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wisteria all over the back of the house, yet coming from a pot. Any ideas on a type of blight affecting ivy? The leaves are going brown and dropping. The stems are rotting right through. It seems to be spreading rapidly.Thanks My three Japanese cherry

hanging baskets and pots as they absorb moisture and rot down well by the autumn. Good gracious, who wuld have thought there was such alot to think about when composting tea bags! Have always done it, but will split them now, and be careful about

-that was 6 months ago and just had a look- the seeds are still loose -nothing has rotted-so I would leave them in the plastic bags I've only recently started to seed sow and I always wondered whether I should leave them in the plastic bags, I always thought

yellowing leaves with brown edges.In summer, raspberries fail to thrive, the crop is poor and the leaves have a general unhealthy look.Pelleted poultry manure gives a quick boost of nitrogen, while organic compost gives a longer-term solution. Add bonemeal

) start withering at a height of about 2/3 feet and the leaves go brown. However they still grow on and produce healthy leaves and flowers at about 4/5 feet high. Is there any way to avoid this as I'd like the plants to look healthy from ground level I

with our fence and shed. Thanks Just give it a scrub with jeyes and let it dry, then paint. If you don't protect it, it's just going to rot, fall apart and cost money to replace...sooner or later. If it's a fairly sturdy shed and will stand it, give

on the plant for as long as you can, but taking care not to let them get damp or they'll rot. There's a bit of a skill to it as we discovered. If you pick them too early, they are still moist and stick to the pod. If you leave them too long they start turning

Am I the only person that does this?  Remembering my biology lessons and things having a greater surface area being more efficient (just think surface area of lungs).  Things will obviously rot down quicker if they are chopped up, I'd like to know I

, like other place in the world do. so never have water band again. Based in London and trying to grow two Canary Palms, both in pots (approx 50cm diametre x 50cm deep), alas without success. They are both browning on the frond tips and I'm wondering

I was wondering - is it ok to put ivy prunings and moss on the compost heap or will they regenerate? I have a lot of cripsy brown rhododenrdron leaves too - they are such sturdy leaves will they compost down or would it be best to just burn them all