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Hi, I'm really not a big gardener so excuse me if this question has a simple or obvious answer! I have a mini lemon tree (I've asked about its fruit...

Did I plant my garlic too deep? As instructed on the pack, I planted them so that the top of each clove was 2 inches below ground. That was 4 weeks or ago...

I imagine that many here have had garden equipment stolen. To date I have suffered 9 such intrusions. This is not an advert or an offer for sale, just a polite...

It's blowing again - what is it about high winds that makes people feel on edge, I wonder. I hate the damage they do but I hate being pushed and pummelled...

Last autumn I put some pretty scarlet cyclamen (persica types) around my reddish cordyline in a pot, and they looked a treat. This year, the tubers have...

People seem to know the cheapest/best place to get compost on here! I need about 10 bags or more to pot up stuff generally, especially cuttings that have now...

I'm about to fix a trellis in my new conservatory, I want to grow a Jasmine on it. I would like to paint it white before fixing on the wall, can anyone...

Hi All, I can’t find a section on this site for pests and diseases so I will just post this in the hope that someone might find it of use. This was a tip I...

Has anyone here grown Lisianthus outside, as opposed to in a greenhouse or conservatory? We never have - we don't grow it at all - and I always think of it...

I'm pleased to say that I'm having decking timber delivered today which will be cut up to make raised veggie beds for house move garden - can't wait to get...

Last year I planted up about 50 strawberry plants. Now it's an unruly mess. I assume I just trim off all the runners. Is now the time of year to do it or...

Hi, I did bud grafting couple of weeks ago and winter has set in. It was a bit difficult to uplift the bark but I did manage. I will leave it for a month...

Hello everyone! With some considerable help from my IT manager (RG), I've finally put a few pics on the web for all to see. Try the link...

The question is answered. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/8357134.stm Don't worry is from the BBC so is quite safe to open. Mike

Just got the Rosie Nieper catalogue and there are some t-shirts perfect for urglers. 'Can I dig it? Yes I can'; 'I'd rather be down the allotment'; ...

Ugg Boots have become very popular over the past few years and there are many good reasons for their increasing popularity. It doesn’t matter what style that...

As if anyone needs telling....but severe weather warnings are out for the south and south west. It's not sounding exactly balmy out there now. --...

My wooden bird table is in a sad state, so I am looking to replace it. I quite like the look of the poles, however there are so many to choose from my head...

My son's school is looking for vegetable seeds which can be sown after the Xmas hols and produce something harvestable, or nearly edible, by the end of...

I bought a persimmon tree years ago as an ornamental, (I'm in BC, Canada, near the 49th parallel, so its fruit would not ripen here). The tree produces a...

I've just picked up a chrysanthemum from the local B&Q which was being sold off cheaply because it had had only half a label and its pot was damaged. It's in...

I have what is only described on the label as a "summer flowering clematis", burgundy colour . First year it flowered, and I cut it back in the autumn. Next...

Is it my imagination or did someone recently mention that their experience of growing Marco was very unsatisfactory? The only reason I ask is that I realise...

Ray was given this some time ago and we've never had a certain ID on it. Does anyone happen to know which it is? I hope the pic is clear enough because...

I remember Bob Flowerdew saying to put your leaves in plastic bags and forget them for a couple of years. I found my bags this week behind the shed, full of...