I used a computer tablet to take photos yesterday and when I tried to download to a thread on here I received a message saying that it was too big, so how do I reduce the size of a photo to allow downloading, I don't know much about computer operations so please keep any instructions easy to follow

Having read Veggie's thread about 2,000 year old dates (I think she placed them in a box and forgot about them) and I am sure there is a reference to an exhibition strain of onions coming from a packet of seeds that was in a jacket pocket for 7 years, made me wonder how many gardeners have had good results from seeds which have been well past their best by date, personally I haven't a clue as I don't keep records of seed sowing etc. but perhaps you have, or have heard of good results from old seed, if so please tell.

Well, my kitchen extension has started but I have a huge lilac that has suckered. This is coming down. We've chopped all the stems to ground but I would love to save a few plants. 

I've a lot of work to do at the moment t so I'm wondering if it's worth digging up a few clumps? Or trying root cuttings? Lots on so I don't want to waste my time trying to do it if they are difficult to take. 

I would like to put a few in at the wild area at the back. I love these for cut flowers but it is a thug for suckers and is covering about a 6ft square area.

im looking for some help, I have adopted 2 feral cats that have started visiting the garden since my Tigger died earlier this year, I’ve been feeding them it helps with keeping any mice or rats populations down. Big downside is they have taken a shine to my raised flower bed as a toilet, I spent an hour last Saturday digging out all their faeces and replacing it with fresh topsoil. I also put some chicken wire in on top and just pressed it down onto the bed thinking that they wouldn’t get under it because of its wiry nature. Big mistake they got into the tunnel formed by the wire and used it without digging the usual hole wit her telltale mound of earth beside it. Looks like I have another hour or two today clearing it all again. 

Has anyone any suggestions of what I could put into the bed to put them off, I really don’t want to net the box off completely as I have honeysuckle and jasmine creepers planted in it along with daff bulbs and a few other plants and shrubs.

   
   
   

I bought a bag of dolomite lime on line, delivered today, now really don't know if I purchased it for the garden, or because of the memories it re-kindles, when working in the local steelworks I must have shovelled tonnes of the stuff when fettling the furnaces, now I am wishing I had taken some bags of it, it would have lasted for years and saved me some money
Do you use anything in the garden which brings back memories

I was sent a link to a seed catalogue on Issuu and found all manner of good stuff on there - and it seems to be free  unless there's a price by the item. 
Lots of books, full text and downloadable. Put your subject in the search box - and limit the language to English, unless you're multilingual, and you can spend hours reading books, magazines etc. 

I like books and I like them even more when they're free.

https://issuu.com/search?language=en&q=u...ublication

Hi Folks

Just sorting through my "leaves / lettuce" seeds and found some sorrel, the packet is open so I must have tried it before!

Anyway, does anyone grow it, I read it can be treated as an annual or perennial?

There’s not much wood in a London glassblowing exhibition, but what there is, Bob made .

https://londonglassblowing.co.uk/exhibit...blowing-2/

Share those headlines, adverts and sayings that make you think of gardening............

"Apple products worth £5m stolen from lorry on M1"

My immediate thought - its millions of apple pies or rare fruit trees.

Some Broad beans and winter hardy Peas can be sown October/November. 

Do you do this and which ones have you sown or are going to sow - and how?? 
Any hints/tips/experiences you'd like to share?

I've started some Super Aquadulce  BBs in modules in the GH and I'm sorting out some other seeds as we speak.