gardening info-hanging baskets

The hanging baskets are still hanging in there,the weather's being kind to us at the moment,regular watering/feeding is the key especially in these baskets as they've had tumbler tomatoes in them as well as flowers.

gardening info-seed sowing

Seed sowing at the National Wildflower Centre,sowing wildflower seed when it's at its best i.e. fresh and are we using Peat...........NO,Pete's the one doing the sowing,we use Coir. Do I wet the compost first or sow the seed then water?  Answer at bottom of the page.

A mixture to see if there is any difference in germination

gardening info-Snailery up and running

Yes the Snailery is up and running (well maybe not running as snails can't run or can they). As you can see from the photos I've started with a small group which will be added to.They have food ,water, place to hide,now all they have to do in return to produce snail poo which I can add to the plants that I grow,oops nearly forgot to mention you can add egg shells,the snails like them as it provides Calcium for their own shells,CRAZY ISN'T IT :))))

gardening info-cuckoo flower

Cuckoo flower,Ladys smock(Cardamine pratensis) cuttings taken today,this plant likes wet grasslands so it likes heavy soils as well. It is an important larval host plant and nectar source for the Orange Tip and Green Veined White butterflies.These cuttings are just laid flat on this occasion gritty sand and periodically misted