Reply to: One man went to mow.....

[norrahe]

They sell wildflower meadow seeds at homebase...

The thought had crossed my mind

[pacharan]

Rhodedendrons love peat, they live for the stuff. Just chuck in a bag or two under the plant and it should work out.

Well fingers crossed. Will water with soft water. Can easily be obtained by melting ice from the deep freeze.

Just noticed my snakes head fritillaries are out in flower. Only planted them last year so well chuffed. Wonderful display.

[minestrone]

Y

Need to be careful with fertilizer in this hot spell. Can burn the foliage. Make sure you water it in well after the sun has gone down.

Has not been a hot spell in Glasgow since mainland UK drifted off the African coast.

Think I overdone the fertilisation of the front green last year but the lawn was crap anyway and was giving it a try, with 4 lime trees above the grass which was probably laid 100 years ago the top of the turf is just solid leaf deposit and no new growth can break through. Scarified and fertilised last year with no improvement and will be taken up in the next week for new turf.

Rhodedendrons love peat, they live for the stuff. Just chuck in a bag or two under the plant and it should work out.

[Moscow Mule]

I've given up on my lawn, the ants have taken oven and after 3 years of trying everything (bar digging it all up and re turfing) I have thrown in in the trowel (excuse the pun).

They sell wildflower meadow seeds at homebase...

[pacharan]

Got a nice rhodedendron from local garden centre.

They are lime haters.

I live in a limey area.

Will keep it in pot with ericaceous compost .

Think its ok to water with tap eater?

[Halo Jones]

I hate mowing the lawn (& I have only had a lawn for 11 months) ultimately I plan to pave the lot: or maybe astro turf, it has gotten a lot better in recent years

[norrahe]

I've given up on my lawn, the ants have taken oven and after 3 years of trying everything (bar digging it all up and re turfing) I have thrown in in the trowel (excuse the pun).

[pacharan]

Y

I have been leaving it out for the tits (honestly) nesting. I'll stick it in the brown bin tomorrow and dump some fertiliser on the grass.

Need to be careful with fertilizer in this hot spell. Can burn the foliage. Make sure you water it in well after the sun has gone down.

[minestrone]

Tried composting my rakings last year. Moss does not break down at all well.

I have been leaving it out for the tits (honestly) nesting. I'll stick it in the brown bin tomorrow and dump some fertiliser on the grass.

[xoggoth]

This criticism is most unfair as there are very few things in life that are more fascinating than the composting of moss. Only the other day I began a unique scientific experiment to determine which composted fastest:

a) Moss
b) Used bog paper
c) Memories of the 2009 August episode of Big Brother
d) Interest in the referendum on AV voting .

Watch this space.

[xoggoth]

I mowed my lawn today. Tedious. Then tried to strim the edges and got pissed off with the string spooly thing that kept falling off and hurled the strimmer at a concrete wall. Serves it right. Things can annoy me for 5 minutes then they are toast. Why do we not equip toddlers with nuclear weapons? World problems would be sorted much quicker.

[TykeMerc]

Trust me, a couple of hours in your company being regaled with your 'fascinating' tales and it'll be sobbing its heart out.

Fair (and funny)

[amcdonald]

Tried composting my rakings last year. Moss does not break down at all well.

You tried composting

[cojak]

Trust me, a couple of hours in your company being regaled with your 'fascinating' tales and it'll be sobbing its heart out.

[Incognito]

Moss does not break down at all well.

Trust me, a couple of hours in your company being regaled with your 'fascinating' tales and it'll be sobbing its heart out.