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Identify this tall yellow "not a weed"
Old age has got me, I did know the name of this blighter, but just cant remember it. It's self sown, came in on the breeze or bird, velvety grey / white leaves, about five feet tallThink it's biannual because it didn't do much last yearI assume it could be classed as weed as it's not the prettiest of plants, but I think…
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Bamboo original owner
Hi all, There is an out of control bamboo issue between mine and neighbours property. My neighbours garden has bamboo shoots everywhere in the patio, in the drainage, even popping out near the house and my side only extends to maybe 1 to 2 paving slabs as they were concreted down. Is there a way to know where it started?…
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Care of Tomato Plants in high temperatures
My tomatoes are planted in pots and situated in a very sunny spot. It's predicted to be 38 - 40 degrees in my area and I won't be leaving the house! Should I move my tomato plants into a shadier area for these days and am I OK to leave them sitting in trays of water? Thank you.
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My rose again
Sorry - couldn't find my post from last year about the rose bush outside my house. After three years of neglect the rose bush was lovely last year, this year it's being eaten by something so I'd appreciate any advice about it. I began to prune off the damaged parts this morning and found a tiny wee caterpillar. Last week I…
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I let a cold calling Tree Surgeon cut my tree down... Is it safe to do a bank transfer?
I've had a god awful Leylandii (the height of two floors) in my front garden since I moved in. I've had a lot of cold callers pestering me over the past couple years to cut it down, I've always turned them down. However, I was feeling incredibly anxious yesterday when this last one came over and even though I initially…
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I want to train some roses up a 6 foot brick wall, is 2 mm galvanised wire thick enough?
I want to train some roses up a 6 foot brick wall, is 2 mm galvanised wire thick enough?
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Revitalizing Cornus
I have a Cornus "Midwinter Fire" that's about 6 years old. Over the last couple of years the stems have become thin and straggly, and while they are still very colourful once the leaves have dropped it looks untidy compared to when it had strong, straight stems. I wondered if the best option might be to take some hardwood…
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Supermarkets that sell flowers
What do supermarkets do with the black buckets where they have bunches of flowers? They would be ideal for my tomato plants.
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Need advice on garden lounger.
Hi guys, Im in the market for a garden lounger. I dont know anything about garden furniture because Ive never had a garden before now! I think what I need is something light and something that can be folded away (I dont have much storage space!). Ive had a look online but they all seem really expensive! (£100+). I dont…
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Rooting Powder
Years ago my mum used to have a pot of rooting powder that she used to dip the ends of any cuttings she acquired (particularly wild honeysuckle). Is this stuff still available and, if not, what else could I use. I want some wild honeysuckle too!!
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Help identifying this plant pleaee
Any knowledgeable folks able to identify this plant / weed please? Any help much appreciated
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Caterpillar Identification Help please? :)
Good afternoon We recently bought some silver birch trees, the leaves are pretty holey and eaten but they are otherwise healthy trees (also on offer :) ) This morning we found this gang of acrobatic caterpillars having their breakfast. We'd love to know what they are, google search is leaning towards sawfly…
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Ditch Erosion repair advise
Hello , I have a rainwater ditch at the end of my garden which has a steady stream of
water running down it constantly . It is slowly eroding away the bed of
the ditch which is undermine my erosion defence wall . what I would like
to do is put some sand on the ditch bed just to raise it up by about 18 inches
. I want to…
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Removing ivy from a wall...
What's the best/most effective way of removing ivy from a wall and around a window? Is it a good idea to try to kill it off first either by cutting the vines/creepers off at ground level, or by using weedkiller? Or is it a simple question of applied elbow grease and hard work? Thanks (PS - I'm no gardener! I just want rid…
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Aloe Vera gel
Hi, my plant was getting a bit out of hand (too big) so I decided to cut the leaves & take the sap as I had read somewhere it's good for things. Unfortunately, there seems to be a lot of conflicting advice. Anyone know the best thing to use it for (and how long can I keep it in the fridge) Thanks.
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Additional/fine netting over veg
We have netting over some of our veg but I think we need something even finer. Has anyone used net curtain? If so have you found anywhere that sells it by the roll, or in decent quantities? Thanks Jo
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Blackberry - "Victoria" ?
Listening to "Farming Today" on R4 this morning and they were at a fruit farm in Kent where thya are growing a newish blackberry Victoria, big & sweet.https://clockhousefarm.co.uk/blackberries/ Set me thinking and Googling, seems it's new but I just can't find any plants for sale, my quuestion is has anyone seen any? or is…
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Planned Asparagus. Which green manure?
Hi all. I've had my allotment for a year now and plan to grow asparagus. I left it a year to be sure I knew where to locate it and I've been growing asparagus plants from seed. The spot I have earmarked currently is half full of potatoes and half empty. I would like to sow green manure in the empty half now and over the…
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Pond Filter mats
Help please, We are looking for some replacement mats for our 30 Yamitsu pond thingy. The mats are around 35" x 18" and I can't find anything near that. There are 4 mats to the set and one is badly damaged but we want to replace the lot. Any ideas please. We will try a couple of pond shops but would rather buy online to…
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What is this?
This grew from some compost that I bought. Can anyone tell me what it is? I thought it was going to be a cucumber plant as the leaves are pretty much the same.
