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Remember to Check Wilkos gardening sections
Many things are now at 50-75% off. Weedkiller, pest control, fertiliser etc. We bought quite a bits for next year (a few pics : http://www.alternativeeden.com/2011/10/stash-in-attic.html )
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How best to pick up acorns from lawn
Sadly squirrels isn't the answer as the dog has scared them all away this year. We have a mountain of acorns to clear from the lawn and wondered the best way of picking them up. The petrol mower on a "high from the ground" setting doesn't vacuum them up, nor does the 3KW Worx handheld garden vacuum / leaf collector. Has…
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RHS Seed List
The RHS seed distribution mailing has come through :j- for anyone not famailiar this is a service for RHS members where they can grow from seeds collected at the Royal Horti Society gardens such as Wisley There is a service charge of £12 these days but it is a unique opportunity to try some unusual varieties - I tend to…
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J Parkers 50 dwarf iris bulbs for 1p + p and p
Hello All, Posted this yesterday on the grabbit board, thought it appropriate to pop it on here too:- http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=3579079 The tete a tete were 5 bulbs for £1 in Morrisons, so I thought it was very good value!:money:
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fleece greenhouse cover
Hi looking for fleece greenhouse cover for mini greenhouse 90cm width, have seen plenty of smaller ones, does anyone know where i can get one have tried all the 'usual suspects' but to no avail Thanks
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Just been offered an Allotment... What now!
Hello! After a 3 & 1/2 year wait I have been offered an allotment!!!! Due to the recent high demand, my local authority policy has changed, so that as plots become available, they are now being split into 2 and half plots are being offered, so I am now the proud owner of a half plot :) I am over the moon, but also panic is…
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Is it stll too early to pick sloes?
Hello, I have my gin bought, bottles washed ..... and am itching to go out picking! :j I read somewhere you have to wait until the first severe frost? Is this right? Many thanks
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Blue Mushroom Identification
My sister found these growing in her garden. Can anyone identify them and tell us what they are? Thanks. :)
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Auction Plants
Hubby decided that he would like some Wallflowers, we watched Monty Don and he said he paid around £30 for 100 plants. We went to a local plant auction on Friday and got 160 plants (60 Tom Thumb and 100 Persian Carpet) for £4.90. We also got 100 Sweet Williams for £1.50. All the plants look healthy and are fairly big. We…
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Long length gardening gloves
Do they exist? I can only find pond gloves, or those for clearing out drains. I was hoping to find some which look like ordinary gardening gloves - just longer.
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Foraging: help to identify fruit and nut please
Hi, On my travels with my LO on my best hobby of foraging, I've come across a couple of possibly edible things which have stumped me on identification as I can't seem to find these on the web. The first one is a small yellow fruit, similar in size to a plum but the same texture as an apple. It's incredibly tart to the…
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fence problem
Not sure if this is the right forum to ask this but here goes. I have a rot iron fence which has seen better days. It is rusty and bits of it have broken off over the years. I would love a wooden picket type fence put in. It is approx 0.5m high and about 4m in length with a gate. Does anyone have any idea :* what trades I…
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How to grow ivy?
Hi, I have a detached garage that has a dashed finish. The side wall runs along our garden onto the side of the estate. I was was thinking of growing ivy up this wall as i think it would be a nice look, however im not sure how to o about it, any help would be appreciated. I have a line of soil separating my garage from the…
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how to dispose of old spent compost in growbags
we've got 2 growbags that we used for tomatoes this year and we've also got quite a large veggie plot at the bottom of the garden. Should we tip the old growbags on the garden and dig it in or is it better to put them in the compost bin and mix them up with all the grass cuttings and kitchen waste? Is there any goodness…
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Using broad bean beans!
Ok so here goes I grew some broadbeans in the summer although they were a winter variety so I have saved some of the beans they are dried the question is can I re use them now to sew/grow broad beans overwinter Hope someone can hope
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yukky green moss everywhere . . . .how to get rid?
the back of my house in all concrete and in last couple of weeks moss has been a real problem, i've tried scrubbing at it with a yard brush which helped a bit but it seems to have come back with a vengence!! we're having a lot of work done on the house at the minute and scaffolding up all around house don't know if this is…
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Anyone Grown Hardy Hibiscus Before?
i planted out a so-called winter hardy 'red alert' a couple of weeks ago at the sheltered SE-facing corner of the lotti. i haven't been too sure about it as originally the plant was only £2 for a 3ft pot and it had mostly finished flowering by then. the leaves went yellow and dropped off over the weeks and now it just…
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Empty Greenhouse and not so green fingers
I have an big empty greenhouse in my back garden and I plan to start using it, I now have some spare time and am In need of a hobby. The thing is I'm a total novice so if anyone has any advice, books, websites they would recommend I would be very very grateful. please don't worry about offending by telling me really basic…
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I am sooooo excited - I have been given a greenhouse!
Hello, my only venture so far into the world of veg is container growing tomatoes, courgettes, spring onions and what were meant to be carrots!!! I've just been given an 8 x 6 glass greenhouse and am dying to get growing.. What can I grow at this time of year?? In anticipation Tracey:j
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Would like to replace a wall in the garden: concerns.
We have a neighbouring property which is on slightly higher ground than ours. We have a stone wall on that side of our garden and narrow border before a wooden fence, which separates our tow gardens. What would be involved in replacing the stone wall (lets say, with a brick one)? My concern is for my neighbour's…