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Garden renovation
Hi Everyone, We are beginning our garden makeover and I'm looking for some advice. At the minute we have no turf/grass whatsoever as the garden was 50% patio and 50% gravel. Everything has been laid on liners so hopefully it will be easy enough to get the waste up and out. Once the liners etc are up am I right in thinking…
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Raised Vegetable Planter
Hi We would like to get few raised vegetable planters as our previous attempts at vegetable patch was a failure thanks to slugs and my back pain. Just few queries regarding these: 1.Doe it need to have a base or liners? 2.What is used to fill these planters? 3.And more importantly are we to empty and replace the contents…
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Mouldy seedlings
I hope everyone is having a wonderful (if a bit windy) weekend. I have noticed today that a few of my seedlings that have come through in the heated propagator have a bit of mould around them. Does this mean I am watering too much before they go in the propagator? I had been told that you should not over-water young…
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Baffling Moss Problem
Hi Our lawn has too much of moss last year. Last year I did aeration and also top dressing. Yet this year moss has come back. Funny enough lawn under the shade shows no moss!!. It is the area of lawn which is most exposed to sun that shows maximum moss and weeds. What else should I do?
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Grass + leaves - will a strimmer work?
Hi all. I've just moved into a new property. There's a small lawn which is on uneven and sloping ground. The grass is covered in leaves from last Autumn. Given the uneven ground, would a strimmer be more appropriate than a mower? And can I strim over leaves and grass together? Or do the leaves need to be raked off first…
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ALKO scarifier/aerator problem
Hi I inherited an AL KO 38 VLE scarifier/aerator which had not seen much action. But there is a screw/bolt underneath the equipment I need to undo to change the tines.Unfortnately the screw/bolt just turns without releasing the tines.Its head and body are intact and turns nicely. Is there any thing I am doing wrong.
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dahlia stakes
Need about 10 stakes to create a frame around tall growing perennials and for broad beans. Garden centers asking £3.49!! per stake. Looked at buying treated timber from wood suppliers but then have to cut to length and create a point, the bare ends are then vulnerable. Any MSE ideas??
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Should I bring my Cosmos seedlings in?
I've got a load of cosmos seedlings out in a cold frame in the garden (no room left on windowsills). Should I bring them in overnight for the next few chilly nights? It's not forecast to go below freezing here, but not far off. Perhaps I've planted too early. Got a bit carried away when we had the nice weather!:)
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Storing seeds
I have loads of seeds and want to ensure they last as long as possible. I know the advice is a cool dark place in a sealed container but I don't really have anywhere that maintains temperature over the year. Over the winter they were in the garage and I guess I am more worried about them getting too hot than too cold. I…
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Compost & bark at lidl
They are currently selling 40 litres of general purpose compost and 40 litres of bark both at £1.99 which seems pretty good to me. Unless you know better !!!
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Beetroot in modules
This year I'm going to try growing beetroot that I first sow in modules Normally, in the past I've sown directly where they are to grow, with mixed successes over the decades But never too old to learn and thinking I'd try the sow in modules & transplant Anyone here done this? I know I can buy growing already in modules…
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How much compost ?
We have a garden planter to fill with compost The internal size being 20cm deep by 80cm wide by 1.4 metres long To me - that looks like 224 litres but composr is sold in 50 litre cubes in B&Q No way do I need 5 of them - they are clearly compressed - but how compressed are they ?
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Identify hedging plant
Probably the simplest question as they seem to be quite popular. Can you please tell me what this plant is? assuming the link worked https://imgur.com/a/7jeGnko Thank you, Mike
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Planting snowdrops in grass
Know they have to be planted in the green, ie after flowering but A) how deep B) . Singly or in clumps if you want to encourage them to multiply c). do you cover them with turf again after planting or leave the bare soil exposed. Does covering the leaves over with soil or turf before the leaves have died damage them for…
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Mint Plants keep dying!
I like to use Mint to make mint sauce but the plants seem to keep turning black and dying, i have tried them in pots this year but the same result. My father used to have them along with rhubarb but non of these are growing for me in the garden which used to belong to my late father.:o
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Lawn Maintenance
Our lawn is full of moss - I mean, more moss than grass Is it too early to use moss killer / feed - yet ? Also - in the past - we used a lawn spreader to drop granules on to the grass - but this spreader "died" a few years ago. Last year - we used hand held rotating spreader (that spins it everywhere) - are there any other…
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Good Online Suppliers
I am looking to buy various fruit and veg plants such as asparagus, raspberry canes and some fruit trees. Are there any online suppliers that are generally considered good value for money and decent quality? I have used one online company years ago and was very disappointed with the quality. In terms of asparagus I…
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First time vegetable patch/garden
We've got a strip of garden spare, approx 1m x 8m along one fence, and its gets sun from 8am til 4pm. We'd like to use it to grow vegetables, ideally chillis, onions, carrots, tomatos etc. But dont know where to start. :o Any pointers or tips greatly appreciated
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Apple truck problem.
Hi. I have a tri variety apple tree, grafted on small root stock. I think m27. Just noticed lots of circular scars on the root stock that are red inside and look almost rootish, apart from being red. Not sure I can upload a photo as had to rejoin mse as lost original password! Bit will try
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What's making these holes in my lawn?
There's a load of these holes, roughly an inch in diameter, all over my lawn. Any suggestions as to what might be creating them, and how to best get rid of the critters? We've had moles before, but there are no mole hills in sight this time… Cheers Pete
