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Drainage help for my garden please (pictures)
HI all I moved into my house around 2 years ago and when it rains moderately it is a nightmare. We had a storm over the last couple of days and this is the remnants. As you can see the sides are covered in water. Where the dark brown boards are, I dug a hole about 1/2 metre down as I thought this may provide somewhere for…
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Greenhouse with no or little sun
I have just moved from a corner house that the sun started at the front and ended at the back. My Greenhouse was in the back garden. I have now moved house and have no idea at this time when I will get the sun. I believe it may only be at the top right hand corner of my garden. This is where I want a patio to be laid. I…
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Milk powder for birds?? 🐦🐤
I have some old milk powder found at back of cupboard and rather than just throw it out I thought I would feed it to the garden birds. How is the question? Do I just put it out as is or mix it with something?
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The all new good, bad and ugly of growing your own in 2020
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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Creosote (the real thing!) for raised bed
Thank you for all your responses to my duck problem - had a good laugh! This is more serious, I have some men at present building some raised beds in the garden. They've done the flower one and are about to start on the veg one. I went out to have a look, it looks very smart but the garden stinks of creosote which is…
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Groundcover for clay sloped ground
Hi I have a large sloped bank that is heavy clay that is becoming a bit of a problem area. We usually strim rather than mow most of the garden as we are on uneven ground. Unfortunately this bank is far too sloped so as a result hasn't been cut and the grass is looking very bare and moss and ivy/weeds are taking over. I am…
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Clearing up mess from Suet Balls under Bird Feeder
My local birds, especially the sparrows, are loving the suet balls I am putting out for them in the garden. However a nasty mess is building up underneath on the patio slabs. The birds are feeding off the ground too, but not enough to keep it clear. Can anyone suggest a good natural way to clean up the current fat build…
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Cheap and easy ways to get rid of bugs on plants
Since I've been working at home, I've decorated my home office array of house plants. But unfortunately, they've suddenly become infested with with a range of small flies and bugs of some kind. I've tried washing the leaves down or placing the plants outside, but nothing seems to work! It's got to the point where they're…
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Replanting felled woodland
We’ve not long moved to Wales, there is a wooded area on the property and mid last year the previous owners felled 3-4 trees (I think redwoods), leaving a unnecessary clearing through the wooded area. This wasn’t done for any safety, disease or coppicing reasons. The fallen trees have been left on the floor and will be…
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Moving veg patch
I'm moving my veg patch to the other side of my garden to install a trampoline we inherited, I'm putting a membrane down with bark where the old veg patch was but I'm concerned that the potatoes will grow through this, we tried to remove as many as possible but its likely that some will remain. Can anyone advise what will…
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Duck deterrent!
Has anyone got any ideas for how I can deter ducks poo-ing around my front door. I've recently moved into a country lane and the neighbour's ducks roam freely. Which is great except that yet again I've come home and both the dog and I stepped out of the car into poo. I noticed and took my shoes off quickly but…
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Moving a Hosta
I am looking to move (and split) a Hosta or two but i am unsure of the best time to do it, some advise at spring when the growth has just started but others advise in winter when it is dormant so I am asking here if anyone has experience of moving a Hosta and when they did it.
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Bare root Privet hedge
Hi, I bought and planted about 120 bare root privet hedge plants around 6 weeks ago. I followed planting information found on you tube etc. and most of the plants seem to be ok, but maybe half a dozen or more seem to be dying. I just wondered what the expected survival rate would be? I also wanted to know if there is…
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Shrubs etc
Remember the olden days when you opened the Sunday paper and colour inserts fell out advertising cheap shrubs etc? Where do you go now for these?
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Winter sowing advice. Wanting to get a head start for a productive garden next year.
Hi all, I'm an average gardener with a fairly productive large garden but I really want to get ahead for early produce next year. I still have chard, sorrel, kale, perennial spinach and a modest 2 collard green plants to fill up this hungry gap of winter but it's now all very slow growing. I cleaned out my unheated and…
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Food for Wild Birds
Apologies if this has already been done before, maybe should also be in a different forum but had a search and can't find anything. Getting a lot of feathered friends visiting the garden just now which we are happy to encourage (fewer pigeons would be nice but ...). All sorts of tits, sparrows, robins, finches etc and some…
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Advice of pruning small apple trees please
So 2yrs ago I planted these and I know I should have pruned them last winter but they were so treasured as the first of a newly made garden from nothing I couldn't bring myself to do it. I got 3 huge Coxs and 1 unsucessful Bramley. The branches, to me, look too long to make a good shape and I'm getting no smaller ones off…
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Has anyone grown a pomegranate in the UK?
I have seen a frost hardy pomegranate tree which I am tempted to order. I live in the south, there is a sheltered sunny spot it could go, and according to the online shop, they manage to fruit. However, I've never heard of anyone growing them in the UK. People local to us do grow peaches, if that helps. TIA
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Suggestions for pigeons deterrents pl!
Pl can somebody suggests what I can use as deterrents to stop pigeons from perching on tree stumps and branches.? I am not anti pigeons but they are pooing all over the shed in the garden. I am thinking of reflective ribbons and birds scarer as seen on ebay. Thanks
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Clip top jars not sealing
These are glass clip top jars the ones that have the rubber seals. We seem to have a problem with the jars not sealing properly. The seals are all new. Quite a number of the jars that we have hot filled have no seal when we come to open them. Anybody have any idea as to what the problem might be ??
