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In my garden, at the moment, I have yellow primroses and yellow chrysanthemums in bloom. Spring and autumn flowers. What's occurring?...
I have 2 trays of the above which have been left too long in the trays, the plants are aprox. 4inch. tall. the SPs. are just showing the first leaf. Can anyone tell me at what depth I should plant...
Iv'e planted out some garlic just like the instructions on the packet expecting it to weather over the winter and then grow next spring, but it has green shoots poking through the soil after only two...
We've put our geraniums in the greenhouse which is unheated. We've had some cold nights but not a real frost but today when I checked some of the leaves had gone black and mouldy. The plants are ok...
Hello. We bought a green and pink variegated fuschia in the spring and its grown brilliantly. There was no label or instructions so what do we do now? Leave it as it is till next spring or bring it in...
Hi, I am thinking about buying a tumbling composter bin, has anyone got one , are they any good?? I have plastic one but animals ???? keep getting in and burrowing in even though I have netted it off!...
My dalek composer if full of slugs. This is the first time I've noticed this. I moved it to a new position about 2 months ago so there's not much in it. What's best to do? Blast a load of slug pellets...
Not really a gardening question but here goes. We have had a new set of steps put in, up the the backdoor. A flight of four steps, built of bricks and paving stones. The landscaper told us, before he...
I've grown some tomatoes and some cucumbers in large containers.The containers are 4ft long 2ft wide & 18 ins deep. Can I use the same compost next year or can I dig half of it out and replace it with...
Not sure if this is gardening - or law ? In short the house next door was sold, and the land was sold off to a builder. The original house was sold with garden, and then two more plots were fenced...
I have six tomato plants which are doing really well. The three plants with the big tomatoes are giving me no trouble but the three plants with the small cherry tomatoes are producing beautiful,...
I have Oriental and Asiatic lilies in pots, they've finished flowering, stems have browned, dried and been cut down. So what do I do with them now, repot, leave in pots till Spring, dig up and plant...
What plants shrubs have you propagated this Autumn. I think it's still warm enough. I think I will take a few cuttings of my white and my dark purple Buddlia
I have had my Yucca for many years and it has been brilliant, losing the odd leaf now and again. As far as I'm aware there are no changes to its environment or treatment but suddenly and I mean...
Came home to find all of my bizzy lizzies reduced to stems, am I right in thinking that this is disease and if so, can you suggest a colourful easy care replacement for next year, thanks
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It is an Ibea 470 Easy Start Type IB4721F and a wheel broke off today. Ibea no longer have agents in GB. Any suggestions as to how I could find a wheel - possibly from a mower that has been broken up...
There are a multitude of types of cord/line, I am looking for the "best" square section cord/line with a 2.4 or 2.7mm diameter I feel confident that the professional landscaper/gardeners are out there...
Big heavy ivy growth on the back wall has flowered this year for the first time and lots of waspy looking beasts abounding. Should I be worried? We got badly stung a couple of years ago when they made...
Is it possible to freeze fresh horseradish?
We have 2 Virginia Creeper's in our garden which we want to kill off as we are trying to get ou garden as Maintenance Free as possible and these creepers are so invasive. Both the roots are in a...
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