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My True Blue Hydrangea

On 25/10/2012 in forum

to add copper to make them blue or as one year I tried Soaking Dandelion roots to make a feed and diluted and put on said plant,they turned a pale blue.That Idea came from some book I read but I am going to try your method and it sound s like good excuse


Talkback: Fat hen

On 02/02/2013 in forum

lawn weedkiller for broad leaved weeds -like dandelion-that, and regular mowing should help But not yet -wait till everything starts growing Vinegar weed is trichostema lanceolatum and you can look that up in wikipedia. It has blue flowers. I've never


Fiskars Weed Removing Tool

On 26/06/2012 in forum

' weapon.  In reality, it is 'OK' for simple uncomplicated weeding out of dandelions, but virtually anything else, is useless, Docks laugh at you. Daisies scoff and anyything else is irrelevent to the tool. It is though, a veritable MASTERPIECE


2x young plantd IDs

On 01/05/2013 in forum

poorly drained, heavy clay, very acidic soil, and suffer from bits of moss, the usual dandelions, horse tail in summer ... a lot of this one weed that has small white flowers, but incredibly easy to pull out the ground. not sure what that one is but we


Talkback: Foraging

On 28/11/2011 in forum

eating dandelions before they flower - fab. Lovely post. Dandelion roots can make a coffee substitute too. I'm forever pilfering rosehips and crunching them as I walk - they taste like apple-peel.Delicious to forage in nature's supermarket instead of in a


Salt and Vinegar

On 01/06/2012 in forum

weeks. I have tried salt on dandelions on the lawn but it has to be a hot few days. Daintiness-a flame gun would work. for example http://www.amazon.co.uk/Auto-Ignition-Weed-Wand-Canisters/dp/B001Q12NXO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1338530944&sr=8-3 but I have


Brambles & mint

On 16/07/2012 in forum

the lawn without killing the grass? Any help would be appreciated. If you had new lawn laid do you mean by a professional company?-if so have you spoken to them? For weeds growing in grass you would need a selective lawn weed killer that works on dandelions


WHERE TO START

On 13/11/2012 in forum

composter, can i just put any organice stuff in there or are there things I should avoid composting?   Anything that will rot down- avoid obviously diseased material and weeds with a big tap root-dandelions for example and big twigs etc-but yes basically


Has anyone got buds on there apple tree yet

On 14/04/2013 in forum

.  Everything is going to be late. I just hope the wind and rain keep clear, as it had all my apple blossom off last year. Spring is most certainly here as I have dandelions in flower and the weeds are starting to grow! Oh dear the March winds are here today


Complete novice thwarted by the weeds!

On 05/05/2013 in forum

'm dealing with: dandelions in the lawn and the paving bindweed in the hedge some kind of creeping weed with long green leaves in the lawn horsetail in the lawn and the paving   Any suggestions that don't involve ripping the whole garden up and starting again


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