Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / May 2008

I have always wanted a garden filled with fruits and veggies, but for
the last 16 years, ever since I left my parent's home, I've been living
in apartments and was unable to grow anything, as I didn't have room or
land (not even a balcony!).

I am trying to source commercial paint on shading that becomes clear when it
rains.
I think there is one called Nimec ?
Coolglass is no good to me.

I've acquired a used Sheen Flamegun, model X300 for 20 pounds at a car
boot.
No instructions of course, hence my posting.
Firstly,

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I love spring!

A friend of mine has a long and tall privet hedge , which they spent all
last Sunday cutting.
They said they had heard that you can get something to spray on the hedge to
reduce its growth .

I noticed Super Concentrate Round-up for sale in the garden centre on
Sunday, with 360 gramms/litre Glyphosate.
I understood 360g/litre used to be restricted to "Professional  Use"
Has it recently become legal to sell this to the public ?

Hi,  I got a uses replacement engine for my Craftsman  rider, It is the same
except for 2HP less.   Can someone tell me what the wiring that goes into
the engine does in these tractors?  I get the starter to turn over by just
turning the key.  I hate to sound so ignorant but do I ...

Hi - my wisteria this year has changed colour from purple to pink an
has an abundance of flowers - the best that it has ever looked?
Last summer i laid a new patio close to the wisteria - has the cemen
penetrated the soil and caused the aboundance of pink flowers??

When planting new plants, bushes, and the like how long would you expect it
to take for the roots to establish themselves?
When I purchased my Thyme it was recommended that I keep the soil moist
until the roots had a chance to establish themselves, afterwhich they should

I am new to these groups and to gardening in general.  I live in a
small apartment and have no outside area but I really want to improve
my skills with growing and I want to have more living things around my
place.   Bonsai has always fascinated me and I think i am ready to

The recent warm weather has certainly spurred on the plant growth and the
weeds but I was delighted to pick my first few sweet peas today. They have
been in the ground all winter from self sown seeds and are pink with a
beautiful scent.

I've tried to read the FAQ's before posting but all the ones I tried
returned a page not found?
So...  We have a large untouched for years garden that we want to
gradually reclaim by fencing off a bit at a time (to keep the

Due to events this year i have been unable to have any time to do any
sowing or planting out until this week.
Apart from all my special cuttings dying from the heat in the greenhouse
I have tons of seeds i can use.

Has anyone else had or got Echium Fastuosum candicans' Pride of Madeira'
Any advice on planting and looking after in first few months , any advice
welcome
Thanks in advance

Anyone know what this is?
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It's rampant. I thought I'd dug it out the year before last, but
a single plant appeared last year, this year it's covered a plot