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Good post.Anything that provides a protective top layer could be described as a mulch.Nobody has mentioned cardboard as a mulch - this can be a good, quick means of stopping or slowing weed growth and can be topped up with more cardboard when it starts to biodegrade.The allotment...

Fantastic, thank you so much for your help!

Apart from the first week or so, to keep it alive!, I disagree with frequent watering. I think that regular watering makes the plant dependent on that supply of water, and encourages roots at the surface (where the water is provided) rather than growing roots downwards - where there will always...

This thread will explain things - if you can plough through all 18 pages. In the last few pages you'll also see pictures of some of the members.

Hi Glenn welcome to the forumone of the best Clematis for a tub and I have grown is Guernsey cream .I am sure the other knowledgeable members will join in and give you more choiceSpruce

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fab, thanks very much

Hi Terry and welcome aboard I've given your post a like to help you on the way to being able to post pictures for the experts to see what you are dealing with. If that fails, just say and I will PM you my email address and then post a pic on your behalf.Good luck with your new home, and...

Too many plants per growbag, imo. Sounds like they're competing for light, despite the fact that (as you say) there is plenty of light. A pic would help? I'm guessing they're a bit spindly?

Thanks I think I'll move her out then. I was worried that the frost would damage her but now I know otherwise I will find her a nice spot in the garden.

Give your shrubs a good drink, keep the soil moist, a little feed will go a long way as well. Cut back all dried and dead foliage, but be careful not to cut too deep. You'll be wanting to keep whats green! Hope this helps.

Thanks Kristen....I'll definitely keep a note of it.

Thanks for the answers guys.The dianthus here has no scent at all...can I split it? Is it meant to be evergreen or did it survive due to the mild winter?I'm from the north east but now live in sunny North Norfolk, about 4 miles from the sea so shouldn't be salt spray, hopefully!!Sent from...

Runner and French beans are good , quite spectacular how they unfold them selves from the soil . Always reminds me of the skeleton warriors in Jason and the Argonauts

I "build up the compost" in my Potato containers (1st and 2nd early varieties). It is true that I don't get any/many spuds in the top layer, but as I see it:If I plant them deep they have to use energy, and time, before they leaves get to the surface and can start converting sunlight into...

Can just use pepper oil and garlic now!!Sent from my C5303 using Tapatalk

Sorry Geezer, I was slow on the uptake!

I'll check to see whether 'public transport disease' is one of her qualifications. She'll give you advice and try and sort something out for you when she has a spare moment today.

It's good for the soil but if you leave it out in the rain the chemicals start to leach out of it. So you want it in situ as soon as possible. Even small amounts are good. So just throw it on the beds as soon as it has cooled down.I get quite a lot because I have a lot to burn, but it does...

Ooooo arghhh shipmates Ahhh yes, I think it is a heather actually. I might be confused because the guy was on about alpens for rockeries. I wasn't sure if you could buy anything to put between them. A bit like a door bar in my lounge. I will dig the heather out, and trim the carpets. The...