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astro turf??
pros and cons anyone? or recommended brands/types please? lawn (if you can call the mud bath at the back of the garden that!) is approx. 30ft by 15ft. little doggy ruins it, digging, running about etc in the wet weather. he has long walks every day and patio area to play on, so he won't be deprived. I have a large flower…
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damp proof membrane for weed clearance
Going to be clearing my second allotment next week. It has 4ft high weeds. Going to cut down the weeds and was planning on covering with damp proof membrane. Seen some blue 1000 guage in wickes so hoping that would do the trick. Then I will leave it over winter. Plant up my existing allotment and slowly peel back and work…
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Long Reach Hedge Cutters
Afternoon All, Does anyone use the long reaching hedge cutters? They appear to have the same handle as a strimmer, my question is can the head be replaced for grass strimming and what sort of prices do these sell for? Thank you.
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Help - bag of ants!
I'm just clearing a pot to move a plant itno, the pot hasn't been used for some years and it was full of ants I upended the lot into a double wrapped carrier bag and am just about to clean the pot out with boiling water but what can I do with the ants? Can I put them in my green compost bin - it's collection is this…
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help with persistent weeds
hi in our driveway we have mostly paved area. However there are three corners where therre is some gardening space. I have tried to put some bulbs in one of the areas and its not too bad. Other two ares have lot of weed that keeps coming back. i tried using weedkiller and glyphosate but weeds came back after few months.…
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which "brand" of tomato do you grow??
This year I decided to grow as many different varieties of toms as I could. I did 16 plants in 8 vars in a large conservatory. I didn't do it by any scientific method, other than taste a few toms as I picked them, and casually observe the yield. Next time I must take notes:D All were grown by identical methods, 11" pot…
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New to gardening - with a 100 foot garden!
Evening all, having lived here for around 10 years I've finally decided to get to grips with the garden. We bought it from and old boy (well he died but his son sold it) who had devoted most of his waking moments to the garden. We've done a few bits but with a young family efforts have largely been directed at keeping the…
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Help identifying a plant please
Morning all, Does anybody recognise this please? It's quite tall and has tiny yellow flowers which smell like honeysuckle but I don't recognise it as a honeysuckle. Just moved to this house and don't want to cut it down and kill it off if it should be left well alone over the winter! Thanks http://www.flickr.co…
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San Marzano tomatoes
Tomatoes are such bl**dy brilliant inventions, but I can't find San Marzanos in the supermarket. Has anyone had any experience of growing them in an indoor environment? And where best to source the seeds?
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new greenhouse
DH is glazing our new Rhino 10 x 12 greenhouse. Apart from some salad leaves and new potatoes for Xmas what can we grow straightaway?
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Secateurs for the elderly
Hi - I'm looking for secateurs for my elderly Mum. She doesn't have much grip in her hands but wants to keep pruning basic greenery (nothing with very woody stems). Can anyone recommend any please?
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Could someone please give me a step by step guide to cuttings?
Hi everyone, I'm a total beginner gardener this year and I've loved it so would like to get a bit more ambitious next year! I've had some osteospermum annuals in containers this year and they are on their last flowers now. I think they're gorgeous but were a bit pricey so I'd like to take cuttings from them for next year…
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Putting oil on decking for first time
Morning all, I had a deck installed in July and at some point was wanting to oil it to protect it. I was planning on doing it this weekend as the forecast is dry and warm. I've read a few places that have said leave the decking 6-12 months before treating it in anyway. Is this correct? Or would I be better getting it done…
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Debarked trees
I have some plums trees that have been debarked by some sheep. How do I save the trees?
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Anybody Living the Good Life?
Good Morning All, I just find this concept fascinating and I was curious if anyone on here can live like Tom and Barbara? I would be fascinated to hear your stories. Thank you.
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Goldfish pond feeding
We have three ponds in our garden, two of which have goldfish. In the patio pond there are two fish, which have had five young this year. We don't have pumps or filters, yet the water is clear and the weed flourishes so we must be doing something right. There are a few water snails. Next week we will be away and instead of…
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Fushia Help
I,ve had this Fushia for 25+ years now and up to a fortnight ago it was a healthy plant--but its suddenly looks like its been eaten by Slugs i have put pelets down but can,t understand why its suddenly gone like this--any advice would be welcomed as i,m a "Put them in and hope for the best" gardener and know very little…
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Planting and containing horseradish
Good morning I wonder if anyone can advise me about planting horseradish for the first time? The horseradish snippet that I started off in a pot now seems big enough to be released into the wild, so I intend to plant it on the allotment any day now. I understand from googling that it's best to contain it to stop it from…
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How close to a building can I plant a magnolia tree?
For years I've wanted a magnolia tree, but now that we've sorted out the garden, I'm starting to wonder if it would be practically possible to plant it in our relatively small garden... I have no idea how large the root system gets, so how far away from ours and neighbours houses we'd need to plant it, to make sure it…
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What to do with beetroot?
My beetroots have done quite well this year, I've got about 20 left, all of which are a bit bigger than a cricket ball. Any (polite and edible) suggestions on what to do with them - I need to dig them up cause I want to plant garlic in that part of the garden.