I garden because I enjoy it!No big questions, no analysing, just good fresh air and exercise. :D
I have a particular un-named tomato plant growing that I would like to grow again next year. Any tips for saving seed?Eg, how should they be...
Only one???Wheat, grapes, olives and a few others spring to mind without even thinking about it.
Thanks for the comments and I didn't really mean to hijack the thread.This pic was taken the same night (9th. Nov. 04) and you can see how...
Sri-Lanka sounds great but there's a small problem. My main interest is catching aurora. They are quite elusive to photgraph and it normally needs...
I just adore bats. [img] They are beautifull creatures and always bring back happy childhood memories of Aunty and Uncle's farm.I've never...
Argggghhh! More light pollution!!! Does anyone ever look at the moon or stars these days?Um ... sorry ... it's just a thing of mine. I'm faced...
Any chance of a pic? Most caterpillars are capable of spinning silk as well as spiders.
EU got all sniffy about testing insecticides and fungicides so Armatillox is now sold as a general cleaner. As LoL points out it does smell (Of...
You will just have to be vigilant and remove any new growth as it apears. It may help to dig up any large collections of suckers and get at the...
The compressor casing normally runs hot as the refrigerant needs to be in a gaseous state for it to be compressed. It should not run continuously...
Any wasps flying about? You tend to get debris dropped as the wasps build and extend the nest. Some nests can be huge!
Superb standard by everyone. Difficult choices as always :D1st. Juliet: Fire and Brimstone. Right place, right time, excellent photography...
'Standard' simply means that a plant has been trained to have one single main stem with a large either ball shaped or trailing head.Standards...
I had a small orange tree (grown form a pip last year) and it got so badly sunburnt when I put it outside that it lost every leaf. It's been...
I'm a bit late on this one but there's a good site here: InsectPics : Solitary Bees
Thanks for the hints and suggestions. BM - your 'Royal Velours' only has four petals so I think I'll have to rule that out. Liz's 'Vivienne Beth...
Looks good Pete. Keep us up to date on how it fares outside over winter ;)
I got two super little pink pampas from an e-bay site (sadly lost them to vine weevil a year after potting up but that's another story) They came...
My friend bought this clem off a 'reduced' table. It had no label and wasn't in flower at the time. Seems to have settled in nicely but any ideas...
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