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Once sowed perp spinach in a 2' trough-type container by scattering seed over soil surface. Result: crowded plants all ready at the same time. Love greens but can't scoff that many @ one go.Continuing to sow basil on windowsill 5 seeds/station, 15-16 stations/container. This avoids the...

Blimey you've cracked on Neil,it's looking good and what a lucky 'find' with the GH what are you planning to grow in it?...

A progress report here and there would be welcome please Paul.

Hello and welcomeThe best way I've found to get young plants out of cells without damaging them (the plant) is this. Take a cheapo pen, and with the wrong end (ie not the pointy, writing end but the blunt end) push it into the drainage hole in the bottom of the cell. The whole thing then just...

Now "always" Only when it's a GC Shed AGM ... I know what you lot are like

Thank you :-)

They don't bother me enough for any drastic action. Its just the occasional brief rest. I get more annoyed by incompetent car drivers visiting either the club next door, or the old lady next door the other way, who somehow managed to convince the DSA to give them a driving license despite the...

If that corner piece is pretty shady I would suggest an astilbe I have a hot pink one that really brightens up a corner and although it dies back in winter I haven't done anything to it and it's come up lovely again this year, colour most of the year too!

No I don't, I tried it and it didn't work.

These are just parked on a windowsill in trays that have clear lids and a bit of headroom. @Loofah, agree about mould -- that happened one year with these plantable pots, they get soggy. So: off with the lids!

You could leave the bulbs in but it would make it a bit awkward for planting so once they've died back lift them and remove excess soil and put them in a shed/garage to dry out then you can replant them in the Autumn...The plants you suggested will grow there and I'd do as Jack advised and add a...

Thanks for the reply dude. The lillies were like bulbs with a bud at the top. They are in a garden pot thingy. They have surfaced and look sweet so far (pic attached). It's the incarvillea I am more concerned with. I will take a pic of one of those too the stick is pointing at it

Well I can certainly move it to a sunnier slab As for sticking it in the earth, Hmmm, I would need to find somewhere suitable. I will have to think. Thank you so much for the advice

Yeah it's painful to see... Got a load of Hawthorne and blackthorn in between my garden and the hardstanding next to the house but it's growing painfully slow. Even the tough escallonias have Bern struggling today!Sent from my C5303 using Tapatalk

So, it now looks like this. Unforked and then forked over, prior to watering

I think it may be lack of water, or those granules I put on to feed them. I will try water first So one basket too wet, one too dry. Thanks, as always

Better shot?

Hi HI dont like the (Million series) the colour is washed out , plus the newer varieties perform so much better

Planted out runner beans yesterday in light rain, was surprised at how open and unclaggy the soil was. Encouraged!

Thank you, John (the One Show may not have appreciated your worth: but *I* do!) I've only gardened on clay (so far) so wasn't too sure what I was letting myself in for (well, that's if we *get* the property - contracts aren't exchanged yet I'm ever the optimist .. which counterbalances...