Help – flying insects How can I tell a narcissus fly from a honey bee, short of seeing if it will sting me? There is a swarm (well, hundreds) of honeybee size insects flying low and crawling on the ground…
Author: Kathleen Simpson, West Virginia
FW: Sugar Rose?
Sugar Rose? Hello Kathleen I do grow Sugar Rose and will be listing it in 2009. It is not a problem to send to the USA, the cost for Phytosanitary certificates is now £12.50 plus 25p per bulb, we get…
Poet comparison
What makes one poet better than another? I’m looking at a vase of: Angel Eyes Campion Chesterton Dactyl Felindre Milan Patois Sea Green Felindre, Milan and Patois are different enough for me to separate out by eye (Felindre is big,…
Cultivation question
Cultivation question 1) What are the signs of having planted a bulb too deep? Many of the bloom stems are very short in a new raised bed with 18" of fluffy dirt. Haven’t noticed this anywhere else this year –…
Marking advice?
Marking advice? Any advice on how to mark a clump of daffodils to dig? I have some single clumps and some large areas that need to be dug up this year. I want to wait until June or July to…