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Gardening
Archives for January 2017
Discussion List
Supermarket fruit trees
Hi folks, can someone please post an alert if they spot these bare root trees coming into stock? Both myself and my daughter would like to buy some as we both have "blank slate" gardens. Many thanks
Evening out the lawn
Around the end of October, I cut the lawn and then scarified it using a manual scarifier. I thought it would be straightforward to use but the slight dips and bumps in the lawn meant that at times I was ripping out chunks of lawn. This has left me with with small dips with no grass. I've also got a large dip (approx 1m x…
Greenhouse
I'm going to purchase a greenhouse in the next three months, prob an 8x6. It's a pretty big investment for me, anyone know of decently priced ones preferably with glass rather than plastic windows .?
How to burn Christmas plants in the garden
I've got some big bunches of mistletoe, and some holly, and need to burn it all tomorrow night. This wasn't an issue any other year as there was regular bonfires on the farm to burn all sorts of rubbish. I moved and my new house doesn't have an open fire so I'm planning to do it myself in the back garden. I've never…
Want to get the garden all set for Spring
We have a small garden around the front and side of our house (no back garden). This is bordered by a 35yd long by 3ft high wall, with railings on top of the wall. There is then a border (about 3ft deep) under the wall, which until 6 months ago had a large leylandii hedge in it - the hedge has been removed, stumps taken…
Gardeners World Show - Discount Codes
Does anyone subscribe to Gardeners World? Have they put any discount codes in the magazines yet? I'm just wondering what sort of price it comes down to. Thanks
grow your own mushroom kit help
Hi I new to growing my own veg and i recieved a taylors suffolk white mushroom growing kit for christmas.I've followed the instructions on the box. It says lay the plastic bag iver the peat and put in a dark place. Sorry if this is a stupid question.Do i just put the plastic tray with the bag laid on it in a cupboard or do…
RSPB Birdwatch 2017
https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch
The great, good and not so good bits about growing your own dinner 2017
MoneySavingExpert Insert: Huge thanks to Dizzy Ditzy for starting this off in 2017. You might also like to read some of our Grow Your Own Blogs. Back to Dizzy Ditzy's post... -- Hello folks and welcome to the 2017 grow your own thread :D Everyone is welcome. Come and tell us about your growing shenanigans What do you like…