Does anyone know anything about gardening?

This is probably me for my pots. https://www.lfgss.com/comments/16258118/

However, I do put bubble wrap and polystyrene around and under the pots. Then the coffee sacks go on to make it all look less shit.

If I need to pop a fleece sock on top I just do that without worrying about the look as often that period is shorter. Whereas the coffee sack can just stay until that extra frost that catches you out has passed.

Tl;Dr - hessian and proper insulation, not hessian or proper insulation.

Hello garden people,

I cut down 4 weeks ago a tree from our small London garden. Applied some root killer to the stump, which has now turned a dark shade of brown. Should I cut/dig out the roots to stop them from growing back or just leave the nasty chemicals to do the job for me?
I was planning to apply some more in a couple of weeks actually.
The tree was a 4-5 y.o. fig tree, trunk about 20cm diam.

Should I cut/dig out the roots to stop them from growing back, that's what I did on some stumps, environmentally friendly way to get rid.

A battery operator small reciprocating saw, cut the roots off around the stump. Then once these are all cut out, you can pull it out and it's gone.

Hopefully that works, I had to get a gardener in with a stump grinder as I have stumps near the fence and sycamore just don't die. (I still feel bad about killing it, but it was really in the way). You can rent stump grinders but it's not cheap.

I'd do as much digging out as you can, fig trees are notorious for being tough.

The tree was a 4-5 y.o. fig tree

😭

My reaction too but we had to make the call as was too close to our property.
We did enjoy plenty of fruits during that time.
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You can take a few cuttings to propogate them and grow one or two in pots.

I've got a few cuttings ready to be potted in the next week or 2.
They've been in water for 3-4 weeks and green shoots are visible which is encouraging.

Great stuff! 😃

I found some wooden things I can use as planters that fit perfectly in a corner of my patio. What do you reckon would be a good way to (easily) line them? Window boxes slot in perfectly but I’d rather create a bigger soil space. Trying to avoid having to cut and attach another piece of wood to the bottom.
Some rocks along the bottom then lined with plastic liner with holes at the bottom?

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Gravel, maybe?

Staple gun empty compost bags or rubble sacks to them

Large shingle, then pea shingle, then soil. In my experience lining is pretty pointless unless it is secured to the outside rim of the planter. Any interior fixing allows ingress of water, which will also trickle down between liner and timber and become trapped there. If you fix to the exterior rim, trailing plants can be used to conceal.

Nice one, thanks!

Great time of the year to find yourself some free Verbena. Got this one from between the front wall and the footpath locally about a month ago and it's doing quite well. Got 6 strawberry plants at our school fair for next year. You never stand still when gardening whether physically or mentally 😅

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Free verbena all over my garden anytime any place!

free Verbena.

3 more there too - snip those side shoots off as cuttings

I am taking advantage of having scaffolding up to install tension wires to train a rose along.

But I've got a bit stuck.

How do I go around the corners of the bay window?

The wires just slide out of the eyelets and pinch back against the brick.

Do I need three seperate tensioned runs to go around the bay, or am I missing something?

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Crimp the eyelet shut with the wire inside?

Tried that, it's too big for my crimping tool.

I realised that it is quicker just to run three lengths than to ask this question...

A pair of suitably sized pliers, with minimal applied force, should allow the gap in the ring to be snugged up.

You can buy eyelets that don't have an open side. Obviously means you'll have to thread the wire through, though.

Other thoughts:

1. solder the gap closed with something like a sliver of coke can to act as reinforcement.

2. bend and trim down the thimble(? - pic 2&5) then fix it to cover the gap with jb weld or fine wire.

1. wrap something like a cut up coke can around the wire at that point to make a collar to increase the wire diameter
   

I haven't tried this but... could you just twist the wire when it's in the eyelet?