I PLANTED MANY DAFFODILS TULIPS AND IRISES 2YEARS AGO. 1ST SPRING THEY WERE GREAT BUT LAST SPRING VERY FEW OF THEM FLOWERED. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO NOW TO PREVENT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN?
I have 2 - 3 year old stable manure. Can I use that just like bagged compost from the shop for seeding, pot-planting etc. or is it too strong/good/...?
Hi Gerry, part of our beech hedge, which is 4 foot high, is leggy, with few branches on the lower half. Can I cut this back to encourage branching, and when? Thanks, Harry Bond.
i have a steady supply of horse manure and as i think my veg plot has enough added i was wondering could i add manure to my compost heap for use later this year or next year?
I have a large area of ground around my summer house. Space is not a problem! In order for me to develop a substantially large garden in the future (up to 2 acres) I have to firstly establish a good shelter belt. I have chosen (so far) pines with a mix of broadleaves such as Sycamore, Ask (Fraxinus) and Alder. The pines were only 2ft tall when planted (from pots) and the broadleaves were approx 3-4ft bare-root at planting. They were planted two years ago and despite some failures are just doing OK. Slow but gradually growing despite the occasional battering from winter storms. Do you have any suggestions ragarding adding other trees to this shelter belt? I would like to add at least another layer to the leeward side of this current planting in order to beef up the shelter belt and not have it grow as just a linear planting. But am I being too impatient? I would like to vary the mix of trees (coniferous & broadleaves) but the site is still very prone to damage from the severe Atlantic storms thay come form the south-west. Advice on choice of trees, planting patterns and maybe the need to be more patient?
Could you advise the easiest way to kill grass to make way for new raised beds for vegetable growing. do not want to use roundup etc. and hubby would prefer not to dig out old lawn. Would cardboard or mulching work and how long would that take? Or could the new topsoil/manure be just put straight in on top of the grass inside the raised beds?