( brown onion sets )They're growing well and are green, healthy, strong and pest free, but the onions wont grow upright. They lean over and grow across the soil. So what's wrong ? thanks.
Had what I thought was a polyanthus in a pot which was definitely not thriving. Lifted it and transplanted into the garden with some good compost. Now have a foxglove over a foot high. Isn't nature...
I have a feverfew in the garden which is smothered in blackfly. There are also ants running up and down the blackfly covered stems. I have read that the ants harvest them in some way. Do I need to dig...
Have finally looked down on me. After numerous tries to get the seeds to germinate, I've finally succeeded. Propagator and plastic bags over the pots didn't work. In desperation I sowed them in a seed...
We're about to have our front garden wall rebuilt, which will mean, sadly, having to get rid of our lovely mature(variegated) euonymus "bush". This plant has a bit of sentimental value to us, because...
I have an azalea bush but it is too large for the container. I can't get a large container so was thinking I could split the root into 2 and prune the foliage down to make 2 smaller bushes. Would this...
Sowed some foxglove seeds int polytunnel a couple of months ago. They failed to germinate, so I chucked contents on bed behind the polytunnel. Guess what? They've all germinated! Lots of pricking off...
Can anyone please tell me the difference in "looks" between a hardy fuchsia and a bedding fuchsia. I think that the fuchsia in our front garden isn't doing very well, so after taking some advice, I...
What do you use to cut bamboo canes to a shorter length?
I don't want to snap them but would like some shorter canes. I could buy some shoeter ones but I have loads of 6 ft ones which need halving....
I have some tomato plants that are only about 8 inches tall and they've already got flowers on them. Is that a sign of a good crop on it's way, or have they grown too soon and should I nip them off ?.
Has anyone any experience of these ? Last year I fitted the system and even though the sprinklers needed some fiddling to get them to spray properly (for some reason they seem to have a 'sweet spot'...
I've been impressed by the beautiful displays of ceanothus while out walking today. I'd love to have one in my garden, but the soil is mostly alkaline. I usually add ericaceous compost. Is this likely...
I have got 50 peony corms - they look like mini octpuses
Simple question ( but daft ) ... which way is up ! Do I plant them legs
down or up ?
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It is April and the UK has been in "lockdown" since March 23rd, just over one week. Everybody in the UK has been told to stay at home and in their gardens and only to go out if it is essential. During...
OK, so we moved the cherry tree and followed all the advice It's roots were a bit wimpy apart from some sort of tap root which I had to chop at about two feet deep. That was nearly four weeks ago,...
I have a Brown Turkey fig tree in a large pot, (19inches)it’s been in there 4years and I’d like to repot it in same pot but with new compost, can I do this now before it leafs and what sort of compost...