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Hello all Just wondering what the expert members of the forum think i should do with this plant. Is there any chance there will be some fruit ?

Thanks Dove. I did wonder about encouraging them to spread on the lawn. Plenty of space there. But - in your experience - have their been any downsides? (making the lawn go brown for example).Im not sure whether the summer squashes are bush types. I have Black Beuaty and De Nizza if that...

Yes - they seed very easily too. Many areas are having problems with ash dieback, although we're fairly lucky round here, but it's probably better to remove them. You can certainly try just cutting them back as soon as they appear, but you may find a problem if there's a good bit of root already...

I thought I might be a bit late. Oh well. Established plants it is then. I'll go and see what they've got in.

You can wipe it off, there is a small green insect inside, but I've never found them to be a real problem as @pitter-patter says.

It's also about the amount of time for maintaining a garden, and the climate/conditions. I dislike certain colours intensely - pale pink, forget me not blue and that peachy/salmon colour -especially in a bi-coloured flower, so I don't have any of those. The only exceptions are things like...

It's not a first world problem.I used to work at a big petrochemical site. I was in IT there but my job put me in regular contact with the various management and supervisors in the industrial side. Bear with me, you'll see where I'm going soon.The site did several of the many steps involved...

Ive planted four of my tomatoes and put them in the greenhouse. Ive got another 3 to pot.Do you think Im cramming too many tomatoes into this green house? My concern is if theres not adequate space, Ill get black rot etc...WHat do you think? I suppose I could put the other plants outside in...

Thanks!

Ooh, I've just found this thread... @kindredspirit, your alpines are amazing. I love growing them, but they tend to die on me come wintertime.

Beautiful places get trashed partly because, it seems to me, average IQ has dropped in recent years.I was reading a news article about how Binnibecca Vel on Minorca has been overrun. Apparently it started when some social media influencer posted pics and described it as the Mikanos of Spain....

Going to my parents' this afternoon. OH is going to replace a light switch for them and I will do a bit more gardening - I think Mum wants a hand planting up hanging baskets, but we'll see. When we get back there's a pile of Fatsia branches that I pruned yesterday to go through the shredder for...