2024 Caboodle National Books Puzzle
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Gardening
( brown onion sets )They're growing well and are green, healthy, strong and pest free, but the onions wont grow upright. They lean over and grow across the soil. So what's wrong ? thanks.
I have a large greenhouse with a concrete path through the middle. Every year without fail I'm inundated with ants which nest at the edge of the path. It becomes a real nuisance when they begin to...
We are currently having our front garden wall rebuilt, and in the process, have removed all the plants (it was mostly a mass of lemon balm, wild garlic and some annual bulbs - nothing we won't miss!)....
No slug slime-trails, just increasing damage. Please help....
Can anyone help me identify this plant (weed ?) which has sprung up in the wildlife (i.e. abandoned to nature) section of my garden. It is over 2 metres tall.
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Had what I thought was a polyanthus in a pot which was definitely not thriving. Lifted it and transplanted into the garden with some good compost. Now have a foxglove over a foot high. Isn't nature...
I have a feverfew in the garden which is smothered in blackfly. There are also ants running up and down the blackfly covered stems. I have read that the ants harvest them in some way. Do I need to dig...
Have finally looked down on me. After numerous tries to get the seeds to germinate, I've finally succeeded. Propagator and plastic bags over the pots didn't work. In desperation I sowed them in a seed...
Speaking from experience, do CD's work as bird scarers?
We're about to have our front garden wall rebuilt, which will mean, sadly, having to get rid of our lovely mature(variegated) euonymus "bush". This plant has a bit of sentimental value to us, because...
I have an azalea bush but it is too large for the container. I can't get a large container so was thinking I could split the root into 2 and prune the foliage down to make 2 smaller bushes. Would this...
I’ve accidentally bought non solar garden lights
Is there a solar panel or something I can connect them to?
TIA...
Sowed some foxglove seeds int polytunnel a couple of months ago. They failed to germinate, so I chucked contents on bed behind the polytunnel. Guess what? They've all germinated! Lots of pricking off...
Can anyone please tell me the difference in "looks" between a hardy fuchsia and a bedding fuchsia. I think that the fuchsia in our front garden isn't doing very well, so after taking some advice, I...
What do you use to cut bamboo canes to a shorter length?
I don't want to snap them but would like some shorter canes. I could buy some shoeter ones but I have loads of 6 ft ones which need halving....
I have some tomato plants that are only about 8 inches tall and they've already got flowers on them. Is that a sign of a good crop on it's way, or have they grown too soon and should I nip them off ?.
I've grown some basil from seed. The plants are about 6" high. Will pinching out the tops make them bush out or stop them growing?...
Has anyone any experience of these ? Last year I fitted the system and even though the sprinklers needed some fiddling to get them to spray properly (for some reason they seem to have a 'sweet spot'...
I've been impressed by the beautiful displays of ceanothus while out walking today. I'd love to have one in my garden, but the soil is mostly alkaline. I usually add ericaceous compost. Is this likely...
I have got 50 peony corms - they look like mini octpuses
Simple question ( but daft ) ... which way is up ! Do I plant them legs
down or up ?
Ta
Mal...
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