No cultivated apple will come true from seed. It is reckoned to be the plant most cabale of all, of variation from seed. What you sow is...
We have 9 apple trees, but Catshead is the only one which produces apples as big as that. The Bramley apple is about half that size. This years...
Should have said, mostly Gardening books!
We have 40 metres of bookshelf space, mostly now double stacked. So, I suppose you could say we are bookworms. Must be a family problem as our 5...
Up to this Winter I do as much in the garden as I do any other time of the year. This Winter may be more difficlut as I am due to be of my feet...
I did not say that I was in agreement with the anti peat use people in Britiain, I merely mentioned that they exist.
There is a very definite 'down' in Britain on the use of Sphagnum moss in any shape or form as its extraction is leading to the loss of major...
I did a quick count of passing traffic yesterday. There were 4 vehicles which were not farm or delivery related. And yesterday was busier than...
We have been getting the garden ready for Winter, a little early I know. However, in doing so I have found self seeded plants of almost...
Glendann, the 'white rock' is actually crushed ceramic waste from the Potteries. It makes a very good inert, sharp addition to potting compost for...
Or the last of last? Taken today. [img] [img] Narcissus Taffeta.
Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, grabbed the dog, and slipped quietly into the garage. I hooked up the boat up to...
My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, "What's on TV?" I said, "Dust." And that's when the fight...
I have grown Chaenomeles japonica from seed, but since this is grown here mainly for its colourful flowers and the seedlings were all small...
There is one Sedum which is not easy from cuttings, Sedum torulosum, but since it is almost impossible to come by it does not really matter. A...
It seems so sad to me that what should be a shared joy, becomes a scene of disharmony.
And talking about hellebores, we have one in flower now. It is a lovely pure white with just a hint of pink around the outer edge of the petals,...
I used to complain that the motorists who pulled out of road junctions ahead of me ALWAYS drove slowly. So one month my daughter and I set out to...
I sometimes wonder if there are any women who actually do anything in the garden except complain about men not doing anything.
Marmalade was orignally made from quinces (Portuguese idea) It was the Victorians in Britain who changed it to oranges (Easier to process). We...
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