Container Gardening

Get your hoe out.

I have black magic , it’s a good variety..

Thanks Thevictorian for your reply.

Haha, yes! Leycesteria grows right next to it, but it wants to grow all over my garden.Thank you! It was left in this house by previous tenants I think. I'll go for the Alpines and succulents.

Makes a nice show @Will Hay

I believe the "pom pom" effect is achieved by cloud pruning, not the natural growth habit, so it might need some maintenance to keep the shape because Leylandii won't regrow if cut back to brown wood. And it wants by nature to become a monster tree although keeping it in a pot should restrain...

Poor effort , it was V I suspect

You may well lose your seed again as the mice dig down to find the seed, they are not interested in the green shoots. That is why I have to start my sweetpeas etc indoors, then plant out when they are about 3/4 ins tall.

Agree with what's been said above Phyllostachys tends to spread by runners, but Fargesia is clumping, so is probably more suitable to grow in a containerFargesia scabrida "Asian Wonder" is nice if you can find it. The new culms are a nice reddish colour

It looks like it's sported a dark pink on one branch - maybe cut that off after flowering and try to propagate it? If it gets potted on to a bigger pot, once the foliage comes through more, it won't look very leggy IMHO .

Seed and cutting compost contains less fertiliser than multipurpose compost, so you'd need to feed your plants sooner, or add some slow-release fertiliser granules when you plant up the containers. Apart from that, I don't see any reason not to use it if you don't need it for seeds and cuttings....

So you mean until there are signs of small fruit ?

I just used three per basket, one of each colour. They were in 9cm pots when I bought them and are starting to fill out quite nicely and flowering well already.

Carachtreful. No two will ever be the same.

Could your friend possibly re-site the baskets so that they are all within easy reach?

Glad the caviar lime survives @pete! I've taken more cuttings - the success rate is very poor. Interestingly, the limes freeze very well. I've added the little "caviars" from a defrosted one to a G &T this evening

I've been bunging everything from my containers in a wheelbarrow , mixing it up with fertiliser. I reckon it's no worse than some of the stuff you buy which is often suspect organic matter and fertiliser anyway . Worms chucked into mix. Snails in council bin. After 50 years of gardening it's...

Hiafter looking around and didn’t think good enough I have mixed my own50% multipurpose and 50% coir , added swell gel, perlite and slow release fertiliserLooks goodSpruce

Good plan. Thanks @pete

Thank you, After googling a bit my memory has been triggered: it’s Amore Rose.