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i have some pears, apples plums , just learning , you understand ? i have no access to farmyard manure . what can i use ? You dont need farmyard manure So is your question about feeding a container plant? Some controlled released pellets will do

the rain ceases and the compost drys out you will be able to resume feeding. Missing a few feeds will not be detrimental to your potatoes, they'll be plenty of food in the compost if it is new. Compost usually comes with enough food to feed any plant for 4

and not looking very healthy at all.  I keep giving it lots of water as I thought maybe I had planted it too close to the wall.  Did not know you needed to give them an ericaceous feed though, maybe I will try that.  Willing to give anything a go.    Hi Lavender

Hi folks does anyone have advice about how to feed an orchid without KEEPING it wet.  I like to water mine by letting the (saved rain) water drain right though and out at the bottom.  When the drips stop I then put it back in its saucer..... however

hi, i overwintered onions on my allotment, i was wondering if i should  give them a perk up by feeding them .i,m growing them under large cloches,as for the past 2 years the wind has wrecked them!! How cold is it where you are? I would feed them

choice. Some of mine have looked a bit lacklustre this year, so will try giving them a bit of tlc. Chicky, yes that's fine but I prefer dried manure. Hellebores are one of those plants that repay good feeding with good flowers. The rain over past

Hi my alliums have finished flowering I think, do you cut them down or leave them standing, mine are in a tub? Like most bulbs, I'd leave them to die down naturally so that the goodness goes back into the bulb. Also a good feed is what I give mine

Learn how to grow dahlias for cut flowers, in Rachel de Thame's video demonstration. Rachel recommends varieties and shares tips on soil preparation, planting, feeding and staking young plants.early summerMore advice on growing dahliasLift and store

My camelia did not flower this year and the leaves are yellow green.  I am feeding it, but to no avail.  Any ideas what the problem is? Hi Rosebud there was a questionnaire about this a couple of weeks ago - I have just bumped it up to the top

My pieris plants are looking fantastic ,but i dont know when to feed them or my camellias wich again are looking good,cheers   ! Tony I wonder the same thing about feeding Pieris.  One of my Forest Flame has produced white umbels this year