[TV] Gardeners' World This Evening, BBC 2. Different to Usual.

knocky1 · Jul 13, 2019

vegster said:
If ever you get the chance lob a fat Slug or snail in to a Chicken run and watch the fun !

The good old days at the Goldstone.

Glad Monty has educated the glysophate lovers.

Jack Straw · Jul 13, 2019

Cheshire Cat said:
Some ******* insect is eating the leaves on my plum tree [emoji2959].

And as for the blackbirds who ate every single cherry on my cherry tree [emoji523][emoji36]

As long as they leave your plums alone!

edna krabappel · Jul 13, 2019

Murray 17 said:
Who's got a bee hotel in their garden? I fancy one of those!

I have.

Must have a shit rating on TripAdvisor though, as I've never seen any bees staying in it unfortunately.

Maybe I need to put some signs up.

LamieRobertson · Jul 13, 2019

Weststander said:
Wildflower plugs will have a far better chance of establishing in a lawn, than seeds.

Other than Oxeye Daisies and Birds Foot Trefoil, which are prolific!

Love my oxeye daisies...saves me mowing my grass for a couple of months...last thing I want to do after work

Pevenseagull · Jul 13, 2019

i wouldn't have a problem with snails if they just stuck to their ****ing niche.

edna krabappel · Jul 13, 2019

OK Jack, as you asked.

I have a corner of my garden that's slightly damper than the rest. It's a slightly raised bed with sleepers around it. It's about 7ft by 3ft and is generally a bit of a pain in the arse to grow stuff in.

Do you reckon wildflowers would grow there easily enough if I sowed it properly? I have plenty of "standard" cultivated plants and flowers, and regular bee visitors, but I like the idea of having a wildflower corner. Is there some sort of knack to it?

Murray 17 · Jul 13, 2019

edna krabappel said:
I have.

Must have a shit rating on TripAdvisor though, as I've never seen any bees staying in it unfortunately.

Maybe I need to put some signs up.

I've just looked it up on Expedia, and you can search for the 'flight and hotel' option!

Pevenseagull · Jul 13, 2019

edna krabappel said:
OK Jack, as you asked.

I have a corner of my garden that's slightly damper than the rest. It's a slightly raised bed with sleepers around it. It's about 7ft by 3ft and is generally a bit of a pain in the arse to grow stuff in.

Do you reckon wildflowers would grow there easily enough if I sowed it properly? I have plenty of "standard" cultivated plants and flowers, and regular bee visitors, but I like the idea of having a wildflower corner. Is there some sort of knack to it?

if damper and other plants aren't happy it may be a more acidic soil

https://britishwildflowermeadowseeds.co.uk/weald-meadow-seed-mix

edna krabappel · Jul 13, 2019

Pevenseagull said:
if damper and other plants aren't happy it may be a more acidic soil

https://britishwildflowermeadowseeds.co.uk/weald-meadow-seed-mix

It's definitely quite acidic soil, I tested it previously (though one of my rhododendrons died off without much of a fight, so who knows?).

Pevenseagull · Jul 13, 2019

edna krabappel said:
OK Jack, as you asked.

I have a corner of my garden that's slightly damper than the rest. It's a slightly raised bed with sleepers around it. It's about 7ft by 3ft and is generally a bit of a pain in the arse to grow stuff in.

Do you reckon wildflowers would grow there easily enough if I sowed it properly? I have plenty of "standard" cultivated plants and flowers, and regular bee visitors, but I like the idea of having a wildflower corner. Is there some sort of knack to it?

are there any grasses growing in the area ?

edna krabappel · Jul 13, 2019

Pevenseagull said:
are there any grasses growing in the area ?

Yep, I planted a few different grasses (not THAT type...) in there as they were low maintenance! They're doing fine.

Pevenseagull · Jul 13, 2019

edna krabappel said:
It's definitely quite acidic soil, I tested it previously (though one of my rhododendrons died off without much of a fight, so who knows?).

wet and acidic ..... cultivate sundew!!!

Pevenseagull · Jul 13, 2019

edna krabappel said:
Yep, I planted a few different grasses (not THAT type...) in there as they were low maintenance! They're doing fine.

whilst deliberating, stick some radishes in.

Sorrel · Jul 13, 2019

I do love meadows this time of year and walk in them fairly often; there are quite a few out in Sussex where I live. We've been having discussions in my house about meadows versus wildflower sown area (which isn't quite the same) but at least people are looking positively at ecosystems rather than individual plants - which is definitely positive for the future.

Also love the campaigns by plantlife, like: https://plantlife.love-wildflowers.org.uk/roadvergecampaign and https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/our-work/campaigning-change/meadows

Deleted member 2719 · Jul 13, 2019

Any old school gardener will know all about the birds and the bees, the latest breed of gardner have to get to grips with sowing their wild seeds thick and in a fertile patch. (Actually a low fertility patch)

It's nature.

Pevenseagull · Jul 13, 2019

edna krabappel said:
Yep, I planted a few different grasses (not THAT type...) in there as they were low maintenance! They're doing fine.

borage can put up with a lot ..... and it's great in gin.

Deleted member 2719 · Jul 13, 2019

Pevenseagull said:
borage can put up with a lot ..... and it's great in gin.

I used to use borage leaves as a liquid fertiliser, I like the drinking idea though!

jevs · Jul 13, 2019

Probably one of the best Gardeners' World i've ever seen.

Jack Straw · Jul 14, 2019

edna krabappel said:
OK Jack, as you asked.

I have a corner of my garden that's slightly damper than the rest. It's a slightly raised bed with sleepers around it. It's about 7ft by 3ft and is generally a bit of a pain in the arse to grow stuff in.

Do you reckon wildflowers would grow there easily enough if I sowed it properly? I have plenty of "standard" cultivated plants and flowers, and regular bee visitors, but I like the idea of having a wildflower corner. Is there some sort of knack to it?

In an area that size, I would go for hardy annual seeds and sow them each year. The cost is very little. They will be more colourful and there's very little work involved. It's getting a bit late in the season to sow now, (April is the best time) but I'd still give it a go.
You could buy three different little packets of wild annual seeds and sow them in three sections and see which packet performs best. Then in future, you know which ones to buy.
Get rid of anything growing there at the moment and dig over the soil to a depth of about 150mm. Tread the area and rake it level. If your soil is bone-dry, give it a good watering.
Annual seed should be sown at 2 gm/m2, so very thin. Any heavier and you'll have the plants competing for space and it will become a mess. To give you an idea, grass seed for lawns is sown at 35 gm/m2 which is as much as you can hold in one hand.
After you've thinly sown the seed, gently firm it in with the back of a rake, or gently pat with the back of a spade to get the seed in contact with the soil. Water GENTLY! If you blast it with a hose pipe, the seed will all be washed to the edges.

Creaky · Jul 14, 2019

Murray 17 said:
Who's got a bee hotel in their garden? I fancy one of those!

Not a bee hotel but we do have a sweat bee nest in a rotting log next to our pond.

Not a particularly good picture I’m afraid but difficult to get the exact moment a bee is entering the nest.

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