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Talkback: How to plant lily bulbs in a pot

gardenig magazine also i do love gardenig even if i have only a little balcony. I grow three types of lilies in containers here in Australia and they have been flowering for 3-5 yrs. The longiflorum are looking great for Christmas. I lift my lillies by kaycurtis

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29/04/2012 18:30:28

by JaneE

bulbs in pots

give it some food) or when it dies back take it out of the pot and store it in the shed til planting time comes round? Hi nut, I have a lovely little single Iris in a pot that has been coming up for years with complete neglect. Mine probably could do by nutcutlet

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06/03/2013 08:40:40

by nutcutlet

Talkback: Harvesting potatoes

my potato plant has produced a small bunch of fruit bodies. they are very similar in look to a small green tomato. when cut open it has small seed and smells like a tomato. when I lifted the plant there were tuber attatched. any ideas ? I by Charles Johnston

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28/11/2011 18:37:12

by mandy

Iris Katharine Hodgkin

The RHS advice is to divide these in early autumn, but by then the leaves have long gone and I am never sure where they are. Can I lift them earlier, like at the end of May, when I can still locate them, and dry / store the bulbs like I would by Gold1locks

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26/04/2013 22:09:50

by nutcutlet

storing dahlias

how do i store dahlias over winter thanks http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=337 Hi Cody. The RHS is always a good source of info. I should have read this last year. I thought mine would be alright in plenty of newspaper in a by cody smith

21/05/2013 22:10:29

by Woodgreen wonderboy

B & Q Compost

. Think I will just spread it on the garden,cant take it back as it nearly broke my back lifting it in the car where it was so heavy. II always buy from a local GC that keeps the bags under cover so they don't get wet. B&Q have always stored compost by nodlisab

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25/02/2013 13:13:44

by Brumbull

Overwintering perennials

I bought plug plants earlier in the year of Chrysanthemums, Snapdragon, Gerbera Osteospermum and Dahlia. I have lifted the Dahlias and put the tubers in the greenhouse to dry out. Not quite sure what to do with the other plants. I think I should by Mrs M

02/11/2012 12:55:02

by jo4eyes

Talkback: Begonias

suggestions? I have had a wonderful show of Begonias in my garden this year, I would love to be able to store them over the winter. Does anyone have any ideas of how I could do this? I have some lovely Begonia Bonfires which are still going strong. When should by Adam Pasco

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28/11/2011 18:31:17

by john t

Talkback: Growing parsnips

last year and they went all curly and tangled up together ok maybe i will thin out then lol ,bet u save a lot of time on peeling though I lift our Parsnips after a few frosts but before the soil becomes solid, and store in the shed in sand, we finished by gardeningeek

28/11/2011 18:38:08

by Roncy

Talkback: Still planting garlic

, garlic planted October coming on fine. Garlic needs between 24-36 weeks from planting to maturity. Harvest when leaf tip yellows, lifting carefully with a fork and drying and storing like onions. My garlic planted in october should be about ready I by delaney

28/11/2011 18:30:50

by gardenerbest

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