[Help] Gardeners Question Time.

[WATFORD zero]

and todays issue with my lawn? The discovery of ruddy leatherjackets who are determined to ruin all the hard work i’ve been putting into getting a mice green turf.

Ive sent off for some Nematodes, hopefully they will do the trick

I suspect I may have some, a badger has ripped up a few square feet of lawn. Probably equally effective as Nematodes but doesn't leave such a nice finish

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Leatherjackets in the lawn, chafer and vine weevil grubs in the pots and tubs. Still, the bindweed is in full flower.....

 

[A mex eyecan]

Leatherjackets in the lawn, chafer and vine weevil grubs in the pots and tubs. Still, the bindweed is in full flower.....

ruddy nature ……

 

[Wardy's twin]

Can anyone identify these tiny catapillars feasting on my himalayan birch? Probably on a few millimetres long

looks like some form of saw fly

 

[Coldeanseagull]

ruddy nature ……

And to really top it all, spanish slugs!

 

[Wardy's twin]

One Garden Brighton only opened in 2021, it’s matured nicely. This from our visit on Friday. The year of Rudbeckia’s, they’ve loved the rain!

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my Rudbeckia have been the best they have been this year

 

[WATFORD zero]

And to really top it all, spanish slugs!

@Bakero will have a great Tapas recipe for them

 

[Coldeanseagull]

@Bakero will have a great Tapas recipe for them

 

[zefarelly]

And to really top it all, spanish slugs!

Can you use them in paella? Rolled in paprika first probably

 

[Weststander]

my Rudbeckia have been the best they have been this year

The same. In the long drought summers, I had to occasionally water them.

Our Michaelmas Daisies are also looking the best ever.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Can you use them in paella? Rolled in paprika first probably

What is wrong with you?

 

[WATFORD zero]

What is wrong with you?

He's a culinary animal, of course it needs to be smoked paprika

 

[The Grockle]

my Rudbeckia have been the best they have been this year

Our Rudbeckias and grasses have been incredible this year!

 

[Weststander]

Our front garden’s thrived.

 

[Jack Straw]

Good Home Needed For Tall Growing Miscanthus!
I've just cut down and dug out my Miscanthus ornamental grass, as it's really to tall for where it is.
If anyone in Burgess Hill, or anywhere in between there and Brighton would like it, I can drop it off this evening just after 9.00pm.
There's probably enough to make at least 15 plants, so if more than 1 person would like some, there's plenty to go round.
Please PM me if you're interested.

 

[jevs]

Good Home Needed For Tall Growing Miscanthus!
I've just cut down and dug out my Miscanthus ornamental grass, as it's really to tall for where it is.
If anyone in Burgess Hill, or anywhere in between there and Brighton would like it, I can drop it off this evening just after 9.00pm.
There's probably enough to make at least 15 plants, so if more than 1 person would like some, there's plenty to go round.
Please PM me if you're interested.

If no takers, just drop it at the rockery and i'll make good use of it.

 

[Jack Straw]

If no takers, just drop it at the rockery and i'll make good use of it.

Looks like no takers, so I'll drop them in to you at 7.30 am tomorrow morning, on my way to take the car to the garage in Portslade.

 

[WATFORD zero]

The 'have you put the heating on yet ?' thread is bouncing around the front page and I was still cutting huge amounts of grass on the back lawn Friday

And after preparing the front verge, cutting everything back and sowing all the wild flower seed, the grass is coming back and getting a head start. I'm guessing that @Weststander is having the same problem out front. Are you tempted to try and cut it back again ?

 

[Weststander]

The 'have you put the heating on yet ?' thread is bouncing around the front page and I was still cutting huge amounts of grass on the back lawn Friday

And after preparing the front verge, cutting everything back and sowing all the wild flower seed, the grass is coming back and getting a head start. I'm guessing that @Weststander is having the same problem out front. Are you tempted to try and cut it back again ?

Hi,

By coincidence this afternoon I'm going to mower scalp it all back to semi-soil level. Monty Don does his in stages. I bought the Yellow-Rattle seeds. I'll seed just before the next significant rain.

Two things ... did you include Yellow-Rattle? It's not cheap, but it's the main way to defeat grasses and Plantains, to give wildflowers a chance. Plus remember to gentle trample the seeds down, to give good soil contact.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Bit of Autumn colour. At least the Acer thinks it's Autumn, the Begonias still think it's Summer