Does anyone know anything about gardening?

Is that Cuprinol Sage?

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Hmmm, not sure sorry. They've been that colour since we moved in :)

Was creating a new bed in the front garden yesterday and dug in some homemade compost. Standard London offering of pottery, stones and old concrete.

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Tomato plants... I potted four seedlings a few weeks back, two are going great but the other two are dying back, San Marzano and a yellow cherry variety... Exactly the same soil, watering regime, position, etc, got me foxed...

A friend suggested I try some 'banana juice', so I stuck a banana peel in the blender with some water and liberally applied that around the base of the affected plants... Any other crazy ideas I should consider?

We've had a pretty shit year out of our veggie patch, kale was okay, broccolini didn't flower, cos lettuces went straight to seed, herbs have been great but a bit disappointing generally...

Are all four seedlings different varities or are there two of each, and one each is doing well and the others not?

I'd like to try and cover the retaining wall in front of my house - or at least some of it - with an evergreen trailing plant, ideally with some colour and scent for at least part of the year. It would need to be in containers, growing down from the upper level, and not so giant that it interferes with people using the pavement below. It's west facing so gets some sun in the afternoons, but not masses as we also face a hill.

Is this a bad idea? I've got visions of a clematis or a rambling rose covering the whole wall with foliage and flowers. Can any climbing plant also be a trailing plant? Seems hard to find info on trailing specific plants apart from tiny annuals meant for window boxes and hanging baskets.

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All different...

On paper star jasmine sounds like a good idea.

Mine have been incredible slow to establish and I've only ever had one flower on one plant. But you might have better luck.

Once established the leaves are nice and go a reddy tinge on the smaller leaves this time of year.

Maybe try a combination of a rambling (not climbing) rose with an evergreen.

If you can work out a way to mount them high up there's a really nice variety of cascading rosemary which is both evergreen and smells nice.

My jasmine also took an age to establish, if you want something quick go for a passionflower

Must just be that the two that aren't working are somehow unsuitable to the soil, place, or watering régime?

There is such huge variety in tomatoes that I wouldn't be surprised if you had to grow different ones in very different ways.

Cheers, good suggestion to get a mix. I'm thinking a rambling rector rose, and maybe a clematis armandii apple blossom for the evergreen...

Passion flower and rosemary also a good shout. I'm think of putting them in those massive fabric grow bags so it might be high enough for the rosemary to just have to tumble over rather than growing up-and-over.

I have two star jasmines I have just planted in the garden with the aim of growing then over an arch... I had heard they were pretty vigorous, I hope I have better luck than both of you.

I wouldn't go for rambling rector, they are very vigorous and it would quickly overwhelm that wall and scratch people passing! It's also a bugger to prune due to huge thorns. I'd go for a repeat flowering climber if you really want a rose. something like this https://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/products/blush-noisette

Solanum jasminoides is a super fast grower and will cover that wall quickly and it's very pretty, polinators love it too

Ah that is a concern, thanks. I only like the roses with the small flowers that don't look like a classic rose. Nightshade potato thing looks cool but I wonder if my dog would try eating the berries...

I think I’ve got deadly night shade growing in one of my garden pots. Blueberry size fruits, potato shaped leaves, right?

Only one way to find out

I found some in flower in the summer. Not near enough to check the fruit now.

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Went out and got two more seedlings... The root ball wasn't properly formed on the dying ones, the stem of the plant broke off without the roots when I pulled it up... Strange...

I also bought a weed puller, great tool...

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That foot

I'll PM you a few more pics... 🍆

I also bought a shredder today, P4 so that should be great for our compost... I haven't had a carbon source for a few months and our compost has suffered, the worms will be pleased too...

That foot

That bondage-style flip-flop-sandal!

What's so unusual about Joe putting his foot in it? :)

I had a couple of beers with Benny in Islington back in the 90s RIP Terry !

nice one

There is a lot of info on the website of fassaden gruen https://www.fassadengruen.de/en/climbing-plants.html
I used it for selecting plants on our wall facing east.

Thanks, some good tips there