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Gardening
I have decided to have a too tall and partly dead Lilandii hedge removed and replaced with a fence but feel I need to plant some evergreen shrubs in front of the fence as cover and nesting place for...
After watching 'gardeners world' last week, felt tempted to grow some of these plants, which it seems would do well in my heavy clay soil. As well as their ornamental value for the blue, star-like...
_N_O_T Monsanto's Glyphosate! I would like to make one (more - why?) organic weed killer. I would appreciate hearing from people who have had first-hand experience in this regard. Hopefully...
The cucumber in our greenhouse has spread to about 8 feet and is trained along the side of the greenhouse about 6 inches from the glass, the 6 feet furthest from the root is nice and green and healthy...
my honeysuckle seemed to be dying so I gave it a good haircut in the hope of reviving it, I notice now that some new buds have started to form, so think it may be ok, but what was wrong with it? oh...
Can anyone recommend a late summer / autumn fruiting variety?
How do i get my peace lilly to flower?
I've bought one in a supermarket and it's on kitchen window sill but am wondering can I just plant it in the garden?? Or is it meant to stay indoors?
my bell peppers have gone rotten at the bottom just as they started colouring up, I left them to a friend to care for while I went away for a couple of weeks, and am wondering if the watering was a...
Can anyone help identify these flowers, they came from a packet of wildflower seed. I do know the cornflowers and there's some sort of mallow but the others are a mystery to me....
After a burglary couple weeks ago I have found that the leaves of 5 of my orchids have accidentally been sprayed by what the "fingerorint" man used on windows close to plants (which had all been...
Can anyone recommend an good sonic cat deterrant, either solar or battery operated. Bought some solar rectangular ones about £12 each but useless. Also are there any plants that cats hate? I am fed...
Some of my begs are getting a bit leggy and few flowers ..if I cut back the flower ing stems will I get more flowers this year?...
Why are my petunia leaves sticky ... no sign of any pests ...... I have self wardrobes, but that only waters roots..am going to give them a hose down this evening ... any other suggestions?...
Has anyone had any experience of this... it's a first for me. Having asked the best gardener I know , he seems to think it is caused by either overwatering or underwatering.... But which is it ?...
Iv'e grown various types of chillies this year, but one type ( patio fire ) has given me a lot of chillies but they're white in colour and taste of nothing. Am I being too eager, or will they change...
I grow or try to grow basil from seed and when I pot them up they wilt and die.
What am I doing wrong...
Can anyone recommend something to kill garden slugs but not harm my dog or the grass? My teenage son took it upon himself to pour salt over the slugs (bork) and has left me with about 15 small patches...
A self-sown strange plant has appeared in one of my pots. It's only about 8 inches high so far and has interesting leaves, almost like a holly plant but not shiny or spiky, but has produced a really...
Next years canes are over 8' high, would it harm them to pinch out the growing tip?