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amount of success with cheap plants. Reduced stuff from B&Q or Homebase seems to do ok - I've got some nice heathers that I got 6 of for 50p, and very rapidly growing African violet in the house that was nearly dead when I bought it. I'm also seeing

and they are starting to grow way too large for my garden, so they will have to come out. Yes Kate i,ve been there,done that but they are pretty{ invasive} that is My Himalayan honeysuckle is quite well-behaved - no problems in years. Now, the Welsh poppy is a different

in Dunbar. Heavy rain earlier. Yes, the problem in non germination.  Tried one lot indoors and one lot in the greenhouse weeks ago and nothing at all!  Thinking now of buying some seedlings and growing on. seaside oldie wrote (see) Yes, the problem in non

hear it. Frank Thats amazing Frank! I'm rubbish at poetry, so here goes... Roses are red, Violets are blue, Gardening is my passion, And I hope it's yours too! Basic, but effective haha Oh yes, Frank, I remember it well. I remember writing some rather

As discussed on another thread in the 'Plants' section, I'm starting this for those who may need some help with their sweet peas. HI David i love sweet peas and usually grow them every year with success.however last year i sowed 2 lots and they both

) is late to plant them for flowering,plant for next year. Eh???-bulbs will not keep!!-they need to go in the ground-not sure what you mean? Ok, so I could plant them into pots now, and they will grow but not flower. But they may flower next year

is the relevance of the red chillies that appear by some threads but not others?  Dear Shrinking Violet, not absolutely sure as new to forum - but think the chillies refer to 'hot threads' Am confused. I had email notifications that I had respones in arrivals but I

Alchemilla Mollis into a tray to grow on and yes-yes, this will become a pest in a few years time but not yet  I love so many things about this plant and its only real drawback is that it wilts a little in the hottest part of the day (big girls blouse). I

and their gro bags. I lost a lot of plants through using it a few years ago and I've never used again. I planted my tomato plants into their grow bags and some of them just died and I hardly had any toms to pick on what I had left. It is better to pay a little

of grit to keep the slugs off. I'm especially pleased with my newbie Patriot that I brought last year from B&Q with three stalks and this year there are eleven fingers!  I adore hostas but only started growing them recently because I was afraid of the slug