Mr Grinch's Garden

Mr G there's a new treatment on the market 'Fungus fighter plus' said to cure Box blight but it sounds like it's too late now so sorry to hear it......

You could try the Ilex crenata or Lonicera nitida but I'm finding there's very little difference in the price...

I've got some Yew I could try striking some cuttings from if they're any good to you

 

Will have a look Loli for this new spray. Didn't realise they had been making progress with a fungicide on this. My guess this will be a preventive rather than cure like all the other sprays but i may use it to target an area of box that is older and worth keeping. There are too many others to keep spraying and once this Blight is in the soil then a chance that it would always come back.

Ilex Crenata i have tried and they did not thrive at all. Yew i've tried and they hate cold wet soil to mine is out. The two i did plant died. Haven't seen Lonicera so will have a look.

 

Thanks Shiney. I have not got a clue how to take cuttings, its all new so will be guided by your goodself
Probably looking at the Yellow/Green type rather than the silver/green version if thats ok ?

 

Cant find the fungus fighter plus anywhere Loli.

Its mentioned but you cant buy

 

I've been to my local nursery who is normally very good and up on the latest products but they looked pretty vacant when I mentioned it...as soon as I find a suppier I'll give you a shout

 

Thanks Loli. You can get the Fungus Fighter from the same company but not the FF Plus by the looks of it. Most mentions of it are pretty recent so maybe not on the shelves yet.

G

 

The smell of Rose scent on the last day of October is a wonderful thing.

G

 

If the weather stays warm (we can hope) we may still be smelling them at Christmas!

 

Cut the grass today. Latest ever. Needed it as im not having what happening last year when it grew over winter then flopped and created bare patches.
Garden very wet.

G

 

Gardening in winter in my garden is horrendous. Walking on the wet sticky clay that sticks to everything is a nightmare, digging is hard work but despite this, i moved a rose today and i moved the Hibiscus. Again another plant that lives and flowers but doesnt thrive, so in the new position, ive added loads of organic matter in the hope that it will look and last longer.

G

 

I have decided to mulch the garden this winter. I haven't done this before so can anyone advise (a) the best type (b) thickness (c) the plants that a dormant and under ground do you mulch over them.

Acidic plants do not do well here to i'm guessing my soil type id neutral/alkaline.

G

 

Anybody used one of these ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-in-1-PH...denEquipment_HandTools_SM&hash=item1c488955e2

 

@Mr Grinch not used one before, but if your acid plants aren't doing very well and you've got a real Xmas tree use the pine needles as a mulch around them. Plus make sure you don't use normal plant feed to feed them