Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / October 2008

I have a wistera in a pot which has come on nicely this year, if but for not
flowering yet...  I have just started a new temporary job and asked my mum
to keep an eye on it.  Went out there this morning before work to check
everything ok and found it laying on its side dry as a ...

A 150 year old beech tree is due to be cut down soon. It looks healthy
but it has fungus sprouting from its base. The owner of the tree
contacted the council and someone came round and said that it had to
be cut down. They said the roots would rot away and then it would fall

Not surprisingly, we have had early frosts to complement the late spring. My
melon plants are dead, and I have some yellow canary melons that are small -
six inches long, four inch diameter, and more green then yellow. Question -
will these ripen on the shelf, or are they as ripe ...

I have a small plot for my garden. Perhaps about 12' x 12'.  I would really
like to enrich the soil.  Something that would hold moisture and give good
stability to my plants.  What would be a good combination of soils to
enrich.  I have just regular top soil in it now.

As a novice gardener (an overstatement at that) I am looking for som
advice. It is my mother's birthday in early december and I am lookin
to buy her a blueberry plant. I need some advice on which variety t
buy, when to buy it as I will need to look after it for a short while

We've heard that Aristea major is now Aristea capitata.  Can anyone who
knows about these things confirm that with any certainty?  TIA

Please can anyone tell me where I can buy hunza apricots in East Anglia
I saw them mentioned here, had never heard of them before, so I looke
them up.
From what I can gather they should grow true to type from stone,

So it seems that some plants like to get completely dry, then flooded
and not watered again until dry - but is there an easy way to
determine which will work best for a particular plant or family? I've
been doing the dry/drench on my ficus benjamina and it has been

I have a problem with my apples, the supplier of my trees, who is an
apple tree expert, believes it is due to a calcium deficiency and
suggest a top dressing of calcium, such as ground limestone. However I
cannot find a source of anything suitable. Any suggestions please? I

I'm having trouble identifying this plant: http://tinyurl.com/43od7z
The place we've moved into has this stuff all over the place
rockeries, borders, shade, you name it.  I haven't been here lon
enough to know if it flowers or not (those yellow flowers are from a

I found two of these beautiful flowers growing on the allotment. Any
ideas?
Thanks for any feedback.
Paul.

Found this place located in Ohio   USA.
<http://mulberrycreek.com/index.html>
Yup starting thinking about next year when I still have to clean up for
this year.

http://www.geocities.com/newspaperpots/
I came across these after some searching. The theory behind is that when it
becomes time to plant out,the entire container is buried thereby minimising
transplant shock.

Can anybody help , I am looking to purchase some large containers for carrot
and parsnip growing.
I have seen these in use in TV gardening programes , and they would suit my
needs

What is the best way to keep and ripen green toms indoors please? :)