General Gardening Discussion

We get lots of ants in the greenhouse. Most of the time we all ignore each other but occasionally there’s a conflict of interest. At the weekend I needed to use a couple of seed trays which had been sat on the soil bed. The lower tray had a layer of ants eggs on the base and of course as soon as...

I've never tried eating it but I found this:"Cornsalad was originally foraged by European peasants and has been eaten in Britain for centuries. It was grown commercially in London from the late 18th or early 19th century and appeared on markets as a winter vegetable."I don't get any in my...

I’ve run a charity plant sale for about the last 11 or 12 years, raise a lot of money for the charities dear to my heart and have also made some really good friends through it. Ok you do get the odd horror who asks you every detail of every plant you are selling, usually over 100 different...

They're sneaky bgggggrs

Well, it has flowered in its first year, surprisingly! The flowers start off a nice wine red but then fade to an almost parchment pink, a bit like the old blotting paper . I think it needs a bit more organic matter at the base and more moisture as some of the leaves are already browning. I...

@Jblakes , your plant looks a bit sad tbh, but now is excellent time to revive it. I'd suggest to tip it out of the pot and check what the roots look like. Then re-pot in fresh houseplant compost into a pot with good drainage holes.If the dead bit on the right is dead all the way, gently...

The leaves look OK, it could be that the plants have reached the natural end of their flowering season. Your containers need adequate drainage holes, a free draining soil based ericaceous compost, regular watering and to be placed in a shaded, sheltered location ideally.

All the fronds went brown, stiff and died back, but following your advise 3 of the 4 have recovered and started to show new growth, many thanks,

I use Weedol Pathclear which works well for me on my block paved drive.

The ears I could easily do in a similar way ... it's tempting to let the back grow higher!

That sounds a handy tool to have @waterbut but the tree is about 20 feet tall and I wouldn't be able to reach all of it. It would be handy to saw through fence posts etc to get them the right height, I might think of getting one Agree - that's why I'm doing it now, the man living there has...

Thanks @Pete8 that's very helpful.

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The one I went to the other day had a huge variety of wondrouslly healthy and expensive plants. I think they do RHS courses so the 'staff ' are extremely eager and knowledgeable. They directed me to the ferns corner. Much appreciated but how do I know I'm not buying something I've already got?...

English bluebell

I find it does on my paving. Sometimes you may need to give it 2-3 sprayings if the marks are very stubborn, but I've found it very good over the years. I use Patio Magic or Wet & Forget - whichever is cheapest at the time. They both seem to do the same sort of job.

Hi @Michael Hewett I split one a few weeks ago, with flowers on, to give some away. It's looking ok in the pot I've got left!