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Making your own pots from paper will save you money, and reduce the amount of plastic you use in your garden and greenhouse. Newspaper pots are completely biodegradable, so when plants are growing strongly and ready to go outside, the whole pot can

There are a few new veg growers me included out there, so I thought I would start a thread to gather some tips on how people save money in their garden/allotment. I have started a nitrogen feed with nettles pulled from my allotment. Spoke nice to a

few bits to friends, too. If I wanted more I could save some of the ripe seed capsules and sow them to raise new plants, but I think one clump is enough.Apparently you can find it growing wild in parts of southern England, especially on lime-rich soils

. Coriander does tend to run to seed but you can save the seeds and use them as a spice, or sow some for next year. There is a variety of coriander called 'Leisure' that is claimed to be slower at running to seed (bolting). I haven't evaluated this against

around £2.99 each which could work out quite expensive though depending on how many guests but would save alot of work.  Unfortunately I have no idea what type of seeds were in the pretty little packages!! (obviously didn't have my 'gardening' head

Afternoon all. I received some rhubarb seeds this morning from ebay, but they have come with no sowing instructions or any information whatsoever, so can you answer a few questions for me, saves me googling for half a day. When do I sow them

to grow it too. I am trying to get seeds of Persicaria orientalis, no luck so far. Can anyone help? Try Great Dixter, Janet. (Christopher Lloyd's great garden in Sussex: they do mail order) first time ive have grown double begonias had a very good

Looking for suggestions. I 'had' a lovely hanging basket of violas but because of the wind and rain they are now a mess. despite deadheading as much as I could lots are going to seed and the rest are a yellow mess. I know I can't save the poor souls

wildlife garden at an RSPB reserve it's a beautiful thing I also took a photo to load up here, thanks for saving me with all that kerfuffle! It's borage! I agree! Yes.  I agree too: http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=257 It also comes

final collection of any autumn leaves still lying aroundSearch through seed and bulb catalogues for new things to grow this coming seasonRepair wobbly or damaged fences and treat wooden structures with preservativePut out fresh water for birds every day