Pottering in the Garden

[ClausThomsen]

I'd like to "scrape" some patches this year and introduce some wild flowers for the wildlife but I'm told it's nowhere as simple as I may think, so trawling the web for ideas on how to do it......also looking for other ideas of what to plant. As I say not flash at all, just a little piece of privacy for nature to do its bit. Struggling for ideas at present. Oh bought a mini rotovator/Tiller to turn a veg patch over, jeez what a little brute. Best bit of kit I've ever bought.....far better results than I managed with a spade lol

Who's telling you that? Get some native wildflower seed mix ( a little goes a long way), rake up a few patches and throw the seed on. Costs very little so pretty much nothing to lose by trying.

I think there's a few specialist seed sellers who'll put together a mix if you tell them the particular conditions you have but it's a while since I've looked.

 

[Joey66]

A good time now to pot up any rooted cutting from the autumn & replace back in greenhouse - hardy perennials good time to divide or take cuttings - if dividing pot up in a multipurpose compost, & plant out later on end of April May in your garden - seed don't start sowing till mid-April in your greenhouse or Polly Tunnel etc eradicate any mice with mousetraps first though - peanut butter or chocolate on the trap as the mice love it - not cheese

 

[Moomin]

Why’s Graham Potter in your garden?

He is masterbating in the bushes.

Oh

No, its @Bungle

 

[Joey66]

He is masterbating in the bushes.

Oh

No, its @Bungle

As a horticulturist, you would make a good Binman

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

He is masterbating in the bushes.

Oh

No, its @Bungle

@Bungle wouldn't be caught dead doing that in the bushes

Carnation display or nothing!

 

[Nymzee]

Thought this thread title was Pointing in the Garden then. Wondered if it was some new hobby for dads.

 

[Groucho]

Sort of relating to the https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/wildlife-in-your-garden.107346/ thread by @Eggs - I’ve got a few things on the go this year;

Hungarian yellow peppers x 8
Scotch bonnet chillies x 2
Potatoes
Tomatoes x 10000000
Onions x 7
Basket of fire chilli x 6
Broccoli x 2
French beans
Strawberries