The CUK Gardening Thread

[DodgyAgent]

my dad was an real expert at all things growing and he taught me a useful tip - when you are transplanting or dealing with the soil or compost in any way, rinse your hands thoroughly.
Not wash - rinse.
get all the chemicals, incl soap, off your hands before you go anywhere near the tender bits

Unless of course you use this : AgriHit? Natural Bio Cleaner

[norrahe]

[QUOTE=cailin maith;1963964]

A nice clematis would be nice.

Clematis 'Victoria' (LL) | Clematis 'Victoria'/RHS Gardening

£3.99 in Aldi at the moment - I bought 2 yesterday

Problem with clematis is they don't give a scent and they flower for short period. What you are then left with is a very prolific green leafy plant for the rest of the period which is a nightmare to prune back every week. You can get ones that flower at different times of the year, but only briefly which is shame.

[Gittins Gal]

Passion Flower (passiflora caerulea) is a particularly striking climber.



It's a native of South America and consequently needs protecting from frost but I've seen plenty growing on sheltered walls in gardens round here.

[norrahe]

Passion Flower (passiflora caerulea) is a particularly striking climber.



It's a native of South America and consequently needs protecting from frost but I've seen plenty growing on sheltered walls in gardens round here.

They are a lot more frost resistant thank you think and do flower for quite some time as well.

[Scruff]

They are a lot more frost resistant thank you think and do flower for quite some time as well.

I have a £15 passiflora purchased from Tesco and its doing very nicely, thank you very much. Needs to be in partial shade. If you are VERY lucky, you might even get some granadillas / passion fruit in the early autumn.

[zeitghost]

Oh aaaaaaarrrrrr, the answer be in the soil.

Aaaaaar.


Now get orff moi laaaand.

[zoco]

Question for the grassheads.

What is the best way of dealing with yarrow in a lawn short of digging up the affected areas?

I've used a selective weedkiller but it don't touch the yarrow.

Thinking it may be a long term strategy of aeration, top dressing and repeat applications of weedkiller as it seems to be a stubborn bugger.

[TykeMerc]

Mixture of paraquat and napalm, apply liberally to the lawn, your PC and list of sockpuppet ID's and passwords.