General gardening thread

[The_Arbiter]

There doesn't appear to be a general gardening thread, and I do know there are some avid gardeners here.

So how's this weather treating you?

Ground is saturated, moss is alive and kicking, bluebells are poking up already, and the bindweed appears to still be growing.

I don't dare prune anything until mid January and we see something that resembles winter.

 

[The_Arbiter]

Bloody hell, slabs to reach around the garden. Talking of grass, i'm kinda glad i didn't get another last mow in, the longer grass might be more beneficial with the parts that like to get very mossy.

 

[The_Arbiter]

T.here is quite a lot of brambles growing anywhere and everywhere, which is ******* me off no end as Im getting caught on them quite a lot. Any tips on getting rid of the things?

Also, is it worth trying to cut the grass at this time of year? It's not long, but it's long enough for our smaller dog to get it up to his empty nut sack and struggle getting through it sometimes!

Mow the grass on a very dry day if it's long as it will be moist underneath and get chewed up. I'd just skim the top off. I'm no grass expert, but my guess is better not to go mental at a time of cold temps, right now it's good being mild, if it's dry enough.

Digging out brambles are the only way. They're a pain, and have they have a few different ways of multiplying. They're easy to control unless the area has other foliage. If you like gardening they can be fun to battle, otherwise a nightmare.

 

[The_Arbiter]

Done properly and, laid so that the mower passes over them, they look neat and allow me to get from the top patio to the bottom one and drink my morning coffee seated in the arbor. Last winter the soil was waterlogged and impossible to walk over.

Also to occasionally disrupt the impending spider takeover of the arbor.

Wasn't a criticism btw, just surprised at the having to do it to cross the marsh.