General Gardening Discussion

re: you miniature daffs, if they have started to sprout then put them into pots so you can control the amount of water they get, just keep them damp. if sprouting has not started, put them out in the ground where you want them, mark with a small cane, if they appear this year they will only be...

absolutely! hundreds and thousands of little allium bulbs in amongst rose roots is loads of fun, believe me!! I find that planting a lot of bulbs in something like a basket, colander, whatever, is best - then, if you want to keep your beds tidy, all you have to do is lift them, put them...

mmm yes 4" of couch grass, and dogs mercury over the whole garden, customer wants to sow grass ... this mite be one solution, not a perfect solution...... ive got rid of most plants from the infested area . which is most of the back garden [ 03. March 2006, 07:09 PM: Message edited by: Lady...

Thanks nixonf23 for your help. Like most gardening questions I suppose the answer is try it and see.

get the hoe ready - and suddenly you're doing organic gardening- the stale seed-bed system!!

That would be a great way of stopping you picking the odd raspberry and eating it! Good tip, though - I haven't heard it before, but will try. If I don't wear gloves, I get cuts at the sides of my thumb nails - really sore, and take ages to heal - so I've ALWAYS worn gloves.

Hi there - if you are talking about the garden - it really shouldn't need any form of watering at the moment - there should be plenty of moisture in the soil. In respect of feeding - that depends on the soil your gardening on - if its sandy loam, it could benefit from a layer of well rotted...

hi Claire,just recently i dug out and replanted 98 crocus bulbs.id put them in back end of last year down one side of what i thought was our allotment but next door allotment holder decided after Christmas that it was his and was gonna move fence forward a foot so i waited till tips came through...

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alternatively, once you've got rid of as much as possible by chopping down and digging out, keep cutting back with a mower if it's in an area that you can reasonably do so. I've found that works, and eventually kills it all off. It does take quite a while though!

Mine grew [so I thought] happily in pots for 4 years, flowered nicely and grew each year. However, when I finally planted them in the border this spring I found that even the one in the biggest pot was seriously pot bound, it's roots were wound round and round like a birds' nest. My biggest pot...

try you local Nursery, not the Garden centre, as they really only supply plants and a few sundries, unlike Gardencentres, they sell more sundries now a days than plants, and are usually more expensive. buying on line is ok, but deal with people that you have had recommenations from. depending...

If it was a good lawn to start with then chances are it will recover providing the grass is only yellow and not dead. A good scarifying when growth is underway then aerating and horticultural sand top dressing. Make sure any builder's rubble or block chips are out of the grass before putting a...

moss is great stuff for putting on top of a hanging basket to make it look good and keep water in - BUT - anything with peat connections is suspect these days, and we're all asvised to find alternatives. It's generally sphagnum moss - which ios the real peat moss. Peat in your compost - same...

Grinch there are some seeds that like to be kept in the dark to germinate. This might explain the paper bag. I have an RHS seed germination guide, but it only names a few such as Allium, Armeria, Delphinium, Oenothera, Verbena, Viola etc that like that. Mind you I have grown Armeria and...

I know it may be sentimental to you but I think you would be better off buying one (as well as taking cuttings which may/may not be successful), as Frogesque says, at least you will know what your getting.

I'm sure you're right, Peter - there's no way in this country, out of doors, that any day lilily is going to start early enough to be able to flower continouously for 34 weeks ! That's just phenomenal! The besty I've seen is right throught he summer period in Hemel Hempstead - from June...

Will; do rossco, they are just up and no more so once at correct hight will pinch them out, thanks.

They need rich well drained soil in a sunny spot. Some people put a bed of sharp sand or gravel underneath them when planting. It depends on the nature of you soil, mine is well drained so I do not need to. Planting depths are generally reckoned to be such that you have three times the height of...

That's true pete2255, I have never bought a grafted one. They've always been supermarket or catalogue offers, or like my daughters, layered from an existing plant. Looks like I'll have to pay more! :eek: