Winter Protection For You Perennial Plants.
Winter protection for your perennial plants.One possible solution is to use a horticultural fleece pegged out over the beds in late December to the end of February.Also under the fleece it will be worth...
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Growing Roses In Container.
Growing roses in containers is not an easy gardeing project.Although they will grow in most composts the quality of the flowers can be different.The best potting compost for roses in containers is a soil...
Small Black Flies In Lemon Tree Compost.
If you have flies in the lemon tree compost a number of solutions are possible to prevent this. 1. grow some seeds around the base of the pot this has a sent that will...
Re-Potting Large House Plants.
Re-Potting large house plants at this time of year(January) is a project many gardeners undertake.Although pot size is one of the key factors to controlling the size of most house plants.Re-potting is an essential...
Moss Problems On Garden Borders.
Often moss growing on top of a garden border tends to suggest the soil is to acid and lacks humids and organic matter.The best course of action is to test the soil pH and...
Grass Seed Failing To Germinate In Hot Weather.
Grass seed often in hot weather grass seed will not germinate,the seed has a kind of built in chemical temperature gage.When the weather cools down a bit you should see it start to germinate...
Unwanted Weeds What To Do With Them.
If you have created a pile of weeds and want to know how to get rid of it. The odds are if you mounded it up during dry weather that it will be quite...
Slippery Decking Problems.
Slippery decking – The solution is to water the decking with jeyes fluid by using a 2 gallon watering can with 8 cap fulls of jeyes fluid.This will help to kill the existing lichens...
Establishing A Large Water Feature Or Pond.
Question Any Advice on establishing my new water feature thats a 10 by 24 metres pond. Answer One of the main keys in creating a water feature such as a pond or large lake...
Pruning Climbing Roses.
Lots of gardeners have lots of ideas on pruning climbing roses but here is an overview of the basic principles. When to prune – Ideally they should be pruned in late winter but can...
