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What are the advantages and disadvantages of compost plugs. Also which size should I buy to grow peppers, chilli's and tomatoes. Thank you....
My small greenhouse (8x6) is bubble wrapped inside to keep my Fuchsias and other plants protected from frost, I open the door most days when it's not pouring, but the bubble wrap is covered in...
Do i have to lift & store my dahlias or can they stay in the flower bed through the winter?...
I have a small raised bed in which I've grown root crops and lettuce for the last few years, topping up each spring with commercial compost before sowing/planting. I intend to plant the same crops...
Is there some product I can buy to deter cats from messing on my grass ? I have tried pepper, and some strange sort of green gel lumps, but to no avail. I have heard that you can soak old teabags in...
My garden is mostly clay based soil laid to grass and already has water sitting on top of it. Would those spike aerating shoes help with this issue?
Lisa x...
Had our first frost of this winter yesterday morning. The Nasturtiums which were still flowering, are now all limp.
I need to transplant some fruit bushes on my allotment..When is the best time to do this an do they need pruning??
What should I be doing in my small (8'x8') vegetable plot in the next few weeks ?
Cheers.
D...
OK - it's November - who else has greenfly on their roses?!
Was lifting begonia tubers to put away and accidently broke a large one in half. It measured about eight inches across . Could I still store both halves away over winter? Middle looks a fleshy pink...
I have two of these in different spots in the garden. One is fine and the leaves starting to turn. The other one, the leaves appear to be dying at the edges and the leaves curling up. Should I prune...
any one know what I can do with rather a lot of green tomatoes
When I asked for abrex in our local garden centre they told me it has been discontinued, and never offered anything else, since it is time to think of pruning my fruit trees what can I treat them with...
In a high-ceilinged room I have an ivy which I have started to grow around a tree-branch. Everybody gapes in appreciation of this. But, in order to water this species of flora I have to resort to a...
How do I overwinter my Lambs tail plant please?
It is about 7 foot high and 3 foot round at base. My friend said she wants to move it to somewhere else in the garden but I am not sure it could be done.? I have read you can cut them in half and...
I've inherited a derelict cottage with an acre of land. I can't get planning permission to make the cottage inhabitable so plan to use the garden for growing vegetables. But for the last 30 years or...
I have a clematis that grows over our front door. This year due to house painting I had to cut it back early. It had stopped flowering and some of the leaves were turning brown. However it is decided...
Recently relatives from Canada told me that I should cut my willow tree right back to near the crown, husband thinks this is excessive, please can anyone tell me if they are right.
