General Gardening Discussion

Note : For crockery please read rockery!! Bloomin' phone spell check kicked in

Those things can grow as high as a man. Normally I cut em off as soon as they show themselves, but from time to time I let one flower to its hearts content and I am always surprised how big they can get.I you can spare one of your plants harvests then try it out and leave it be. It's truly a...

Many thanks Devilish I'll try that.

Decided to go for the DEWALT DCMHT563N. It will be lighter and I can attack all hedges up to a certain limit! Beyond that reach I can see if I can tolerate using the petrol one and if not just let it grow next year I might add the pole version to the collection

Agree with @pete - they look as though surface soil has washed away exposing the roots. Do you topdress it to refresh the soil each year @Jo Williams ?

You can choose which month you want them to flower....Buy Camellia: Delivery by Crocus

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I've never sown any they just find their own way in to my garden and spread like mad, I've been weeding them out today as they can take over. So I guess sprinkle would work

Due to the dry and cold weather we have had everything seems a bit slow. The Cannas I grow from rhizomes have taken forever to show and are extremely sluggish growing leaves. Let's hope they catch up as it's getting a tad warmer.

Good news green shoot has started out of one of the onions in this set, i assume thr others wont be too far behind.

Hi there @Colin Lowing andTry some bleach , but test out on a less conspicuous area first especially if you have coloured stone.

Logically, if you cut the flow of sap just above a node, that stimulates the plant to produce hormones which cause a bud to form and break below the cut. I've got to tackle an elderly Acer p.d. ornatum which is spreading outwards at the expense of the leaves on top. But that's going to have to...

I'm good at mystery plants i have lots of them. Labels go missing or I forget where i planted what, especially bulbs. The latest mystery came from a packet of Fuchsia seed one plant appeared, germinated very quickly and grew well unfortunately doesn't look like any fuchsia I've seen; currently...

Thanks @2nd_bassoon fed the pots with tomato feed today after giving them a good water and just before the hail arrived!!

Thanks @luis_pr ,From what you say and the fact they have been so damaged for 2 years running, think its clear they are not best suited to our frost prone garden.

My dwarf peach has been in garden soil for last 2 years. Despite diligently removing and burning curling leaves, and clearing up fragments on soil, it is still riddled with it. I am thinking of grubbing it out and replacing with something less fragile... @Spruce Yours looks much healthier!

Thanks for ruining my Ham sandwich Spruce.

I found they are quite delicate in terms of stems and needed help to attach to the spiral metal posts I had them on. This year the seeds seem to be a bit stubborn about germinating, despite a heated mat!

Patch up job (@pete keep your eyes closed ).The roof was the first important thing to get done as the glass was sliding out. The glass is in rebated timber (as pete said) but the timber below it was a single piece that had small plastic clips screwed into it to hold the glass. As those...

Thank you for your congratulations and for the advice on the begonia.I'm just a little obsessed about avoiding under or over watering it and making sure it has the correct environment.I'm not worried about all the other things I'm in the process of growing, but this one is important !