Excuse this but I feel like behaving like an American. No offence it is just i feel like running around shouting and throwing my arms up, like I...
Well these are my onions yesterday. They are Marco F1. [img] These are the red onions, Red Baron. All seed raised. None have bolted as yet...
I am growing some basil from seed - Sweet Genovese. I have pricked 3 plants each into some 9cm pots and am planning to take them to the Country...
Running to seed means it is sending up flowering stems to propogate itself by seeding. To be quite honest I would pull it out and put it on the...
I am not against killing animals if it has to be done...I think I would be a vegetarian if i felt that way and I have shot rabbits. However I feel...
You ought to be in my garden. i did think carefrully about the description for sound, and TO you are spot on with the sound like a mosqito but...
You do worry about the effect on the child. They say that giving a child a pet tends to give it a sense of responsibility, to realise that other...
Why hack it down just because of aphids? You could try using a hosepipe at high pressure. That will blast them off and drown most. Then if they...
First of all i think your parsley is running to seed. I think that is what they do in the second year, it is not perennial like sage, mint,...
With hover flies why do they have that annoying habit of hovering just by your ear, making that high pitched whining sound, or is it just me? Good...
This is for you bumble bee lovers.I like her orange pollen sac. [img] I wonder if this shows her tongue extended. This bumble bee was spending...
There should not be a problem putting new plants in. I have just dug over and put bark on a bed at my in laws. They are in their mid 80s and I did...
They are not the hardiest of perennials though. A good hard winter will polish them off and then the seedlings will come through. The see through...
What sort of camera are you using? I always brace my arm against my chest to resist downward movement when taking hand held shots. I cup the...
I quite like Bill. Sure he can be a bit silly but he does know his stuff, well about birds anyway. He was perhaps better when he did some...
I have not heard of hover fly larvae that live under water before, will have to look out for that. Most have larvae that live on dry land plants...
It will seed around a bit, so you can just dig them up and relocate them if you wish. Its not a climber, the stems are quite stiff. Give it sun...
They need good soil, plenty of moisture and good light. Any of those missing? Did they germinate? If they did did you sow them too thickly? You...
PeterS I would say you are pushing it a bit. They might make decent plants for next year but you will have to keep them in maximum growth. I sowed...
You should not need a cold period for cowslip or primrose if the seed is fresh. Some of the mixtures sold in shops is rubbish and might originate...
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