The only thing I did was go out and look sadly at my large pot of sweetpeas, sown very late, just coming into flower. The plants have been...
The weather conditions this summer have stressed most trees and shrubs so any recently repotted with have struggled even more. Your shrubs need to...
A non day. Still no rain. Cooler, overcast, dry. I am going to have a heart monitor fitted this lunchtime. I have to send it back to them the...
Good luck with the introductions. You never can tell with animals. I hope you will be brave enough to walk away if your two disapprove. I know...
Despite not doing anything much yesterday, I feel exhausted! I did a bit of weeding around the rotary dryer area and watered the tomatoes, picked...
It is probably insect damage, boring through the bark to reach the sap. Silver leaf is more usually from branch/bark damage due to pruning at the...
Random plants requiring very different random conditions. A piece of plastic in the bottom of the container helps to retain water. If you are...
Sod's Law. A workman just waved at me through my window, dressed and already to go, strimmer in hand. I went out and happened asked him if he was...
You also have to decide how much effort you want to put into trying to keep your acer. I agree with all the above, wrong place, wrong soil etc....
I agree. Pot on individually, overwinter in a sheltered corner, plant out in the garden in Spring. Proper job.
Penny, have you tried talking to your local vets? Quite a few people go to their vets to rehome their animals before going to rehoming centres as...
A good Sunday morning to all. I am a very happy bunny! I am now the proud owner of a lovely flight of new steps. "Dave" came round with his buddy...
Moons ago I had a racing pigeon in my garden for several days. I eventually contacted a local enthusiast who told me to forget about it. If it...
I noticed my amarylis bulb sprouting new leaves so must repot and feed it. I am also "planning" to repot my Brown Turkey fig tree as per Monty...
Oooops! Steps man has arrived with a friend so the job is going to be done. Yeah!¬
When my family first moved to Guernsey they were still using Dakotas as passenger transport. So noisy and uncomfortable. We had to declare our...
How lovely! How many hours of patienc did it take to reach that stage of trust I wonder.I have blackbirds etc., and a pair of buzzards that...
I managed to tie in the sweet peas and check out the greenhouse before it was too hot to stay outside. Picked a few more tomatoes, 3 runner beans...
I tried using a bale of barley in my pond, which seemed to make no difference. I would try to do a partial water change if you are worried. Take...
They shouldn't take up too much room if you tie them in strings, French style. Plait the tops or tie them with string. They should last quite a...
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