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Getting rid of lawn.
I want to get rid of front garden (slightly raised) lawn that is mostly weeds. I have a large plastic sheet that would cover the area. Would that alone kill the lawn and weeds or do I need to use some sort of weed killer as well? I want to distribute the soil to make the garden flat rather than raised and then re-lawn. Is…
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Propane Torch Weed Burner
A friend has been telling me about these propane weed killers, not the lance ones but a more heavy duty one. After a quick search on Amazon they appear to be able to deal with a large area without the need for chemicals making them more environmentally friendly, yes? Anyone on the board got one, what’s your opinion and…
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Anyone recognise this tool?
I found this in the greenhouse yesterday, and I wondered if anyone knows what it is? It's got a bit of a u-shaped bend, and is slightly forked at the bottom. I should have cleaned it before taking the photo, really. Might not be garden-related, of course, I've just presumed it is because of where I found it.
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Slightly neglected greenhouse - still ok to use this summer?
Well things have kind of got on top of us this Autumn/Winter and the long and short of it is that our greenhouse still has the tomato plants in it's ground, which are now very mouldy and rotten :expressionless: Very ashamed that it's come to this but normally we'd have a big clear out day at the end of Summer/start of…
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Marks on Greengage bark. Serious or normal please?
So my Greengage suffered from the drought being only in for a year prior and maybe something else. I'm not sure if it will survive or not. Pruned back the dead wood and while still alive there are no signs of buds. Because it's one of my must haves I was looking at some in the garden centre but wasn't sure about some…
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New Allotment, Blank Slate - Moneysaving Tips?
Hi all, After years on the waiting list I've finally got myself an allotment and I've really fallen on my feet - its in great condition with 10 raised beds, all weeded even except one (which has the remains of raspberry canes which haven't been cut down). Also has a greenhouse - needs repairs but all the parts are there to…
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Garden help and ideas please
Helpful ideas please. Last summer the drought killed off lots of plants, and the lawn. The lawn is now a mass of weeds and mole hills. I'm on really sandy soil (there is a sand quarry next door so really sand). The borders are fairly empty of have dead plants. The house ownership is currently under dispute so I just tried…
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top soil
I need a few lorry loads of top soil. Gardener's question time says "you need to get good quality top soil". But she did not say what she meant by that. What did she mean by that? How do I know what I am going to get when the supplier is probably over 200 miles away? Many Thanks
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Quince "de Vranja" - less pectin!
I'm aware that most of you probably aren't growing tree quinces, but there are probably others Out There on t'Interwebulator looking for answers on this... We have a tiny "Food Forest" in our front garden, which consists of an Egremont Russet apple, two hazel nut trees, redcurrants, rhubarb, a Jostaberry and two "de…
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The even bigger and better and hopefully not lower bits of growing your own in 2022!
Welcome to the new ups and downs of growing your own! Everyone is welcome. Come and tell us about your growing shenanigans What do you like to grow? Are you going to try anything different this year? Did you try anything different last year? Did you like it? Would you grow it again? Do you have any tips for growing? Do you…
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Blank Slate - Where to Begin?
Hello All Breif backstory - I bought a new house about 18 months ago, it was (is still) in need of heavy renovation, so time and funds are limited. I'm fortunatlte enough to have a decent garden space, but the previous owners of the house had a disabled person living here, so its almost entirely block paved / concreted…
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Dead Frogs floating in my pond?
Anybody know what happened to these frogs? I only usually get newts in my former fish pond but frogs occasionally turn up however I'm not sure if these came too early to breed or something.
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Buy a greenhouse or not
One of my purchases I want to make for the garden this year is a greenhouse (saved up the funds this year) I can fit a 6x4 greenhouse against a brick wall on my patio. It’s would be this one https://www.greenhousestores.co.uk/Vitavia-6x4-Green-Apollo-2500-Greenhouse-Horticultural-Glass.htm#colour What is stopping me is…
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Reusing Soil+compost from Pots
I have around 20 ish 30L container with soil and compost mix which I used to grow potatoes. Can I mix in some Organic soil improver like Chicken manure, Blood fish and bones to be able to reuse it along with some compost? I'm hoping to use a few to grow potatoes again this year along with beetroot, carrots and egg plant
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What to plant now in the garden for instant colour?
I really want to add some instant colour to our garden. What’s a good thing to plant at this time of year, please? We have been to the garden centre and planted primulas and pansies, and they seem to be surviving the very cold weather. The plan is also to put in some early bulbs, if I can still dig into the soil. Any other…
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Leaf mulcher
We have a large horse chestnut tree and dreading autumn when the leaves starts to fall down. It was an absolute pain last year (we only moved in Dec 2020). I tried using the lawnmower (https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6298145/mulching-lawnmower#latest)to mulch - it was sort of ok, but the wet/damp leaves…
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Half price in Wilko
Today (Louth branch) all their spring bulbs are half price- so most are £1.25 A few small cacti for 25 or 50 pence Also green wellies @ £5
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Can anyone identify these plants please?
I found two plants in my garden I am not sure what they are. Can anyone please help me identify them? Thank you!
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Best tree for sloped front lawn?
Our front garden, lawn is very open and my other half wants some kind of tree to break up the openness without making it private enough for sinister people to mess with our windows. Some people by us have those ball shaped small topiary type trees which you can shape but i don't know what they are called. I was thinking of…
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Conifers and bulbs?
I put 2 dwarf conifers in each pot and planted bulbs around. Just dawned on me, will the conifer roots 'poison' the soil and stop the bulbs growing? Anyone know? Thanks.
