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Gardening
mpsis and had them for about 4 years and to date no flowers - help please on what am I doing wrong
My Plum Tree is attracting large numbers of wasps. There is no fruit on the tree but the wasps appear to be curling leaves up and sitting inside as though they are nesting. Any suggestions on the best...
Today's excitement Ont allotment is: A swarm of honey bees have taken up residence underneath the water butt cover. Local bee keepers have been informed and hopefully they will be removed.
Hello expert plant people. Just for fun, I planted some Clementine pips in ordinary compost and stuck them on the kitchen windowsill. 2 of them germinated, one grew very tall and leggy, and didn't...
They are on a tree which is growing over from the next door neighbours' house. They are about the size of a large cherry and are becoming more yellow as time goes on. Are they just yellow cherries?...
Is there a right or wrong time to drastically prune, a holly tree which is about 20 ft at least,I want to cut down by half and some other tree / bushes which I want to do the same ( don't know what...
We have a water butt which is fed rainwater from a downpipe from the roof.
It is beginning to smell, and wonder if there are tablets or something to prevent this...
Can I grow this in the UK? I've see huge examples of it in Greece, almost like trees, the colour is amazing, and the bees absolutely love it. Can I purchase a small one in the UK that will grow?...
I am plagued with Blanket weed on my pond. A few years ago I had the same problem and I bought some Barley straw bales to put in the pond. This worked but since emptying and cleaning it last year it...
I planted a greengage tree last year which seamed to take to the position very well it has 4 branches about 4 ft long in April all the leaves fell off other than a foot at the end of each branch 4...
I'm not good at gardening but am looking for some privacy, already have a 6 ft Wooden fence but would like a few trees, plants or shrubs that grow higher than that quite quickly. It would be planted...
I picked this up in a boot sale a few months ago but I cant find what it actually is, any ideas anybody? I hadnt seen one before and I liked it. http://
I've got three raised beds, approx 3 x 6 feet. I've used them to grow veg for the last few years. This year, however, the work has become something of a chore, and I think from next year I'll plant up...
I have a few herbs planted in a window box outside. Nearly all of them have either flowered or shot up and stopped producing usable leaves. What can I do to stop this, or is it just something that...
I have 3 Datura /Brugmanisa a white, pink and yellow all in pots in the garden which are now in there third year. They are put into a shed to overwinter and then watered and top dressed and cut back...
Still trying to do something with my garden, its ok but a bit boring. Bought today some pre cut shaped slabs which when put together form a very pretty flower bed. There are 9 stones in total (the...
Some of the leaves on my young silver birch tree are turning yellow and then dropping - how do I know if this is a defiency of iron or magnesium ? - it is 3 years old and has not had this problem...
It seems quite a lot of peoples runner beans are late this year, mine are at the top of the canes with an enormous amount of foliage, but very few flowers, have I over manured or are the flowers just...
googling compost i found the info that dry grass cuttings are high in carbon and damp cuttings are high in nitrogen ( which i dont need - i want more carbon ). i have dried out some cutting but they...
for all fruit other than just tomatoes? I am using it on peaches, apricots, pears and apples at the moment and am thinking of using it on the runner beans. Can anyone advise whether or not this is OK?...
