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Ive just be told the slow release granules we have been using in pots for fertiliser have a coating of non biodegradable plastic that just turns into plastic dust at the end of its life. Any idea if this is true?genuinely livid if so, that we are being sold something the company knows 100%...

I'm not convinced that pointing out the use of child labour in the DRC would enrage EV drivers? Are we particularly sensitive to uncomfortable information?For myself, I'm left despairing, saddened, and curious about what action to take...

I took 2 of the sweet peppers indoors with all of the yellow bacinhos. those will be in their third year now and theyre getting nice and productive.i will try growing 2 Baccatums again: havana gold and red aji delight. Im told they get bigger than normal chillis. not spicy. scotch bonnets are...

I sometimes find myself mumbling pin numbers, phone numbers, burglar alarm number, bank account number etc to myself. Like I'm going mad! So I don't need to write them down. They just come out. And my passwords are all different, but have a theme.The government is starting to make us login...

Crush a clove of garlic in a mug, good squirt of lemon juice, teaspoonful of honey, boiling water. Stir and drink while soon as it's cool enough.

Good idea but they may then get her another one

Well, they never turned up. I hope that they discovered a better purpose to their existence than bringing joy to my Christmas feasting. The stilton tasted better with port anyway - so there. PS. To rub pickling vinegar into the wound, there was a recipe involving pw on the television today. I...

Agree with @Michael Hewett that it looks like a root problem. Vine weevil would probably have been very visible when you took it out but there are other, small root pests that could be the case. Root mealybugs and such.It might be worth taking it out from the pot again and inspect the roots...

Season's greetings all. Anyone have good knowledge re types of syringa? I've been investigating with a view to planting one and really wanted that sort of grey-y/blue-y/lavender colour. However, I don't want double flowered - I just do not like double flowered flowers, they lose the simplicity...

I could sow some and see what happens. I was going to give to some friends but that I'm not sure about

Rosemary is a good idea. It flowers, used in cooking, grows quickly and growing cuttings is easy. Tough plant as it grows up mountains in Greece.