Busy-Lizzie

Growing Garlic

jon cob, I have friends who grow garlic very successfully but they don't do this forum, so I gave their advice as I don't grow it as I'm not that keen on it.

Gardeners World new season

That was one of the nice things about Geoff Hamilton, he showed how to make things on a low budget for the ordinary gardener.

Fork Handles

Morning all. Which way is the wind blowing Bunny? Back to front I hope. 3° drizzle here. Friends coming to lunch.

What's the weather like in your area?

3° drizzle. Which way is the wind blowing, Bunny?

Fork Handles

I asked Bunny her name some time ago and told her I was Liz because she called me "Busy". She didn't respond then, but she doesn't call me Busy any more!

Goodnight all. Bedtime. (In this case it's a night hat, not Father Christmas.)

bindweed, alder, buttercups, ivy

I once used weedkiller for paddocks from a farm suppliers. I had to leave the horses off for a minimum of 2 weeks. However, it killed wildflowers as well and the buttercups were more resistant, so I stopped using it. Buttercups are mildly toxic to horses, but they don't eat them. They will be worse in a wet year and not so bad in a dry year.

Summer flowering evergreen Clematis

It looks like honeysuckle to me too. Clematis Armandii has longer leaves.

Your Favourite Tools

I like my little hand fork for weed and loosening the surface of the soil, but they don't seem to sell them any more here.

Heated Bench

Years ago in a previous house I had a lovely greenhouse with a big sort of coldframe in it which was full of sand with a cable buried in it. It was great. I sowed all my seeds in trays in it. Now I just have my old dog's (she died) plastic bed which I've filled with damp sand and put a warming cable in it. It's in the greenhouse and I have electric propagators for sowing seeds, but when they are up I put them in the dog bed and cover it with clear plastic when frosts are expected.

Best and worst

It's planting for me too, you're all full of hope and imagination! Worst is weeding, same weeds as Obelixx, especially when weather has been very wet or very dry so ground is like concrete!

Trouble typing on some of the threads

Gardens we have visited 2013

no emails as well as small text

Cleaning greenhouses

Rose pruning and frost

reviews

Why did you all start gardening?

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