These were part of the plants that I ordered in; new to me! According to the plant instructions; they are either 'Germanica' or 'Pumilla'....
Hi, can anyone advise me, please? I've got some Irises to plant, which are a mass of fibrous roots from which shoots are beginning. When I...
I've never seen either white or yellow Irises before; they're one of my favourite plants too. I tried some of the minature ones here for the first...
Re: Peas Hi, thanks to everyone who replied to my query. I am going to take the advice and try some both ways. The ones I bagan in pots on...
Does anyone know if peas should be soaked for 24hrs prior to planting, please? I'm guessing they might, basing it on the treatment for Sweet Pea...
Absolutely agree with the back-up idea. My laptop crashed a short while ago and the shop had to 'wipe' everything during attempts at resoration.
I've never seen birds like those before but they're lovely, aren't they? We were excited recently after hearing and then spotting (very near to...
It's also meant to be a good plant to have in chicken runs, too!
I don't know for sure that my 'misplaced' planting delayed the seeds but the funny thing was, when I did plant them, I noticed, leaving my shed, a...
Did you know that big seeds should be planted edge-up and not flat? This is because when they germinate, the seeds split from the side and if they...
I've not heard of planting the Nasturtiums nearby; it ounds like a good decoy; I don't really want to use any chemical control against pests but I...
They're great! How did you find them to grow? I have some seed here for starting this year; they seem to have a very long growing preiod, from...
I saw a reference to the Zone Structures before in these posts but didn't understand what it referred to. I have never encountered it here in...
Prize info - who knows what we're ingesting? On a similar note, there is much publicity being given to the problem of obesity here in the UK....
Absolutely incredible - I have never seen anything like this before. Thanks for the enlightenment.
That's unbelievable! I don't think the UK has had anything comparable since about 1963, the year I was born. It brings back to mind pictures...
I found a couple more: Viola, Nicotiana & Mimulus
I'm really enjoying perusing the site, looking at the profiles of the people who post here and chasing up different threads; it's added a whole...
Hi aagin and thanks to everyone who posted. I am going to begin a blog soon, where I will be keeping a record of my gardening endeavours. I love...
Thank you. I've just been going through the posts in different sections, particularly the fruit and veg one (for tomato tips)and I can see that...
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