Richardsdrr

Am I posting too much?

Sorry for butting in, but had to congratulate mummy muddy paws on getting a mention in next months magazine.

Am I posting too much?

Don't stop posting christopher2, very pleased to see you offering your advice. As with any advice, there is likely to be differing opinions on the different courses of action available to take. It is up to the poster asking the question to evaluate all the advice given and chose which they wish to follow.

As a new gardener, I am eagerly soaking up all the combined knowledge of all posters to the forum, and much prefer a spectrum of different opinions instead of a mono- culture on the forum.

Many thanks for your opinions you have given so far, keep it up.

front gardens

"could I suggest that perhaps it should be sent to say, nearby Portishead"
Nooooooooo! LOL, recently went down portishead, the geological formations on the beach are amazing. Plus it's a site of Special Scientific Interest(SSI) so any chance of dumping chippings over it are out the window. P.S. I know you were only joking.

Help me identify this flower

Have you tried google goggles, haven't used it myself cos I'm on an iPad. Basically, you put your picture into it and it comes back with possible matches. Let me know how you get on, thanks.
Ps just do a search for google goggles and you should find the site

water buts

That's great news, at least it won't go to land fill. I'd be interested to know which dairy you got them from, as I am in need of a water butt and am also from Wales. Many thanks, D Richards

Beware of Parkers Bulbs. .

Oh no, just saw this thread, and ordered off parkers last month. I have tulip, crocus and daff bulbs coming, along with some clematis and climbing roses. Anyone ordered and had success with Clems or roses off them before? Getting worried now as totally new to gardening, so don't know what I should be checking for when I receive my goods back.

Gardeners' Question Time

Yep, I listen to it whilst trucking along in my rig. If I miss it because I'm delivering, I listen again on the iplayer through my iPad plugged into the truck radio, ahhhh the wonders of 21 st century technology

Writing a Name on a pumpkin

I heard about this on a pod cast from America, yep, just score the skin. Good luck

What to do with soil that's got coal in it

After doing a bit of digging (no pun intended), it is probably ok to plant on the space if it is just coal/dust. But as said before, if there is any sign of coal ash, probably not a good idea. Although US environmental studies shows that small amounts of ash are beneficial to crops with little uptake of contaminants. But this depends on the crop planted, leafy plants, such as lettuce and spinach, show high concentrations of contaminants within their structure, whilst more fleshy plants like peas, beans and FRUITS tend to show small uptake but with high concentrations on the fruits surface that can be easily washed off.

Quite interesting reading about this, and may be a possible research proposal as there is not much research on the implications of small scale contamination and the uptake of contaminants by the biosphere. Most research is done on the large scale contamination caused from power plants etc.

What to do with soil that's got coal in it

Ignore my original post for the time being. I was a bit hasty in my response, and as there is conflicting opinions, I feel I should do a bit of research in the matter for you before I comment further. As I said, training as a geologist, not an environmental scientist or biologist, so will have to look into it before I am confident in backing my original post.

How many fruit trees?

I have a raised bed but don't know how many trees I can put in there. 

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