Ricinus is castor bean, not oil. This is why latin names are important, too many plants with same/similar common names
I bought a load of Dyson cordless handhelds from ebay to do up a few years ago, the older models are perfect for the corners of my shed so would...
Digitalis, dierama......oh, brain fog
Scissors, thats all I use. Cut back as far as possible. It makes the plant look tidier, the stub end can be pulled off during the late winter tidy up
My sister seems to feed once every five years. Still her garden produces flowers and veg to rival any commercial outfit. She makes me sick
Put that lot through the blender and add tomato sauce....probably taste like pilchards:)
When I gardened for a living, I had numerous makes and models of petrol strimmers. ALL the heads eventually broke so I replaced them with the...
I've still got hedychium densiflorum 'assam orange' flourishing, but my porous soil isn't ideal for most butterfly gingers without serious work. I...
Sainsburys is a good source as is the tropical plant growing shops(asian/oriental supermarkets) Never tried from seed....dammit, now I've got to...
Just seen your post, sorry for late reply! I always (mostly) plant in odd numbers. 3, 5 or seven cuttings to a pot, 3 pots planted in a triangle....
In water, like soft wood cuttings
The way I read the question, if you planted say, three rooted cuttings in the same pot and grew them on to plant out, it would make it look a...
Oh, ok. Ta
Let me issue a warning to the night time mollusc hunters out there. Washing up liquid and a bit of salt in water is supertastic at killing our...
Maybe I'm having a senior moment, but what is a care calender?
Short answer, I'd say no
First one I think is slug/snail damage. The second one is not enjoying the 'heatwave' we're having. You might find it perks up late evening time?...
One of the fargesias would be my go to plant
What's this digging tulips out of what you speak? Even in tubs, I leave them in to do their own thing....then again, I leave everything in....
The last tally was on a wet night....so I'm sort of winning
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