Does anyone know anything about gardening?

I’ll let you know in five years!

They’re good I guess, I found them buried at my folks (we used them years ago under their large cabin in conjunction with a concrete perimeter footing) and it’s still standing. I thought I was being thrifty but by the time I bought type 1 aggregate, sharp sand, pea shingle and hired a wacker it probably cost more than shuttering in 6” of concrete. At least this should drain well and reduce the chance of water sitting on the shed batons.

About 8'x 6'? A ton of concrete would do that easily for approx £75.

Second of the Lupins coming out

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Tiger Lillies and Lupins.

Ahhahahahahahahaahah.

My slugs want to come to your house!

Great colour there!

Cheers!

@mashton we had a major slug problem last year but the blackbirds seemed to have depleted their population!

My trailing Lobelia is starting to trail.

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Odd question. We currently have lots of long grass (lawn grass gone to seed) in our shared garden. Lots of bluebells grow in the same patch. If I pulled up the grass by hand, saving the bluebell bulbs and sowed wildflower seeds around them, is there any reason they wouldn’t be compatible?

Basically the other owners are very precious about the bluebells, but I’m keen to get a bit more diversity in there than just grass and bluebells. They’re very insistent on having it remain “wild” aka, bluebells for a few weeks followed by months of long grass. It’d just be good to have some reassurance that I’m not going to crowd them out with perennial wildflowers.

I'm 90% sure that the likelihood is that the bluebells will suppress any other growth, rather than the other way round, but good to check with those wiser than myself!

Bluebells don't give in without a fight.

That's what I thought - deep bulbs, self seeding etc - so I don't foresee killing them off. I also doubt the success of trying to grow wildflower around them as their leaves are so suppressant after flowering.

But I'm fucking sick of losing so much of the garden to shite long grass!

£75

Ouch, in for double that.

Garlic & onion harvest coming up

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But it never ends up actually costing £75.

Since wildflower meadows became popular there's a few places that will sell you seed mixes that fit into various habitats and how to do it. Even Monty Don has had a go lol

Just need something that thrives along with bluebells I guess

https://www.sarahraven.com/flowers/seeds/seeds-to-order-now/bluebell-woodland-mix.htm

Fuck yeah! I’ve always failed with garlic and onions with putting them in too late, these look amazing. When did you plant them? Grown from seed?

We’ve got some garlic in that’s looking ok, and some of last years onions that did nothing last year sprung back up in spring, so we’ve moved them away to take to seed for next year.

So true but it’ll be worth it to not have to empty my workshop of the mower, three bikes and a million ikea cushions every time I want to get a tool.

I’ve never grown a courgette and these pictures were just 24 hrs apart, a lovely surprise this morning.

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Tbh, it’s a ridiculous situation. People who have no interest in gardening are convinced that the bluebells are a big part of the identity of the garden. It’s worth noting that there is lots of green space around us, with shitloads of wild bluebells, but apparently it’s a priority to keep the garden wild. Drives me mad.

Lovely. Ours have all been slugged to death this year :/

Ours were too last year. Then we forgot about the ones in the corner and found some borderline marrows after a few weeks neglect!

Got a wee pumpkin on the way

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It's so frustrating! Bastard creatures.

Aerating your lawn, anyone got any experience/advice?

It's hard work.

I only managed to do half of mine before giving up.

Now, I can't tell which half I did.

Hence, I think it's bullshit.

i have gone full nerd on lawns during lockdown.

Might need your help soon then, once builder has finished trampling all over ours...