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The gist of this question is: Can carrots be overwintered in a garage and replanted next year, like potatoes can ? Background: This is the 2nd time I've tried to grow carrots in buckets. The last... ...
I have several Bearded Iris in a border and am thinking that to get sunlight onto the Rhizomes I'd like to trim the leaves to about half their lenght. Is this the right thing/ time to do it? ...
I have a lime mint plant that's covered in white mold as it the soil it's in i have only watered from the bottom! Should I replant or is there something I can use on it
Have a garden in a much worse state than expected. Weeds in borders & paved areas. Ivy & brambles at the end. Meadow grass by the gate. Etc.. Nightmare. My woman is so embarrassed she wants to... ...
Suggestions please for a perennial flowering climber for a pergola, we already have , Clematis, Wisteria, Jasmine, climbing roses, Golden Hop and would like something different , on a nearby wall... ...
My daughter has a shady bed in her garden ,the soil is slightly acidic and she would like some suggestions for a couple of not too tall flowering shrubs, my suggestions ( turned down) Camellia (... ...
My lovely former next-door neighbour has brought me a cutting of the camellia that was in my garden, the height of the house before the new owners removed it. It has always done very well left to... ...
I planted the sapling over 4 years ago. No fruit for first 3 years, but last summer fruit began to develop from some blossoms. About the same time, some of the leaf product - a minority - started... ...
What is going on with my forsythia? U have 3 flowers on it already!
I've seen some nice labels/markers for the garden, but unsure of how durable they might be, when in contact with the soil, Anyone tried them, they are made out of bamboo.
My Clematis Armandii leaves are brown and hanging down on part of the stem, the leaves at the top of the plant are more green than brown but I'm worried that it doesn't look very happy or likely... ...
My greenhouse cucumbers ( variety Louisa)have a grey mould on the leaves, then they curl up and go Crozzley. What causes this and how can I treat / prevent it, they're fed with seaweed as I'm... ...
Hi, we have a small wall all around our lawn made up of sleepers laid 3 deep on top of each other. However we have seen wasps entering the gap between the sleepers and there are piles of sawdust on...
Would coffee grinds applied to the surface of my indoor plants stop the dreaded house flies from laying their eggs?
I have recently bought two lime mint plants. I have repotted them with a base of small stones then compost and I finally added a layer of kitchen paper to the top to prevent flies laying eggs - I...
Is there a free plat identification app that I can put on my phone? Thanks
All seems very quiet so far. When the suns fully up I'll be spending some more time in the garden, Just can't wait.
Hope you're in fine fettle.
Take care folks...
After 3 or 4 attempts, I finally got some good plants fruiting well, now I'm looking at ways of cooking them.
TIA....
Blimey, first gardening question here! I'd never imagine I, one of the least green-fingered people who ever lived, would be asking it. The house we recently bought has a large back garden, mostly...
There is a Holly tree in my garden that has been there at least since 1987 but has never produced a single berry. It needs a male tree for pollination but I don't know of one nearby... Why has it...
