just bought reduced cucurma “Longa” in Homebase.
Two rhizomes in a bag for 20p instead of £4.45
Anybody grown this and got any tips?
I actually got three bags and they only charged me forty pence.

bought this in Homebase (with the compost) 
Was labelled pelargonium Frank Headley which it clearly isn’t.
Not only is it not Frank Headley, but it’s not a pelargonium either.
Should know what it is - but don’t!
Cost me 20p so a bargain in anyone’s book no matter what it is.

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Confession  - I'm no good with houseplants but I'd like to be better.

I've had a couple of Amaryllis in flower on the hall table for months - and they really cheered me up. Now that they're finished I thought I'd see if I could keep a flowering houseplant on that table all year round. All that I have at the moment are a tiny Cineraria and a scented pelargonium - both in the greenhouse. I'll bring one indoors tomorrow and see what else I can grow to keep up the succession.

Anyone else joining me?

Hello gardeners! Hope I understand it right that this section is for questions about everything related with the gardening. I'm new on the forum but I am so glad to be here because of amazing people 

My question is about greenhouse. I am planning to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage and other veggies. I want to eat healthy, make juice with it - to grow the perfect food for me and family that we cpuld it without visiting shops at all. So what of them need to grow in the greenhouse? What is your advice for the first greenhouse for a newbie? I think about having one of these small greenhouses, but maybe I need to pay attention on the bigger ones?

What tips do you know about choosing a greenhouse? What is your experience of using them?

So many questions... Thank you in advance!

Does anyone have a Passata machine for processing tomatoes - removing the skin and seeds in the process? 
Something like this https://seedsofitaly.com/passata-machine...cco-large/

I hate the little bits of skin that get left after cooking tomatoes for soups/sauces and I hate even more the process of peeling tomatoes .
Is it worth investing in a  machine or would it be another gadget for the back of the cupboard?

Hi folks

I'm going to be harvesting a lot of comfrey to chop and use as mulch and assume the flowers/stalks are ok to include in the mix? It's bocking 14 btw

...actually got 50 litres out of a 50 litre bag of compost? They always say on the bag '...x litres when filled' so presumably it is super fluffy when it goes in the bag and then compacts during transport and storage. However even after fluffing up the stuff it never comes to 50 litres, and when you put it in a pot it's compressed again by gravity and water. Since I always measure potting mix ingredients out with a 10 L graduated bucket, I reckon I get about 35 to 40 litres from a bag.

What have you made in 2022? 
Please tell us here 


Rhubarb, Onion and Mint chutney/relish/jam???
No real recipe - I made it up.
Two sticks of rhubarb, about 6 bolting onions including green shoots, and 8 large apple mint leaves - all of these were lurking in the kitchen so I thought I'd try cooking them together with some vintage demerara sugar and some red wine vinegar that must be at least 10 years old.
Made one 12oz jar - tastes Ok too.

Morning folks

Well it's nearly 2 years since I lost my darling Stella but we have now taken the plunge again and rescued this poor little soul.

Say hello to Hetty, she's an 11 year old staffie cross.

She needs fattening up and a good bath!

   

What implement would make gardening easier - it doesn't have to be sensible, possible, credible - just use your imagination.

I would like a wheelbarrow with cutting blades, like scythes, on the sides so that I could push the wheelbarrow along the paths and trim the edges at the same time - a bit like Boadicea/Boudicca's chariot.

Whilst searching for an image of the chariot I found this!! 

   

Not quite what I had in mind but maybe I could train Bronwen BrownHen to pull the wheelbarrow.