Hydey's Garden Corner - Your Problems Solved With A Smile

[Wilderess]

Originally posted by SuperSneak
Here's a question...on the side of our house is a patch of soil that gets directly blasted by the sun each day, with no shade. The earth is very hard and "crumbly". We've planted some desert flowers, but nothing comes up...and suggestions on how to reclaim this soil so as to plant some tough flowers that will thrive? I think the water isn't penetrating due to the compact nature of the topsoil. Plus it is a slight downhill...

Mulch, SuperSneak, mulch! Mow the lawn with a collector-mower and cover all the flower beds with what there is in the collector. Or, get a bale of straw, or woodchips of leaf trees (woodchips of conifers are acid). Four inches or 10-15 cm layer of mulch should do the trick. First it doesn't look so lovely, but after the flowers start to bloom they cover the mulch. Or your eye gets used to mulch.

[SuperSneak]

Thanks....ok....replant (divide) lillies....mulch/gypsom and break up tough ground.
Sounds good...I have some things to do.

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Hydey


Even better idea is too walk around the block and take note of what plants do well, and plant the ones you like the look of, you can even take cuttings from your neighbours,

Well that's part of it too - its probably the best guide to what will grow well in my opinion.

We have a bush down here with blue brush style flowers which does very well for some reason but I don't see much anywhere else. Roses thrive but azaleas and camelias and the like are a complete waste to time unless you find a very favourable sheltered spot with the right soil for them. Its a damn claypan down here.

[ravagon]

Originally posted by Hydey
bugger all care.

I can do that.
Now to think up suitable synonyms to give the plant nursery people (with whom I'm on first name terms ) while I'm detailing my next aquisition...

[finbar]

Originally posted by Hydey
Look finbar, if you want this idea of yours to work , you will have to leave the answers to me.

But you disappear for extended periods, Hydey. I just maintain things for you. Trim the edges, spread some chooksh*t around, that sort of thing.

[finbar]

Originally posted by SuperSneak
....replant (divide) lillies....

Phew! Hydey's disappeared again for Lord knows how long. How old's the plant, Sneak? Has it - as it were - multiplied within the pot?

[finbar]

Originally posted by Hydey


Everyday I hope to find it dead and buried but sadly it continues to annoy me.

Hydey doth protest too much yet again.

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by finbar


Hydey doth protest too much yet again.

Too true - he seems to have come online last night for the sole purpose of answering his gardening questions.

Of course he vanished by the time makeo and I were ready for the next session of the 3 way

[finbar]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Too true - he seems to have come online last night for the sole purpose of answering his gardening questions.

But of course. His modesty is so transparent.

Of course he vanished by the time makeo and I were ready for the next session of the 3 way

Très sensible, I'd've thought. Bit like turning up willingly at the appointed time for your own execution.

[Alexander's Horse]

Yeah I imagine he'll be missing for a few nights now...

[Jon Miller]

I would too

that menage a trois sounds disturbing

Jon Miller

[finbar]

Originally posted by Jon Miller
I would too

that menage a trois sounds disturbing

Jon Miller

Sorry, JM, as Hydey's 2-I-C, I'll have to ask you to stick to On-Topic matters. Thanks very much in anticipation.

[Hydey]

Originally posted by Wilderess


Mulch, SuperSneak, mulch! Mow the lawn with a collector-mower and cover all the flower beds with what there is in the collector. Or, get a bale of straw, or woodchips of leaf trees (woodchips of conifers are acid). Four inches or 10-15 cm layer of mulch should do the trick. First it doesn't look so lovely, but after the flowers start to bloom they cover the mulch. Or your eye gets used to mulch.

Please don't use lawn clippings as mulch, they contain grass seeds and you end up with lawn in the garden beds, place the lawn clippings in the compost and when the compost is ready put that on your garden, better still buy a mulching mower and feed your lawn while you mow.

[Hydey]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Yeah I imagine he'll be missing for a few nights now...

lets see, watching wresting tonight, no civ

Darts wednesday, no civ

might see me thursday if makeo agrees to do you first.

then Friday, well Deity said he is playing so we all better show and beat up on him.

[Hydey]

Originally posted by finbar


Sorry, JM, as Hydey's 2-I-C, I'll have to ask you to stick to On-Topic matters. Thanks very much in anticipation.

Please JM , take this off topic , please