General Gardening Discussion

Love the gentle colours of the petals!

Many thanks all of you for some very helpful advice.

It does always readily take up the litre of water from the bottom. I presume it would do that even if overwatered, would it?

Check for stem damage first.

If you can store tubers ok in the cellar I cant see why lots of the smaller stuff cant be overwintered in a similar way, maybe just be careful not to let the pots dry out.

Now that's what I call a bonsai.

Bought a replacement for my dead agastache red fortune, and...

The stuff I bought was the BugClear Ultra Vine Weevil Killer Concentrate 480ML.

I wonder if a local hedging company would be interested. Might even come out and dig them up, in the autumn, although what mess they would leave behind is a possible problem .

I have a lot of a particular variety, some are a bare inch out of the ground, others about 2ft and budding. Think it's just a weird year but you simply need to give the tuber time to beef up

HEY! I'm one of those and there's really no need to talk about us like that! Nick

Yes definitely, I know what you mean by the flatness, I'm thinking that can be rectified by something taller in the centre or something like Bacopa draping over the flat top.

@daisybelle You might want to try Naturescape next year for more success, not available ATM but they specifically state that theirs are "English bluebells" and everything I have had from them classed as a British native has been correct. Unfortunately, I would seriously consider the rather...

Thanks @Perki hopefully I can digest that.

Hi everyone, this year has been about trying out old seed and growing plants I've never grown before one being gladioli. I planted 20 bulbs in a raised bed in a carefully worked out pattern and from what I'm seeing I'm presuming they wander a bit, is that right?

I've noticed foxes have chewed my watering cans, (plastic) on the allotment, I have a few scattered around. I wonder if they are trying to get water in dry periods.Maybe lay out some clean water for them in bowls.But if its cubs doing it its probably just a game to them.

@Loofah I must admit I have 2 of them either side of the terrace by the sitting room, and 3 more ugly ones taking water from the glasshouse where they are less obvious. Around here you can buy big plastic drums and IBC from farmers very cheap. I am thinking of getting an IBC and windscreen...

I've tried making contact to no avail and their list on site does not include the plant. thanks for checking

Apologies, I must have alerts turned off or something, never saw these replies. Yes, I have them as ground cover in a reasonably big flowerbed. I ended up just leaving them and they’re starting to flower now, still leggy but plenty of buds growing