General Gardening Discussion

1=b 2=b 3=a 4=a 5=b 6=b 7 organic means using no synthetic sprays or fertilizers 8=c 10=b 11=a 12=no 13=b 15= if i cant physically do anything then i let my husband help me. 16=a 17=e 18=less chemicals, increased wildlife, more plants that need little or no watering, using plants to suit...

hi Sue and happy new year everyone.also thinking of growing mushrooms and im gonna try tomatoes again.grew toms last year from seed and was so proud,alas died miserably-too small a tub,gunna use buckets this time and manure thanks to my friends good advice over allotment.a bit cold yet only 40...

Is a 1sqm bed big enough for spuds? I think my one bag of seed pots take about three times that space.

Thanks for that tip, I'll give it a try this year.

Has anyone else received a DVD with their Thompson and Morgan catalogue? I watched it earlier and it was quite enjoyable and informative for novice gardeners who like colourful bedding plants. They also featured the begonia carpet in the Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds which raised �£21,000...

hi Weed puller - agree with you about the Titch, would have been much more logical to go month by month (& to have started in January, as they presumably knew when they were to screen it). Hope you have better look with the Sarcocca Liz & Fran - I can't smell them! - I do envy people that can!...

I have quite a long privet hedge, and when I planted it many years ago, I used a little compost 'in' with the existing soil and I have not directly fed it since, and it grows really well. Happy New Year.

would an azada not be usefull? no bending of spine or lifting of soils?

I think what we are after here is the difference between the species, and the variety. Although I cant help any, as I know virtually nothing about grasses :rolleyes:

Thank you both very much for your advice, it was most welcome. I have to say that the yellow broom is only a few feet from my bedroom window & I actually like the scent from it. I'll be sorry to see it go, but, as it's not going to survive the move, I have no choice but to replace it. Replacing...

Besides designing the borders of your front garden to green up the front, either with containers or a border including perhaps a small tree or two at the front edge - why not try a border between where the wheels go with low growing spreading thymes and such - like the alpine bed in this months...

Hello Hans, No it is a cold greenhouse but large 40x20 protected on the east by a tall hedge & a steep hill. I've been growing early potatoes in it for the last 10 years but in that time we have'nt had a severe winter so I'm wondering how this will turn out. I divide the space into four & rotate...

Hi all,I remember them well in my parents garden in a small village called Pant-Y-Dwr pant/e/do/er that was where mine probably came from originally, sadly a long time ago. Looking forward to reintroducing them.

That flowering quince is gorgeous FranI'm having my 'summer hols' at the moment so I'm not working in the gardens but I have grown gorse as part of an anti-intruder hedge before. Sad fact but we do have to protect our properties so how about some 'green razorwire' :DIt is legumeous...

The way I grew cowslips (primula) was to plant them, place them in a plastic bag and put them in the fridge.They germinated and were a bit leggy after about 5 weeks when I remembered them. I then removed them and planted them up individually in pots, planting them out in spring. They have...

TicketSDoes that mean you can take someone with you? :D

Thanks Pete - they won't flower for Christmas but it's something to look forward to afterwards. They are not in the warm most of the time because our central heating is programmed for early morning and evenings. I'll wait until I have flowers before posting a picture.

Sorry the council could do no more than offer advise - but twas worth a go. You sure have got a big job on your hands - but massive satisfaction - when done. The best of luck with it

Same here liz put lizzies in green house went away came home no lizzies. I think the cold snap was the worse for a good many years.

Thanks everyone. Palustris, that site is great, I hadn't found it!