General Gardening Discussion

Most plants that try to grow under glass in winter end up leggy in my experience. The advantage of a cold frame is total ventilation when ever the temperature is above freezing. Less problems with fungus as well.

My two are not yet ready to sleep, Jenny namaste

I grow little that is delicate so do not heat through winter. Do have equipment that could, which will be operational if required, support new sowings early in the new year. Fuschias and geraniums take their chance inside without heat, 85% probability to survive in this coastal...

I had a couple of Peace lilies many moons ago and found them temperamental so gave them to a friend, who with some tlc, got them to thrive.

Thanks @NigelJ - another temptation!

Are dinosaurs those new animals that started roaming around?

thanks all

There has never been a public phone box within miles of us in the 50+ years we have been here.

I have an old 5 gallon can of creosote somewhere in my shed. Would it be illegal to give it as a prize in a prize draw?

Hi,Thanks @Logan ; yes give ivy a good pull and it comes out like rope; you'll get all your ivy out if you keep at it.Many thanks @CarolineL for your useful information; I just noticed the site whilst browsing English garden borders for ideas; we have a large garden center nearby called...

I believe it's quite mobile

Yeah gonna cover the whole greenhouse in bubble wrap. It's only small.At the moment I'd set it to 6 degrees and the manual thermostat in there says it's 5 degrees. Was worried I'd set it too low just incase it wasn't too accurate.Between 11.30pm and 5.30am it'll be costing 7.5p/kw and using...

I agree! I know it helps drainage but I always find those nasty little grey ones in the slots underneath between the drain holes. And there are probably lots of others just inside the drain holes that you can't see

Had to look it up, not good with the fancy names, but I have a nice one, Trout Lilly . its yellow. I am sure the place I would recommend would not ship across the pond. Mine is doing very well.

All is well now. Repotted as advised, cut all dead and decaying roots and replanted in new orchid mix. This was last year and now I have plenty of Aerial routes and think we're on the way to recovery. So thanks to everybody for advice

I also have an orchid that has never flowered, doesn’t worry me though.

Thank you both for your good advice

Thank you both. Found it hard enough to find places in Ireland that have it in stock. Can get these oxalic acid crystals, so will order these. Presumably have to dilute them in water and will apply to one of the slabs and see what happens.Buy Oxalic Acid online in Ireland at Lenehans -...

Think you have a Hydrangea just in front of that rear bush ? which like the Roses should be ok to leave outside.You need to find the name of the other flowering plants and then look them up on the web to see if they are classed as Annual or Perennial, and if the latter, are they fully hardy...