Very autumnal in appearance here yesterday, misty and damp most of the day (but very warm with it) except for a brief burst of sunshine late...
I have given up doing pure leaf mould as a I haven’t a space I’m willing to sacrifice.We mow any leaves we collect and they go straight into...
Just keep mowing and most weeds will give up
Spent the morning in the garden. First time in a few weeks I’ve managed to get outside for any length of time. My gardening style is moving closer...
We shred a lot of paper and put that on the compost, envelopes, packaging, egg boxes, punnets etc @AuntyRach. Seems to make all the difference....
I would cut it out now then any new regrowth has a bit of time to harden off before winter
I certainly haven’t totally eradicated it, but I only have the occasional one pop up now and again
Thuja leaves when crushed have quite a nice smell, it’s described as like pineapple but I’m not sure I would describe it as that.
I’m not sure as we did method 1 first. I would have thought if you kept on top of it the first year you would have less the next and so on. As...
I use method 3 for the odd bit that appears in my garden (having done method 1 approx 8 years ago). I don’t think it matters how big or small they...
Bocking 14 as said is sterile so you need to propagate it by root cuttings or dividing existing clumps
I would wait until it’s dormant so late Autumn, winter. The usual rule of thumb for tress is that the roots are as wide as the canopy. Cherries...
Yes, as @NigelJ says you need to be happy to leave the leaves until they die down. I had dreams of naturalising crocus in our front lawn,...
Agree, the young leaves are very mild so if using I just use a few extra
Our Goldfinches just sit on the branches and wait, impatiently, until the Woodpecker is finished. I don’t think they are scared of anyone. All the...
I’ve never noticed our Nuthatches being aggressive to other birds. We very occasionally get a pair of bullfinches visiting and they are real...
Sorry @DaveyB but are you wanting to plant something instead of having the pots there? There doesn’t seem to be any space between the pots in your...
Quite a lot of tomatoes here, but none ripening yet and some are pea sized. We have hard,y had our blinds down this summer @Goldenlily26 usually...
It might be worth you looking at some of the recent articles on gardening on rubble, building waste etc such as this one Hardcore landscaping: how...
Mine aren’t thugs either, in fact I wish they were a bit more robust :noidea:
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