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Yes, just a bit too late.....Signed up to Toob just last week and getting switched over from Vodafone at the end of the month.The backbone is City Fibre so even Vodafone piggy back like Toob, so the actual connecion no different, but its just as you say a fixed price for the contract term,...

Those bulbs have been forced so let them flower and enjoy them. Pot on when finished - either singly or together in a larger container - feed and they should flower again next year. Always seems a shame when decent bulbs are discarded after their first flowering. A lady who looks after the...

Very similar to the one I saw, it was digging at the time.

Tanks Pete8, will give it a try

Cutting right down seems to be the sensible thing since leaving it alone isn't an option. They might find it sprouts again or they get suckers coming up around the trunk. But 5ft would just look silly.

It is a wow for months, especially this time of year.

I've gone with sealed, pre-baited boxes for the safety of the dogs, so won't be able to do that. I was tempted to fill the holes in, but then wondered if all I would do is remove their exit...

Thanks everyone for their input. I've taken a few cuttings and put one pot outside and the other 2 on the kitchen window.This is the tree I'm going to have to leave behindLots of pencil sized straight growth coming from parts that I pruned hard back last winter

I bought several Harrod aluminium veg cages about 10 yrs ago and they're all still standing (fruit cages are the same, just a bit taller). I also got the 'storm-proof' netting which automatically detaches from the poles in very strong winds or heavy snow (if that's appropriate) so stops damage...

If you look at the picture of mine below you can see there are lots of stems. I didn't separate mine. These were very thin when I first got it, now they have thickened considerably and it is now quite a sturdy compact little plant.Your three will probably be fine once established. In fact,...

Mystery solved. Thanks everyone

This is one of my 2 heated propagators I cobbled together -

I keep telling you. There is too many of you on here, maybe we need a rota.

I meant to say before, the old books always said if you achieve the correct open goblet shape, then you should be able to throw your hat from one side, through the middle, and out the other side. Good luck.

what a beautiful greenhouse. like a mini victorian palace glasshouse.

Just one further thought @Selwynha, if you plan to dig up one of the plants to investigate, wait for the temperature to improve to avoid any further damage.