....I'm doing everything wrong! Expecting a new(ish) plant to bloom voraciously? Check! Feeding...
I appreciate all the posts promoting consideration of wildlife alongside/over aesthetic garden choices. Unfortunately it's not as much of a...
Thanks, have put one on my birthday list.Incidentally, I love your avatar. How do you get your passiaflora to flower so beautifully?I have a...
No room for extras @Scrungee - unfortunately we have a small garden and the dozen or so sunflowers that I have this year is about as many as the...
Oooh, i like the look of that. Birthday next month too, so that's going straight on the list. Looks like it takes a fair clump out around the weed...
What's the best way to eradicate them? Ideally organically/without using glyphosate?I have an old unopened bottle of 'feed and weed' in the shed...
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