Sorry for posting NC but Lady F was saying the same things about the plants so hundreds ive already read and when asked about the Bees she also said the same thing as all the others,so I jumped in and mention,sorry gonna say it again CHEMTRAILS,now its of course monumental b0llocks to join the dots and discover the same thing is happening world wide so I would very,very much like you to explain whats killing the plants and bees as millions of us are all nutters and you can solve the problem here and now

Hydrangea colour (pink, white or blue) is dependent on the acidity/alkalinity (ph) of the soil.

Nature invented litmus paper.

My baskets are pretty good this year. I use a perforated poly liner in the baskets. When i make them up i add a sprinkle of pelleted chicken manure at the very bottom, this is the nitrogen rich muck the plants need to put on growth at the beginning, then i make the rest with general purpose compost mixed with sharp sand and perlite.

I don't water them every day if they don't need it, that can be as bad as not watering them enough. Stick your fingers in there and see if they need watering IMHO.

When the bud are showing i start the "bloom" feed once a week. This year i have made my own Comfrey concentrate.


Also to my surprise i have large size Bees living in the roof of my man cave   When i first noticed i thought i had a fan running somewhere, i thought i had left my mig welder running in the corner doh . The "whirring" noise being amplified by the tin roof is quite a sound.

If you add water to the process it can get a bit stinky. I cut it right down to the ground and put it in a tub as-is, don't chop it or crush it, when it is rotting this way it smells sweet to me

Btw still waiting for Not Checking thoughts on my question to him,or will he also do a runner-----again!

RIP...basket..

It put up a brave fight, but is going to the great compost heap in the sky..

It's buddy is struggling on but, remember...life without a basket is still a basket...