Does anyone know anything about gardening?

Any risk in using wet kiln dried sand in the garden?

Is it the right time of year to give my rambling rose a mot?

And

I’ve got some laurel that has seeded in various pots and would like to move it. Is it too early

anyone got experience with planting sumac (specifically rhus glabra)? is it really as invasive as they say… ?

Monty Don said last night was a good time to move woody plants. Soil is warm enough to establish some root growth but light levels low so not much energy going into foliage.

I tend towards late winter / early spring for cutting back of most things. Just before they start showing new growth. You can cut off any dead/unwanted growth now before it gets really cold but I wouldn't do anything major.
Edit: re roses

Yes, I've planted mine in a big container. It will spring up suckers everywhere.

If they’re only 6” are they classed as woody?

They are just in the wrong place

container it is… bummer. could put a barrier in the border I guess but not sure I cba with the required digging

The possible alternative is to plant one as a specimen in an island bed, mowing will deal with the runners.

I do have a piece of lawn in my front garden (about 3 or 4 sqm) that I’m trying to repurpose… so could be an idea.

My Tulip bulbs have arrived and are going in tomorrow. Need to dig up some of the front lawn for a new bed first. Went for a light / dark / orange lily top combo.

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Trying an experiment this year. Garlic planted quite close together (10cm or so) and then onion sets placed between the rows at similar spacing. In theory the leaves will come up between the bulbs and the roots shouldn't interfere as they're at different depths but maybe it will be a disaster of pea-sized bulbs, we'll have to see I guess. The leaves will definitely interfere a bit, but since they're so long and thin I'm hoping it won't matter too much.

Forgot to show progress since August on this bit…

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Any visitors yet?

front garden transformation almost complete. just need to put the big lad in a planter…

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That’s amazing well done.

Most of the froggos are hiding, but something is eating the mosquito farm.

In other news my asparagus kale has been ravaged.

I’m not going to move these caterpillars or their mess, I hope it will be a living feast for some birds or other predators.

To try to keep the plants alive I’m tempted to move them, but I also left edible plants everywhere just to encourage the wildlife.

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That happened to our kale earlier this summer. I left them all munching away and just wrote the plant off, but it’s growing new leaves quite happily now. I’m gonna stick with letting the caterpillars have their cut and I’ll take whatever grows after.

Stealth edited my post. Yea totally agree. They’re there to be eaten. If I didn’t eat them fast enough then the next hungriest creature can.

They’re there to be eaten.

Sautéed with some butter and finely diced shallots so they're crunchy on the outside but still soft in the middle 🤌

May as well buy mealworms

But you already have these! You could even have some steamed kale on the side.

Cabbage white caterpillars.

Your attitude is cool but yeah they will eat it all, and any other brassicas

I’m giving them a pass this year. Next year veg is getting covers and nets.

I’m sure this must have been discussed at some point, but. I want to plant an apple tree. I love pink lady’s but apparently you can’t buy them. What is the next nearest apple for flavour?