Gardening Questions and Answers in The AnswerBank

Cutting The Grass

Right I cannot leave it any longer - I will have to strum the lawn this weekend The grass and weeds are about 12 inch long so when I have strimmed them will I be able to use the garden vac to collect...

puzzled54

Greenhouse Gardening

Does anyone grow french beans and/or courgettes in a greenhouse? Am thinking of leaving some of them in the greenhouse this year to see how they do.

primula

Viburnum Bodentense Dawn

I have the above plant in my garden - it is 15 feet high with about a 10 feet spance. Could someone please tell me how far the roots of this tree would go? Thanks in advance to all who answer. Regards...

Ann

Growing Potatoes In Container

In previous years I have not had much luck with growing potatoes in a large container. Seems such a lot of effort for a small yield. Is there any kind of fertiliser I could add to the pot to make more...

rockyracoon

Can Anyone Identify This Plant

http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd382/frizzytwig/199C9992-04F1-45DF-A966-398A7581E137-978-0000019AABF791A1_zps3f3acea9.jpg Does anyone know what this perennial is?, the foliage is a pale green...

barmy

Clematis Plant

I have a clematis plant which is doing vvery well and shooting up, unfortunately it is like Jack's beanstalk growing vertically. Does any know how I can stop it going up and to spread out? Do I need...

kloofnek

Nasturtiums

I have just been reading that Nasturtium,s flower better when planted in poor soil.I used a bagged John Innes compost, planting the seeds them late Spring (due to the awful weather we had),there are...

Nottm_George

Animal Doing It's Business

Can anyone tell me how to stop a animal doing it's business in the soft earth in the lawn I have tried to sow some grass seed but it keeps crapping and then burying it, I think it is a cat but the...

Tilly2

I Have A Two Year Old Apple Tree

should it have blossom on it by now?

interele

The Leggy Dwarf Rose ( Revisited )

Some time ago I posted a question re a leggy dwarf rose. I did as suggested and dug it up, moved it to a sunny place and hacked it down to about 6" high. For quite a while it looked dead but now it...

mayennaise

Plant Id

Mr M has just been for a walk in the West Sussex countryside, near Chichester and saw a crop growing that he wasn't able to identify. Any one any ideas pse from the following description; about 12 ins...

merton69

How To Kill A Plant That You Can't Reach The Root

Hello all. Please can anyone tell me how to kill off a plant that you can't get to? Can a plant be killed by its leaves as I can't get to the actual base of plant to remove it? If so how is it done...

giveup

Agapanthus

Mine seem very slow coming up,plenty of leaves but no flowers as yet. I suppose its the weather.

mizfiesta

Spreading Weed And Feed

Complete novice gardener here! I've just bought Evergreen Complete 4 in 1 for my garden at the front of my house - it's probably around 16 square metres in size. I don't have a spreader to apply the...

Groomsport

Tulips From Amsterdam

Hello - bought some tulip bulbs at Schiphol Airport this week. Should I plant them now, freeze them, keep them in the shed???? Thanks for your help. G...

mybutty

Aphids On Cherry Tree

i'm no gardener. don't know a weed from a flower. but for the last few years my cherry tree has had these black things on the leaves that make the leaves curl under. been on line and identified them...

Spreeny

Vine Weevil Killer

Is it ok to use on a pot containing herbs that will be eaten? tia

roboanna

Flymo 350

my flymo 350 has started spewing the cuttings over the beds instead of sucking them all up. Wondering 1) is blade in wrong way 2) is it blocked 3) is it knackered? ta for help

Stargazer

I Want To Disinfect My Pruners And Secateurs

I have some white spirit, meths, bleach, dettol etc. Is there a correct way to do this and is there a best thing to use? Some say that bleach is not the best thing for this. Others say Lysol but what...