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philip99a

  • Location: Leicester (city centre)
  • Occupation: Television drama director and University lecturer
  • Date Joined: 10 Jun 2009

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I'm what a more diligent friend calls an "erratic" gardener. But this year I have put in a lot of work and the garden is looking great. Very small north-facing city centre garden heavily overshadowed by two enormous lime trees! The trees are great to look at but suck every bit of moisture and nourishment from the soil. So I have an automatic watering system and also dig in lots of my home-made kitchen compost plus other feeds. The results are OK though the plants do tend to put on a lot of leaf with not-very-generous flowers :-( I also have a paved sunbaked back yard which I fill with pots and water assiduously. In a dark corner I've dug up some paving slabs and started a fernery with some success. I have a steel balcony outside my bedroom and usually have a couple of growbags out there each summer. This year I've planted two varieties of cherry tomato, a courgette, basil and mixed salad leaves. The courgette doesn't look great (slightlywhite powdery leaves) but the rest are OK. I like orchids inside the house.

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Re: Unhappy courgette!

06 Sep 2009 at 12:00 AM

Re: Unhappy courgette!

17 Aug 2009 at 12:00 AM

Re: Unhappy courgette!

15 Aug 2009 at 12:00 AM

Re: Argyranthemum. Size matters!

23 Jul 2009 at 12:00 AM

Re: Unhappy courgette!

22 Jul 2009 at 12:00 AM

Re: Fragrant climbing rose - or is it??

22 Jul 2009 at 12:00 AM

Re: Unhappy courgette!

22 Jul 2009 at 12:00 AM

Re: Argyranthemum. Size matters!

21 Jul 2009 at 12:00 AM

Re: Fragrant climbing rose - or is it??

21 Jul 2009 at 12:00 AM

Re: Unhappy courgette!

21 Jul 2009 at 12:00 AM