Yes, Dove, I know what you mean - too much time spend indoors wiaitng for the rain to stop, with a comforting cup of coffee and a choccy bicuit, when we should be out there grafting!
I leave it alone until the leaves have gone brown and withered, then I pull them off. You might like to remove the seedheads tho, to stop it self seeding.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I run a Christmas Workshop in a village near Dorchester (with a buffet lunch) always well into December. When I went to pay the bill for the hall last year there was a row of beautiful gladioli blooming happily in her garden
Can anyone advise me if an East facing lean -to greenhouse will be oK for raising seeds, cuttings and overwintering of non hardy plants. I realise fruit /tomato crops won't be an option, but maybe starting them off will be ok. I have always wanted a greenhouse or conservatory but our dream bungalow is on a very shallow plot, with the back garden being owned by Network Rail, so we can't build on it. Our only hope is a lean -to on the side of the garage with no direct sun. It is sheltered by oak trees to the south!
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Yes, Dove, I know what you mean - too much time spend indoors wiaitng for the rain to stop, with a comforting cup of coffee and a choccy bicuit, when we should be out there grafting!
Does one cut down Montbretia or leave it to its own devices?
I leave it alone until the leaves have gone brown and withered, then I pull them off. You might like to remove the seedheads tho, to stop it self seeding.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Can anyone tell me why a gladioli is flowering at this time of year in Kent?
Maybe it was planted a bit late this year and the mild weather has allowed it to flower.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Loz , your original query was in July , only just seen this site , I assume a lot has happened since then
Are you growing on an allottment or at home ?
Hope things grew well in Aug/Sep/Oct and you could still have loads growing now and planting garlic and winter onoins
I run a Christmas Workshop in a village near Dorchester (with a buffet lunch) always well into December. When I went to pay the bill for the hall last year there was a row of beautiful gladioli blooming happily in her garden
Can anyone advise me if an East facing lean -to greenhouse will be oK for raising seeds, cuttings and overwintering of non hardy plants. I realise fruit /tomato crops won't be an option, but maybe starting them off will be ok. I have always wanted a greenhouse or conservatory but our dream bungalow is on a very shallow plot, with the back garden being owned by Network Rail, so we can't build on it. Our only hope is a lean -to on the side of the garage with no direct sun. It is sheltered by oak trees to the south!
We have room for a 6' x10'.
Is there such a thing as a double glazed version?
Advice would be very much appreciated
Could you tell me why one of my honeysuckles have never flowered since I bought it, when the cheapest Wilkinsons honey suckle is covered in flowers.