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Best compost/conditions to grow seeds
Hi, I am relatively new to gardening so I was wondering if you could help. I want to grow some flowers such as cosmos, marigolds, etc in some planters that I have. I have bought the seeds but I was just wondering what compost and conditions is the best to grow the seeds. I have Miracle-Gro All Purpose Enriched Compost 50L…
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Fastest growing dense plants for boundary
We've got an established privet hedge for a boundary but it is fairly see through and has got quite big holes in places so I'm looking to plant extra bushes/hedging in the borders to cover the worst areas. I've had success with Lavatera & Buddleia in the past but can anybody suggest something else that grows large, quick &…
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What is this weed?
I know this will probably be an impossible task without a photo but I will try and describe untill i can take a pic. This weed has been growing on very poor soil (bit of garden that i havn't got round to sorting yet) and is now encroaching into lawn. It is really flat with tough fern like "branches" coming from a strong…
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top dressing
Lawn has been scarified . ive put grass seed down on bauld patches what do i cover the seed with please? Would multi purpose compost do?
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Large planters what to fill them with
Hi, I have been given two very large planters. I am planning to grow vegetables in it. I presume I would need to fill them with 300L of something What should I use? Top soil? Compost? Both?
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Green house door - off again!
Have an Eden Hall green house - almost five years old now. But is it me, or do others have similar problems in high 40+mph winds the door comes off!? Before hand, closed the door, and not warmth enough to have any windows open. The door ideally slides open and closed, rollers on top, guides on the bottom to keep it in…
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rusty watering can
My supposedly galvanised watering can has gone rusty and the water thus also contains rust. Will this be harmful to my veggie plants or will I have to get a replacement can?
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GreenThumb - recommendations?
Hi, I was wondering whether anyone here has used GreenThumb before and would they recommend them? I was thinking of using their services for a few times in the hope of getting a decent lawn before attempting to maintaining it myself.
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Garden wall or fence it? Costs?
Hi all, new here! Have moved house 6 months ago and it's turning into a money pit!! We have 2 13ft 2m tall garden walls (single thickness with end pillars and one central) that are both on their way out along with a curved 1m long wall at the end of those. If I look at having the walls knocked down to the first 2-3 rows of…
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Planter advice for a beginner
Hi I’m looking to put our house on the market in a month or so. I’m currently trying to dress up the exterior to make it more appealing. So I’m looking at cheap solutions for landscaping. I’ve had some planters made up to go under the windows. 5 in total. The ones that are made out of decking boards. They are about 40cm…
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scarifying
I have just had the lawn scarified they have put feed soen but there are a lot of bauld patches. Do I reseed them and if so how please
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Houseplant/s with fly infestation
I bought a couple of largish plants from ikea. I noticed a sudden influx of small black flies, which I didn't connect with the plants until a friend suggested what might be causing it. I got rid of both the plants, but what caused it.
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Restoring a large polytunnel
Hi all I'm currently restoring a large (25ft X 15ft) polytunnel on my allotment. The tunnel was slightly damaged by fire during the previous owner tenancy. No serious damage to the frame which appears very sturdy, but all there is, IS the frame. I need to recover it and build a new set of doors for one end, the other end…
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Rebuild garden wall
Can anyone give a ball figure for rebuilding garden wall. it is only around the plants, about 3-4 bricks high. Will probably need new bricks/stone as old ones grotty. On 2 sides of average garden. I know there are lots of variables here but just need to know if I can afford it
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Lawn problems
I scarified the lawn at the end of the summer/autumn and reseeded. It looks terrible. I've obviously done something wrong. There was a lot of thatch which I attempted to remove. What should I do to get a nice green lawn? Thanks. Here's a pic of it I took today. It looks even worse in the pic than in reality. :-(
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Hundreds of starlings on lawn
We have literally hundreds of starling on our lawn (the cats are just sitting in the conservatory watching them - totally confused) - the birds are eating grubs of some kind - but what kind ? Leatherjackets appear in September What grubs could be the food in spring ?
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Newbie gardening question
I bought a 6 pack of geraniums from B&Q today and planted them out. Now I'm just wondering if I was meant to take them out of the "teabag" that each plant was grown in?! I've checked the picture instruction on the side, but I'm still not sure. If I was meant to take them out first, can I dig them up, remove the teabag then…
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Anyone recommend any online plant sellers
I need 10 bridal wreath plants. I ordered from gardens 4 you but they never delivered, useless company. Can anyone recommend a company that does deliver and quality is good?
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Birds in my garden
Probably not a very exciting post for many, but having only started feeding in the last year or so, I'm very pleased with all the visitors we now get, including: Sparrows, blackbirds, starlings, collared doves, blue tits, great tits, robins, siskins, goldfinches, bullfinches, chaffinches, pied wagtails, yellowhammers,…
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How deep a planter to grow carrots, beetroot
As some of you know, I'm very new to growing anytihng, other than weeds :o I'm going to make a couple of planters to grow our own vegetables, mainly carrots, beetroot etc. They're going to be about 2m square, made from treated 3x2" timber. What depth would they need to be to grow carrots and beetroot please? I've asked a…
