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Dead laurel
There’s an old hedge at the front mainly made up of laurel, spotted laurel and a somewhat straggly snowberry, all very much intertwined. The hedge was probably planted in the mid 1960s, so very well established. The hot spell has left some of the laurel looking as though is been burned. I’ve cut out some of the dead…
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Rhubarb seedlings
Well i planted about 25 to 30 seeds (2 or 3 per hole) and some have now started to show through and sprout tiny leaves after about a week. How long before i can put them in the garden?
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Best wood for building a raised bed
Good afternoon lovely people on the Internet, Having moved into a property with a beautifully mature largish garden in September- my family and I are now thinking about the various areas in the plot.Currently there are 2 slightly raised beds which have lots of herbs which we wish to keep. However the wood is rotted and…
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New pond surface has a film
OK, reclaimed pond, all old stuff removed, new liner filled with rainwater, now around 7 weeks old. New plants added over time and all's well, apart from a cloudy bloom of frothy green stuff that appeared after about a fortnight and which I've been able to keep down using a bottle brush thingy to twist in the water and…
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Quick and Easy Veg Storage or Recipies
I've been given a couple of extreamly large courgettes - Just peeled one, cut in half and de seeded, in a dish in the microwave for 2mins. Courgettes cook quicker than marrow Filled with mince, tomatoes, garlic, some spices, that I'd made a spag bol from and put some small slices of local cheese left over from a baked…
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Growing tomatoes
100 St. Pierre tomato seeds less than £3! In my basket!
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Replacing top strips on fence panels
We moved into a lovely property last September, the garden is considerably bigger than our last and obviously has many more fence panels. Some of the top parts of the panels have rotted (the piece that normally forms an apex) as well as the chunkier piece directly under that (the one that frames the featherbed pard of the…
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Patchy lawn repair
Hi greenfingers, We recently moved to our new house and the lawn looks a bit tired/patchy with a few dents/holes (probably because the previous owner had a dog!). I was looking to encourage growth with something like https://www.homebase.co.uk/gro-sure-multi-purpose-lawn-seed-50m2/12823472.html plus some top soil for…
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Old weedkiller
I’ve had a good sort out today of my gardening bits. I found a few old weedkiller sprays and some rose spray. I think they are 2-3 years old. Does anyone know if they are likely to be viable or should I dispose of them (very carefully :) ) and buy new ones
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Advice on planting a Buddleia plug
Have just invested in a 'Black Knight' cultivar - quite a nice plug through the post with healthy roots and foliage, just under a foot tall. For the moment I've just shoved it into some standard multipurpose compost using an appropriate sized pot (I think). Are there any thoughts about how to nurse this through the coming…
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What’s been eating my courgette?
Slugs? Birds? How to protect the rest of the crop? I’ve only got two plants, so really don’t want to lose out.
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Figs from cuttings
Thought I’d get my experience with rooting fig cuttings in water down for the record and anyone thinking of trying increasing their stock of figs At the beginning of this year I was pruning my figs and idly pondered about trying to strike some cuttings from the prunings Normally with cuttings I use the poke a stick in the…
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Has anyone grown aubergine plants? (Mine doesn't look like one.)
This grew from a pot of previously sown aubergine seeds. Any ideas what it is? Thanks.
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Strimmers
Are there any that work? All of them seem to fail at feeding the plastic cutting cord. Of course there are big bushwhacker type things but they're not really suitable for a bit of domestic lawn edging.
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How to get rid of ants?
All youtube videos give you the sugar and borax mixture but you can not buy borax in the UK.
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When do GCs Reduced Their Seeds?
Pre-pandemic, Dobies used to sell their seeds for £1 each, but I haven't visited one since. Does anyone know when they have their sale on? I think it would be sometime in August so then they clear their stock for Christmas stuff. B&Q and Homebase have rubbish sales. Wilko's have theirs atm for 50% off, but their range is…
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Todays haul
Todays pickings 😍
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More Rhubarb questions
So i planted 3 seeds in a 10 inch ceramic pot back in March/April and it had done well (see photos) Should i leave it alone or should i separate the 3 plants?
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Help maintaining buxus topiary
Hello, We purchased a couple of topiary buxus pyramid trees and put them in planters at the front door last week. Already, they have some brown patches (see photos). All I have done so far is water them regularly, what am I missing? Thanks
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Bird Fat Ball recommendations
For years I've bought Wilco's standard bird fat balls, 50 for about £6. The birds love them. Unfortunately, my local store has supply issues with these and other products. Online reports suggest they may be having general supply issues. So I'd like to find an alternative, perhaps an online bulk order to save delivery…
