General Gardening Discussion

Tomatoes... I'm going for my old faithfulls..Beefmasters and Alicante..probably sneek in some cherry toms too.. Cues ...again I shall be growing Socrates.. Oh don't get me started because I promised myself I'd simmer down and not get carried away..It's not going to happen is it...

I've used ground that has not been used for years and always get a good crop first year. If the ground has not grown much for a while it might well have a few years of fallen oak leaves rotted down in it. I think the very old idea of having a fallow patch was a good one.

I don't have any. I rely entirely on nature, apart from watering in dry spells.

While this plant grew and spread nicely across the front of the garden, one clump seemed top get bowed down by heavy rain, and inexplicably flattened at the base under a rock. I've removed the rock, and placed it as a support in front of the stalks, and am wondering if the clump will revive.

Looks like a Heart Leaf Fern.There's more than 20,000 known species of Fern, but being a shop bought one helps narrow it down a bit.

Thank you; I will do this.

@Upsydaisy Thanks for your reply & photos. I do find photos easier to see what I'm looking for than just text, so thank you. Hopefully we'll get a bit of dry spell for the pods to dry & I can get the seeds.

Lagerstroemia grows well in my garden its not acid, so does leycesteria.Probably go for repotting the leycesteria about early March and hold off on the Lagerstroemia till May, it starts into growth fairly late in my experience.

'Abnormalities of Root Crops'. Internet search may be of interest to veg growers.

It's just the precautionary recommended advice....................not doing it doesn't mean bulbs will get it.

Thanks again Sian but Persicaria is too tall. I'll be using ground hugging plants for the bank, as I need access not only to the three tanks and their pipework but the housing for the pump too. They are all at intervals along the 30ft length and halfway down the bank.

I agree with @ricky101 being against a wall might stop the rain getting to them and you will have to trim it if close to a footpath. I wouldn't add anything to the water. They're still settling in and might lose a few leaves.

Patience was never my strong point though @pete

Another couple of heart tomatoes, not quite as pronounced in heart shape as the first one. Will use @Scrungee technique to save some seeds from these two and see what happens next year. You can find @Scrungee seed saving technique under the TOMATO GROWING 2020 thread.Tink

For the winter I'd put violas in that very nice long planter. (A few cyclamen would do well in full shade) In the summer I'd put in impatiens for a riot of colour that can handle semi shade.

Thanks, I find it very rewarding to pop back indoors from apple pressing in the garden, check for new posts and post a correct response to an ID request within 3 mins of being posted.Back to my apples ......

We've had badgers over the years and i always know when one is 'back' They are strong for their size and you can see ground well dug and pots dishevelled as they root around for earth worms. We did have a semi tame one a few years back that stayed under the shed. We put out peanut butter...

I’ve not used a GTech.

Thanks for itemising your fears regarding LCD versus Viewfinder situation, in an enjoyable way! They are what I feared! In normal times id be able to go to a shop and try some cameras, but so far I haven't done that. However there is a Jessops a few miles away so perhaps I should pluck up the...