I've grown normal cucumbers before, but this time I'm having a go at Italian "mini" cucumbers and they're doing really well. In fact I've got several flowers (2,3 or even 4) growing out of each joint....
My daughter's friend brought her a bag of tulip bulbs from her trip to Amsterdam. They look as though some are trying to sprout. Should we keep them in the bag in a dark cool place, plant them now or...
Have struggled to get patio fruit trees here and when I have seen them they are like £40 each. Popped into The Range and came out with 4 for 39.96. Bargain! Will get them potted up this week as I...
Just curious. Bought four packets of seeds from Lidl recently. Top right of each there's a code. On three it is 4PC, and on the forth it is 1PG. I feel fairly sure they aren't politically correct, nor...
Here in Pembs, expect people further south and west have had them for ages but it is a cheering sight in the garden and a guarantee that there will be plenty for St. David's Day :-))
The two survivors only got to 6" in my raised bed. I've now potted them up and returned them to the conservatory, where they started life, and I'm hoping they will over winter, and be ready to go next...
My dwarf pear tree produced a bumper crop of fruit this summer, but they are all still rock hard. Are they likely to ripen now this late in the year? Should I pick them all and ripen them indoors? I...
At least, one plant has done well this year and is producing lots of babies, but what I don't understand is, how do the flowers manage to get pollinated before the male and female flowers have even...
Apologies if this is not the correct place to ask this but I cannot find a suitable slot! Having looked at previous questions re pop up gazebos, all the recommendations are so old and the products no...
Hi Green fingered AB-ers out there. I "inherited" two lovely skimmias from my late mother in law, and they have both been enjoying life in my back garden (in the West Midlands) since last March. I did...
I seem to be overrun with slugs - they are munching away quite happily on my lettuce and toms! I go out and pick them and then drown them - I have tried coffee grounds and egg shells, even tried the...
I'm growing a few sprouts for the winter and I've noticed that they're starting to produce unusual shoots from where the sprouts normally come from (ie between the main stem and the leaf). They look...
My Buddleia bush, which has been in full bloom, for a couple of weeks and would normally be a hive of activity, with bees and butterflies. This year, I have not seen a single bee or butterfly on it....
My Spirea “Anthony Wareter” has grown and flowered very happily for the last several years, usual pruning, mulching care , but this year half the bush although full of flower has leaves that are much...
hi i am a beginner to growing veg. i want to grow lettuce/Endive from seeds in planters. What do i use in the planters please for success.? Do i use multi purpose compost. ? Thanks.
Suggestions please for fast growing evergreen twining climbers preferably with flowers for a sunny aspect with acidic soil. It’s to cover a deer fence at the front of a property and will have chickens...