General Gardening Discussion

Its kind of self explanatory if you think about it.Softwood cuttings need to be taken during the growing season, hardwood cuttings winter, layering can start at almost any time of the year as it can be a longish process, and root cuttings is mainly a winter thing.Semiripe cuttings which is...

...yeah think you are being poverly concerned (about the grade or type, your are right to be concerned about lime) All its ofr us to open the compost so it drains well, finish alpine grit would do...I suggest this because most garden centers sell this and often in smaller bags.

Thanks, Sussexgardener, as soon as this eternal snow goes, I'll cut ours back that much too.

I inherited a hedge that,was 2 metre high and 2 metre wide - it was al privet though and that made it better.I cut it hard back to about 60 cm wide and just over a metre high and about 1.7 metre high. then as it grew cut alternate sides back a bit further and a bit further, keeping the...

If you have a poundstretcher anywhere close they are doing the plastic greenouse things even cheaper than Aldi - and they do a walk in one for £20.00

Hi Compost maker, sorry to hear you have lost someone dear.. I would go to David Austin Roses who have a few roses named Mary which are absolutely beautiful. Go to http://www.davidaustinroses.com, select the "Garden Roses" from the choice of two further links and type into the search box "Mary"...

If you have to take it down, are you going to try and get the stump out? How thick is the trunk at the bottom? If you think you may be able to get the stump out then make sure that you leave the trunk at least 4' high but remove all the branches. Then, as you dig around the stump you will be...

Wow! What a good idea :gnthb:. Kauai (Kawaii) is one of my favourite islands so I'm pleased they think they can control the invasion. It is the oldest and most northerly of the Hawaii island and very tropical. Although they have filmed over 40 famous films there (including South Pacific and...

thanks for all the replies.as i'm just starting off, i aim to keep it simple too begin with. I think at this stage, i'll probably fo with the beetroot and/or the baby turnips.Ta.

Thanks for all you help!The tree is only about 5 yrs old, with long straight branches at about 10 ft tall. I think a good prune is in order

I had the opposite problem with them and loo rolls-I was so careful to prevent drying out that they ended up being continuously damp-so a lot of my seedlings damped off. Now I use polystyrene or plastic seed cells, less seed faliures and it panders to my sense of stinginess-I use a lot less seeds.

Remeber you wont be able to plant out your plants untill June and where I live I can still have frost then. But hopefully Spring is around the corner. But I to have just sown some of my seeds. But wont sown anymore untill end of Feb now.

Good luck with that Loopy! It's always fun when people muck in together. I'm sure they'll enjoy themselves.

You all make good points, I think planters might be the way to go.This is a row of trees, rather than just one, so from what I can gauge conditions aren't exceptionally dark and dry under there, but probably enough of both to limit anything I might attempt.Thanks a lot for the feedback guys...

I think - and this is just a guess - that these figures are thousand pounds not single pounds. so you can add another 3 noughts (they may even be million but looking at the figures you have given I would guess thousands.

Wow this is exciting. I have a boring garden that needs some TLC too. Look forward to seeing how you get on!

youd have thought so woo but ive contacted a few places with little intrerest..perhaps I need to be more persistant

hi thanks for your replys pricked them out today i managed to get 6 saved the rest had very little root and dont think wouldve survived

We did but no response but yes thanks will ask local hotels ets.

I was not severe with my Lavender or Ceanothas TPM I just took off the dead heads of lavender and no more at least it looks tidy and as for my Ceanothas it was just getting too high if wind got hold of it .