David K

Slugs and snails - help needed!!

'no weird solutions'....I suppose it's down to what suits the individual.

Slugs and snails - help needed!!

I suppose it depends on the size of your plot, Alina.

Given the size of my own garden, if I went out after dark, it would probably be daylight before I got to bed.

Slugs and snails - help needed!!

I meant to say 'the only thing that gets deaded'....nice if the edit button worked!

Slugs and snails - help needed!!

Personally I feel that thinking that hand-picking will make one iota of difference to the slug/snail population is living in dreamland.

Try 'Slug Clear', liquid slug killer....the thing that gets deaded, is the target species.

pests in my raspberries

I'm almost sure this will be Raspberry Sawfly, Jeanette.

I would recommend 'Pravado' do deal with it.

Red Onions - Buds Forming

To give it its usual name, your onions are 'bolting'. Remove these flower buds and eat straight from the garden...they won't store.

Most common cause of 'bolting' is planting before the soil had warmed-up.

odd strawberries

I think this may be poor of pollination and given the weather over the past few weeks & months...no wonder.

Problems with newly planted topiary box hedge.

sterelitza wrote (see)

Thanks for explaining David K.  When you realize the patience gardners need to grow species plants like yours you can understand why the garden centres and florists charge so much for their fully grown topiary box plants. 

Your welcome. 

I would say, that if you only want to make two or three topiary shapes, it makes sense to buy established plants from the nursery. If on the other hand you want to grow a long/ish hedge, it would be sensible to grow your own cuttings.

Problems with newly planted topiary box hedge.

Can I just add, that topiary trimming is one of the most therapeutic jobs I do in the garden?....Nice warm sunny day in early June, pair of topiary snips, snip, stand back, study the shape, snip some more. Magic!

I know I should get out more.

Problems with newly planted topiary box hedge.

Hi, Sterelitza - Probably not what you want to hear, but that box-ball is probably 7 years old & from a single cutting.

Topiary from scratch is a waiting game.

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