General Gardening Discussion

Be aware it might not flower the first spring after planting, my new ones only flowered in their second spring.

I've got a tree of Fiesta, which is a cox type so comes late and I think, stores pretty well. Has less disease problems than Cox. Independent assessment of apple tree Fiesta

Thanks PerkiThat could well be the case. next door changed owners about 3 years ago. The old fella who owned it,96 when he passed, never had a fence up. The new owners put one up almost immediately, we gained about a foot of garden down that side. Don't think they wanted to deal with the...

Artificial grass can also become slimey, make sure you have adequate drainage, brush it regularly and yes you may have to use a suitable moss and alage killer regularly, especially if it's a shade spot, also try to keep it clean of any contamination, unfortunately synthetic grass is NOT...

Best to tidy Salvia Hot Lips early spring. You can cut them back anytime really, if you did it now you would lose flowers but it regrows very quickly, it is a bit of a thug.

Wow that's a list! I'm wondering if I have over fed them, I started them off in pots with 50/50 manure/compost, then added more of the same when planting them in the ground, they've also had Tomato fertilizer once a week!

Thanks for the advice. I might hold back for the moment as it’s in full bloom but as soon as the flowers have gone I’ll look to cut back vigorously.

Soon as you can as it starts forming next year's buds in August.

Hi Ricky,That's superb - many thanks again! We'll have a champion crop in no time

Hi @ricky101Sorry for just replying. Yeah that was what I thought about the roots being shallow, but I didn't give it a thought about the weight for the wind. Its swings and roundabouts what to do for the best. Thanks for your reply.

This is a common injury with beginner Bonsai enthusiasts, as long as the plant is alive above the wire wound it will be fine, wire wounds can cause ugly scarring, but can also create interesting features, or can be hid with clever prunning, with plants that form a brown bark, wire should be...

Thank you! I’ve read so many conflicting things over the internet! They don’t like slot of water, let them dry out. Now I’ve found you guys I’ll leave the net alone! We’ve just had a huge down pour so I’ll see what they do.

Mine have been out for weeks, hence the few fruit on them. It's just odd to see a handful the size of what I remember as a gobstopper, perhaps a little smaller, but barely any small green pimples anywhere else. I've just given them a shake, though, so all things are possible!

Just have a look after dark with a torch, best way to find out.

Thanks everyone! I transplanted out of the garden and into the pot earlier in the spring, I think the damage was already done and alas I have retired them to the bin :-(. I'll try again next year!

Thanks all for the helpful info. Seems the Brother printers and TZe Tapes get the best comments so have ordered the yellow E110 model shown above as its on half price offer at Toolstation for just £23 !It has those additional electrical symbols etc which will be more helpful to me, though...

Most greenhouse sizes are based around the 2ft x 2ft glazing sheets, so your 1400mm is not a standard size.You can get 6x2 that would fit direct , just 1840mm high 2x6 Green Halls Wall Garden Lean to Greenhouse ToughenedThough think if you can dig down 300mm+ ( plus base ?) this would be...

The rest of the plant looks healthy enough so I would just remove the damaged/wilted shoot.Blackstart

ENJOY.

I noticed a couple of small flower buds on the branches with smaller leaves earlier today, so I shall wait and see what develops.House was originally built in 1862 as part of a farm complex.Found out the Fuchsia was planted about 15 to 20 years ago.