General Gardening Discussion

There's a garlic spray which works quite well - used by professionals on cucumbers etc but can't think of the name at the moment. You could probably find it on t'internet

Has the white been on the leaves all the time? Apart from fungal infections leaf scorch can cause white marks, if they had been watered in sunlight while they were under glass, if they had wilted badly before you got them.

Hi Sealwill, Could you use gravel.

I need a bigger garden!

This thread might be of some assistance

Yep Plant into the soil under the mulch. The conditions down there might be a wee bit on the dry side, so, although it's not normally neccessary, water them in well, and possibly when they start growing. snowdrops especially don't like drying out!

Hi CluelessBare patches - if they're not too big, I fill them with turfs cut from some other part of my lawn. Since I've been steadily reducing the size of my lawn since I moved to this house, I've always had "spare" turf for patching. Even if you have to buy turf, a roll or two is quite...

Not tried that particular plant myself, I have a feeling its mainly an American variety of Lagerstroemia indica. Its growerable in the UK but not really a reliable flower er, it needs hot summers.I think finding a tree/bush that grows quickly to 15ft and then stops is a bit of a tall...

What they need is some 'arrested development'! Certainly with the hyacinths, I'd suggest you cover them with some black ploythene (I usually stand mine inside a black bin bag) and put them somewhere really cold to slow 'em down a bit. I've never grown grape hyacinths (muscari) in pots, so...

Not really, did you add something when you planted them? Keep the weeds of while they are young, and a mulch may be appreciated. You could sprinkle some bone meal around them in the Spring (not now) as this will help the root growth, which is important in the early days.

Not sure about ant repellents but the only reason they would normally be on a plant is for food or farming. If your Dendrobium is free of aphid and Scale (both are farmed by ants) i don't know why they would be on it. Best to flick them off when you see them.

Wow - broad question. If you want hedging have a look at Ashridge Trees, they are in Somerset but mail order all over and they sell just about every type of hedging plant imaginable. If you are on a hill I imagine you have good drainage in which case you could plant beech, or if you want...

Your lucky Bamboo is actually not a Bamboo at all. It's latin name is Dracaena sanderiana.

I definitely wouldn't remove them now, its too late for them to get rooted before winter comes on.Normally they only do well if they can be cut away with some roots already growing from the base, so they need to be fairly big. I dont remove any pups until they are at least 2ft tall or...

I've grown lavatera from cuttings......easy peasy as softwood cuttings in summer but it's a bit late now. They root easily though so you may be lucky doing it on a windowsill if it doesn't get too cold. I think given the lateness of the season I would try hardwood and semi hardwood cuttings...

Hi and welcome to GC.Seeing as you like barbies, the solution seems pretty simple to me. Fill the bed with culinary herbs to go with your barby. I always suggest Rosemary, because I can't find fault with it. It tastes ace, smells nice, looks nice, and is evergreen, so it ticks all the boxes....

A hybrid is a cross between two plants liken it to the offspring between two people there child could look like one or the other or nothing like either so the seeds will probably not produce any plants that look like the plant you have. You can go ahead and collect the seed to see what you...

I have one in a pot and it does this too. I just cut them off, but I appreciate when they're spreading that far with you, it's more of a problem. Hope someone can be of more assistance.

Welcome to GC Graham, I haven't grown Sunpatiens but as they are just a larger version of the standard Impatiens, of which I grow thousands every year from seed, I imagine they can be propagted the same way ie by cuttings in pots(in a propagator or) in a plastic bag or simply in a jar of...

Hi and welcome to GC.Round-up will work, but it will take many doses over a period of time. Brambles are very deep rooted, and very resilient, so unless you've got a JCB handy, I doubt you'd dig them out, and chopping them back will just encourage new growth.It would be no good just spraying...