General Gardening Discussion

Hi @CarolineL yes that's what I'm afraid of (I'm a little heavy handed) ah ok I'll give some wire a go. Thanks

I thought Finland lost its trees because they were all cut down for boat building by Vikings or something? As for our gardens, I find it amusing to read old gardening books (I used to buy them in secondhand shops) that don't mention growing things perennially we now take for granted eg salvias.

Another caseMusic company boss was sick for four days after eating homegrown veg

Hi all, I've seen some white borage plug plants I've taken a fancy to, I'm just wondering if it's to late to buy them (it says ready now)? Or would it be best from seed next year? Thanks.

I hope it survives having its seasons turned almost upside down. I'm certainly going to do my best to look after it - having a little green shoot arrive through the post today has made my day!

I don't really know much about bamboos but we have some clumping bamboos that have been there for years and don't seem to spread run. The leaves on yours look a bit larger than ours and I wonder whether the size of leaf may indicate a difference.

IMO you should take it back. In a container there's a strong risk that it will become dehydrated and look terrible, and it will pretty quickly fill the container and need splitting/root pruning. It may also try to escape through the drainage holes. More trouble than it's worth.

Thank you @ARMANDII , I have had so much great support and advice already, I am truly grateful.I 'came' to gardening for a different reason than probably most have, but having started on this journey, I have now been bitten by the bug and really enjoy my time out there. Even if a couple of...

hey guys *update* sorry no photo cable on my camera broken , from a leggy plant it has now turned into a bushey plant , when I cut it I thought nnoooo but within 4 weeks new buds appreared and i put in a shaded part of the garden and a feed of tomato fertiliser once a week ....Spruce

Forgot to say, daylengths are set but temperatures not so much!

The plant above is Datisca cannabina -- you can see a long thread about it hereSolved - Exotic looking plant thriving in London suburbI love it, but it's ridiculously unruly. Does anyone have a good system for stopping it flopping all over the place? Hopefully one that doesn't make it...

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Had a little rain Wednesday night and a few drips yesterday afternoon, but desperately need more!

Hello there, well, think I was just impatient, mainly; have a good crop on most now, although the new variety that I was trying haven't done much. Thanks for all contributions.

I have seen them rot when they hold wet. But I am pretty poor with gentians - the only ones that do OK with me are g. asclepiadea. Is yours septemfida?

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Watering, a good soaking once a week, but it really depends upon how established the plant is. Newly planted this year water well while we have hot dry weather. If it's been there a few years I probably wouldn't water at all.

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I grow them in the ground. Always flower every year. A picture would be good.Does sound like it's starved although they can take a bit of neglect.You can prune them fairly hard in the winter but I don't think that is going to solve the problem here.