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Chiggers Outdoors mites
How do you get rid of Chiggers in a new vegatable bed? It is driving me mad. They bite and you don't reaslise untill next day. Thank You
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Grape vines..?
A big ask, I realise, but does anyone have any experience with dessert grape vines? I have a pergola/trellis situation and the thought struck me that it might be possible to grow a vine over it, maybe in combination with clematis/wisteria. Apart from the minor point that they aren't available from the garden centres and…
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Raised Vegetable Planter help
HiJust before lockdown we built two raised vegetable patches with decking boards and we are mighty pleased with it.Now we plan to make 5 more of them and would need at least 40 decking boards.Which is the best place to buy them cheap.B&Q is asking for £30 for delivery.Wickes hasnt got an stock.We live in Berkshire.Many…
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Hydrangea advice please
Almost on impulse I've bought a couple of very nice, 2ft high hydrangea plants in pots. Deep blue 'mophead' variety. I need some colour in my garden to extend beyond August so they certainly fit the bill. Now comes the difficult bit! I'm now floundering, trying to decide whether to put them straight into the borders or…
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Bug problem! Help needed
Hi, 2 days ago we noticed on our window sill and back door (both at the back of the house) they were covered in tiny black bugs (they are very small so I apologise if the image is no good!) Does anyone have any ideas on what they are/how to get rid of them? We keep washing them away even used bleech but they come back with…
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1/2 price seeds: Wilkinson's
Today in store saw that all the seeds are half price in Wilkinsons. These are their own & Johnson's . Sow before dates 2022/2023. Flower seeds start @ 25 pence Flower seeds online (very few) are certainly half price, so guess veg ones are too.
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What to do with slugs Ive collected!
My new pastime seems to be slug/snail hunting! I quite enjoy going out in the evening and collecting as many as I can find. But now I have a disgusting slime ball mess of (live!) snails and slugs in a container! How best to dispose of these? Should I drown them and put them in compost bin?
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Brand new to veg growing
HI, I have an area down the side of my house about 2x3 m that I want to put some raised beds in to attempt to grow some veg. It gets a bit of sunlight in the morning but is mostly shady, though it does get quite warm. Is putting raised beds here a good idea and what could I grow in them ? And any other tips/advice for a…
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Salix Helvetica
Do any experienced gardeners grow this in their gardens ? I have a question regarding its habit once pruned - i've had mine in the ground for 4 years, it's under a metre tall and i want to keep it that way, it grows perfectly, is a prized specimen and on the 2 occasions i've pruned it the same stem has died entirely back.…
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Japanese Barberry Question?
I have a couple of these Japanese Barberry plants in the front garden however, every time i google for Information about them i get news about them being banned in the United States for harbouring ticks and being a Lyme Disease risk etc. With recent news about deadly Chinese ticks i'm getting a bit worried if they could…
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Mushrooms
Can anyone identify this mushroom that I found growing in a pot of Salvias? They must've come up overnight as I didn't see them yesterday when I watered the pot.
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Portuguese Laurel experts needed.
Hi, Bought a new house. The landscapers planted some Portuguese Laurel at the front of my house which are now about 2 to 3 feet high, but didn't plant anything to hedge off my rear garden.....They have planted the Portuguese Laurel about 30cm apart. I have a small 2 or 3 metre section of garden where I'd like to put a row…
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Pest, disease, too dry or just one of those things
3 years ago I brought some Gaillardia Arizona as tray plants - Used in various beds they have been excellent, flowering March to October ( when I cut them back ) they seem to be pest free, the bees love them and there is usually over a bucket a week in deadheads - But every year, usually from July onward, bits of some…
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Link a board
Hi, This may have an old thread but I want to get a high raised bed to grow vegetables without breaking my back 50/60cm high. I was thinking of treated wood or decking but then saw link a board. Has anyone tried them? What are the pros and cons?
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Has anyone bought a lawnmower that they could recommend?
Hi folks,I need to buy a lawnmower,I want a corded rotatary mower and I will spend no more than £150 and would love one a lot cheaper if possible.I did have a flymo but I'm thinking about going to a wheeled model this year,I have a feeling that a lot of mowers are cheaply made compared to 10 years ago when I go my last…
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WILD FLOWERS - HALF PRICE OFFER
I sowed my own wild flower garden this year using this companys seed boxes. They are a maginificent success and I have just bought more ready for next year. They have a sale onof their seeds that they usually sell at flower shows. Here is the link https://meadowinmygarden.co.uk/collections/special-offer
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Blackberry leaves
I have a recently planted Merton thornless blackberry which has settled well except there is some mottling of the leaves. Having googled this I'm quite worried as some diseases would necessitate the destruction of the plant. I'll see if I can post a close up of a couple of stems that I've removed. Thanks
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Are they Courgettes?
Was given a couple of courgette plants (just gone on a spare patch of earth) - the fruit on the middle pic is about twice the size of a tennis ball and the lower one almost football size - they have never been the diameter of ones grown in previous years - are they really a type of courgette?
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Another Leylandii problem!!
Have had to get the tree people in to deal with a neighbour's line of Leylandii hedging whose branches were overshadowing the back of my garden. Have had the thing cut right back to the boundary but this has left me with a multitude of quite large cut branch surfaces which looks unappealing. Very starkly white against the…
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Electric start petrol strimmer
I need to use a petrol strimmer (my poor battery one can't cope) but I am unable to use a normal line start as I have shoulder problems. Is there such a thing as a petrol strimmer with an electric start? I need something that doesn't need a lot of physical effort to start it (can use one perfectly well once it's started…
