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So I am attempting to grow Aubergines for the first time. They are in my greenhouse. With the current heat wave, all the vents and windows are open There are plenty of buds, but they are all aborting. Any idea why ?

Thank you @Sheal

I know the feeling ... Since Beryl died I have become even more worried about Bella than I was before. If I haven't seen her for 5 minutes I start to panic ! and then when she does turn up it's as if a big cloud has lifted from me.

How strange, I've never seen that, mine just form clumps. It will be interesting to see what happens next.

Hi, thanks for your reply about the pyracantha. When you said the area on the right, do you mean the one nearest the fence? for reference the left hand side is about 11 feet long by 2 feet deep. Right side is 8 foot wide by 2 feet. So it is probably classed as a narrow bed.

I know Australia had some pretty strict water restrictions during its years of drought. There is a wonderful episode of the sitcom "Kath and Kim" where Kath and her husband Kal go to buy a hot tub. The snooty salesmen clearly thinks they can't afford anything decent and is steering them towards...

Looks like red spider mite damage. I controlled it last year by removing all the damaged leaves and spraying the rest with with neem oil. I diluted about 5ml. oil in 1 Litre with a dash of washing up liquid to help emulsify it. I got a small bottle of neem oil from superdrug but likely you can...

I did wonder why they had their own name for someone who doesn't agree with their ideas, I must be one of them then.No country or people are above criticism regardless of their history.

Dirt is what plants grow in - for example: -Farmers spread sewage sludge on their fields -I mulch my squashes with horse manure -Compost is organic matter that has been processed through the bodies of bacteria, insects, slugs etc...and of course, there are roughly the same number of bacteria...

Here is a photo my mum had just taken of the plant. See what you think.

I used to sow seed around June/July, then grow them on and pot them up eventually into 2L pots ready to overwinter outside. Then I plant out around March/April. You could get the plugs now/soon and do the same. They're likely to be too small to survive in the ground now, so grow them on in...

These are the sort of questions you need to ask an expert, who could potentially help with the wording of the planning permission. Some years ago the local council here told me that my large spruces had to remain as they were part of "the amenity skyline". In 2022 it cost me £2500 to have 8...

We've all been there TheMadHedger.

I'd probably not feed it at all, it will flower when its filled the container with roots.

I made a very rustic trellis out of the hazel I cut down last year.