Gardening Questions and Answers in The AnswerBank

tamirra

silk tree

Hi, my mum has bought a silk tree and the leaves have started to fall off, anyone know why this could be? Thanks

oopsydoopsy

sawfly

How do I get rid of them ? They're into my railway sleepers...came back after last year. Any help welcome.

Alika

Replacing rotten garden arch

I need to replace a rotten garden arch, but I want to try and save a mature wisteria and another climber which currently are doing well. Any suggestions? Thanks!

m0tley

Last week my friend broke her garden fairy and she is distraught. The fairy was about 3 foot high with huge wings and holding a shell like a bird bath. It was bought from a store called alladins Cave...

redbreast

Black Pats

What is the name of these creepy crawlies that scurry around my garden and are commonly called black pats,"Why" and are they harmful to plants?

April-rains

Scyamore Tree

How do you know if the sycymore tree is dying? All the bark on the upper limbs is falling off and branches keep falling. I didn't know if this was a natural process or the tree is dying and unsafe.

janetsflower

Is my kiwi male or female?

I have a kiwi plant that has grown quite well but never fruited or flowered - would that be a male or a female? When i bought it few years back I didn't realise i needed one of each but presumed it to...

piggie3

raised worm bed

i want to make a raised worm bed in an empty stable to compost my horse muck can anyone tell me the best material to use as the base so the compost will fall through once the worms have done their...

kira000

When do i pick my borlotto beans??

Hi, i have been growing my dwarf borlotto beans with good success. They all have bean on ranging in length from baby plain green ones 2cm long, to large ones about15cm long and highly coloured with...

buildersmate

Growing Jacaranda from seed

Any hints, please? I've tried soaking in water to soften, and elevating temperature to 75F. No sign of anything sprouting. Seeds were brought to UK from a sunnier climate.

carcare-dir

Cherry picker

When should I pick cherries from my tree, the birds seem to know, but I'm not sure if I let them get to a certain stage and then leave them to ripen?

glenbar

Agapanthus problem

I bought some Agaanthus bulbs in Madeira about three years ago and last year they flowered beatifully with loads of blooms. I reckon it took a long time to flower as I think they like to be potbound....

lizziejune

info on fremontedendron

I have been given afremonteedendron about 15 inches tall but no info at all.

shanx

bay trees

i have a bay tree ,and want to shape it into a ball or cone . how do i do this and when is the best time ? also when i pick the leaves is it better to pick from the top or the bottom of the tree....

tallgirl35

Cherry Tree Pruning

My cherry tree is four years old and doing really well, but has a lot more branches on one side than the other. It has grown to about 10ft tall (but only one main branch reaches this height). The rest...

kira000

Has anyone got any tips on germinating soya beans??

Hi, I've been trying to germinate some Thompson morgan soya beans, and not having too much luck, So far planted about 15 in 3 batches , and only 3 of them have germinated (1 from first batch, none...

steve999

Strimmer Line Feed Probs

Any idea why both my ryobi and mc culloch petrol strimmers refuse to let line out when 'bumped'? The line is the proper diameter, wound on the spool in the correct way (i.e according to the arrows),...