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Potatoes
Hi, lots of potato plants have appeared in my raised bed. They must be unleft tubers from last year or some that maybe was in the compost. Anyway, they have totally taken over my raised bed. Can I chop the stems and leaves down to give some of my other veg room to breath or should I just pull some of the potato plants up…
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Tomatoes in hot conservatory!
My toms are suffering a little bit in the conservatory (i don't have a greenhouse), the conservatory faces North East so only get's hot until about one pm. I am weary about leaving windows open in case of daytime intruders while out at work. I'm wondering if anybody grows them in a conservatory or should they go outside on…
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Battery longhandled hedge trimmers and chainsaw
Hi Im interested in getting a long handled hedge trimmer and chainsaw. Primarily to cut some tall conifers but also to allow me to trim some tall branches from a holly tree and some other trees that over hang from neighbours. I have seen these which look good. I think the Husavarna might not be as good for chopping thicker…
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Has anyone ever overwintered a squash plant?
Last year I grew some Uchiki Kuri squash as well as my usual Waltham butternuts; this wasn't hugely successful as I didn't get a single squash flower until the last day of August! (That corner of my plot has become rather shady since the blackthorn hedge the other side of the fence grew up, and I'm not allowed to cut it…
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Am after a good garden hose
Pl can somebody non kinking garden hose? Fed up with the brand names and they all kinked. Thanks
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Is this horsetail please?
This summer our garden has been taken by some kind of new weed that we hadn't seen before. I'm clueless when it comes to gardening but my wife suggests it is horsetail. I have checked online and it seems it is tough to get rid of it, but some threads on here recommend using Kurtail, a professional product specifically…
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Leylandii 30ft tree
Looking for advise, thinking of buying a home that has two 30ft Leylandii trees in the garden approximately 4 metres away from the property. I believe the house was built in the 1970s and trees were planted after. Anyone know if I could have them removed or could it cause the property to heave. I have tried contacting tree…
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What are these bugs?
There were two little piles of these incredibly small creatures on either side, under the lid of my compost box. Video is poor but they were so small I was struggling to focus. https://photos.app.goo.gl/fYWnt8t2qpC4xKg66
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Azalea advice please.
A potted indoors one, as per my profile pic. Received March, 2021. I put it outside after a month or so, where a late cold snap caught it badly; dead half subsequently pruned. Repotted outdoors 2 months ago as per pic, but not happy - many leaves still browning. Poking around, I now see the soil is very ant-y. What to do?…
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Wood Boring Insects In Large Willow Tree
Hello! We have a large weeping willow in our garden, and yesterday I noticed a patch where a large trunk was cut years ago has evidence of wood boring insects. Not sure how long it has been like that! I'm wondering if anyone can recommend the best approach for this please? I have read that it's best to treat the whole…
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Overgrown buddleia ( part 2 ) ..
Howdy ! I posted here about issues regarding the above , back in October iirc. The pink stuff is all gone .However, the green weedy stuff has come back and is over growing again There was only so much I could do back then , as being a leaseholder with 2 directors in my block I couldn’t destroy the branches altogether. I…
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Weedkiller
im looking for some effective weedkiller for general use, nothing nasty nasty like mares tails etc. There’s so much available I’m not sure what to buy. I have looked at reviews and they vary so much, s9me brands have both 1* and 5* Helpful suggestions please. There’s no cats or dogs anywhere near our little patch if that…
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Swivel sheers?
Anyone used these that can comment if they work fine or if there are problems? I have the badger run full of coarse long grass and would be a hassle and time consuming to get the strimmer extension over a 7mt fence. Ive used scissors but it's awkward and sheers are really set for thicker stuff. These would be ideal if they…
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Front Garden Bed - Any help would be super!
Hi here, I have a small garden bed at the front of my house, sadly some of the plants there have died and it looks quite untidy. My section is the bit to the right of the red line: xxx Can anyone suggest some plants I can put in here to improve the look of this area? There are only two criteria... 1.I need to fill this…
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Another "is this a weed?" thread
I have lots of these all over the garden - in the vegetable patch, and in the various borders around the place. Are they weeds, and are they the same weed? They both seem to have red stems towards the lower end, though the second photo has red leaves as well - I was thinking that might just be further on than the first…
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Trees and ivy
At what point should one worry/take action about trees covered in ivy? The False Acacia and the Sycamore in our communal garden are about 30+ metres high and have ivy up to their tops. Should I be pressurising the management company to get it removed? We also have a similarly huge horse chestnut which drops bits of branch…
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New Garden Rescue
Wondering who, if anyone is watching. Now the darling boys have gone it's been a few trials. BBC1 Tuesday. Loved yesterdays. Flo Headlam there seems to be a good connection that was cheerful, something they tried to achieve in the old format. It took on a more happy programme. So does anyone have opinions on the various…
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Day of the Triffids
Anyone know what's growing inside my palm outside!
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How to kill a sycamore
There is a patch at the end of the big flower bed, right by a yew tree that you’d think would be pretty dry and infertile. But no, a sycamore seeded itself, as did my bear’s britches. I want the bear’s britches; I don’t want the sycamore. It’s more than a seedling now and is flourishing. I glyphosated it last year during…
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What is the most attractive bush/shrub in the wurld?
Ok, obviously very subjective, but I have a space for a nice bush/shrub on a raised bank, and was wondering if there's anything special out there that's particularly pleasing to the eye.Ultimate size prob around 2m high and spread. Evergreen ideal, tho' not essential (I know that would restrict things quite a bit.) And…
