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Location: without class distinction, Australia
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13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
I couldn't believe the lack of gardening threads that came up when I did a search! So here comes a gardening tips thread!
My house has a little courtyard with a little garden, and for ages I have been meaning to get into it and make it into something that isn't just overrun with weeds. I realise that the first (and huge step!) is to get rid of the weeds, but unless I have a plan, I don't think I will even get that far!
I want to have a little herb garden and maybe a strawberry patch. But also some nice colourful things that require minimal attention and aren't expensive to buy. (Thinking of getting some wormwood after seeing on a tv show that it can survive on rainwater, plus it sounds hardcore to say "i have wormwod in my garden"
)
Any ideas? Tips? Typs of herbs? Anyone else have gardening problems to share?
I couldn't believe the lack of gardening threads that came up when I did a search! So here comes a gardening tips thread!
My house has a little courtyard with a little garden, and for ages I have been meaning to get into it and make it into something that isn't just overrun with weeds. I realise that the first (and huge step!) is to get rid of the weeds, but unless I have a plan, I don't think I will even get that far!
I want to have a little herb garden and maybe a strawberry patch. But also some nice colourful things that require minimal attention and aren't expensive to buy. (Thinking of getting some wormwood after seeing on a tv show that it can survive on rainwater, plus it sounds hardcore to say "i have wormwod in my garden"
)Any ideas? Tips? Typs of herbs? Anyone else have gardening problems to share?
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Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
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Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
Posted:
.....just dont?
i feel sorry of the weeds, its not their fault they're so good at growing. i say let the strongest survive!
.....just dont?
i feel sorry of the weeds, its not their fault they're so good at growing. i say let the strongest survive!
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Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
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4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Posted:
Don't use a big tub of weed killer!
My mum and my step dad are doing our little garden up at the momant. It was overrun with bramble and weeds. They did half of the job with a hand sythe, then got bored, and went out and bought a big spray tub of weed killer (the type you strap on your back :eep:) and have sprayed the whole garden with the stuff
It's killed all the weed's and plants, and they're still going to have to sythe all the dead stuff away.
They migth as well have done the job with the sythe in the first place, wthout killing lots of insects and things and putting nasty chemicals in the ground
Don't use a big tub of weed killer!
My mum and my step dad are doing our little garden up at the momant. It was overrun with bramble and weeds. They did half of the job with a hand sythe, then got bored, and went out and bought a big spray tub of weed killer (the type you strap on your back :eep:) and have sprayed the whole garden with the stuff
It's killed all the weed's and plants, and they're still going to have to sythe all the dead stuff away.
They migth as well have done the job with the sythe in the first place, wthout killing lots of insects and things and putting nasty chemicals in the ground
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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
had her carpal tunnel surgery already thanks v much
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Location: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK)
Posted:
any questions, pm Sunbird, he's a trained gardener (though he's not good with houseplants
)
any questions, pm Sunbird, he's a trained gardener (though he's not good with houseplants
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old hand
784 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
old hand
784 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
Herbs are definately the way to go- they are cheap, can be very colourful, and the insects love them. Most of them require mininimal attention as well, and will be happy to grow in pots. Depending on the weather where you live it should be easy to find some that suit you. Can I also recommend Alpine Strawberries? (also called Wild Strawberries or Fraise du Bois). Once you pop these in you can leave them to it, and they will self seed themselves around your patch- even in cracks in walls and paths. The fruits are small, but highly flavoured, and a good plant will produce loads.
As for the weeds, that just takes time. What season is it where you are? It would make sense to do some clearing while they are not growing so hard, and then when things start to warm up you can pull them up as and when they appear. If you do have to resort to weedkiller then look for a glyphosate one. It only affects the weed you spray it onto and biodegrades away afterwards.
I have produced a garden and an allotment from scratch- it is hard but worth it!
Herbs are definately the way to go- they are cheap, can be very colourful, and the insects love them. Most of them require mininimal attention as well, and will be happy to grow in pots. Depending on the weather where you live it should be easy to find some that suit you. Can I also recommend Alpine Strawberries? (also called Wild Strawberries or Fraise du Bois). Once you pop these in you can leave them to it, and they will self seed themselves around your patch- even in cracks in walls and paths. The fruits are small, but highly flavoured, and a good plant will produce loads.
As for the weeds, that just takes time. What season is it where you are? It would make sense to do some clearing while they are not growing so hard, and then when things start to warm up you can pull them up as and when they appear. If you do have to resort to weedkiller then look for a glyphosate one. It only affects the weed you spray it onto and biodegrades away afterwards.
I have produced a garden and an allotment from scratch- it is hard but worth it!
