Pakistan Gardening Forum

Asalam-o-alikum everybody. Thankyou khabbab for starting this thread. Fruits in containers is something I'm really pasionate about. I posted a quarry earlier about columnar apples in pots http://www.gardeningpakistan.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=422 . The issue with fruits in pots is that although a ...

I was researching the topic and found out that suitable columnar apples in our climate the variety would have to be 1. low chill (chill hours less than 500 hours) 2. spur bearing 3. be grafted on fully dwarfing root-stock 4. be pruned to produce a columnar habit 5. headed to a height of 8-10 feet. A...

Sure thing.

Hi everyone. Can someone please guide me as to which variety of apple is suitable to be planted in Islamabad. I would like to grow them in large pots on the roof. I've seen many many pics and articles of apple trees in pots with many many fruits. There is a method of pruning trees so that they are o...

thanks umer bhai. Will do.

packets cost Rs. 10 each

@zaib: nope not sure. But the objective here is to get something to germinate at all. I tried germinating Sunflower seeds earlier in the year and sweetpeas too but not one sprout :-( I'm new to all this and would like to get the hang of things before i venture into trying to germinate the more expen...

I was out buying some vegetables from the sunday bazaar and spotted a vendor selling various seed packets. As usual i bought a few on a whim and would like some one to help me with the sowing dates. Seed packets i bought are 1. Dahlia mignon mix 2. Pansy White 3. Sweet Sultan 4. Vinca mixed I live i...

Thanks for the reply Umar bhai. Will post as soon as possible.

Hi, i would really appreciate some help with my problem. I'm new to gardening. Recently i got some fully grown zinnia from the nursery. They had lovely flowers on them. On coming home i decided to move them to bigger pots ( 8" plastic ones). Then i realized my mistake. They were all severely ro...