Comments for The Sun Gardening Forum http://sungardening.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About by mr f w oliver http://sungardening.wordpress.com/about/#comment-127 mr f w oliver Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:03 +0000 #comment-127 when will i know when my new potatoes are ready for lifting when will i know when my new potatoes are ready for lifting

]]> Comment on Change with the weather by lesley http://sungardening.wordpress.com/change-with-the-weather/#comment-115 lesley Mon, 04 May 2009 18:05:23 +0000 http://sungardening.wordpress.com/?page_id=4#comment-115 Hi, I am growing potatoes in a large sack.My brother started them for me,the stems are over the top of the sack I have kept the earth piled up fed and watered them but...Big bro can't remember when they are ready to pull up,or wether they flower,do i leave them until the leaves turn yellow or................Thanks for you time Lesley.X Hi, I am growing potatoes in a large sack.My brother started them for me,the stems are over the top of the sack I have kept the earth piled up fed and watered them but…Big bro can’t remember when they are ready to pull up,or wether they flower,do i leave them until the leaves turn yellow or…………….Thanks for you time Lesley.X

]]> Comment on About by Brad Hort http://sungardening.wordpress.com/about/#comment-111 Brad Hort Sun, 03 May 2009 19:13:09 +0000 #comment-111 Oleander shrubs prefer a free draining soil and can cope with dry conditions. They do best in a hot, sunny position, especially close to a wall to get extra heat reflected from the wall (this extra heat also helps to protect them in winter). I suggest that when you do the actual planting you place a forkful of well rotted manure or garden compost in the bottom of the planting hole, this will act as a sponge and hold extra moisture during dry periods. Finally, be careful when handling the plant, if you get any of the sap on your this may cause painful blisters to form, especially if it happens on a hot sunny say. Hope this has been helpful Regards Steve Oleander shrubs prefer a free draining soil and can cope with dry conditions. They do best in a hot, sunny position, especially close to a wall to get extra heat reflected from the wall (this extra heat also helps to protect them in winter). I suggest that when you do the actual planting you place a forkful of well rotted manure or garden compost in the bottom of the planting hole, this will act as a sponge and hold extra moisture during dry periods. Finally, be careful when handling the plant, if you get any of the sap on your this may cause painful blisters to form, especially if it happens on a hot sunny say.

Hope this has been helpful

Regards

Steve

]]> Comment on About by dorothy p,b. http://sungardening.wordpress.com/about/#comment-106 dorothy p,b. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:20:06 +0000 #comment-106 Steve. can you tell me the best position and details on planting a Nerum Oleander shrub. thank you. Steve. can you tell me the best position and details on planting a Nerum Oleander shrub. thank you.

]]> Comment on About by Brad Hort http://sungardening.wordpress.com/about/#comment-90 Brad Hort Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:18:38 +0000 #comment-90 Hi Russell, If you want to turn your sink into a lookalike 'stone' trough, the usual thing to do is coat the surfaces you want to cover with a bonding agent (I used a Unibond universal glue) you let the first coat dry before adding a second - this is what the artificial 'stone' mix will bond to. When this second coat has dried, prepare a mixture of equal parts Sand/Cement/Peat add just enough water to get a 'stiff mix' so that you can form it into clumps in you hand. Cover the sink with a layer of this mix at least 1 centimetre (1/2 inch) thick and leave it to dry. After about 3 weeks you can plant up your sink. We are starting to make little gardening video snippets of things like planting potatoes, seed sowing, taking cuttings etc its on www.thegardeningchannel.net You might want to take a look if you have a minute or two to spare. Regards Steve Bradley Hi Russell,

If you want to turn your sink into a lookalike ’stone’ trough, the usual thing to do is coat the surfaces you want to cover with a bonding agent (I used a Unibond universal glue) you let the first coat dry before adding a second – this is what the artificial ’stone’ mix will bond to. When this second coat has dried, prepare a mixture of equal parts Sand/Cement/Peat add just enough water to get a ’stiff mix’ so that you can form it into clumps in you hand. Cover the sink with a layer of this mix at least 1 centimetre (1/2 inch) thick and leave it to dry. After about 3 weeks you can plant up your sink.
We are starting to make little gardening video snippets of things like planting potatoes, seed sowing, taking cuttings etc its on http://www.thegardeningchannel.net You might want to take a look if you have a minute or two to spare.

Regards

Steve Bradley

]]> Comment on About by russell breen http://sungardening.wordpress.com/about/#comment-89 russell breen Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:50:44 +0000 #comment-89 what do you coat Belfast sinks in to camouflage them please ? what do you coat Belfast sinks in to camouflage them please ?

]]> Comment on Bug Wars by Linda Goodrich http://sungardening.wordpress.com/bug-wars/#comment-79 Linda Goodrich Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:16:37 +0000 http://sungardening.wordpress.com/?page_id=6#comment-79 Not really a garden issue,but we are having problems with flies.We get a number of flies on a regular basis on a south facing wall of the house.This even occours on sunny winter days when no flies are noticeable elsewhere.The house and garden is well maintained with no accumulation of rubbish etc.As I understand flies do not build nests I am at a loss as to what is attracting them & how to get rid of them.Any ideas?Thanks Linda Not really a garden issue,but we are having problems with flies.We get a number of flies on a regular basis on a south facing wall of the house.This even occours on sunny winter days when no flies are noticeable elsewhere.The house and garden is well maintained with no accumulation of rubbish etc.As I understand flies do not build nests I am at a loss as to what is attracting them & how to get rid of them.Any ideas?Thanks Linda

]]> Comment on About by jean edwards http://sungardening.wordpress.com/about/#comment-44 jean edwards Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:51:53 +0000 #comment-44 When is the best time to collect seed pods from my Sweet Peas. Some have turned brown,whilst the vast magority are still green. I moved it from one spot last year, and have never seen a sweet pea grow to the height this has. My sister said "sweet peas dont last as long as you have had yours". If this is right, then do I have a strange sweet pea. ( when I moved it, the root area looked like a small bark) Thank you.Jean Edwards. When is the best time to collect seed pods from my Sweet Peas. Some have turned brown,whilst the vast magority are still green. I moved it from one spot last year, and have never seen a sweet pea grow to the height this has. My sister said “sweet peas dont last as long as you have had yours”. If this is right, then do I have a strange sweet pea. ( when I moved it, the root area looked like a small bark) Thank you.Jean Edwards.

]]> Comment on Just another week by tony http://sungardening.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/just-another-week/#comment-42 tony Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:34:45 +0000 http://sungardening.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-42 is the show still on in this wet weather there have been reports that it might not be ? is the show still on in this wet weather there have been reports that it might not be ?

]]> Comment on Cut and Thrust by jeff-naturehills http://sungardening.wordpress.com/2008/08/03/cut-and-thrust/#comment-26 jeff-naturehills Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:32:43 +0000 http://sungardening.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-26 Thank you for providing great small fruit pruning tips. Small fruit gardening has really garnered more attention he last couple of years. Why pay high prices at the grocery store when you can grow it yourself. Thank you for providing great small fruit pruning tips. Small fruit gardening has really garnered more attention he last couple of years. Why pay high prices at the grocery store when you can grow it yourself.

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