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Just to say - doing really well, thanks v much This is the one from the previous photo now

Best time to move is when the soil begins to cool down, ie September onwards. They make new roots at that time of year. Also if moving do not let the roots dry out. Seedlings hate that and die if they get too dry.

Thank you for the replies, I have both of those, Mrs Bradshaw - I think I blinked and missed that one this year and 3 totally tangerine that flowered slightly longer! I’ll cut the stalks down anyway to tidy them up.

It's possible that you could have pruned off this years flowers when pruning in spring, as they flower on last years wood. It just depends how haard you pruned them RHS advice isHow to prune hydrangeas DeadheadingAlthough the blooms on mophead hydrangeas can, in mild areas, be removed as...

Hello allThanks for the Replies.Deadhead it is then ThanksKevin

Would think Lime Motar being more porous would be better for letting plants grow around it, though we have small ferns growing around brickwoork using standard sand and cement.However in both cases thats for motar thats set and been well weathered as the Lime will be more locked in.Putting...

You are unlikely to see any new canes now until late spring next year. By removing the brown canes you will improve the appearance and leaves may possibly appear on the remaining yellow canes. I feed mine with blood fish and bone which works well. Your bamboo looks like a variety of...

I've grown Kniphofia ( both the basic one and the dwarf type ) for years in several differnt gardens but have never come across the plantlet as in your photo. My current one has 8 or 9 flower stems at present. If you can't do as @pete suggests there is another method you could try tho I don't...

I remember in a biology class at school being told that worms were hermaphrodite, and it was explained that meant they were both sexes. The teacher went on to say that they couldn't mate with themselves because if they could they would never move or do any good to the garden. Much tittering...

I've just done this myself - harvested from some corn marigolds. They came up in about a week (unheated) and are going great guns already! I thought I might try and overwinter them in my new greenhouse, see how they get on.

I would just create a no man's land, say a metre away from the roof line and just be ruthless with any bit that strays that far.

Some time ago I had 3 different Semponiums in pots. I kept them in the cold frame in winter (no greenhouse). As far as I remember they all got eaten by snails - I wouldn't recommend them. Also they never grew very much in the time I had them.

We have loads of self seeding [sporing @Selleri ! ] ferns around the garden, and everywhere around here, and I also used to grow the evergreen ones in previous gardens. I've never seen slugs or snails eating them either, and we have no shortage of those - eating everything they can. Ferns never...

I agree too- if you can get them potted up individually soon - maybe with hubby's help [it won't be too tricky!] that will also help, because if you have to wait until the end of next month, there's a good chance they'll be quite knitted together, and will then be harder to separate for potting...

Update from the SB Invigorator people. I quote…“SB Plant Invigorator is a surfactant-based product so, as with all soaps, they can be harmful to aquatic life.However, this would only apply if significant amounts were mixed with the water. Spraying an application at the specified dilution...

Apparently the lily I had is a tiger lily and its... edible... eaten by the chinese...I think ill pass considering how lethal the other lily species are

Thanks @Carolinet

Thanks @Thevictorian, that's good to know. Indeed, I will do my best to keep it protected

That's interesting @pete . I'll be keeping a look out. I probably don't see any seed that falls from the plants that are in the gravel, because they'll just fall into the gaps, but I've not noticed seed as late as that in any borders - maybe because I have a lot of ground cover, so other...