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What is eating my tulips?
Title says it all. Whatever it is has nibbled the leaves and snapped off a few flower stalks. Insects? Animals?
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Greenhouse tip .
With this stormy weather it made me remember how to stop your pane's of glass being broken . They usually slip downwards and it is the fall that breaks them . So when assembling put in extra z brackets at the bottom of each pane . They give you enough for two each but buy extra and put in four . Also assemble more clips up…
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Acidify soil?
I thought I should improve the soil in the flower bed and hoed some farmyard manure into it. On second thoughts that may have been a bad idea as I think that may just make it more alkaline and I really want to acidify it slightly. Is there any point in adding flowers of sulphur now? Or have I just messed up?
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Beetles? HELP! Can you identify these beetles? (photos included) we have beetles on the carpet!!
I have changed this post, to include photos of what beetles we have got, can you help identify what they are? Does it look like a variety of breads/ a few different types/variety of beetles? Furniture beetles/woodworm/bugs- Spraying to Kill,but what if their nest is under the floorboards? Have you had these bugs? was was…
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Gravel
Hello! I need to top the gravel up in my garden and am hoping to buy some online, maybe half a tonne. But...who knew there were so many different types of gravel. Does anyone know what type/style of gravel this is/where I could get it from? Pound coin added for scale! Thank you
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New Decking. Oil or Stain?
We have had some new decking put down. First time thing for us so was wondering what would be best to use on the decking. Is it best to just oil it or is it better to stain it for it's first time coat. There are various opinions on this but just wondered if anyone had any advice on here. Thanks in advance for any help
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Can you grow strawberries from store-bought strawberries?
Hi, I have a punnet of strawberries which is on the turn and I know we won't get round to eating them. I don't really want to waste them so I was thinking of planting these to see what happens. Will this work? If so, any tips on the best method to get the best results? Thanks in advance :)
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Free Pack of 5 Japanese Veg Seeds
Free Pack containing 5 different Japanese Veg Seeds! https://www.yakult.co.uk/grow
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Mower not steering
any mower experts in... i'm having a problem with my mower. made a short video to explain the problem... https://youtu.be/mFsjXXJY_2I
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autumn lawn feed
I have half a box of autumn lawn feed left over from last year, is it worth applying it now or will there be no advantage?
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Cutworm on the veg plot. What shall I do
Hi all, am after some help please. Just got an allotment which I now know was empty for a decade and it’s just one big couch grass patch. I have dug over a sizeable section quite a few times to get rid of all the roots and I came across what I believe to be cutworms. I thought they were caterpillars so I left them. I…
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Using a plastic plant pot as a pond?
At the risk of seeming needy - another question There are some really good, large, sturdy plant pots for sale at the moment and I wondered at the pros and cons of using one sunk in the ground as a pond.My searches bought up only a couple of articles from the press about it and I'm sure when I looked before there were…
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Fence Post to create Support for Climbers Plan (with Pic)
So, as you can see, the neighbours fences at the back in various states of disrepair are an eyesore. I have ordered three Fence Posts (2.7m) with metal plates and some postcrete. The plan is to put the three Fence posts at the back of the border - one to support the sagging bamboo on the left, one in the middle and one…
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Gardening adivce regarding drainage
Hi allWe have a really bad drainage probelm in our garden, it gets really soggy during rainy months, I've got a landscaping company coming to do "herringbone drainage trenches" which I know little about. I was wondering if anyone here has had experience with fixing gardens with drainage probelms, and drainage channels, I…
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Mice / Rats digging up my seeds / Seedlings
Hi, Anyone know what can be done to prevent this. I even had them protected under a poly-tunnel but they dug in under the wooden sides.
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Miracle-Gro All Purpose Premium Compost 40L
Had a lot of trouble finding potting compost last year and this year doesn't seem much better, at least if (like us) you need to have the stuff delivered. Argos are selling 2 bags of 40L Miracle-Gro for £8, with next day delivery for another £3.95: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8882567?clickSR=slp:term:multi purpose…
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Using cat deterrents in garden now rats in shed
I have been doing my best to keep cats out of my garden as they are using the lawn as their toilet. Today went in shed and found a mess, half of slug pellets container eaten including plastic bt and they have through stuffs in shed. Rats have been looking for food and ate the compost as well. Were the cats actually keeping…
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How Much does a bag of 70 litres of Compost weigh in Kgs
Can anyone inform me how much a bag of 70 litres of compost weighs in Kgs. I did not hink it is 1 for 1 but I could be incorrect I have a garden truck that takes a maximum weight of 80kg so does that mean it can only safely take on bag of compost that weighs 70 litres.
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Big Garden centres / nurseries
Hi, im after a decent nursery with lots of indoor home sections. Home bits and bobs location Devon Thanks guys
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Root Barrier recommendations
I have had bamboo from next garden coming on to my property. As far as I am aware the offending plant has been removed. But it seems to have travelled from the far side of there garden in to my. I am going to get some root barrier to put down and fingers crossed that will put an end to the issue. I was wondering if someone…
