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Lidl seeds in - smaller range and higher cost but still value
Went into my local branch and the seeds are in. Whilst the flower section has been fairly consistent over the last decade, since Brexit the vegetable seed options have declined annually. And for the first time prices have "increased". Small packets are still 29p each but now 4 for £1 instead of 5, although the large…
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Palm trees in pots
Hi ive 3 palm tress in half beer barrels they are about 6 ft high. The soil within the pots is rock solid. I’ve bought some bags of multi purpose compost to top them up with but I’m just wondering if I need to be addressing the soil that’s already in the pots. Don’t think it’s been touched other than weeded since I planted…
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Recommendation for an expendable hose pl?
Have got Hozelock but fed up as it kinks. Can anybody recommend a good expendable strong hose that does not kink? Was thinking of magic hose.Thanks
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Preserving stuff - 1. Basil
I'd love to be able to have this flavour to hand during the winter but know that drying a thin leaved plant (I've tried Mint before) is a hit and miss process and I don't have that much Basil to practise with. I was considering some sort of Basil oil but not convinced by the internet ideas. But would it be better to smoosh…
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Can a fir or other evergreen be grafted to a willow to give super growth rate?
When I am walking in the forestry I love the feeling going deep under the canopy of those huge fir (I think that is what they are?) trees gently swaying in the wind. Where the light is blocked out and you are walking on soil that feels soft as clouds. To grow a forest like that I guess would take decades and I would be…
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Removal of two large branches of a mature Siver Birch overhanging neighbours garden
We have a large mature Silver Birch in our back garden at least 12 metres high and 12 metres from our terraced house. It is 4 metres from our boundary with our next door neighbour. Two large branches overhang our neighbours garden ending about 2 metres on their side of the boundary fence at a height of about 10 metres. My…
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Are garden waste terms and conditions a consumer contact?
Just looking at the renewal of my garden waste collection and a few of the terms seem a bit questionable. Obviously on some level my decision or otherwise to renew is whether I agree or don't to be subject to them, but some of them go so far as for me to start to question whether they represent unfair terms in consumer…
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UPVC summer house
I am moving to a UPVC summer house it has power tv and fridge. Do they stay dry? I was considering blinds and maybe wooden laminate floor? Do they get much condensation? I wouldn’t want to do it and everything is damp. I am guessing they keep the tv out there all year. I’ve never had a summer house before so wondering what…
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Middle of the lawn rule for trees?
We have a very open front lawn which i would love to make a bit more disguised with a tree in the middle however when i look this up online the message seems to be don't plant a tree in the centre of the lawn. I feel it will look odd if planted to one side! Is it okay to plant in the middle, i'm planning to keep it under…
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Tree
I am needing a tree or shrub preferably one that keeps it's leaves all year round and grows to about 4 meteres but isn't to hard to maintain or is to dense. Ive attached a pic and any hlep would be great. The location is quite sunny but is wet
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Growing strawberry plants in pots with holes in
I wonder what the experience is - if any.We have some nice tubby pots on offer here and with my tiny garden it's a way of growing something up and leaving a bit more soil free.Also maybe, away from the chugiepegs and slugs. Of course there is the awful compost problem but first things first. Any thoughts would be welcome.
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Hunt for old / missing daffs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qwvppk0zzoWho knows what's out there in old gardens. Could be interesting. My garden only has some planted by me.
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Is my Yucca beyond hope?
Hi - we have bought a Yucca back in November, and I think it is pretty much dead. It's our first indoor plant, so we have no idea if it is bad luck or if we have done something wrong. We haven't over watered it.....in fact we have only watered it once shortly after we bought it, as we have read that it needs very little…
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queries about growing garlic....
OK so 2 different questions... A few years back I had an elephant garlic bulb which started to go all sprouty so rather than bin it I broke the cloves apart and planted them in the border. Every year since I have had 1 ridiculously tall plant that has come up with a purple/blue flower about 6 feet up. Sometimes the flower…
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Fence issue
My fence fell in one place due to a storm. Anyway I had lots of advice problem is they all say different. Seemingly removing old fence will break it possibly Some want me to lose garden and put a new fence over it Some said the neighbours shed is too close to fit a new fence Some said get screening I got bamboo but never…
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Summer house ground work
I want a summer house in this space https://www.wayfair.co.uk/garden/pdp/powersheds-6-ft-w-x-4-ft-d-power-pent-shiplap-dip-treated-summerhouse-4x6-u003700084.html What sort of ground work would I need to prep it slabs? Mud? Stones? Or can it go where it is at the moment I don’t want to spend a fortune on decking?
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Getting rid of bamboo
Have a couple of clumps of bamboo that need to go. In the past, I've had a couple of fit young lads digging the stuff out using spades, forks, mattocks, and axes. Both of them gave up after a long day of hard graft....Got me a reciprocating saw (needed one for another job last year). Hacking the root ball in to 6" squares,…
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Where to get honeynut squash seeds?
I always figured that googling was one of my superpowers but it has completely failed me. I want to find some honeynut squash seeds. A honeynut is like a butternut but about half the size and quite sweet when it's ripe. One of the reasons I don't eat squash as much as I like is that I would end up wasting too much of a…
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Advice to prepare very clayey sloped land for growing on?
I was reading a book on it and it advises to dig trenches to drain the land. It explained it simply enough - dig until you get to the water ingress and redirect it via the trenchs to the bottom of your land and then you will be left with well draining land. Sounded easy however when I started digging my experience was very…
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Looking for low profile high quality soft knee pads for work.
My job involves kneeling down on hard tiles for hours on end and I'm looking for some really thin low profile soft knee pads to wear for the duration. All the ones I'm seeing online are either really thick and bulky or they're cheap crap from amazon with customers say they ripped after a few uses. The floor I kneel on is…
