Gardening Thread

[Mad Hatter]

My roses smell gorgeous (about the depth of my gardening expertise that !)

pmsl....

[littlesally]

We have got a hedge between us and our neighbour, and want to get rid of it - a fence only needs creosoting now and then, this hedge takes over the garden at times!
How do we get rid of it?
I am tempted to tip loads of weed killer down the roots. Would this work?

Sally x

[Mochamoos]

no label anyone got a plaster ?????????? (yes they have thorns....owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww)

ouch!

[Mochamoos]

Wait another few weeks till the threat of cold spells has gone.

[littlesally]

I cut my yukka in half as it was touching my ceiling. The top half has now grown roots and I've potted it.
What I would like to know is if it is too soon to put it outside - still in the pot - and will the bottom half do anything now? Like grow new shoots? It has done nothing since I cut the top off.
I've looked at loads of stuff on the internet but nothing seems to say anything about the bottom half.

Sally x

[Amethyst]

oh I''m gonna go see if theres a label now ! pmsl







no label anyone got a plaster ?????????? (yes they have thorns....owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww)

[Mochamoos]

LOL... The ones next door are purple! You appear to have the same knowledge of roses as me, I like the white ones!

[Amethyst]

Purple ones and Red ones

[Mochamoos]

Apparently you can buy things called potatoe drums (found out in the garden centre today) they are great big pots with removable sections on the sides, that way you can get to the potatoes with out having to dig the plants up!




What roses do you have? My neighbour has a huge rose bush and I keep sticking my head over the fence to sniff them

[Amethyst]

My roses smell gorgeous (about the depth of my gardening expertise that !)

[peed 'orf]

I grew them in a pot and everyone said you couldnt grow potatoes in a pot!

I saw that on Great food live, the man said about growing the in alarge pot or drum, as they grow keep adding soil. That way they grow all up the stem! I'm trying it, looks like it's working alright.

[Mochamoos]

Just dug up my first batch of potatoes! They all look good... very chuffed I grew them in a pot and everyone said you couldnt grow potatoes in a pot!

[littlesally]

Thank you, will try all of those!
Off to buy a third lot of Morning Glories, hopefully this time they will not end up as dinner.

Sally x

[peed 'orf]

I've found slugs like dried cat and dog food, and seem to prefere it to plants. As i haven't got round to doing the garden yet (everything's in pots), I haven't tried it properly.

[Mochamoos]

Beer works every time, they adore it! Bit yucky picking them out though! Also pine needles, lots of broken up pine cones they will not crawl over sharp pointy things!