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Spring Bulbs

On 17/08/2012 in forum

Just thought I would let everyone know that spring bulbs have arrived at Homebase today! So if you want to get planting early or want to force some Daff bulbs inside for winter now is the time to do it Hi Matt, Saw spring bulbs too  in Wilkos & B


How to plant bulbs

On 20/07/2011 in Projects: Seeds and bulbs

to cover the bulbs completely.Walk over the turf to firm it down, making sure it's level with the rest of the lawn. Then water the area generously.More on bulbsForcing narcissiLayering bulbs in a potHow to plant hyacinth bulbs in a potBrowse spring


Climbing Ivy

On 14/10/2012 in forum

before,,makes me think that maybe I was a bit hasty and should have waited a few weeks, but not being able to rely on good weather forced my hand !! thanks again.


Growing hyacinth in a glass vase help please

On 13/11/2012 in forum

Hi guys, I'm a  little bit confused here and wonder if you can help, we have bought some 'prepared' hyacinth bulbs and the small glass vases to grow them in, we've not forced bulbs before and not sure if we need to keep them in the dark at low


Garden birds in the snow

On 23/01/2013 in Gardeners' musings

the snow in their stride - by running and flapping their wings at the same time they can travel at nearly the same speed as usual.The wild birds are out in force. Like many others at this time of year, I’m spending an inordinate amount of time feeding


Climbing Roses

On 03/04/2013 in forum

plants good luck      These are the roses I bought today Do you have somewhere they can go that isn't as warm as a house? They look a bit forced as if they have been in a shop for a while so need to be slowly introduced to cooler outside temperatures


black bamboo

On 11/04/2013 in forum

into the pots and would the roots force their way through the sides  Apparently Monty featured this problem recently and planted into metal containers but I have been unable to trace which programme it was on.  your right the rootd do grow sideways


Bedding plants

On 25/04/2013 in forum

to wait until the end of may or better still early June,better safe than sorry. nice plants. jazz Ok thanks Verdun and jazz, will just pot them on and wait longer.   hi flower bird as i live in paignton its quite mild and the council are out in force


Garden frost

On 12/01/2009 in Gardeners' musings

found a sheltered spot to hibernate, they risk being killed, too.This hard weather will certainly have been challenging for hungry birds searching for food, but hunger will have forced blackbirds and others to search ever more intently for food, so I


Greenhouse heating

On 25/01/2010 in Gardeners' musings

and seedlings rather than heating the whole greenhouse. The only problem is that I soon outgrow the propagator, forcing me to move seedlings onto the cooler bench alongside. What if the snow returns?None of us wants to waste heat or money, and I'm certainly


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