Oh my goodness. I am glad I asked! Thanks @Selleri , it sounds a bit "Day of the Triffids" It looks interesting in that photo, with the wavy...
Thankyou @pete, yes the sunlight may be a problem for me, but it is worth a try. I don't mind if it does not flower. I will have a look at...
I have been reading this thread with interest, as a friend will be giving me some seeds she has saved from a Dragon Fruit/Pitaya fruit. I am...
I planted Tulipa Menton a few years ago, and they were lovely - bright, stately with a good sheen.
Thank you so much, @Thevictorian, that is very kind of you. I planted the perennial plants around the grave, rather than over, and possibly the...
Hello again. My update is that quite a few of the seeds I threw down are still growing. The herbaceous perennials have not appeared.I think...
Thankyou @Escarpment. That helps. I was desperate to bury it quickly. The starlings are still noisy here, but not seen any close-up. Gulls are...
Fantastic, beautiful pics, @strongylodon and @Escarpment. Really good to see, thanks from me!I found a dead bird in the garden last week. I...
Thank you @infradig and @Allotment Boy.Interesting about Tomorite tomato feed in the trial. I wish I could recall which tomato feed I used that...
Thankyou, @Plantminded, @Liriodendron, @Thevictorian, very helpful comments.Re the honey fungus, I do have woody shrubs that seem fine (sorbus,...
Thankyou @Sheal for that suggestion. I think I will select some areas to dig up, and inspect any remaining roots. I always thought wine weevils...
Thankyou @Busy-Lizzie, yes, it is expensive when plants die. I will have a look at your link. It would be very interesting to discover some...
Thankyou @JennyJB. The plants were mainly in 2 litre pots (a few 3 litres). I kept the plants under observation for a week or so (each one) before...
Thankyou @ViewAhead, yes I thought it was rose replant disease to start with but as you mention, it seems something else. i ran out of tags so...
Thanks everyone. Firstly, @Thevictorian, re the soil. I remember adding topsoil and bagged manure in 2023-2024 in big quantities when I planted...
Thankyou @Thevictorian. I have mulched with Strulch, and I have added some compost. I haven't watered since October until March when there had...
Thank you everyone for your helpful replies. I am really concerned now, something has gone wrong, hasn't it. Thanks @ViewAhead re the G.Rozanne...
I wanted to update the thread about the plants that still haven't emerged! I am getting worried now. No-shows include: Astrantia, Geum Bell Bank,...
Thankyou very much, @pete, @Plantminded, @Spruce, @infradig, @Baalmaiden, @Michael Hewett, @NigelJ, @waterbut, @Allotment Boy. Fantastic range of...
Is liquid seaweed a fairly safe tonic to add to the garden? I am thinking of applying it all over the garden, regularly (once or twice a week)...
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