What has happened to the bees,I have noticed a complete lack of them on all the flowers.
I have a 12 year old camellia in a tub. It has flowered well, is beginning to put out new growth.However, over recent years it has become leggy with lots of bare patches, and less foliage than before. In my view It needs pruning. Can I do this now wnen the last of the flowers have gone, can I take the top off?
About 6 weeks ago I planted a bare root Stella Cherry. I live in Central Scotland with a very sticky clay soil.There is no growth whatsoever but I rubbed off 1 bud, it was dead then another and it was green underneath, but still no signs of growth.Do you think I have lost it or do I prune it and leave it or just leave it, talk nicely to it and hope for the best. The weather here is a bit warmer now but still quite wet. I would hate to lose it and am about to plant a Victoria Plum with is now in growth within its polythene pot.
I have just replanted a Beech hedge, to help it along what do I need to do. Also there is very little growth at the bottom of the hedging, do I need to cut it down, to improve the growth and is now the time to be doing that.
I have three vines in my greenhouse and I get a lot of growth in the spring-summer. although I get a good crop of grapes should I cut back this green growth as I do with tomatoes. ie side shoots, to get a better crop?
slugs are eating my blackcurrant buds i dont want to use chemicals what can i do?