I have some calibrachoa planted in window boxes with good quality compost along with a bit of vermiculite, swell gel and slow release feeding. I have them planted up for about a month or more but have noticed where the leaves of some of them are turning yellow and wonder what could this be. They were planted up in the greenhouse and were taken outside about a week or so ago. Some of them don't seem to have been affected and have kept their good green leaf colour.
I've grown Nicola potatoes in the same ground for the last two seasons and wonder can they be put there again for the third season. I've heard where they should be moved to a different spot every couple of years. Nothing else has ever been grown in this particular bit of ground.
I've just noticed that a healthy calibrachoa I have in a window box is quite limp and wilted. The culprit is probably the white fly I noticed at the base of the plant. I'm wondering what's the best way to get rid of these pests and will the poor plant come back to itself again. Regards
There's some beautifully scented wild honeysuckle growing in the hedgerow beside our house. I'd love to take a cutting of it to see if it would grow in our own garden and wonder when and how would be the best way to go about it.
I'll be planting up some window boxes and baskets shortly and will be adding some slow release granular feed to the compost. If I feed them later on in the summer with tomato plant food would they benefit any more from this or would it instead be too much feed for them? Best wishes and thanks.
Every year I look forward to planting up window boxes, using mostly petunia, calibrachoa and lobelia and marigold. I'd really appreciate any tips you might have to get a really nice healthy and long lasting display. I wonder what might be the best type of compost to use. I've seen the 'miracle grow' brand which is especially for containers and baskets but it's quite expensive and I have a lot of containers to fill. Spacing of plants is another query I have.I'm inclined to sometimes become over enthusiastic and put too many plants in the window box. I was also wondering about vermiculite and perlite. Would adding them to the compost help to give a better flower display, I wonder?