Trees

Good idea to move them to a more sheltered spot..If yo do decide to re-pot then John Innes #3 & then add 10% grit or sharp sand.. You use the root grow when you re-pot.. It is all explaned on the packet.. :thumb:

Hi pgs,Lichen is an epiphyte, meaning that it survives by growing on another surface. It's not parasitic so does not harm the tree it's growing on. Whatever your tree is suffering from it's not lichen and your second tree is neither at risk from it.

I do like the weeping crab apple trees, they look lovely.I guess it is a bit like shopping when you know exactly what you are looking for, and can therefor never find it!!I would like the tree to be quite slender at the bottom, but provide some coverage at the top to give some privacy. ...

Thankslooking forward to another bumper crop of peas

I think if you are certain any part of the plant is dead its OK to cut it back to live growth.A fine toothed saw would be ok in the thicker parts, a pair of secateurs, on most of it.I dont think wound sealing is recommended these days, nature will heal any cuts.It will probably grow in...

You'll end up with caterpillars, they infest the father in laws, bloody horrible things, the hedge looks like it's alive :(

i have a 3 year old pear tree it has never given any fruit in the 3 years since planting. it flowered last year but no fruit. this year it did not flower, now a lot of the foliage has turned a pinkish colour. dont get me wrong, it looks rather healthy with the green and pink foliage.there is no...

You say that you mixed the contents of the pot with your soil. A pot grown plant should have a well developed root system that retains all of the pot's soil when you remove it from the pot. Was this the case?Was the pot compost very dry?It should have broken into leaf by now.Have you...

Its scale insect. Just remove them by hand if thats possible.

Either prune it after flowering, or cut it down to ground level in early spring. The main question is, do you want to keep it or get rid of?

Well I know it might not be the same but I have had just 2 plants ripped to peices & eaten & I just couldn't work it out.. Anyway one morning I as up & looking out of the window as the dawn chorus started.. After a few minutes I couldn't believe my eyes.. These 2 plants were covered in sparrows...

I did not manage to get any replies from this forum on the problem but did get a reply from another forum.......so I am putting the reply here so it may help others.AndrewThanks for getting in touch and sending in the images â?? that always helps.As you say there are no signs of...

I was just wondering where in the UK it had been "dry and hot for sometime"

Yeah, I only mentioned it to make the season clear. Still one month to winter, though. Southern Brazil, btw.I might try to get a picture tomorrow, when it's light, but it's pretty much what I described.

Thanks for your thoughts. There appears a balance to be struck here! I think it more likely to be lack of water in this case because they are on a sloping front garden which dries out quickly. I'll try to keep on top of the watering. Cheers. James

www.crocus.co.uk do larger trees/shrubs and delivery them, but you'll pay for the privilege.

Well I was trying to encourage it to blossom - I did follow an online guide to pruning -I just trimmed off a few crossing branches and tidied up some stragglers (making sure to cut slant-wise below the leaf buds) but I guess March was a bit late to be doing it I can't do anything about the...

Funnily enough, I've noticed the same on some box plants I've got in tubs. My suspicion is that they are woolly aphids, which is strange as I've never come across them on Buxus before. I try not to kill anything but I'm wondering if a squirt with a bug gun may be the only solution. Done with...

Hi, i am trying to grow apple trees for the first time. I have planted them and would like to train them to grow in a cordon formation. I have attached a photograph of the trees to help me explain.I have managed to get the bottom branches fixed to my bottom line but how do i get the other...

Hi, i am trying to grow apple trees for the first time. I have planted them and would like to train them to grow in a cordon formation. I have attached a photograph of the trees to help me explain.I have managed to get the bottom branches fixed to my bottom line but how do i get the other...