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New to the Gardening board? Start here
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arkonite_babe's very useful Gardening Index
MSE update August 2014 Check for any offers, discounts etc on our Home & Garden and Gardening pages. If you have updates to add please PM either arkonite_babe or Pink.. MSE update March 2022 Please note that some of these links are now out of date. Back to the original post... Below is a list of useful links for gardening…
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Awful weather - typical Brits talk
Well it's been downright awful here in Somerset for the last couple of days with non-stop rain! Just wondering how committed you lovely peeps are... have you been put off by gardening when it's raining? Are you a shrinking violet or a hardy perennial? Just a light hearted thread ☔🌧️
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New Turf Issue
During May and June I returfed my lawn. In preparation I rotavated the entire area to depth of 25cm removing all roots from the length and breadth. Then added a total of 3.6 tonnes of compost soil improver and turf and lawn topsoil.Before laying Medallion Turf. 4 months on it was maturing nicely (see attached picture )…
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Robotic Lawn Mower queries
Hi We bought a robotic lawn mower few months ago and has been happy with the work.It works with boundary line. Lawnmaster L10 model. We are new to this and would be grateful for few advices or tips: Does the charging base station needs to be fixed within the lawn, as we are having grassless bit within our lawn.Can it be…
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Plant spotting apps for free
Any recommendations welcome. I'm new to this and so far haven't needed one but a long shot at identifying a rose 🌹 in my neighbour's garden is one. Bog standard deep pink tea rose that blooms all year. I'm sure I'll find more 🙂
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The ups, the downs and the insides out of growing your own in 2025!
Welcome to the new ups and downs of growing your own! Everyone is welcome. Come and tell us about your growing shenanigans What do you like to grow? Are you going to try anything different this year? Did you try anything different last year? Did you like it? Would you grow it again? Do you have any tips for growing? Do you…
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Best use for wood ashes
It's the time of year when I'm using the wood burner, and my ashes bucket is filling up with a mixture of wood ash and bits of charcoal. I understand that wood ash is high in potash, and charcoal is a good soil improver. But if I tip it around the plants at this time of year, the potash will leach away before the plants…
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Feeding robin .
Have positioned garden pot full of compost under a tree trunk to feed robin seeds dailly . ----- Unfortunately neighbours pigeons have discovered the hiding place . ------- How to keep them away any ideas .
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PFAS in garden compost bags.
Those bought at garden centres etc. are pretty rubbish nowadays w/o thinking about the PFAS issue. Anyone any thoughts on this subject? I am looking for ways to stop using this stuff in my allotment and only (where I really have to) for flowers and shrubs I don't eat. Thanks.
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Grasses of the tall variety
I know nothing about them but like the idea of movement in a garden surrounded by fences. Are there any varieties that are easily maintained? I tried the little blue grass but although lovely for a couple of years it got overwhelmed with dead bits that didn't come out with a comb etc as suggested elsewhere. They eventually…
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Cedar shed or something cheaper?
I need to replace a shed that is now falling down, rotten and beyond repair. Have been looking online and I like the look of cedar wood sheds, but not the price! Before I invest a lot of time investigating and picking one, does anyone have experience of having one? Would you get another one? Thanks
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Garden plant advice
I am looking at adding some nice low maintenance plants and flowers to our garden. Our garden is south facing, can anyone suggest any good plants or flowers that i can add?
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Winter crops - kale etc.
I have a small area in my garden I use for planting vegetables in summer but recently visited a friend who purchased their house in March and they got it with garden full of kale. Decided to try it myself and planted it all with kale in early September and now have a lovely green, knee high plants which should provide me…
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Spotty cooking apples.
My cooking apples have black spots on them and some of them cause splits in the skin. Not all the apples are affected and the dessert apple trees are not affected. I have given the tree lime in the last two years and plan on giving it a "winter wash". I wondered if it was bitter pit. The affected apples do not store. Any…
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Can i cut my beech hedge back now, or should I wait for the leaves to actually turn brown?
Hi. This is about what was a sizeable front hedge that I'm taking back to a manageable level. Back in Spring I cut its height down dramatically to around 2', and this required cutting through some sizeable stems, often a good 2-4" diameter. I also trimmed back the house side to a manageable degree, but left the roadside…
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Recommend a leaf mulcher
Hi I'm after an easy to use leaf mucher for the garden with a sturdy bag that doesn't split. Or something where the bags are cheap and easy to change. I've currently got a Hyundai but I've been through 2 bags where the Zip seam has split. Up to about £50.
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Leaf Vacuum/Blower
I have a leaf vacuum (see below). Every time or every other time I use it the bag splits where the zip is sewn in and I need to buy a new bag. Surely this isn't normal. Hyundai aren't interested. Are there better makes, or can you get disposable bags (like you do with hoovers) that you can dispose of after each clear up.…
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Pink Flamingo
Bought a Pink Flamingo standard tree from local supermarket about a month ago. The branches were only about 12 inches long but have since gone mad to over double that. Problem is, it looks a bit sparse in the middle. Should I prune it back to where the shoots branch out which would take it back to nearly the 12 inch length…
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Is this a weed?
Hi All, I assume this is a weed. If so, what's the best way to treat it as it's in an awkward location? Thanks in advance.
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Have you seen any good deals on compost or soil ?
I was told that this is a good time of year to buy soil, compost and wood chips, etc. Has anyone seen any significant discounts either online or instore on these things. I am more interested in top soil ericaceous compost I dont drive so its very difficult for me to go to stores to collect these 25/50L bags but im…
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Ornamental cherry advice
I had a mature cherry given a well needed trim a year ago with regards to the new shoots this year if I want to keep the size down how much of the new shoots should I trim in spring? All of the new growth or leave a couple of buds or inches on each new shoot?
