General Gardening Discussion

Yes, mine looked like a proper yokel with bunches of green stuff sticking out of his mouth too!! :D

Thanks very much for the advice. I have enough to experiment so I will try planting some early, and hold some back. I found your points about lupins and foxgloves interesting frogesque, so I will put some little ones in quite soon and see what happens there.

Hi Kandyfloss, thanks for that. My seeds were free with AG last year. Looks like I won't have to grow any more seeds!

I have a shaded balcony in large pots i have been succesful these past four years growing honeysuckle, russian vine{mile a minute}excellent fast growing and jasmine. I have a hop golden vine fast growing it died down had it 3 years thought it had gone and it has come back with a vengeance. I...

That is one stressed fuchsia from what I can see - and from the look of the compost overwatering may be the problem. Check the compost - if its very damp then that is likely to be your problem.What I find works best in that situation is take it out of the compost remove it from around the...

must learn how upload my pictures, i have a balcony, quite shaded in a large pot i put a summer flowering climbing shrub called solanum. glasnevin ideal for wall ot trellis it is superb. put it in last year and it has grown so quick with the added bonus of lovely light purple flowers with yellow...

iff you put a trellis against the wall buy a climbing shrub called solanum glasnevin it is ideal for a sheltered spot, i have got one growing on my balcony, iff you can get one now it will grow fine but will not flower until next year, great coverage, the flowers on mine are coming out now they...

You would be suprised how many people do not worm their animals..I work as a veterinary nurse and despite trying to educate owners unfortunatly there are still quite alot of people who refuse to worm their animals, they dont seem to realise that its a risk, they buy a puppy/kitten worm it for...

oh, and i forgot welcome katiejane just new member myself, enjoy.

Thanks for your kind offer Pete, I would love to have said yes - but I already have 200 or 300 seedlings/small plants sitting on my patio and absolutely nowhere to put them. I think I might take up "virtual gardening" on the internet. You can expand as much as you like - and no weeding! Come...

wellI could never spell anyway! What wat wut!!!

This year I would ease up on the watering and let the roots go deeper to find their own moisture. In N. Ireland you shouldn't be bothered by prolonged drought but if the weather does get dry then restart regular watering. Winds can sometimes be more drying than a hot but humid day.You also...

thankyou strongylodon,i put it outside cos the ivy was trailing all over my microwave!seems a bit daft to put the ivy in with house plants,or maybe its me thats daft for planting them out?the parlor palm was a bit scorched from being near the kitchen window (i wondered what was wrong with it) ...

Bamboo likes a peat/soil(JI3)/compost mix and plenty of food in the growing season. Cut out all the spindley shoots as these remain the size they sprouted at and will not thicken. This promotes the production of stronger thicker canes and ultimately a healthier specimen. I also mix in mini bark...

Mine is in a 15" pot. The holes in the bottom are at the top of inverted spikes. I pot clay balls in the bottom up to just above the spikes and fill the rest with home made John Innes with extra grit.The conservatory has a heater which prevents the temperature going below 17C.The latest...

No, you should use barley straw.I have some, but the pond eventually clears on its own. I don't like it clear but being able to see the fish aproaching the surface is good, it looks more natural that way, and the fish prefer it.

Almost as soon as I made my last post I remembered the baskets I had seen for aquatics. I was at a garden centre on Sunday - so I bought 4. As you say Tangle they are not that big, but I will experiment.

Hope you had a good holiday!!! Surfing?? I couldn't get over how much further along everything was down there - we visited Lanhydrock, and there were dahlias in full bloom!!They do say its going to get up to 28 this Friday, so no doubt everyone will be moaning its too hot!! :rolleyes: ...

This is probably not helpful but I wish something would attack mine as I am sick of digging then out as weed - sorry.If all else fails I can send you some seed, though I have to say my nora barlo is very promiscuous!

thought it might be you pete - thanks for info, they do look fantastic, I have imediately potted them up into nigger pots, so hope they are OK. I am told they are real geraniums too and not pelagoniums, so all very interesting and worth nurturing.will keep you updated Janet