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Gardening
Just curious. Bought four packets of seeds from Lidl recently. Top right of each there's a code. On three it is 4PC, and on the forth it is 1PG. I feel fairly sure they aren't politically correct, nor...
Here in Pembs, expect people further south and west have had them for ages but it is a cheering sight in the garden and a guarantee that there will be plenty for St. David's Day :-))
The two survivors only got to 6" in my raised bed. I've now potted them up and returned them to the conservatory, where they started life, and I'm hoping they will over winter, and be ready to go next...
Do Paperwhites flower inside in their second year, any special prep needed?
Thanks....
My dwarf pear tree produced a bumper crop of fruit this summer, but they are all still rock hard. Are they likely to ripen now this late in the year? Should I pick them all and ripen them indoors? I...
Next year I'm thinking of growing runner beans in large pots, anyone tried it?
At least, one plant has done well this year and is producing lots of babies, but what I don't understand is, how do the flowers manage to get pollinated before the male and female flowers have even...
Apologies if this is not the correct place to ask this but I cannot find a suitable slot! Having looked at previous questions re pop up gazebos, all the recommendations are so old and the products no...
Hi Green fingered AB-ers out there. I "inherited" two lovely skimmias from my late mother in law, and they have both been enjoying life in my back garden (in the West Midlands) since last March. I did...
I seem to be overrun with slugs - they are munching away quite happily on my lettuce and toms! I go out and pick them and then drown them - I have tried coffee grounds and egg shells, even tried the...
I'm growing a few sprouts for the winter and I've noticed that they're starting to produce unusual shoots from where the sprouts normally come from (ie between the main stem and the leaf). They look...
My Buddleia bush, which has been in full bloom, for a couple of weeks and would normally be a hive of activity, with bees and butterflies. This year, I have not seen a single bee or butterfly on it....
My Spirea “Anthony Wareter” has grown and flowered very happily for the last several years, usual pruning, mulching care , but this year half the bush although full of flower has leaves that are much...
hi i am a beginner to growing veg. i want to grow lettuce/Endive from seeds in planters. What do i use in the planters please for success.? Do i use multi purpose compost. ? Thanks.
I have 2 year old Wisteria which is not yet in leaf.
Have I lost it or is it too early yet?
There was no really hard frost here over the winter...
Suggestions please for fast growing evergreen twining climbers preferably with flowers for a sunny aspect with acidic soil. It’s to cover a deer fence at the front of a property and will have chickens...
I recently bought a Spear and Jackson chainsaw, the second one I've had, the first was very good but now worn out. The new one starts and runs ok but you really need to wind up the revs for it to cut...
Hi greenfingered ABers out there .... I've just purchased a replacement expandable garden hose ("Magic Hose") - feel sure you all know which ones I mean. There are some instructions which were in the...
How can I get rid of Houttuynia cordata in my garden? I have only recently identified this plant which is beautiful but extremely invasive and is taking over a border. Any advice appreciated.
My gardener cannot come until next week. What advice can you give me to keep them alive until then? They are outside still in the unopened box in a sheltered corner of my garden now. I was thinking I...
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