Yesterday was a day of rest for me. I resowed a couple of marrow seeds and sweetcorn, I am wondering if the marrow seed is no longer viable....
I agree with the overfeeding. There is no need to remove the fruit, they take quite a long time to reach full size and ripen, a fully ripened...
When I was Show Sec. to my local Horticultural Group, many moons ago, I used to help stage our exhibit in the Assosciation class at the Reading...
Very stiff and sore this morning. I forgot to take my painkillers before crawling into bed last night. I am now waiting for todays dose to kick...
I also keep my tomatoes on the dry side for extra flavour. My sister's father in law prided himself on growing enormous onions, which in my...
They enjoy dry light soil to build nests in so the long, hot, dry spell is suiting them. Other than keeping your garden thoroughly watered...
Did anyone see the Growing Veg. stand at Chelsea on the TV last night. Wow! What a diverse display. Brilliant quality and a huge range of veg. I...
I pottered for most of the day. It was too hot to do much. Little and often. Put some washing out, did a pile of washing up, weeded some...
You are right Tui34. I think I could easily encourage Star, the new No 1. resident to move in. She is not happy in her miniscule new home....
I would not feed until there are signs of recovery. Keep up with the watering even when the leaves perk up.
You do not say how deep you would "like" your pond to be. 2ft., is very shallow allowing for evaporation and freezing. You would need to grow...
The car passed its MOT. I should jolly well think so! I paid almost £2,000 for some big repairs only a couple of months ago. Said I wanted...
My college was in Buckinghgam Palace Road so we used to see people going to the trains carrying enormous plants etc. on the final day. A few years...
The shrub looks like the suffocated remains of something. Possibly a deutzia or weigelia.
I have two open piles for my compost heaps, I never turn them or chop anything. They never get warm and take a couple of years to rot down. I do,...
Welcome Steve,there are quite a few plants that enjoy growing in dark, dank corners. I am sure you will find something to grow in your back area.
P.S. We also did our reseach many years ago before the internet etc. It involved spending a day in London in St. Cartherine's House looking...
My ex. did a huge amount of work on our family trees and my sister took up the research as well. On my mother's side we come down from a small...
It is raining!!!!!!!!!!! After I spent 2 hours watering last night. Of course. The garden is beginning to look like a wasteland as the weeds start...
Had a really good day in the garden. Weeding, weed killing, potting on, sowing. Can barely move this morning but at least I did something....
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