General Gardening Discussion

Thanks We have already added bone meal and well rotted manure to the bed in preparation so hopefully all we will be good if we get some decent rain.

The concentration of chlorine in wash water is 5mg/litre in US (UK drinking water 1mg/ltr.) However it has been replaced in many plants by peracetic acid (vinegar and hydrogen peroxide) due to public perception. It is a moot point whether one wishes micro-organisms dead or alive... Processes in...

Mine didn't flower this year.Last autumn I grew some foxgloves from seed in trays in the greenhouse, as I always do. They remained small plants over winter, then this spring I pricked them out and planted in individual plant pots and they grew well in size and I later planted them out in my...

Its coming around to bare root hedging season; perhaps it may be best to start again, in which case get on and prepare the boundary so as to be ready to plant your selection in November. Buy Hedging Plants: Hedges for Sale Online Bareroot, Potted | Ashridge

Thanks @pete

Agree about pot size. In particular, for shrubs don't choose ones that are a lot narrower than they are high . They seem to be fashionable but are no good for anything but annuals. Plant roots want room to spread out sideways as well as downwards.

@Thanks @Selleri . So much information! I'm going to have to read your post a couple of times and take notes. I tried a supermarket spud once and it did, indeed, get blight so I never bothered again.

When I had a problem with duckweed I used a hose to push the duckweed to one end. A strong spray was enough to move it past lily leaves without damaging them. I certainly didn't get all of it, but did manage to reduce it a lot.

Harold broke his "freely" given sacred oath to William, no Christian would do that so obviously an infidel/pagan.

Your trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) wants to grow to about 40ft x 25ft so will struggle in anything other than a huge container.I'm not sure what you mean by - These will also now go in the ground in a border be in troughs.If you plan to sink the troughs into the soil, why not...

Looks like chlorosis Michael, a sequestered iron feed usually sorts it out.

I think you right, I will probably have to cut the pot to repot the plant.This is actually my second ZZ plant. I’ve got a big, leafy green one already here to keep her company. She had a drink yesterday, and today she’s getting a well-deserved upgrade to a new bigger pot. Thanks again to my...

Stanley type knives are less than 4 inches, can do a hell of a lot of damage with one of those. I think it just proves you cant legislate about the article, its the person using it that is the problem, but the law, as usual doesn't have a clue.

When I could buy seeds online from the UK I'd go for Chiltern - excellent descriptions and good quality, Plant World and Premium seeds. I'd also get seeds from the RHS seed share scheme.These days I find a good selection at Graines Baumaux, La Boite à Graines and I'm currently looking at...

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I've kept them in containers for quite long periods without any problems, but this is where conditions have an effect. Proper soil, and not drying out readily means they'll stay fine for a long time. If you don't have that, then they're easier in the ground. They do get a bit bleached in sun,...

In case anybody wonders, this is a pic on the other side with the privacy slats still in place.

Borrowed passion flower with bees

I agree with Stephen. Hedges are quite good at blocking rainfall and so you'd need a decent width to the planters to allow any rainfall to collect. The higher you go with the planter, the drier it will likely become and the harder for the roots to get down into the surrounding soil where any...

Looking good @NoviceGardener2023 and thanks for your appreciation!There's not much you can do about the silt dripping on the slabs below. It will get much less as the compost settles. I use a hose to wash it off if it needs it.As for watering - just stick a finger about 2" into the compost...