The blooms themselves will fall off, but they often leave the flower stem and casing behind. So I just bend the flower stem back close to its...
John - the Musa bajoo in your last picture is bigger than the picture before. Did you cut it back for the winter, or was it very young and has...
John - that's really great. I see plants in pots that can be overwintered under glass, but does everything else stay outside. And that's a huge...
Pete - that was very informative about the long gestation period for your Strelitza flowers. I keep looking at mine to see if it has flowered in...
Spruce - that looks superb, and already a very good size.
Thanks Kristen - I never knew that. Do you get a flush every year? I understood that there could be a gap year.
Its been outside all year - though obviously inside over the winter. Really it was just forgotten. I only moved it inside two days ago after it...
Wardley - that picture is fantastic.
I believe that an effective method of application of glyphosphate (the active ingredient in systemic weedkillers) is to put a bit in a polythene...
Strongy - lovely Oleander. I am growing some from seed and would love to see them looking that good. LongK - your Gloriosa is way ahead of mine...
If you put your mind to it, you can really save and store large quantities of water. However, I think you need to get the components fairly...
I have to agree with Kristen, having just bought my first water butt. The pressure head is really not suitable for use with a hose unless its very...
Sorry - wrong month - moved to July
Kristen - I would like to thank you for your help. I have just ordered all my parts. It wasn't easy as no company supplies all the bits I...
:snork: My garden is not very long, so an ordinary hose is good enough - except for the kinks and the damage that it can do. I had never heard...
Excellent Mowgley - have you sampled the fragrence in the evening?
Kristen - thats great - another very helpful post. Many thanks. I do appreciate the links. I had a quick look - but they deserve a long serious...
The white hairs are quite normal. Wikipedia says The name "white tea" derives from the fine silvery-white hairs on the unopened buds of the tea...
Thank you so much for all your comments. They have been very helpful, and with a bit more Googling its starting to become clear. My thoughts are...
I am sure much has been said about this subject - but I have not found answers to some questions. I thinks its time to have an automatic...
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