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Hotbin 2
Anyone got one? Is it any good? My local council have it on offer at £200 which is a few quid saving but still a lot of money for a compost bin. If you have one do you think they are worth the money?
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Rose ID
Can anyone identify the variety of this rose for me, please? I think it’s a climbing rose. It’s about 2 metres high and wide.
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Mail order Grass Seed
Hi, I always buy my path cleaner and weed killer in bulk and online (as opposed to branded products from garden centres and supermarkets). I was wondering if anyone can recommence where to buy a good grass seed that they recommend online which works out cheaper? Thanks
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Plant ID please
I have googled endlessly to no avail. I think it is a variety of geranium. I really want to know if it is a perennial or not. I got it for free at the start of lockdown from a florist who had left their unwanted plants outside as a free for all. Many thanks.
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Rhubarb question
I am baffled. Does any genius on here know why my rhubarb does not go red. I can’t remember the name of the rhubarb but I buy the same one at each house. It definitely is supposed to go red, it’s definitely not a green rhubarb. Each year I give it the benefit of the doubt, too young, next year still young, next year -…
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Lightfingered greenfingers! Thief took 2 plants but left the containers.
So someone has stolen 2 little apple plants from my windowsill today between 9.30am and 12.30 lunchtime. I'm utterly flabbergasted. I had been growing 4 little apple trees from seeds and they were about 8 months old, they weren't labelled or bought from a shop and only about 7cm tall. I repotted them the other day but i…
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Does anyone know what this plant is
I bought this plant as a seedling from a church garden fete, it was supposed to be a Hellebore. It was just leaves for about 2 years and then the flowers appeared in the winter at the end of last year. not knowing what it was I cut the top off with the flowers when they started dying off. Since then it has looked very…
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Can cement be laid over gravel?
This might be a silly question, but can I put cement straight over gravel? Our garden was a mess when we moved in. We're doing everything we can to get it looking half decent. There's a section right outside our window that's gravelled. The gravel is about 6-8" deep at least all over and this goes right across the garden.…
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Where to get PROPER slug pellets? (Metaldehyde-based)
Does anyone know where one can get proper slug pellets from now (since the ban was lifted)? The ferric phosphate ones simply don't work.
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Foxgloves changing colour
So this new garden of mine. Got a bit carried away last year with empty beds and planted all sorts that I'd seen and desired in other peoples gardens.I splurged on 3 foxgloves, one was yellow, one pink and one cream. To my surprise they overwintered but now they are in flower they've maintained the crowded flowerheads of…
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Reusing plastic containers for plants/seedlings
I'm trying to reuse plastic food containers for plants/seedlings especially as I'm not going to the garden centre at the moment to buy containers. Can the plastic containers used for raw meat be washed well enough to be reused?
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Making cash from the veg plot
Hi I hope everyone is keeping safe and well. I am self employed and my business has disappeared over night. Unfortunately I am not able to get any financial assistance as I took a year off self employment last year. I have a full tax year of earnings this year but sadly they are not counting that. Any way it means I am in…
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Faulty lawn grower?
I bought some top branded lawn grower (seed, feed and soil enriched) from Homebase at a pretty hefty £20. Followed the instructions to the letter, watered the lawn twice a day with a sprinkler and I cannot see one new bit of grass after 3 weeks, especially in patchy areas. Even prepared the lawn before hand (scarifier and…
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Pyracantha Root - can I cut it?
Hi all,I have a large Pyracantha Bush at the bottom of my garden;
the area in question is currently being redeveloped to create something hopefully a bit nicer, whilst being easy to maintain. I'll be using part of a railway sleeper to create a raised bed. However, Mr. Pyracantha has somewhat inconsiderately placed a root…
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Do you know what plant this is?
Hello, I am at it again. This is not in my garden but I want it to be. I have searched high and low and not getting anywhere. It is growing in my son's garden, he and daughter- in-law have no idea what it is and admit to never noticing it before. It seems to be climbing up a tree but I may be wrong. Please don't let it be…
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Old grass seed
It's probably a silly question to ask but does grass seed have a used by date? I spread some old seed that was sitting in my shed for a couple of years on a patch in the lawn about 4 weeks ago and still haven't seen any activity.
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Easiest tomatoes to grow in UK for beginner.
Hi all At the start of lockdown I bought some tomato seeds and compost etc and set off 24 tomato plants in my shed. Surprisingly they have now grown to 6” but I don’t know what to do next... Having watched a few YouTube videos I have seen that there are over 7,000 tomato varieties. Unfortunately I threw the packet away so…
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Help me identify
Hello I am basically new at anything regarding gardens. I moved a year ago to a house with a garden and it's my first one ever. I am now in the process of taking care of it: remove weeds, aireate, fertilise etc. The borders are full of stuff. Most I can see are common weeds but there are some that I just dont know, maybe…
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How much food can you realistically grow in a flat?
Over the past few weeks, I've managed to do a lot. I've binged on lots of Netflix/Prime/Apple TV shows, read books, written up a business plan, and revised my ultra marathon plan, to improve my half marathon times! When this lock down ends, I will be more productive. Even my recycling is now more organised, so onto the…
