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what do you think is the best make of bird food you have bought?

On 13/01/2013 in forum

still on the lawn when everything else is gone. This might apply to barley as well if you're getting crops growing ceris. Growing my own sunflowers this year. Don't think growing peanuts is an option


Bank holiday gardening jobs

On 21/04/2011 in Gardeners' musings

pretty garden and home-grown veg.Starting indoors, there's a propagator, containing seedlings of basil and garlic chives, which are in dire need of transplanting. I also need to pot on the sunflowers I'm growing as part of the Gardeners' World sunflower


to pinch out or not

On 05/04/2013 in forum

/ shouldn't be pinched out?   Provide some support in the form of sticks for your sweetpeas and sunflowers, they sound ok. Sweetspeas do benefit from a pinch but I've never pinched sunflowers, as most grow on one stem. Unless you have a bush variety


the birds and bees

On 22/09/2012 in forum

could grow Sunflowers and Cosmos which bees love Pam LL x


Sunflowers

On 25/03/2013 in forum

I can't believe I'm asking this question! I feel quite ashamed! Everybody else seems to succeed...but I can't grow sunflowers! I don't want six feet high things - just lots of the shorter versions (e.g. Italian White) popping up in various parts


Talkback: Growing sweet peas from seed

On 28/11/2011 in forum

a few more next week. I've never grown giant sunflowers before as I only have a tiny garden so I usually grow the smaller versions. I'm really looking forward to my giants(If they grow that big, of course):) Ive grown my sweet peas in loo rolls


What to do now in your garden - week 39

On 31/10/2011 in Weekly checklists

Save seedsPerennial plants are often very generous in the amount of seed which they produce. Plants such as verbascum can produce thousands of seeds each year, and you can sow them to grow more plants for your garden or share them with friends


oh dear!

On 27/04/2013 in forum

25 Lupins, 70 Cosmo's, 65 Aster's,  30 Nicotiana's, 15 Sunflower's, 25 Lobelia's, 20 Antirinums,  various other odd plants and 4 hanging baskets. My greenhouse is officially full. First time ever that every seed I have sewn has germinated.  Christ


How to grow summer bedding

On 20/07/2011 in Projects: Planting

on growing summer displaysSowing sunflower seeds, demonstrated by Monty DonSarah Raven gives advice on taking dahlia cuttingsPlants for late-summer colourCreating a daisy window box


Wedding flowers for September

On 01/06/2012 in forum

currently growing rudbeckias and mini sunflowers at present from seed - which it mentions. I love dahlias so I will definately look into growing those too.   Sotongeoff I am an advanced beginner really. I would love it to be very colourful but was thinking


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