The potting shed

foxybabe

ooh that sounds complecated!! When you say loft the plants after first frost, do you mean take them out of the pots? Would they be ok left in a garage over winter?

many thanks mandy

pealy

Hi. I have Ivy all over my garden, some growing up trees, some up walls, some along the ground etc. I try to rip it out when I see it but it's incredibly resiliant and this is a battle I don't think I'm going to win. I've nothing against Ivy but my feeling is that it will smother everyjting in its path if I let it.

Is there anything which will keep it at bay but doesn't harm the other plants?

voodoozoe

Hello!!! I am new on this thread but have been reading a while.

I am just about to go out for a big gardening session (Monday is part of my weekend)...my aims are:
1) Sow my broad beans (certain types can be sown now)

2) Have a big tidy up

3) Lay bark chippings around my raised beds to tidy it all up and hopefully deter the cats from using as a deluxe toilet.

4) Give the compost heap a good mix.

5) And sow any other seeds I can get away with at this time of year!!!:D

angelavdavis

foxybabe wrote:

ooh that sounds complecated!! When you say loft the plants after first frost, do you mean take them out of the pots? Would they be ok left in a garage over winter?

many thanks mandy

Yes they would be fine in the garage, but keep the mice away!

Just water and feed them when you want them to spring back into life again!

Lord_Gardener

pealy wrote:

Hi. I have Ivy all over my garden, some growing up trees, some up walls, some along the ground etc. I try to rip it out when I see it but it's incredibly resiliant and this is a battle I don't think I'm going to win. I've nothing against Ivy but my feeling is that it will smother everyjting in its path if I let it.

Is there anything which will keep it at bay but doesn't harm the other plants?

Best technique to to dig/cut it out then remove seedlings as and when they appear. If you want to retain some Ivy put it in a pot to reduce spreading! NB Ivy is a difficult plant to treat with herbicides such as Glyphosphate due to its wax (glossy) covered leaves - crush them to help with penetration of herbicide.

pickledtink

pealy wrote:

Hi. I have Ivy all over my garden, some growing up trees, some up walls, some along the ground etc. I try to rip it out when I see it but it's incredibly resiliant and this is a battle I don't think I'm going to win. I've nothing against Ivy but my feeling is that it will smother everyjting in its path if I let it.

Is there anything which will keep it at bay but doesn't harm the other plants?

I've got quite a lot at the top of my garden. I don't really find it much of a problem. I just cut the runners back if they go too far which seems to do the trick.

pickledtink

voodoozoe wrote:

Hello!!! I am new on this thread but have been reading a while.

I am just about to go out for a big gardening session (Monday is part of my weekend)...my aims are:
1) Sow my broad beans (certain types can be sown now)

2) Have a big tidy up

3) Lay bark chippings around my raised beds to tidy it all up and hopefully deter the cats from using as a deluxe toilet.

4) Give the compost heap a good mix.

5) And sow any other seeds I can get away with at this time of year!!!:D

Hi there voodoo. What other veg do you reckon could be sown now then? Not that I've got any space left at the moment but I could do some in seed trays ready for when I clear some space later on.

voodoozoe

pickledtink wrote:

Hi there voodoo. What other veg do you reckon could be sown now then? Not that I've got any space left at the moment but I could do some in seed trays ready for when I clear some space later on.

I am no expert!!!! All my info comes from books, the internet and the GYO forum;) ...the impression that I get is that you can pretty much get away with anything if you keep it sheltered in a polytunnel or greenhouse. Unfortunately I have neither.

Definites are potatoes for Christmas (need shelter too against frost, have planted them in containers and intend to wrap in bubblewrap)and certain types of broad bean (Aquadulce, Super Aquadulce,Aquadulce Claudia, Futura RZ, Masterpiece and Supersimonia). If you look at this link, http://www.downsizer.net/Projects/Growing_Food/Things_to_do_on_the_plot_in_September/ , it is quite informative on the subject.

pealy

Lord_Gardener wrote:

crush them to help with penetration of herbicide.

Good tip. thanks

pickledtink wrote:

.. don't really find it much of a problem. I just cut the runners back if they go too far which seems to do the trick.

Lucky you! My time in the garden is limited and my war on the Ivy has a great many fronts, it's difficult to keep a proper check on its progress.

pickledtink

angelavdavis wrote:

Yes they would be fine in the garage, but keep the mice away!

Just water and feed them when you want them to spring back into life again!

Have to say I'm useless with Begonias.
Whenever I'm given one in a pot or something I feel instant horrified pre-guilt. I just know it;s not going to survive. :eek: