General Gardening Discussion

It's beautiful That's definitely what I'm looking for. I think I'm best buying the plant rather than trying from seed. I'm going on the hunt (virtually) today

Yes the south facing bed maybe why they aren't establishing , they say with clematis feet in the shade head in the sun ( A lot of varieties will grow in shade ) . Add on the brick bed retaining heat and extra watering required due to it being a raised bed .

Well what clear, concise and thoroughly useful replies! Thanks, @NigelJ and @Macraignil

I would love to not have to direct sow, but truthfully I don't have the space to bring enough on in the greenhouse to avoid doing to.I can net stuff (I think I still have netting somewhere) to offer some protection.Ran into a bit of a brick wall for today though sadly - the compost we had...

I did not think much about the pros and cons but, I never had root rot issues with potted camellias. The bottom layer of the pot had some gravel, broken crock, coarse wire mesh, coarse pine bark, etc. But I used that per container suggestions from the American Camellia Society that I found...

To be honest I never thought about that, yes you're right. Oh well planted them up and we'll see how they go. I would complain but I ordered 9 bulbs and was sent 15 so won't look a gift horse in the mouth.

I've grown from seed taken from supermarket fruit and although they may not come true you usually end up with something pretty close to the original.

Mysterious.....dying to know, please keep us updated @Episcor

If you can keep the ground damp enough, vinca minor spreads far and wide and quickly....sometimes too quickly! Illumination has nice variegation. Soleirolia soleirolii is another one that likes moisture. Cerastium tomentosum is another thug, but does alright on drier soil. There is quite a few...

Thank you

I thought it was something to do with the hot air coming out of Wigan!

True, Growmore always used to look more whitish grey in the past and came in a round granular form. Picture below is the Growmore we used to sell in the past, it was very clean with hardly any dust.

HiI would level off to 4 feet right across till it all catches up with each other ....Remove any grass at the base so the laurel is not competing for food and water ...I would imagine with the irregular growth they haven't been watered regularly during the summer/s as they are only young...

That's brilliant @hoofy , such a simple and effective idea.

If anyone is still interested in Muhly grass and want to attempt to grow it from seed I would be happy to send some seed/flower heads for the cost of a stamp. If a certain Mr Biden allows me back to my house in Florida this October I will have a ready grown supply .

Going off topic slightly, but I bought a lemon plant from morrisons last summer and picking fruit already. Their plants are really good value and quality if you get there at the right time.

Hi Ricky you was right but the roots was so tightly bound i did carefully try to loosen some but was unable too so I repoted it more or less the way it was the pot i used was big 5 /6 times bigger than the black pot l did it 4 days ago and it seems to be doing well used Westland organic...

Fair enough Loofah.

That depends. If he is anything like me, I am now counting multipurpose compost to help me drift off..

Thanks everyone, w went for something really cheap and quick to do - 10 laurel plants for £4 each, half an hour for me to plant them. We can scatter some wild flowers eeds for £5 as well