How about a weed gun - sort of like a flame thrower to burn them off?
Hi Guy Your Yew tree should not affect the ediblity of your crops unless you accidently ingest some of the seeds, (the toxins cannot transfer by...
Hi Ray Would love a pond but not feasible with nippers! plan to do one in a few years
Hi Poppy, yes its been great to get outside & do lots! Have gathered lots of the blighters & despatched them. I never use pellets (snail eats...
Hi Elizabess Click on the link below for some useful info (particularly point 3)...
Hi Zarch, Epimedium is great for these conditions, a good evergreen one is Epimedium x versicolour sulphureum [img] Under my birch I have...
Hi Panicman - Nematodes are microscopic creatures that burrow into slugs, lay eggs, whcih hatch & eat the slugs from the inside!!! Try this link...
Corrr! what a beaut! Oh dear feel a spend coming on!
Wow Pete! they're gorgeous! I have potted mine on as much as possible (in 14 inch pots) so its time for splitting - the one not flowering anyway....
Yes tis indeed don't let the b******s grind you down. I think we all go through a bit of adua in the garden! But tis well worth it. Yes fab day...
Hi Panicman It's probably slugs & /or snails. Try spraying with strong cheap coffee over several days (& topping up after rain/damp weather)+...
Cheers me dear! will av a goo ;)
Hi Will I think there is someone in need of your help in the thread "garden very wet & soggy where the shade is", wanting advice re claggy lawn!...
Hi Cavham, try the link below for a basic design guide. http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/design/virtualgarden_index.shtml
Hi, need some help from houseplant/exotics experts. Is now a good time of year to divide my Clivia? I have 2, and both are pretty pot bound, one...
Not arf! :D
Hi Swompy - check out the drainage + wet gdn threads as mentioned above, otherwise sounds like a job for Lawn expert Will Dunkerly!
Hi Fran I really do empathise with you, having got the dreaded groudn elder stuff myself (with couch grass & sticky willy) We have the Romans to...
Hi Neil Sounds like they weren't firmed in enough, also are they in a bright enough spot? I tend to plant up to the first set of leaves really...
Hi S70 Where have you got it growing? For optimum colour they need full sun & well drained soil. Also some cultivars colour better than others...
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