My pleasure mon amie. I know what you mean and I suspect that apart from F1 hybrids, we should be able to do this with all the plants we buy (a...
I use Simoniz 'Bug Shifter' - it just does what it says.
Strawberry plants that are 2 years old, will fruit well for a short time (3-4 years at most) then gradually peter out so it's always advisable to...
I know it makes economic sense to buy the larger bags of compost - but I for one can't lift a 75 litre bag (with the pins in my back, I can barely...
T'was not a criticism, merely an observation - everyone's entitled to a bit of a lay-in (besides, I suspect you were at the Palace until the early...
For some reason I can't actually read this post in full, each time I click on it I get only this reply box. If someone can 'sort it out', we can...
To be honest, if they're young plants you won't get much from them during the first couple of years, after that some varieties can fruit for...
According to the RHS, you can grow wisteria in pots - they suggest using John Innes No.3 and putting it in a pot only slightly larger than its...
In the absence of a sawn-off shotgun, what about a berberis?
If you're growing tomatoes, you'll also need some canes and some garden twine (to tie the plants to and with!). You could also put a pepper plant...
Yes :loll:
I'm with the guy who said if the Olympics were being held in his back garden he wouldn't get off the sofa to go and look and by the same token, if...
Just a little BTW - might I suggest you put a circle of gravel or even egg shells around that lupin - otherwise the slugs take one look (or maybe...
Welcome to GC and to the world of gardening - we've got members here from Scotland so they'll be well placed and more than willing to give advice...
I too have seen these advertised but whilst they might be fine for things like dandelion, I'm wondering just how well they'd work on something...
Wow Mark, what a difference .... if it was anything like my front garden yesterday, it was damned hot out there so double congratulations! I...
I had exactly the same problem with the spraying end - I'd spent a fortune in places like Homebase, B & Q etc., before I realised the problem lay...
I don't do a lot of 'container' gardening so, for sowing seeds or potting on I generally use a John Innes mixed with sharp sand. For 'ready bought...
It's true, we do get 'freak' weather occasionally, just as we have for the past week or so, but I think in the great scheme of things, the weather...
Y'see, I have this theory. I have friends (yes, it's true, I do!) who are basically 'townies' and who say that they prefer to buy organic fruit...
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