I have half a dozen blueberry plants of a reasonable size (about 4 to 5 feet tall) that are in large tubs and in a cluster - to keep the birds off...
I recently bought a small cyclamen plant, I liked the nice red colour. However, the existing flowers, which used to be red, are turning pink.Why? :)
As the title says ......... :-)So, good quality seeds that, given the correct growing conditions, all produce high quality plants.
For just over a year I've had a new beech hedge planted - the plants on one side were about 5 to 6 feet high when planted and are now about 7 feet...
I feel like growing some poppies for next year (sowing this autumn), partly for their flowers but also for their seeds - I do some cooking when...
I have a half grown courgette on a plant and the courgette hasn't increased in size for a few days. Assuming that it looks okay inside and smells...
I have a few Hydrangea plants, this one is in a very different area to the rest. It gets a moderate amount of sun through the day and it's not...
Edit - scrub this, it's Aster Ostrich Feather, but unknown to me an Antirrhinum had grown in among the Aster's foliage ........Yes, I'm an...
I have a lot of radishes right now, never grown them before but they have done extremely well.They're being eaten of course but there are so...
I've just been given an old plastic cloche (and the support wires, etc).The plastic is semi-opaque, so it'll let light through but of course...
I've never grown these from seed before - I sowed both types in a shallow tray near the end of March and they germinated readily enough, however...
I have a few iris bulbs in a pot indoors and the leaves are sometimes partly coated with tiny white mites, too small to be whitefly I think. I...
I have tulip bulbs in a few tubs and when they were planted I covered them with wire mesh. Now they are shooting I had to remove the mesh from one...
The Holly tree is only about ten feet high but it's tipped over a bit (a nearby wall stopped it going right over) and a couple of reasonably sized...
A few weeks ago bought three Amarylis bulbs from Thompson & Morgan - potted them up but any growth has been extremely slow.I should say that...
For the first time ever I've collected sweet chestnuts from the ground beneath a tree - some of the nuts were still a bit white at the end so I...
I'm looking to buy a high quality wooden chair, maybe also a table and perhaps a bench - which companies make high quality wooden furniture and...
I've never planted tulips before but ended up buying some and having a nice display this Spring.I'm now digging the old bulbs out of their tubs...
As it's a systemic fungicide and I have dogs (and of course assorted wildlife) is this stuff harmless (to being touched) once it's dried?I need...
Here's a curious thought which just popped into my head - I feed the birds daily and sprinkle the feed on an unused area of my tarmac driveway....
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