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Gardening
Hi, i am just about to start planting seeds in the greenhouse, and want to turn horse dung into the soil. is it carrots that don.t like recently fertilised soil? last year was a failure,so seeking...
Can anybody help i have just got a very small monkey tree and i'm looking for help with how to try and grow it to a mature tree thanks jeff
Every year since I have lived here (4yrs) part of my neighbours fence has blown down. He repairs it but the posts are not deep enough in the ground so each year it gets blown down again. Just before...
Plant up the above bulb after Christmas - it's now over 2ft tall and has 2 buds ..... but it's struggling to open. What can I do? What temperature does it need to be in?
Could someone recommend a good brand of solar light for the garden. I had some before from Homebase but they let water into the elecrical contacts and into the cylinder holding the light filament....
The previous owners of my house had a penchant for aggressive rhizome rooted plants, which they planted through 5 tonnes of gravel! Then they left it to its own devices for 3 tears. My current problem...
I have several healthy Moth Orchids, but one of them is producing babies! A bit like spider-plants do, but these are attached along the old flower-stalk. I have removed one and potted it on (but it's...
What is the name of the potting compost that begins with V?
Thanks in anticipation...
I am attempting to keep my lovely potted Christmas tree for next year .... it needs repotting ............. what soil should I use? An does it need a feed? Of what? How often? Can I trim it to keep it...
Neighbours on one side have two dogs which they keep penned in their small paved back garden at all times. They are never walked and are bored as a dog can get. Consequently they have chewed through...
I have just received two holly plants
Should I put them straight in the tubs I want to keep them in or wait a day or two keeping them in the house?...
when is the earliest time to plant seed potatoes in containers and grow in a greenhouse to begin with. i have some early tuber varieties and due to holidays would like them ready asap. many thanks for...
I have them in pots, six of them and they have been continuously in flower since last June, there are still quite a lot of flowers on them now, altho' the plants themselves are getting quite 'leggy'....
Hi everyone,
We've just moved in to my sisters house and she has a relatively small garden, about 10x15 ft and I would like to start some gardening. Any ideas on where to start?...
Hi I'd like to have thyme in my garden, I have tried it outside with parsley and sage in a pot, they grew but the thyme died, tried it again on its own in a pot, still no luck, tried in various places...
After a couple of months I've got five healthy two foot tall green leaves but no sign of any flowers at all. I've watered it but not fed it (as per instructions received with it) as I,m waiting for...
I have a Hazelnut tree in my garden that produces hundreds of nuts each year but 90% of the nuts have a worm infection. What treatment can I use to get rid of this problem?
I live near the west coast and the garden is very exposed to cold winds. I want to plant the boundary with evergreen shrubs that will grow to no more than 1.5m, to provide some shelter but not block...
We have a lot of "Lords and Ladies" in our wild garden and due to their toxicity they have to go, they are all just coming up now, is now the best time to apply a weed killer for maximum...
Have some small clear ball shaped objects under a garden ornament. What are they? Help appreciated.