Container Gardening

I have just placed my order with Jersey Direct. I ordered 70 Begonia Sparkle - trailing and 70 Begonia Amber Delight for a total of £25.98. I'm going to clear large areas of my borders and plant the 'delights' to bring in some nice colour. I think i put in too many different plants within...

My garlic was small as well this year. It does well making garlic bread and cooking with.

It does fine in decent sized pots if you keep it watered and fed, but in small pots it struggles. If you plant it out by that way, its easy enough to prevent it from overrunning your other plants. Nasturtium seems to have two growth phases. In phase 1 it stays relatively compact. Then in phase...

I concur with growing courgettes in containers. They do need lots of frequent watering but they crop heavily and the fruits don't rot from lying on wet soil. The drawback is, like most container grown plants, they can dry out very quickly and die if not looked after assiduously.

thanks all for being patient! yes i will learn. i will, i will, i will. cheers

I've kept mine outside since I had them as the cold hardening off actually helps the plant apparently.I know what you mean about those three tier polythene greenhouses though - they are right sweat boxes.Keep a battery thermometer in mine which records high and low temps and already this...

Very creative and great useful items Cordy and Esoxlucius. Well done both.

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...

The planning stage for me is an exciting part of garden design Nick..... Yes, preparing the whole bed and aiming then for suitable plants that will thrive in those conditions is the way to go Not just colour but shape and form too using contrasting or complementary plantings. On paper, I make...

Yes, best to stick to your friend number 3

Thanks Eddie - I tend to use pine needles begged from friends who have christmas trees

This is definitely Kentia palm - Howea forsteriana Val

Some good advice there Thank You I'm thinking of putting some pots in containers this year I hope to follow your lead...Frank

they might do but strawbs are hardy and they might just make it so i would leave them to it for now. if the frost does kill them off then is the time to remove them loopy

sorry to butt in I also have a camelia in a pot and am planning to move it in the ground, mine is a 6foot monster will it hurt it to cut it down a bit and tidy it up first as not sure we can shift it as it is

I've used these for the first time this year, and am converted from now on.Ive used them for: Runner beans, french beans, broad beans, courgettes, sweet peas, pumpkin , and as of yesterday carrot too.The roots seem to really form well. Cant see me buying pots any more !

I try not to use any chemicals of any sort in my garden and nematodes appeal because they are a “natural” product which don’t hurt other living things. Or so I believe, I am not an expert. Will order some nematodes next week (payday) and hope to succeed.

When working out a schedule, is it best to look at the previous days max temperature instead of the current days forecasted temperature???

Thank you- yes I do have some trailer troughs- I'm lucky that I have flat walls at a good height. I am now thinking of creating a tier of pots,with the big one at the bottom. I'm also considering a bay (laurel) for year round interest. It is so frustrating that now I'm ready to do stuff it is...

"...it still hasn't dried out on the surface, although from certain angles the surface of the soil in the pot appears green, so *something* must be growing!..."If the soil in the pot looks green, you're massively overwatering your poor Bay and causing algae to grow and thrive. Plus, the water...