I have only seen 1 ladybird this year. Hiding in a hens-and-chicks/sempervivum on one of the few dry sunny days we have had.Perhaps the cold and...
Simple question . . . Wood chippings - What are they good for?I have several bags from a dead tree that I had to get cut down and chipped up.
Did anyone have any luck growing Mexican Fleabane from seed straight outside.Just wondering if I have time to sow seeds now for summer 2023 to...
10 days further on: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]It is leaning as one can see. Is that normal or does this plant need repotting (again) or maybe even...
They must all be in your garden then. Haha.Whereabouts are you located? I am thinking climate and "greenery".This is probably the first year...
Hi. With the insect population in decline I was only just thinking that I have not seen one ladybird this summer. Not one.In previous years...
Update. October 2nd 2022.One of the 3 pot planted foxglove plants appears to be flowering :thud: [ATTACH]Is this normal at this time of year?...
How fast is fast? I have a small one that was put in 5 weeks ago and it has not grown a cm.The bramble shoots however grew about 1 foot in the...
How can one tell? (edit; if foxgloves are perrenial or not)
I was gonna say . . . . ummm!
Darn. I think that will also be too tall. Ideally I am looking for something that does not grow tall.
How tall does that grow?During my experimentation the only thing that flowered (apart from the usual weeds like willow herb) were some kind of...
Quick update 4 months later.Out of 12 foxglove plugs I bought and planted (6 in the garden and 6 in plant pots)3 of the foxgloves in the pots...
I presume I should NOT use any kind of pesticides to kill the grass off?Not sure if it really shows in the photo but there are loads of deep...
What did you try to get rid of slugs? I went outside after dark last night when it was raining lightly and was horrified to see how many there...
Oh dear as there are several leaves on the plant (the one that looks to be doing the best) with those white things on them. So I take it the plant...
Yellow Rattle - that was the one. Though I am unsure how it is supposed to work. Like do I have to sow the yellow rattle and wait an entire year...
How long is your flowering season?Everything in the garden has died off now - apart from the Rose bush.
Hi.This area is mostly under large trees, so in shade a lot of the day. Ground is all grassy (it was left to overgrow in the nature friendly...
Secondly, does anyone know what this leaf damage is? The brown spots and the yellowing, and on the other one there are those white mark things. Is...
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