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I want to get some Venus Fly trap seeds - but afaik they need sunlight and humidity and are dormant in winter - so is best to wait till next year?
When is the best time to give a harsh cut down of tree. Like to leave for birds to take the seeds. Too tall and straggly now. Thought i could cut down to 3ft . Thanks for help
A few of my neighbours already have a good crop of ripe tomatoes, but mine are still small and green.... We all planted the seeds around the same time (March/April), and we all get the same amount of...
My border privet is so wide it's difficult to reach right across it when cutting.Is it possible to cut along the full length down the centre thereby reducing the width by half,or would it destroy the...
We grow runner beans in wigwam shapes in very large pots every year. This year they are very slow (maybe due to the weather?) we are getting some beans now but a lot are hidden by masses of foliage....
If planting tulips, plant 4 times their dept and on a inch layer of sharp sand to prevent them rotting.
What vegetables can I plant (as seeds) at this time of year? Nothing too tricky. My soil is stony and clay-y. I live in the north Cambridgeshire area.
I have been given a geranium plant cutting by one of the family, it's rather special (it bears the name of my sacred mother-in-law). It hasn't flowered this year but is a healthy plant lts has lots of...
why are my tomatoes splitting usually around the top
Does anyone have an old 12 gauge alarm mine that is not in use anymore? if so would you be willing to sell it?
We have an extremley large pear tree some 10 - 12m high very close to the house and we need to either cut it down or reduce its height by over half. The fruit is sharp and useless so there's no love...
I put a red grape vine in 2 years ago, and it's taken that long to grow 6'. It's growing up some lattice work on the side of my pergola, fairly sunny position, watered and fed well. I actually have 4...
I have had a fig tree in a very large pot in my garden for 5 years but no fruit at all, now in Sept about 15 teeny weeny figs are there about the size of a marble each, giving the awful weather lately...
I am about to shell no end of walnuts. Can I put the shells on the compost heap?
All cucumbers died. Biggest tomato was the size of a pea. First runner beans only set this week. Disappointing show from the nasturtiums. Apples, after a dry spell followed by a lot of rain, all split...
I am trying to clear an area of my garden and start again, but the soil is absolutely full of these thin clumps of roots, all over the place, will it do harm to leave them in,after taking out what I...
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Would it be possible to make my own compost by putting my kitchen waste ,leaves etc into one of the thick heavy duty bags that are normlly used for rubble etc.Thankyou.
We are fairly new allotment holders and are about to dig up our potato harvest.What do other people store their potatoes in? Large paper or hessian sacks seem obvious but hessian sacks seem very...
Can I get one at a garden centre? and how do I care for it? on a balcony?