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Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
Posted:
Strawberries aren't too difficult to grow, and some herbs - but corriander isn't too easy. Courgettes are pretty rewarding too - but they grow very fast once they get going.
Peppers and chillis are fun to grow, I had lots of success with chillis one year. Same with tomatoes.
As for colour. This time of year it's ideal to plant bizzy lizzies. So my mum says. Can't say I've bothered.
Sweet peas aren't peas. They're not even much of a flower. What is the point of them?
Strawberries aren't too difficult to grow, and some herbs - but corriander isn't too easy. Courgettes are pretty rewarding too - but they grow very fast once they get going.
Peppers and chillis are fun to grow, I had lots of success with chillis one year. Same with tomatoes.
As for colour. This time of year it's ideal to plant bizzy lizzies. So my mum says. Can't say I've bothered.
Sweet peas aren't peas. They're not even much of a flower. What is the point of them?
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wandering thru the woods of WI
3,556 posts
Location: Wisconsin, USA
wandering thru the woods of WI
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Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posted:
When I've done landscaping, I try to find plants that are somewhat native...
There is less need to take care of them, and with all the manicured gardens out there, it is a nice contrast...
of course, i like my roses carnations and daisies
When I've done landscaping, I try to find plants that are somewhat native...
There is less need to take care of them, and with all the manicured gardens out there, it is a nice contrast...
of course, i like my roses carnations and daisies
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Momma Bear
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Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
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4,525 posts
Location: Telford, Shrops, United Kingdom
Posted:
Rouge, great idea miss! 
I reccommend Basil- my mum grows hers on a window sill, and its great for just picking bits off to put in dinner.
Also for your garden how about a rockery? you could have tyme, parsley? it'd be really lovely I think
Remember to show us pics *excited*
ooh, how about a fairy garden?!!
Rouge,
great idea miss! I reccommend Basil- my mum grows hers on a window sill, and its great for just picking bits off to put in dinner.
Also for your garden how about a rockery? you could have tyme, parsley? it'd be really lovely I think
Remember to show us pics
*excited*ooh, how about a fairy garden?!!
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water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
Posted:
hey rougie, are those plants your mum gave u still in that plastic bag on your front step. cos if they are, ive got a good tip
hey rougie, are those plants your mum gave u still in that plastic bag on your front step. cos if they are, ive got a good tip
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Posted:
My grandad rakes uneaten beans, fruit, veg and nutrient rich decomposable food from meals into his growing patch in the garden. Be warned, neighbours may accuse you of attracting vermin but it works and if you rake it in properly few rodents will appear.
My grandad rakes uneaten beans, fruit, veg and nutrient rich decomposable food from meals into his growing patch in the garden. Be warned, neighbours may accuse you of attracting vermin but it works and if you rake it in properly few rodents will appear.
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old hand
784 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
old hand
784 posts
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Posted:
Or you could compost it in a bin first- most you can buy are either rodent proof already, or can be made so
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My grandad rakes uneaten beans, fruit, veg and nutrient rich decomposable food from meals into his growing patch in the garden. Be warned, neighbours may accuse you of attracting vermin but it works and if you rake it in properly few rodents will appear.
Or you could compost it in a bin first- most you can buy are either rodent proof already, or can be made so
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Posted:
Hopwe none of you Birts are gardening. There's a water ban don'tcha know.
Oh yes. Three people have already drowned in this leathal drought.
Hopwe none of you Birts are gardening. There's a water ban don'tcha know.
Oh yes. Three people have already drowned in this leathal drought.
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Location: Scotland (UK)
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Posted:
There is no waterban in Scotland I know of. We have enough water this year. I have had many a waterfight and hosed the garden alot. I also have a few waterbuts on the go but not much is being collected.
There is no waterban in Scotland I know of. We have enough water this year. I have had many a waterfight and hosed the garden alot. I also have a few waterbuts on the go but not much is being collected.
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Are we there yet?
1,897 posts
Location: australia
Are we there yet?
1,897 posts
Location: australia
Posted:
I know - it's downright wrong...
anyhooo...
vietnamese mint is a good one for the herb garden - can be grown from a cutting from another plant and they take no looking after at all.
Fertilise regularly in the growing season and water maybe once a week - 2 weeks in winter...
Written by: Rouge Dragon
I couldn't believe the lack of gardening threads that came up when I did a search! So here comes a gardening tips thread!
I know - it's downright wrong...
anyhooo...
vietnamese mint is a good one for the herb garden - can be grown from a cutting from another plant and they take no looking after at all.
Fertilise regularly in the growing season and water maybe once a week - 2 weeks in winter...
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