Posting pictures
Posted by: Knotty - 27-05-2023, 01:47 PM - Replies (25)

Could someone tell me how to post pictures please.

Continue reading..

  Eucalyptus
Posted by: Small chilli - 26-05-2023, 12:22 PM - Replies (1)

Growing from seed for the first time. When would you put seedlings out to start hardening off? Don’t know why but growing eucalyptus seems really alien to me. I know they do well here . There’s some massive ones in one of the gardens I visit.

Continue reading..

  You know you're a Gardener when..........
Posted by: Veggie - 25-05-2023, 11:46 PM - Replies (10)

   

What's your score?
Don't think I've done Number 3 but all the rest are familiar. Big Grin 9/10

Continue reading..

  Rambling red stripe
Posted by: Small chilli - 25-05-2023, 06:51 PM - Replies (5)

Can I grow ramblings red stripe in a hanging basket? Never grown a ramblings tomato before so not sure what they do or like.

Continue reading..

  You get what you pay for!
Posted by: Farendwoman - 25-05-2023, 10:51 AM - Replies (6)

Compare my cheapo ranunculus from the supermarket with Scarlet’s superb specimens!
I really like mine too, but ………. They’re not much different to poppies!



Attached Files Thumbnail(s)
   
Continue reading..

  Iris
Posted by: Veggie - 24-05-2023, 07:36 PM - Replies (9)

       

I acquired these Iris last year from the Free site but its the first time I've seen them in flower. They were described as blue and yellow and they are beautiful. 
Yesterday I thought I'd give them a treat and weed around them. It was then that I found out how fragile the stems are.  Sad  Never mind, I expect it'll be back next year and I do have some more in another bit of the garden.

The yellow Flag iris and a maroon iris are also flowering now. I really like them.

Continue reading..

  Onion sets
Posted by: Admin - 24-05-2023, 05:07 PM - Replies (12)

I have just purchased 5 bags of Santero onion sets for the princely sum of 10p a bag.

What's the latest anyone has planted sets and got results?
I only stand to loose 50p so thought it worth a punt.

Continue reading..

  Scapes
Posted by: Veggie - 21-05-2023, 10:13 PM - Replies (27)

How do you react when you spot a Scape on your Alliums? 
Do you:-
1. Cut them off
2. Pull up the allium
3. Ignore them
4. Eat them.
5. Something else?

Continue reading..

  Antics of a snail
Posted by: Can the Man - 19-05-2023, 09:37 PM - Replies (4)

today I was in the garden and something caught my eye, it was a cuckoo in the garden, I watched her fly over my hedge. I then noticed something in my buckthorn bush and went to investigate. This bush is about 10m high, and up in the top of it looked like a walnut but on closer investigation it appears to be a snail, about 9 m up the trunk.

   
   

Continue reading..

  Sweetcorn seedlings dying off
Posted by: doublyjonah - 19-05-2023, 01:53 PM - Replies (7)

Hi all,

This year I sowed the rest of my packed of Incredible F1 in the hope of finally growing decent sweetcorn. The seed sprouted well and grew to a few inches high. Then the seedlings started keeling over. They didn't have what I think of as the usual signs of damping off - overly damp soil and withered sections of stem. I planted them out and even the decent looking ones have died (three survivors out of 30 or so!). I've ordered some more seed and I'll try again – my daughter loves it and we were so excited to grow it this year that I will even look at buying plants if the new seed doesn't take off or is looking too slow to develop.

I've never had luck getting my corn to the plate, but I've also not had problems at the seedling stage before. They were going downhill before transplant so I don't think it's to do with transplant shock or root disturbance.

Any ideas other than damping off? Pro tips to avoid problems with my next batch? Should I just chit them and then transfer to the plot instead of growing into little plants first?

Thanks!

Continue reading..

Online Users
There are currently 313 online users. 0 Member(s) | 310 Guest(s)
Applebot, Bing, Google

Forum Statistics
Members: 85,   Forum threads: 2,270,   Forum posts: 70,648,   Latest member: Ashhyoyo,   Full Statistics

Welcome, Guest
You have to register before you can post on our site.

Username
  

Password
  





Latest Threads
2025 - What I harvested t...
Last Post: Vinny
2 hours ago 342

2025 - How's your weather...
Last Post: Vinny
2 hours ago 585

2025 - What I did today
Last Post: Vinny
2 hours ago 794

2025 - Today's Recipe
Last Post: Vinny
2 hours ago 1,049

Sweetcorn
Last Post: Small chilli
7 hours ago 43

2025 - Freecycle and simi...
Last Post: Veggie
Yesterday, 01:15 PM 154

2025 & 2024 - How many c...
Last Post: JJB
Yesterday, 09:22 AM 47

2025 - What I sowed today
Last Post: JJB
26-08-2025, 10:58 AM 214

Sowing for Autumn/Winter ...
Last Post: Vinny
24-08-2025, 10:10 PM 18

I-Spy Plants in May - Aug...
Last Post: JJB
24-08-2025, 09:13 AM 339


Search Forums

Advanced Search



Theme © iAndrew 2018 - Forum software by © MyBB .