Supernoodle

Has anyone received their November 2012 issue yet?

I has to go to the newsagent for mine

But I'm getting a subscription for my birthday

Greenhouse

Cheers guys.  I'll consider where's best given your tips and leave empty for future use...

Talkback: Most hated plants

Ground elder, ground elder, and erm, ground elder. 

I don't get much time in the garden and spend over half my time pulling it out. Hurrah for winter when I can pretend it's gone away.

New flowers to recommend

Wow, I want some tree lillies!  They are amazing!  Do, they bend \ get broken easily Gary?  I suppose they'd need to be sheltered \ supported?

Greenhouse

Hello!  What's the best position for a greenhouse? ie shadiness (full sun?), aspect (south-west??).

My garden faces south and the previous owners' have put the greenhouse at the bottom right next to the neighbours fence, with a shrub border in front of it.  So it does get a fair bit of shade. 

I've got a long term plan in my head of where I'd like everything to go eventually - got very little free time for gardening so may take 10 years (maybe 20...) but I like to have a grand plan.... wondering where in this plan the virtual greenhouse should be...

It'll be a while until I use the current greenhouse (apart from overwintering pots) so won't know for some time if it's any good  - I envisage growing tomatoes, peppers and maybe a grape wine. And (very long term) maybe using seeds, starting off strawberries, raspberries, herbs etc...

Thinking I should be leaving a spot free somewhere else for an additional greenhouse - whaddya reckon? What would work well in each?

Thanks

Daniel Haynes, help

Hear hear! I've only been here a few weeks but you've solved most of my gardening problems and I've enjoyed our chatter.

Potting compost error

It's clay. Not done a ph test but the azalea and pieris look happy so must be acid. Plus I think clay tends to be? It's decent land - not builders rubble - and lots of worms so must be pretty good. I was planting bulbs in a small woodlandy bit on the weekend and was amazed by how fat some of the worms are. I thought it was a bit of root and then it wriggled! Never seen them like that.

Potting compost error

Got some free red tulips from my local Notcutts so am using those. Suspect they'd be old variety so might be ok. I was aware that would need to dig up / discard but thought I'd just see how they do and maybe replace year after.

I'll use the potting compost / manure under an acer that I STILL haven't got round to planting. Better hurry up.

If anyone wants to write an essay on soil/ compost / grit/ manure and how and when to use, that'd be lovely. Perhaps a feature for the magazine soon???? (although as a new reader prob my luck if it's only recently appeared)

Potting compost error

Unless you plant them in manure...
Thanks. Will sort it this weekend.

Plant closer together in containters or raised beds...

Why can you plant closer together if in containers / raised beds?

Bluebells

Spanish or English? 

Tomatoes from seed - potting on

Can I got straight to final pot? 

My crab apple has become an apple....

Apricot Tree

What aspect? 

Masterchef

Is back...  

Protecting container plants in Winter

Which pots need bubble wrap / fleece / greenhousing? 

Container

Plastic, wood, ceramic? 

To dig or not to dig?

Shrub border 

Free Poppies

Container Design 

Greenhouse

Best Position 

Plant closer together in containters or raised beds...

Why? 

Potting compost error

I put manure in my pot by mistake... 

"For goodness sake, Google it!"

Lazy questioning.... 

Container plant -acid and shady

Friends for my camellia 

Hyacinth in vase - without soil

Growing method