Reply to: The CUK Gardening Thread

[TykeMerc]

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

[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.

[zeitghost]

Oh aaaaaaarrrrrr, the answer be in the soil.

Aaaaaar.


Now get orff moi laaaand.

[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.

[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.

[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]

[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.

[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

[DodgyAgent]

[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

Pleb

[EternalOptimist]

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

[SueEllen]

Though, thinking about it, I suppose a plant bought from a nursery or garden centre has had constant care up to the point of sale. That can't be said for supermarket plants. Plus, when the stress of transportation is added to the equation coupled with the non optimal environment of a supermarket, it goes some way to explaining why nursery or GC plants are better.

Supermarket grown plants last fine especially if you buy them on the day they are advertised.

I suspect a lot of supermarkets particularly the cheap ones get the stock from growers who supply nurseries and mail order providers.

The plants that I find grow best are ones from my local gardening association as they come from people's gardens in the local area who have the same soil as me.

[Gittins Gal]

Personally I think that they are fine. It's the soil and compost that makes the real difference?

No real science behind that, I know, but it's based on my experiences of supermarket bought vs garden centre bought poinsettias over the years.

Though, thinking about it, I suppose a plant bought from a nursery or garden centre has had constant care up to the point of sale. That can't be said for supermarket plants. Plus, when the stress of transportation is added to the equation coupled with the non optimal environment of a supermarket, it goes some way to explaining why nursery or GC plants are better.

[Scruff]

Personally I think that they are fine. It's the soil and compost that makes the real difference?

[Gittins Gal]

Those cheap supermarket plants and other gardening offers sell out really quickly......

I'm sceptical as to the longevity of supermarket plants.

I prefer to pay a bit more and get them from a specialist nursery or garden centre at the very least.

[SueEllen]

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

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

Those cheap supermarket plants and other gardening offers sell out really quickly......