Help with grass seed mix - have I got the wrong one?
I know nothing about grass seed and the more I read the more bamboozled I get! I explained to the shop that the ‘lawn’ area in question is an alkaline clay, stony base with rough, patchy grass (not helped by excavations for a septic tank last year) that I plan to improve before sowing by rotavating and adding a load of topsoil.
Plant spacing and gaps - Page 2 - BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
2023年5月6日 · Most grasses are very forgiving if you move or divide them at the right time. Some may be quite happy to remain in your first planting distance for quite a while. You get to know how quickly grasses take to your soil and maintenance routine and …
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Is it too late to sow a new lawn? - Page 2 - BBC Gardeners' World …
The answer depends on the type of grass you're planting. Cool-season grasses grow best when temperatures are between 60-80 degrees. Early fall is the best time to seed because of its shorter days, cooler nights, and heavier news.
Aquilegias help — BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
2015年11月12日 · Hi. I'm totaly new at all this. This year was my first and everything I grew, I grew from seed. I have several aquilegias in their first year of growth but need to completely cover the whole area with black sheeting to kill weeds.
Tomatoes — BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
By planting out time, the first true leaves will be forming a canopy, and second and even third sets of leaves will have developed (or be developing) on mini-branches beneath them. Nip off the cotyledons - if they haven't already fallen off - then also nip off any other mini-branches carrying second and even third sets of leaves, leaving only ...
HELLO FORKERS! - Page 4244 - BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Good morning all . Another glorious morning (after a very hot and sticky night ).). Wonky is visiting Norwich today to get her hair done - we'll meet up for lunch and then when she's been coiffed we'll come back here, load my car with plants and the Dyson that she's giving a home to, and I'll take her back to Ipswich and see her lovely garden
Sowing a New Lawn — BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
From what I've been reading however, I will need at least 6" of workable soil to lay the seed on including ideally at least 2" of topsoil. The old lawn was around 130 square metres but the new area will be around 160 square metres, so to give just 2" of top soil coverage over the whole area I've calculated that I would need to buy 11 tons of ...
Small front bit taking up grass, planting conifers
I have a bit of garden by the front gate, south east facing, wall behind it, but quite exposed to west wind, currently poor quality grass. I am planning to take out the grass, plant conifers in a layered fashion, different colours and shapes, and i am sold on a climbing rose for the wall behind, Pauls Himalayan Musk.
Raised bed ideas — BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Are they perennial wildflower seeds or annuals for wildlife? Perennials can be sown now into cleared ground. ...