General Gardening Discussion

Thanks @Verdun , it's coming along nicely. Interested to see what comes up over the summer, as we planted lots of new summer flowering plants last year to try and keep the colour going throughout the year.

I'm just going to repost this! You have the pH test kit already so miss out the soil and you'll know the pH of your water and then account for it in the soil test

Yes they are notorious for attacking Heucheras, all the ones I have ever had in pots have been ' got at '. I have been lucky though and have caught them before they died, after soaking and washing the roots well I then planted them directly into the borders and since then I have not had anymore...

OK thanks. Soil isn't great round here. Will see what I can find at the garden centre. Hopefully will be able to update this with a picture of a growing new bush before too long

I wear Crocs for 95% of gardening jobs, so these are just kicked off before entering the house. For the plants I start indoors before going out to the GH, I just work tidy. And make sure any spillage is cleaned up before I incur the wrath of Mrs H.

One of the allotments round here have an open day each year where visitors can look around and chat to the holders. They also have a large plant stall and raise a reasonable amount of money to help fund things needed by all the holders. They had one standpipe for water and were able to fund...

Hiya SimonZ Yes you can right down to the ground now. This helps make for more sturdy growth disinclined to flop. I would cut all growth back to the ground but if you prefer to you can prune to where the new shoots appear. It will still grow and flower whatever you do

What's the down on Justa and Multi Blue?G.

Thanks @CarolineL, I've read it's invasive, so hoping I can keep it in pots and still get the best out of it, to be honest if it can be neglected as much as i did then it shouldn't be a problem.

I can't even go near Lavender, it gives me headaches and makes me feel sick.

Let them be Kriss for now...except keep one seedling per pot They will grow well if you don’t overwater....keep on dry side.....and grow in a bright place.

They look fine Mazambo. Like Verdun I only grow the trailing and small bell flower types. Keep them lightly watered at first, they can suffer from stem rot. And only put them out when May warms up.

Self seeders here too.

1 in each corner and one in the middle after quality not quantity

we will need a photo .... I knew you would , I hope Mrs Woo likes her new nest !Spruce

Thanks Verdun. That’s exactly what I wanted to do-thanks for confirming. Yes-it’s getting planted in the garden but didnt want to plant it over winter so will get t in the ground asap

This is the Rabbit ShedI built it out of reclaimed "3X 2", roofing ply and three wooden framed windows, for our eight year old daughter's increasing collection of rabbits and guinea pigs. These have long gone and our daughter now fifty-one years-old, moved out decades ago and has her...

Thanks Verdun and Pete So I will cut back each stem to above a leaf node, and now is the time to do it. That's a job for tomorrow.

A month ago, thinking that the temperature was getting a bit less insane (is it just me, or does winter become harsher, the older you get??), I planted about a dozen sunflower seeds outside in big pots.How naive I was! In the period from 1st March to 19th March, we had two days without...