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Quite a few people last night were mentioning that their Bizzy Lizzys have been reduced to stalks this year and it is caused by some sort of virus. I haven't grown any this time but I can't seem to...
I have grown tomatoes for over 35 years, but this year they are going rotten from the top ( where the stalk goes in) and also I have a brown mould on the end of the leaves which then go limp also the...
I have a lovely white azalea on my window sill with plenty of blooms but all of the petals are tinged with brown and I wondered if anyone can explain why this is so. It stands on gravel and I always...
Can anyone please tell me when one should clean out the nest boxes of blue tits and great tits? Today, I saw blue tits at the next boxes, but I have not cleaned them out since they hatched this year?...
Can anyone tell me a good strong weed killer I can use on all the weeds and grass growing up round my house and through my driveway? Problem is I have a cat and the ones I have tried are too weak.
I have a trelis fence between me and my neighbours that I would like to grow some fragrant plants in pots against (their garden is full of dog poo) I like Jasmin but I find it a little sickly. Can...
I have inherited a pot grown grape vine its about 3ft tall, the label says it is a non-flowering variety. However it now has individual pale mauve flowers. What do you think the chances are that we...
Rhubarb is now inedible....I have plenty of thick stems and very large leaves! Do I cut them down or leave them to deteriorate naturally for next years crop?
I grow at least 6 different varieties of tomatoes each year and I notice that the smaller the variety the tougher the outer skin. I first thought the growing conditions , too hot, too wet etc was the...
I have some very strange looking tomatoes growing in tubs in the garden. It looks very much like 3 or 4 tomatoes have fused together and it is happening to 90% of them. Is there anything I can do the...
The camelia in my garden had one flower on this year, where as the one in a tub was prolific[not the same variety though]. I thought about digging it out and potting it in a very large tub with...
I have a tree which has buddlia type flowers in the spring but I've fogotten its name. If you prune it sends up shoots which can reach the height of the mother tree. The colour can be light to dark...
nedd to know what veg i can put in now for nnext year. any ideas ? which are the best gardening web sites
Can seed potatoes be planted at this time of the year, if so which variety is best
Many Thanks...
Managed to get one second hand .. no instructions .. anyone own one please?
http://www.flickr.com...dryoptera/5624687938/
This is a picture almost identical to the wasp nest found in a privet shrub in my garden....
I have just found a round grey coloured ' nest ?' in a large shrub . It is about 7inches ( 18cm ) in diameter. It appears to be made of thin leaf like pieces but its all entangled with the shrub...
This year I have grown 6 different types of tomatoes and have found considerable differences in the results. However the one which is the worst is the plum tomato: San Marzano Astro F1 . The tomatoes...
This time last year I had more ripe figs than I could eat or give away. This year the tree is a mass of small, hard green figs with not one showing signs of ripening. Is this just the weather? Or...
does anyone know of a way to clear earwigs from cut flowers
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