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My veggie patch is started!
Yay - DH and I were all productive yesterday, and dug me a veggie patch. I have to be extra nice to him as he thinks that it's a waste of money (we had to buy a spade and some compost and seeds and apparently that's only the start of it :confused: ) but he did do the majority of the digging :D Sooo, as usual I have a few…
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My bamboo has had little ones - will they grow into big ones?
The bamboo I have growing in a pot outside has got some new shoots coming up, they're about 3" tall at the moment. Can I remove them to a new pot to make a whole new bamboo plant? And if so how do I go about it? Did try googling but got a load of nonsense about bamboo flooring! Not quite at that stage yet.....
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Woolworths seeds, just 30p
Hi guys I noticed in Woolworths in Cirencester, all their own-brand seeds were reduced to 30p a pack, including a £2.99 pack of herbs and LOTS of veggies. Also Johnson's seeds were all down to 60p per pack. Hope that helps someone. xx
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Greenhouse shading paint?
Greenhouse is getting too hot and I've run out of greenhouse shading paint to whitewash the glass. Does anyone know a way of making this yourself?
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growing herbs?
If I were to plant some coriander seeds (that you can buy whole as a spice), would they grow into a coriander plant? ???
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Horse manure...
Our local stables is giving manure away - the question is can we put it straight into our compost bin?
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greenfly epidemic, no.......!!!!
Help, my poor roses are being invaded by blinkin greenfly. What can I use to get rid off, I dont want to use any pesticides, 'cos of my little dog. The rose buds are literally covered with g.fly- any pet freindly way of disposing with them??
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Unwanted mushroom type thingys
I have these growing out the sides of my hanging baskets:eek: How has this happened? How can I get rid of them?:o
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Garden money saving
A few tips to save money in the garden: Instead of buying seed trays for sowing seeds cut the bottoms of plastic milk cartons. Also I use containers which previously had cherry tomatoes in, purchased from Lidl. These already have drainage holes in so are ideal. Cotton bud containers are also good. You can also try egg…
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rocket in pots?
hi all Quick Question I know tihs is late in the season, but Ive got some seeds mixed salad leaves collection (coriander, corn salad, mizuna, spinach medinia, rocket & mustanrd red giant ) in a combo pack from wilkos Can I plant in pots? ONly my soil is rubbish ( took most of the hardcore out) but its dusty and without…
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Basil Infestation
Help - my crop of basil has these little white things over it - they look like tiny white specks of dust and seem to burrow into the leaf, as in places the leaves have gone translucent. The smell of the plant has changed very slightly, it seems almost aniseedy now. We used to get these from shop bought pots of basil but…
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Squirrel problem
How do keep our resident squirrels out of my freshly planted veg tubs? I have guinea pigs in the garden, so a sonic device is out. He has eaten a hole in our wire bird feeder, so would need something stronger than that. Humane ideas only please. Went out this afternoon and nutkin had been digging! I suspect i may get…
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Donating conifers
Hi, I posted this on the in my house board but thought you lot might know best. We are going to get rid of the conifers which were in our garden when we moved in, basically because there is no room for them, I think the previous owners thought they were minitures or something. We have 6 of them now and getting quite big, I…
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Greenhouse advice
My mum recently bought a small greenhouse i.e. one of the 4 tier shelves with plastic covering. She bought lettuce seeds and other various seeds. She has planted them in a trough and little leaves can be seen! (sooo cute :p ) is there any tips or things that need to be done daily/weekly that you could advise me to do.…
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Just got my hands on a greenhouse and need help?
Hi, Got myself a 6x6 greenhouse yesterday (lady no longer required it) and should be up within 2 weeks needs new screws 'w' & 'z' clips and need to replace 2 broken panes (done in trasport) and need a base for it. so what things can you suggest i'm a total novice here i know you can get excellent results with toms and…
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Do I have time for an allotment?
Hi after reading this site for a while I have been dead impressed with all of those people who grow thier own veg. I want to do this too :j but have no garden to speak of (what I do have is all paved). I thought about an allotment and have been beside myself with joy ever since, but since reading up on the web Im not so…
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How deep do potatoes go?
Not sure if this belongs here, or "In my home" but I'll give it a go... Our refuse collection service has just changed to wheely bins, so I've got 3 spare conventional bins. Rather than throwing them away, I thought I'd use them for planting some potatoes. Now, to save soil/compost and make them easier to move, in similar…
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Garden produce
(bout time we had a gardening sub-forum) I've grown some veg for several years now but this year going for it big style (for me anyway). This is what I'm growing: peas runner beans tomatoes (3 varieties) lettuce onions - grown all these before so know what to expect herbs (got mint/thyme/parsley/sage/rosemary/pineapple…
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Strawberry plants
I bought some strawberry plants a couple of months ago and put them in my planters but I have a question. The shoots that come off them and I presume are supposed to stick in the ground and regrow, if I nip these off and put them in hanging baskets, will they grow again next year or are they only for a year and then you…
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Sieving Vegetable patch.
I have loads of earth that i need to sieve. I have a small garden seive but it will take forever. Anyone got any clever ideas on how to sieve lots and effeciently? TIA
