Looking to cheer up our patio with some nice pots and flowers this year for hubby to sit out in a nice environment when he comes home. Any recommendations on where to buy nice planters? TIA!

Hi Folks

I'm planting up some baskets tomorrow for Mrs B and wondered if I need to add anything to the store bought compost, say some bfb?

What seeds are you planning/ hoping to save this year ? 

My plan to save primrose seeds for the second year running isn’t going to happen. Voles are taking them long before they’re ready to collect. 

I’m hoping to save autumn king carrots this year. This will be a first for me. I left half a tub in the tunnel over winter and flower spikes are starting to appear. 

Also planning on saving honesty , rock roses , Aubrieta, sweet pea & beans ( 1 runner, 1 DFB, 2 CFB)  . Lots can go wrong before that happens.

Anyone got any recommendations for a multi spray gun / head for the hosepipe.

I’ve had Hose lock before but if fell apart after it’s first winter outside. To expensive to replace regularly.
I currently have a flopro .

   

which has lasted pretty well apart from the bit of plastic that controls the on off broke fairly quickly. But I’ve continued to use it for a good few years. You can still see where the on off strip of plastic used to be ( shiny bright blue, between the white cracked edges)

   

 It’s now becoming a pain ( literally at times). As all I have to turn on off & control the flow is this little sticky up bit of white plastic.

   

Now I’m using the hose more often ( more pots to water) it’s becoming quite annoying/ uncomfortable. 
No bob can’t fix it, he’s already laughed at me when I asked him   .
Any recommendations would be great. Thank you.

Tell us how you start your seeds, especially those you start indoors prior to planting out.
Do you chit them, soak them, in bags of compost, straight into pots/trays of compost or any magic mixture.............or do you just ask them nicely to grow?
Different techniques for different seeds? 
Please share.

Can you help please?

I want to grow a squash/pumpkin (going to call them all squash from now on) that is:- 
......not too big that it takes a week to eat, and not too small that you need 4 of them for a meal. 
......that keeps well over winter.
..... tastes good, fresh or after storage
......doesn't have a lumpy skin that's difficult to cut
......easy to grow and a reliable cropper
......productive - more than one squash per plant.

Don't say Tromboncinos, but something with similar virtues. 

Some of you may remember growing Carosello a few years when a very kind member of another place shared some Italian seeds with us.  I wasn't very successful with mine IIRC but I bought some seeds from Franchi last year planning to try growing them again. https://seedsofitaly.com/search.php?sear...=carosello

Does anyone here grow them now? Looking for tips  on growing them - like size, support, temperature, taste and worthwhile growing or not.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61255733

Certainly works for me!

As you are all really board of hearing about   . I’m growing lot of things in pot ready for my new garden. When can I stop potting on? I know it depends a lot on the type of plant. But can I keep them in smaller pots or is it going to stunt them when they actually go into the ground? 
Advice please

How much of the wet stuff have you had.... I was hoping to dig another bed but we have had such little rain that everything has dried up. All the water butts are empty too