daz & deb That is exactly what I bought in 2007, same company (based in Holland) same size etc. As I said it was quite late to flower last year...
Yes daz and debs, mine was bought last year as a stem cutting and flowered very late (Septemberish) last year. I cut it down to about 10 inches on...
Hello zebraone you could have a look at Gardener's Calendar.com for planting times and days, plenty of good advice from this forum too and as...
I do the same as JWK and it does help, the mound can be quite small and steep so that when you water around (away from the stem) the water is...
Hiya again Neil, I'm still Learning ( mainly by mistakes ) myself, at least you have found a reason for the symptoms shown by your plants, that's...
Thanks for the info Flinty, my older stack was made up of poor quality grass rather than turf from an area laid as lawn, so maybe I shouldn't...
Hello Neil, it shouldn't matter if you have planted them in the same place as previous years, have you looked carefully at the leaves by uncurling...
Hello Flinty, I 've done more or less the same thing but not with quite the precision that was evidently used when you created your stack. I also...
Hello Compost Maker, they do say that the rotary bins speed up the process but they tend to be slightly smaller to enable the bin to be tumbled or...
Both types of composter can be useful for different reasons, a wormery is handy for kitchen waste but you do have to avoid acidic items such as...
A sad loss, there are all too few originals like Ivor these days Sawfish, a fine alter ego to have If I may say so. Mediocrity and normality...
Hiya hammer, it is worth investing in a max-min thermometer which has markers to stay at the high point and low point of the temperatures reached...
Hello Liz, on Gardeners World they did a trial to see if there was much to be gained by chitting early, maincrop and late potatoes. It seemed to...
It's certainly theraputic Loofah and after a lifetime of working in factories and getting home at the end of a day's work just in time to see the...
Apologies for the unintended misinformation regarding the diet of ants, as I said, I had read that ants 'farmed' aphids and assumed that they did...
Hello Bashy, I don't think ants are harmful to any kind of plant, in fact, they actually eat aphids so they can be beneficial. I seem to remember...
Cucumbers do need to be well watered but respond badly to having a lot of moisture around the base of the stem. You just have to be very careful...
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