Perhaps lack of water @TheMadHedger ? If it was growing, and hadn't rotted, it possibly just didn't have enough to get it any bigger. All those...
I got all the groundcover planting [pachysandra] removed around my hydrangea, and it was incredible just how deep the root system was, and how...
I still have the carving fork that was my Mum's. It's mainly used for doing the Ch'mas dinner, if we bother having one, but growing up, we would...
The cheaper paint I used this year was actually Spear and Jackson @CanadianLori, not Johnstone's but I originally had a smaller pot of the latter...
Hi @paulkane1 . A raised bed isn't the same as a greenhouse, so do you mean a cold frame rather than a raised bed? They aren't the same thing, but...
I still have, and use, a wooden spoon I bought when I had my flat. I bought that flat 40 years ago. I'm still here :biggrin:I think the process...
It largely depends on location/climate as to whether potted plants of any kind are struggling, but I also wonder if the water is just running...
I use Ducksback paint [Ronseal or Cuprinol- can't remember] as it stays on better long term here, but the most important thing with any paint is...
Not sure what I'll do today, but I might try and do the compost as I did something different yesterday that I'd been putting off, and it was a...
Re the bodies seemingly having more allergic reactions to foods, I often think people became obsessed with cleaning, to the point that everything...
I used to make ham and lentil soup quite often, and it started with a ham hough, which made the stock, as well as producing the bits of ham for...
Our postmen/women are also very good @kristie davies. Even when it's holiday time, and there's a temporary stand in, we rarely get problems with...
I've not looked at your thread for a while @Michael Hewett - it's great to see how it's all working out. I agree about the raised cold frames too....
I'd agree about the soil in the gr'house probably being the problem. It may seem a sudden change, but it's probably been deteriorating over time,...
I understand what you mean about the water @CanadianLori, but I just feel less guilty about using treated water [ie hose and tap] for garden...
That's a real PITA about your sweet peas @Goldenlily26. Bl**dy workmen.... The Law of the Sod eh @Sheal? Glad you're on the mend @Logan. Take it...
I'd agree that containers can certainly cheer things up, but it can actually become quite pricey if you have to get bigger ones, which are easier...
That camouflage is impressive @strongylodon !
A big fat bee on the Liatris :biggrin: ..and a wee wasp on the nearby borage too [ATTACH]
I recently planted out my Acer Orangeola, and it's getting more of it's greener summer colour. I always look forward to the lovely autumn...
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