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Petrol Lawnmower recommendation
New house has a tennis court sized rear lawn which is also slightly slopped towards the house. My old electric mower is just not ‘cut’ out for the job. Can anybody recommend a petrol, self propelled mower. Budget is up to £250. I don’t need side spraying, mulching etc and would prefer the money to go on a good engine…
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Allotment
Hi all We’ve just been offered an allotment by the town council :D The tenancy agreement says our plot is “5 lugs”. I understand it may be an old English measurement similar or same as a rod but in spite of massive internet search can’t find any helpful information. One site suggested a lug was about 40 sq m but that means…
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Where can i buy cheap terracotta pots?
I have some spare time on my hands and am going to have a go at making one or two terracotta pot ponies for my garden. Can anyone recommend where is a cheap place to buy the plant pots, please? I'm looking for box standard, plain terracotta plant posts - nothing frilly/patterned. Many thanks.
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Big pots, small trees
Made a rookie error and bought two very large pots for the two mini fruit trees I've ordered. Said trees are '7cm potted' so I don't know how big they are in practise but I am confident they will be tiny compared to the pots. The recommendation on the site I bought them from was 30L and I suspect we're a way off actually…
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Plague of Whitefly
I have the above both in my greenhouse and outside. I am getting some natural predators for the greenhouse but I don't know what to do outside. Any ideas for a safe (preferably organic) way of getting rid of whitefly on crops outdoors?
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Ash tree very close to house
Hi guys, As the thread states, I've got a small ash tree about a foot from my house. It's only around 3m tall and the trunk is barely even an inch in diameter so it will be very easy to remove....my questions are; do I need to remove it? I.e. will it cause damage to my house over time? And will I be able to replant it?…
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Home Farmer Magazine // blogs
Hello, I'm looking at some advice, I used to get home farmer magazine and loved how it was a general all around magazine and well as I'm slowly getting back into my self sufficient ways and trying to make what I want work I was going to re-subscribe and can see that it is no longer functioning :( . I was wondering if…
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Starting a herb garden
Hi all I have 2 belfast sinks. I want to turn them into herb gardens. I have some mint (which I know needs to be contained otherwise it will take over the whole basin) and some chives. Wheres the best place to buy herbs? (I dont know anyone I can take cuttings from). Shall I have the same herbs in each basin, or different…
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Stone Trough Planting Suggestions
I have 2 stone troughs outside my front door. Every year so far I have filled them with Summer bedding plants which, as long as I water them, looks absolutely lovely. Here's the rub though because they are in the porch area so don't get any rain they must be watered. Since we are now planning to go away more in the Summer…
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Growing on roadside windowsills
Hello, I'm looking for some advice and when I google it I never really get an answer. I live in a terraced cottage which fronts onto a road. It's not a massively busy road but it is used regularly and I was wondering whether I could use the three windows to grow extra fruit or veg? I know a lot of people in London grow…
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Is it too late to mulch?
Full disclosure, I know nothing about gardening, this is the first once I've had. Long story short, I've just moved into a new house which has some beautiful mature shrubs in the garden (mainly roses, rhododendrons and various conifers). These were obviously once impressive specimens, but the rhodos and roses especially…
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Experiences of garden shredders/mulchers
I'm recently retired, and spending a lot more time in the garden than I did before. As I do so, my ignorance is showing :) Large garden, rural, lots of trees and shrubs which have grown into monsters over the last few years. (My wife is a keen gardener, but disabled and can't do any of the heavy stuff.) I am gradually…
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Pods growing on winter sweet?
As above. Is this normal? Can/should they be removed?/conserved? I can find no reference to pod growth using these search terms.
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not had many frogs spawning this year, anyone else ?
hi folks, I know the "early spring" only lasted a week or so, we had frogs spawning in the pond, but only 4 or 5 normally we get 30/50 do you think the long hot summer has had an effect or maybe the dry winter ?
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Double extension ladder where to buy at good price
I'm looking to buy a double extension ladder each piece about 3.6 ,has anyone bought one that size and can tell me where to get one from at a good price please?
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Can anyone identify this plant please?
(The yellow flowered one towards the front.)
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Harlequin ladybird larvae
My garden seems to be overrun with these creatures - will they be prove to be a problem?
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Weed/grass control fabric for border
I have a sizable garden which I want to make less maintenance of as there is a lot of grass. I'm thinking of putting weed/grass control fabric in front of the established bushes on the border to block the grass from growing and then adding smaller bushes into the fabric, do you think this will work? Also can you recommend…
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Peony
When I moved here I brought my lovely red peony with me. In the process (it had to be dug up and parked temporarily before being planted) a tiny bit of tuber got broken off. Waste not, want not, I stuck it in a pot. Didn’t really expect it to survive, but it has and this year has two healthy looking stems. Still very…
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Woken a sleeping beast.....
History - New build garden. the first owner was very much a gardener. The second owner was really not. I'm keen to learn and have been working hard to get my knowledge up. The garden is south facing it is very shaded by a tree and has dry stony poor quality soil. I've been working on the soil with lots of organic matter,…
