Thanks both of you. :)
A few weeks ago bought three Amarylis bulbs from Thompson & Morgan - potted them up but any growth has been extremely slow.I should say that...
Regarding the 'float test' - just put mine in a bowl of water and they all float, indicating all are bad (which seems incredibly unlikely). I also...
Thanks for the suggestions.Not planning on storing them for more than maybe a week or two.They're currently in a brown paper bag in the...
For the first time ever I've collected sweet chestnuts from the ground beneath a tree - some of the nuts were still a bit white at the end so I...
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have another hunt around based on those.
I'm looking to buy a high quality wooden chair, maybe also a table and perhaps a bench - which companies make high quality wooden furniture and...
Thank you, think I'll stick the tiny ones into a pot and see what happens. :)
I've never planted tulips before but ended up buying some and having a nice display this Spring.I'm now digging the old bulbs out of their tubs...
Thanks all. I certainly wouldn't leave the container in a place that the dogs could get to it.
As it's a systemic fungicide and I have dogs (and of course assorted wildlife) is this stuff harmless (to being touched) once it's dried?I need...
Yes, the small ground feeders picking up the food would make sense, but when you watch them eating it's hard to be sure.Woodpeckers are amazing!
Here's a curious thought which just popped into my head - I feed the birds daily and sprinkle the feed on an unused area of my tarmac driveway....
Thanks, very interesting. I'll try the tongue test if I get any more like that this year. :-)
Regarding pruning - so should I be pruning these 6 foot tall whips now?How about the 3 foot tall whips that I also have?If yes to any of the...
Thanks, at least I won't need to adjust the straps a few times a year. :)As for the height of the whips, that wasn't intentional. I had...
Thank you, I now wish I had a 300ft beech hedge. :-)Out of interest, roughly how much will the trunks of young whips grow in diameter every...
Thanks very much, that's very useful advice.You mention about ensuring that the ties don't rub on the trunk, I already have some straps very...
Bumping this because I'm now sorely tempted to put a decent rubber tree strap around each of them about 3 or 4 feet up the trunk and screw that to...
An interesting idea, thank you.So that's the one referred to as Purple Beech?
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