Hello Peacelily."DON'T" say you hate Grape hyacinths on here; you are likely to be "hung drawn and quartered" by some posters!Oi!!!!!!!
EGW,If you want Straws that will give you fruit this year, buy specially prepared plants.They fruit in about 60 days from planting, and will...
Very smart and tidy Whis4ey.Perhaps you could let that (Unbelieving and obnoxious) Joe Swift from Gardeners World, see what shape proper raised...
UPDATE!The Daffodils in the mixed vases are over but the Tulips are still going strong!Tulips in the garden and allotment are putting on "some...
Hi Golfer!The best weed control is; digging. By digging and turning over the soil you are able to pick out any deep rooted weeds you spot....
Hello All!My greenhouse is slightly overcrowded with plants etc at the moment,they are on benches on the soil and on the path, some have even...
Terminal 5 and all that!In work, one of our plant has to be shut down every 12 to 18 months for pressure testing (gov. inspection.) Firm wants...
Yup!Daily Telegraph and Parkers,the same.Ordered Penstemons last year,the roots were brown (dead) on every plant. The sent a further batch,...
Hi, It's not really a good time to be incorporating manure,just now. Fine for topdressing established plants and shrubs, but not small seedlings...
Hi Shiney, Yes! I had a Peacock butterfly sitting on the drive last Friday. It spent most of the time opening and closing it's wings,absorbing...
What! about Hellebores?I grow lots in my allotment, and take them to the garden club to sell for club funds.The ladies fight over them, and...
Hi All! Slipped up, should have entered Oxalis and Mahonias, with their inch long thorns.In my next life,I want to be "The Public Torturer" and...
Hello Vince,I stopped growing ordinary tomatoes years ago, when I discovered how easily beef tomatoes grew,and they are ready at the same time...
Hello all!I started this thread so as not to offend anyone on the other tread, Favourite Spring flowers!I think there is only two flowers that...
Thanks for confirming.Don't know which looks the best this morning, the Daffs or Tulips,are not Gods creations wonderful and beautiful, at the...
Hello,I picked the last of my " Salome" daffodils and lots of very nice tulips from my allotment this afternoon.My wife mixed them together...
Hi Vince,If you want to grow giant vegetables, you will need to have the correct seed to start with! Like with onions, it is Kelsae or...
Hi,Getting pea seeds to germinate can be,and is tricky whatever the time or season in my experience, wether in spouting or direct into the...
Totally agree Vegmandan.The "organic" crew are middle class twits conning other guillable ones. You may not have noticed that they like the...
Hi All! If this is your first time growing squashes etc, I hope you have acres of room, as "only" one plant is capable if left unchecked to taking...
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