General Gardening Discussion

Maybe garden compost if you have any or know anyone who makes it? MPC would probably be too light for astrantias.Nick

I don't think there is a problem UncleTom. I have several that are very reliable, but I bought a new one 'Mrs Gill Richardson' a couple of years ago and it took a little while to settle down. I don't think it flowered the first year.

Thank you very much for your help PeterS.

Yes I would agree with SussexG. Any plant you have bought will already have a root system and should flower. As opposed to a seedling that still has to develop a root system.Actually to be technically correct, it all depends on whether the plant is a juvenile or an adult. All seedlings go...

Many thanks Mr Grinch I cannot find a blue one anywhere so I think you are right

thanks to all for the great advise, i now know that i can leave and see what happens without doing any harm to the main plant

Thanks Verdun , I am going to soak the root balls before repotting in JI 3

It is indeed.lol

Looking good, John!!

ive just bought 4 off ebay for our 2nd pond area,2 pink,1 chinensis (lilac) and a white japonica..mine wil be be in full sun most of the day,my mother has them in a boggy part of her garden in full sun and have flourished for yrs there... shes in manchester thou and im in south derbyshire ..its...

Thanks very much everyone. I'll take a look at that site WOO

Thanks @pete,Think we will grow some of these Asters and see what they are like, but still keep our dwarf Dahlias in that bed this year, they seem hard to beat.

Try Barnsdale Gardens, Geoff Hamiltons old garden. They do tours etc, and there are several nice B & Bs nearby. Contact Leics/Rutland Tourist board or , I think, they may have their own website. Or by 'phone.Good luck, hope your mum has a nice birthdayBayleaf

Too many factors conspiring against us, we've give it up.First factor was the puzzle of what goes where. So we came up with a plan. We stretched out the cover, figure the position of the ties would give us some clues and we could assemble different arrangements of poles to match the length as...

Thanks for your advice and info DaveP. Slugs are a problem here but I don't use pellets, so I will have to devise a cunning way of protecting it.

You are right Harry, according to Wikki Bayer marketed it as Aspirin in 1899

Not sure if you saw this HBthey still havn't got to the surface yet.

You can look up co.uk there are many varieties for sale although they are not cheap, they range from the common one at £10 upto £26 for unusual cultivars.

I`m growing them for a client, and to be honest I`m not impressed. They need to be picked when they are under an inch long, for a start. To get a decent crop for even 2 people I reckon you need several hundred plants. A waste of time, money and resources in my opinion.

Sounds goodSpruce