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Osteospermum - what am I doing wrong?
I love the look of Osteospermum and their very daisy like flowers. But I have little success with them. I plant them, I water them, they sit there greenly and lose all their flowers. They last til the autumn and then die. I've got a bucket of chicken manure pellets. Would they like a feeding of those? If so how much? Part…
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Water drain pipe at ground level…can i connect something on it to divert water?
Good afternoon i have a drainpipe where the end part is very close to the hole where the water goes down. I would like to collect rainwater for plants etc , but dont want to fix a diverter half way up the drain as its heavy metal material. Is there some tubing or something i can attach to the end of the down pipe and…
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garden waste in the regular bin
an idle thought for you - I wonder if you could let me know what you think.... we don't have a garden waste bin. we're not that far from the dump and if we have a quantity of prunings etc we have the time and flexibility to take it there. But if it's just a trug or 2 of grass cuttings or rose deadheading etc it just goes…
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Uchiki Kuri Squash
Hi, I have planted some Uchiki Kuri Squash this year as I was hoping to overwinter some more veg that I will not have to process by pickling or freezing to store. I am growing them in the north of Scotland on a fairly exposed site and the squash are about the size of a tennis ball,so far.There are quite a lot of squash on…
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Is my Berberis Dead?
Planted this out in March and it was doing ok but has gone brown since the hotter weather despite watering. It looks dead to me but not sure if i should wait a bit longer before taking out.
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Keeping birds out the house
We’ve just opened up the kitchen rear wall to fit bifolding doors (opening is only 2.7m wide) this week, and in the last 4 days we’ve already had 3 sparrows fly in and around the kitchen (currently a building site). We do feed the garden birds, and I get through 25kg of feed every 2 months so the garden is always busy. is…
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Aminopyralids or similar...
I've been blaming the dreadful performance of my runner beans & squash plants on an inadvertent wood chip mulch (was meant to be on the paths, not the beds, but promised help with lifting paving slabs didn't happen) but have just realised that that bed - and my poor sad currant bushes - had been heavily fed or mulched with…
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PRESSURE WASHER CONNECTION
Hello I don't have an outdoor tap and was wondering is it possible to connect a pressure washer or garden hose to an indoor tap. Thanks
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Planting out in high temperatures
Does anyone have experience of planting out young plants when the temperatures are high. I have some dwarf french beans growing in old toilet roll centres. The plants are about 3 inches. I was hoping to plant them out soon for a crop in September. any suggestions on how to do this successfully given that temperatures of 35…
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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
