Berghill

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Vine Weevil

Posted: 28/04/2013 at 17:59

If you are not into killing bees by using Neonicotinoids (Vine Weevil Killer) then spread the soil out thinly and go over it with a Weed Wand (Flame gun type thing) or try as we used to do, using a steam wall paper stripper. It sterilises the compost very nicely.

Spellcheck taking over and no emails

Posted: 28/04/2013 at 13:37

Still got this tiny printing in the answer box though.

I find the Spell checker switches itself off each time.

info on celendine plants

Posted: 27/04/2013 at 20:47

Our Brazen Hussy is in fairly deep shade and it has stayed bronze and flowered ok for quite a few years. They are funny in some ways, we had a good collection of the different forms at one stage, but all but that one and the cream one disappeared. Wish I could say the same for the ordinary one.

Iris Katharine Hodgkin

Posted: 27/04/2013 at 10:09

Have you tried the I Frank Elder or I Sheila Ann Germaney, or the I K Hodgkin dark form? The first too are very similar to Kathryn,and I have only seen the latter in shows.

Midges/mosquito help!!!

Posted: 26/04/2013 at 21:25

If you only take water from the tap at the bottom of a water butt then spray the top with WD40, that stops them breeding.

Iris Katharine Hodgkin

Posted: 26/04/2013 at 17:44

This tine font is very hard to use and check the spelling as one goes along.

Iris Katharine Hodgkin

Posted: 26/04/2013 at 17:44

Iris K. Hodgkin is not like a lot of the other dawrf Spring flowering Iris (reticulata species and forms), it makes nice clumps and spread well. It obviously does grow well from dried bulbs, hence the millions on sale in Autumn. I would want to wait untiil the leaves had gone before I dug them up though. Possibly oonce they have begun to go yellow might be ok. Otherwise, why not take up the clump and put it in a pot until they have died down, at least them you know where they are.