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Anyone know the identity of this plant please/

Posted: 06/06/2013 at 20:54

Solanum , woody nightshade and potatoes are all of the same family , as we know potatoes can be eaten and even some of the solanum berries BUT BEWARE THEY MUST BE CHECKED OUT! , They are a like Fungi get it wrong and its fatel.

MY PIERIS FOREST FLAME HAS GONE YELLOW!

Posted: 06/06/2013 at 20:44

Sam Im not sure about feeding ericacious plants bonemeal , does it say its okey on the instructions ?

I killed a conifer with bonemeal ( early days ).

usualy it needs the ericacious compost not a multi .

Oh no, lily beetles are back!

Posted: 06/06/2013 at 20:30

I didnt know about the lily beatle's eggs so will start to check under the leaves , at least using the oil will get a good shine , wonder if it will make the leaves slippery for the beatles . At the moment all the lily beatles I catch that would eat my lillies go into my carniverous plants .

Lily beatles eat my plants , I pick them off by hand , I feed to my Carniverous plants on the windowsill. Feed to a Carniverous plant and stand back and listen to the scream !

They eat my plants - my plants eat them !

Talkback: Ruby tiger moth

Posted: 06/06/2013 at 19:57

The Ruby moth is beautiful , I first saw one a few years ago and have not seen one since .The iridescant sheen of the partly closed wings has come out well . When its wings are fully open, apart from its plumpish tummy it can be mistaken for a very attractive butterfly. Just shows what beauty lies beneath the wings!

Ericaceous Compost Recommendations

Posted: 06/06/2013 at 19:43

Sorry , 4 for £10.

Ericaceous Compost Recommendations

Posted: 06/06/2013 at 19:42

Erin composts usualy alright 3 for £10 paying a decent price ,you should get a decent compost . I find B&Q verb I think it is called is absolute rubbish . When I joined the Forums a few years back there was a big discussion about B&Qs compost

a few of the companies seemed to go down hill round about that time I seem to remember .

What do you do with Allium Bulbils

Posted: 06/06/2013 at 18:47

I do this each year with my Alliums , there are several Alliums which produce the bulbils .I sow them as Berghill says but I add a handfull of grit .. The bulbils will turn a dark brown towards Autumn .Just put a bit off grit on top too and put them outside. Then forget about them they do take a while but its worth the wait. If you have the room sink the whole pot in the ground leaving about an inch showing . Some Alliums have the seed too . I tried that last year but they were hard to get out wont bother a second time- stick with the bulbils.

If you like lilies there is an orange lily which has the bulbils at each leaf joint, I set these in the same way and they germinate the year after .

Sorry cant think of the name off the lilly .

sowing seed .

Posted: 04/06/2013 at 19:42

Dont worry Bookertoo I wont blame you if the weather changes -after all we all know what OUR weather is like!

HELP Please! Anyone know what this is?

Posted: 04/06/2013 at 18:31

Is this the stags horn?

shrubs

Posted: 04/06/2013 at 17:59

I have sandy , peaty ,well drained soil . I am trying to fill it with shrubs but a selection so that there is always something of intrest.

A large ,wide border already has several rhodedendrons, azaleas, Broom , dogwoods, budleas, phormium, skimmias, several of the josephs coat shrubs- cant remember exact name.

I still have lots of space I am wanting to fill- the idea is to fill full of shrubs so weeds dont grow through = a low maintanence border.

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