Container Gardening

Has anyone ever successfully grown a Solanum Glasnevin in a container ?? I have one that someone bought for me and I would like to grow it to about 5ft high in a container. Can this be achieved,,,obviously it would need pruning every year.Any advice appreciated.

My hardy ( from books and online sites) varieties stay in pots for first year indoors (cool greenhouse) then planted in well drained (lot of added grit in planting hole, itself in old rockery or alpine bed) In winter I heavily mulch, first with pine needles, then good woody based compost to...

Thank you all for the help! Sun can be arranged, as I have a sunny spot in my front garden that may work. The back is sadly North facing.

Thanks for that. I'll take one out of the pot on in the morning and get a proper look. Thanks for the tip ref w it winter. We are in Ireland so harsh winters are commonplace. We do have a large glass greenhouse so could keep them in there during harsh weather

Hi @ricky101, thank you for your reply. I am in the Midlands, so enjoy our lovely British weather, for all it's ups and downs. I didn't water everyday, more like once a week as I thought it didn't need too much water. The pot is probably about 12". So, I will do as you recommend re-pot to a...

Now how cute are they! Shame I am not a neighbour ... I like the one with the open wheels.

Thanks Jenny, that's handy to know.

After 5 years, with a bigger root system, it may now need more water than you provide in the summer. If you also use rocks as mulch, that will keep things toasty at night. Terra cotta pots will also lose moisture fast compared to other materials.If the leaf edges are turning brown and browning...

That is posh, Nick.

What most know as houseplants, I am fortunate I can have them permanently outdoors. For me this is fortunate because as I live in a "casa antiga" old house with 60cm thick walls and small windows, I cannot have indoor plants. Also, in these old cottages in a hot country, the windowsills tend...

several times trimming is OK. Thanks Pete, for your help.

Think you have done the right thing, keep it sheltered and out of the sun and maybe it will recover.

I have a sneaking suspicion it might be somewhere in Scotland.

Thanks for your interesting reply. Sorry about the delay. I will try and rig up the drip hose.

No problem @Black DogLiving in Scotland which is not the driest country in the world! I can only grow some Turks Head Lillies in the borders as I have found other varieties of Lillies really object to winter wet. This is why I grow Lillies in tubs. They stay in situ and are not fussed by very...

Well I assume you intend the plant to stay in this pot for a few years. If so you are better off using a soil based compost as opposed to multipurpose. It has longer staying power and doesn't degrade in the same way multipurpose does.As I said earlier, I don't think pouring fetilisers on...

Somebody has just given me a Solanum Glasnevin Chilean potato plant growing in a pot. It's about 70 cm tall at the moment.I already have one of these which I grow around an archway so I know how nice they look. But what I am wondering is whether I could grow this in a container on my patio and...

Forgot to water the Oxalis yesterday and she told me this mornng, in no uncertain terms, that she wasn't't too happy about it - see belowFirst pictureNow, 2 hours later , after a long drink, she has returned To normal....Jenny namaste

Deffo sounds like nematodes(microsopic worms) Possibly Aphelen choids Not all nematodes are bad btw Although i really hope im wrong as that would be it for your plants. This link might help i found it after completing this post.Lily (Lilium spp.)-Nematode, FoliarAlthough it might be a plant...

I have a buzz in my front border. And had no issues, it flowers like mad every year and grows to about 6ft each year. I cut it down every year and have never had any issues. I did have it in a pot as I bought it from my old garden and still did OK, but not as well as in the ground.Rusty