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by merlin777
Wed Sep 04, 2019 11:41 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: recommendations for tomato varieties?
Replies: 4
Views: 3398

recommendations for tomato varieties?

I'm looking for recommendations for good tomato varieties that fit my needs. I'll be eating them myself - so nice flavour! Easy-care, i'm disabled so the less attention they need the better. South facing garden. I have raised beds but happy to use pots or growbags. I also have a small SF conservator...
by merlin777
Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:52 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: disabled gardeners
Replies: 15
Views: 6121

Re: disabled gardeners

That should be snow drops.
Something else I have to think about is regular watering. Anything really thirsty might suffer if I haven't got the stamina to water hanging baskets. I've always found Stewart self watering balconnieres help a lot with that.
by merlin777
Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:47 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: disabled gardeners
Replies: 15
Views: 6121

Re: disabled gardeners

Thanks for all your tips. Good to see I already have some of those in hand but there are plenty I hadn't considered. In no particular order..... Pre manuring is a good call. Love leeks. Are they low maintenance? It is fully enclosed and I always fancied some holly hocks..... which arrived last week!...
by merlin777
Sun Jul 28, 2019 11:12 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Lemon verbena
Replies: 28
Views: 15663

Re: Lemon verbena

I'm a bit concerned it'll be too hot in summer. Its south facing. I'm in a wheelchair with restricted mobility so i'm trying to create a low maintenance garden where i can leave things without having to replant or relocate things throughout the year. Hence I'd like to find somewhere i can leave the...
by merlin777
Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:45 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: disabled gardeners
Replies: 15
Views: 6121

Re: disabled gardeners

OK, so heres what my garden looks like now, with the proposed conservatory which is almost finished and south-facing. sunroomsmall.jpg Heres a CAD drawing of the proposed landscaping. The whole garden is flat for the wheelchair. The green is astroturf - wheelchairs dont cope well with lawns. The tre...
by merlin777
Sun Jul 28, 2019 5:22 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: disabled gardeners
Replies: 15
Views: 6121

Re: disabled gardeners

is there a way to post an image?
by merlin777
Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:52 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: disabled gardeners
Replies: 15
Views: 6121

disabled gardeners

Is there a specific thread for disabled gardeners? I'm interested in any tips to make gardening easier from a wheelchair? I'm having my garden made wheelchair-accessible next week and i've had a small conservatory added. I'm just getting into herb pestos and herb teas so they'll be a lot of that aro...
by merlin777
Sat Jul 27, 2019 6:53 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Lemon verbena
Replies: 28
Views: 15663

Re: Lemon verbena

I'm a bit concerned it'll be too hot in summer. Its south facing. I'm in a wheelchair with restricted mobility so i'm trying to create a low maintenance garden where i can leave things without having to replant or relocate things throughout the year. Hence I'd like to find somewhere i can leave the ...
by merlin777
Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:18 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Lemon verbena
Replies: 28
Views: 15663

Re: Lemon verbena

Could you overwinter it in a conservatory? In fact, could you use it as a conservatory plant all year round?