I was doing some gardening at the weekend, and I took a long hard look at some of the plants I have planted since we moved in 3 years ago. They...
HiI live in Oxon, and it's been fairly mild recently. My lawn is looking awful after a winter of two dogs dancing about on it, and peeing for...
I am planning to plant something in a pot as a memorial to my lovely dog Rosie. She has been dead now for over a year, and I am only just starting...
I know most of you on here are *proper* gardeners who grow their own veg from seed, plan ahead etc. I grew all my summer veg from seed, but have...
Sadly, my beautiful Rosie went to the Bridge at the end of last year. She was only 6 years old. I miss her dreafully still. She was such a...
Hiya,I have 3 tomato plants that are huge and are bearing (green) fruit and I am very pleased with them. (They are outside, on a sunny patio.)...
Hi,I have two dogs who pee on the grass - no surprises there. In the past, I have raked out the dead stuff, and filled the gaps with compost &...
I have several very large clumps of sedum in my borders. I don't really like them, but I can see that they serve a purpose (colour in the autumn)....
HiI tried to grow some calabrese and red cabbage this summer, they got horrifically eaten and demolished by nasty caterpillars. I thought I'd...
Hi guysI have been given some bulbs - tulips and those big purple alliums. Sadly, they have not come with planting guidelines.What are the...
I have a few strawberry plants in a little raised bed. They have recently been sending out these long shoots which are trying to root somehwere. I...
I have some calabrese and red cabbage plants in the garden. They are crawling with caterpillars (about 2 cms long) which are eating huge holes in...
Hi all,this is my 1st year growing veg, so I am being a bit clueless still. So, now that my courgette plant has finally decided to honour me...
Hi,I seem to have a number of hardy geranium varieties in my garden. I have not bought any of them, so I can't say what they are. I have...
I thought you might like to see some recent pictures of Rosie. (Actually, I can't think of any decent excuse to show you these - sorry!) :)...
I have a bit of a parsley overload at the moment. Can someone tell me how to freeze it so it retains its colour and flavour? It would be useful to...
I sowed a row of rocket which we have nearly harvested all of (it did not have a chance to bolt before we ate it all). My question is: will it...
I always read that slug pellets are bad and that one should try not to use them. What I'm wondering is: who are they bad for? I mean, obviously...
I have a very large rose (2 metres tall) which has been infected by fungal disease. Despite much spraying and removal of dead leaves etc, it has...
OK, this is my first year of growing veg. I have 8 tomato plants in total. 6 in grow bags (with pots sitting in the grow bag), and 2 in the veg...
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