Does anyone know anything about gardening?

Thanks but I want something twice the size

Tanalising, (solvented Copper Chrome Arsenate) hasn't been available for at least a decade.

Interesting. Wonder what https://www.beastsheds.co.uk/ actually do for the tanalised option.

I've got a Powershed, not assembled it yet but it seems good quality. I know a few others on here have them

There is a range of products sold under the 'Tanalith' trade name. Copper carbonate/ copper hydroxide is common along with various and varying concentrations of organic pesticides.

There's a shed thread (not a super intuitive name) - I reckon that'll be more help. I remember dov and @stevo_com getting theirs from Beast Sheds.

As well as treating it, ime fundamentals like gutters and drainage to avoid standing water are what will really increase the longevity. I had to replace quite a few bits on mine due to rot. This was 99.9% down to design failures and 0.1% due to time and water.

Dov got his from Beast, I got mine from Ace.

Gutters, with downpipes directing away from the base. Raised base, flat surface etc. If you set it up on a crooked based, it will hold for a bit, but it will put stress on particular areas that are trying to keep the shed square. Those will then fail more easily over time.

Is this sticky weed?

Not 100% what has survived from our front garden remodeling. If it is, I wouldn't mind getting ahead of it and start pulling it out.

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Think so.

Certainly looks like it. Is it sticky?

Top tip if you have a dog they love this and will pull it out and eat it for you. Think it must have something beneficial for them as they actively seek it out

Humans can also eat it

Leaves are too young. Weather is too wet.

Does it taste nice?

In the category stupid questions: The garden is a bog and I found a drainpipe left by the old owners.

Which has filled with clay... as of course the water will carry bits of clay particles with it and over time... :)

Is filling a drainpipe with quarry dust enough or will that also get saturated with clay? I don't need a super dry garden but wow, the frogs are going to take up residence in the "lawn" the way this is going.

Tastes grassy, high in vitamin c apparently

Presumably no silt trap in place?

No way to know without digging up half the garden but now I know what to shop for: A silt trap :)

Tx!

Lidl have Fatsia Japonicas for £7.99 for anyone interested. They're selling them as houseplants, I've picked one up and will acclimatise and plant outside.

Might have to look at DIYing your own, IIRC they are pretty expensive to buy.

Yep an easy £35 a pop!

Will just dig a big hole in the affected flowerbox area, chuck grit in it and then put building sand in, then cover with a stepping stone. Or use an old flowerpot and cut a hole at the exit area as I keep getting them with plants I buy anyway.

Then the rest can drain out, it doesn't have to be perfect but right now there's a pool and there's only so much the roses/bulbs can take.

I have loads to do this year already so the "lawn" will have to wait. At least the froggers are very happy visiting with the damp soil.

Cheers. With all the cold weather snaps how do you think it'll fair?

Quite a few of my plants are struggling this year.

Also anyone know why what used to be great daffs are now all blind?

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I'm keeping it inside until after the cold snap then will gradually acclimatise it before planting it out. The garden I do my practical horticulture course at has one and it does alright, survived winter.

The daffs out my front are blind apart from one this year. No idea why. They are planted deep enough, I allowed the foliage time to die back and fed them.

Went to Lidl. Tonnes of good stuff. Kids were absolute hell and I only came away with one bunch of flowers out of the two I needed.

Just had a hummingbird hawk moth in the garden. Very exciting, think this is the earliest I've seen one around here.

Found a few caterpillars in the last week, nothing flying yet though!

I have some spare Tomato seedlings up for grabs, collect SE19.

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