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My MSE Deal Gladioli
Back in June this year I got 100 Gladioli bulbs for £10+free postage from an MSE deal. I'm not much of a gardener, but I decided to put them in my flowerbed and see what happened. Pleased to say, about 30 of them came up with most of them blooming. The first one was red, but got got knocked down in a storm. All the others…
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Stopping cats using garden as litter tray - suggestions please?
I have recently put in some raised flower beds and now cats are using them to poop in! 🙈 I've looked at sonic deterrents, pellets etc but most of the reviews I've read are less than positive - has anyone got any tried and tested ideas that actually work but don't harm or deter other creatures?
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Slab or slate?
Shubs, ground cover plants beneath front window have been removed. An area 11ft x40", ideal for seats. Unsure about using slabs (how many?) or slate which covers much of front garden. Cost important.
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Front Garden - Grass or Exposed Aggregate?
My front garden is gravel with some large plant pots. Beside it there are big cherry blossom trees which, although beautiful in bloom, make an awful mess with their leaves. I spend half the year lifting these leaves from the gravel and I’m fed up with it. It can take over an hour each day. Since it’s gravel, I can’t use…
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Senecio Angel Wings....problem
Hi any idea what's happened to my Senecio Angel Wings. The downy stuff has disappeared on about 85% of mine to leave green patchy leaves. Looked all over the net and cannot find any solution.
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Disconnecting Water butt
Dumb question. I want to disconnect my water butt to do some work and then reconnect, it is connected directly in to a down pipe. I know a piece was cut out but how do I remove the water butt connector with out water running all over the place when it rains. Thanks in advanceYoursCalley x
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Chafer Grubs
I have crows destroying my entire garden and after doing some research and looking under the turf, I have a large infestation of chafer grubs. The only product I can seem to find is nematodes but states wrong time of year to use. Can anyone else advised of any other products. I’ve seen Milky Spores but that doesn’t seem to…
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New allotment advice
Hi everyone I've just put my name on the waiting list for a local allotment and while I'm not sure whether I'll get a plot any time soon I thought I'd start planning (as much as possible) now so I'm ready and raring to go when it's my turn. This year was my first attempt at growing veg in the garden but we don't have a lot…
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Drilling the bottom out of a terracotta pot?
Has anyone done this? I've got two Box ball shrubs in small square terracotta pots. They are looking stressed compared to the dwarf hedge around not to mention a nightmare to water. I can't get larger square terracotta pots and putting them in the ground they will disappear as a decorative feature I'm thinking if I drill…
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Rake worm casts?
Hi, Quick question, does anyone rake worm casts to spread them over the lawn? I don't mind seeing them and I don't mind the worms, I just wondered if it's worth spreading them out? Cheers
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Best place to order seeds by post
Hello. I live in France but generally buy vegetable seeds when visiting the UK ( better choice, cheaper, much higher germination rates). However, because of COVID, I probably won’t visit so would like to order seeds by post. Can anyone recommend a reliable company who does this without silly P&P charges. I would like well-…
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Itea ilicifolia propagation
Can anyone help me? Is it possible to take cuttings from the Itea ilicifolia? Also when is the best time ? And how do I take the cutting/which piece? I have one which is on a north facing wall, and been there for many years now. I love the long white racemes, and the fact it's evergreen . I have recently removed a…
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Transplanting Cyclamen
There is a tiny cyclamen in the lawn of our communal garden. Never noticed it before but this year It has produced a flower even though it is struggling to survive. At some time the garden maintenance company will just run the lawn mower over it when they come to cut the grass. Presumably this is not the best time to…
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Seed saving
Hello fellow gardeners So I've been looking back at the successes and failures of my veg gardening this year, and as part of that review I would like to have a go at saving seeds which isn't something I have done before. I know about leaving runner beans on the plants until they turn brown and brittle (maybe if the rain…
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Amaryllis Bulbs
I have several Amaryllis/Hippeastrum bulbs in pots in the house. They all flowered at the beginning of the year and now have just leaves, about 12ins long and no sign of dying down. What should I do now, hoping they will flower again? I've fed and watered them all Summer
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Metaldehyde slug pellets in bulk?
I'm fed up of paying through the nose for the small tubs of slug pellets, so I'm after at least 5Kg of 'em. I've managed to find 15Kg bags, but they're 3% metaldehyde rather than the 1.5% stuff that's usually sold in the shops. So my question is - does anyubody know of a source of 1.5% pellets in bigger sizes?
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Does green voucher scheme include solar panels
Does the new scheme include solar panels?
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Cuttings from Tree Peonies
Has anyone done this?My neighbour had her brambles cleared and despite me clearly marking the boundaries of an open part of our gardens, writing 'leave' on my side and speaking to them twice about not touching anything they have chopped the 2ft Tree Peony that I've been cultivating for 2yrs, to the ground. It's unlikely to…
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Red aglaonema
Why doesn't it grow help
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Roots
Quick hypothetical question, I keep reading that if someone cuts their neighbours tree roots and that tree falls due to it being made unstable by the cutting of the roots then that is negligence. what I can’t find is what the happens to the person who has killed the tree? Is it a civil matter? I have briefly read elsewhere…
