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Asparagus!
Yesterday I popped down the allotment and whilst weeding the asparagus bed by hand I saw a number of little asparagus heads peaking through. It'll be the first year I can really crop as I've been leaving the bed to establish, but to my mind this seems very early? The cardboard and seaweed mulch seems to have really helped,…
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Home-made anti-bug stuff for trees?
Does anyone have a recipe for making some kind of insect deterrent which can be painted/sprayed on the trunks of fruit trees?
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Self watering ideas for leaving tomato plants whilst on holiday?
Hoping to find out from members if they have actually used a self watering 'idea' whilst on holiday? We will be away for 5 days in June and a week in July, we do not have any one to water for us so it's either not grow tomato's this year or find a self watering process which actually works! I'm hoping to grow 2 or 3 plants…
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Composting shredded till receipts
I have been shredding my till receipts and putting them in my composters. Recently, I have read that some contain BPA and should not be composted. Do you compost yours?
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Digging up lawn and reseeding
A few years ago I decided to raise the level of my lawn 4 inches so that it was level with my drive. I dug it up with a rotavator, spread 4 inches of topsoil over it and then sowed the seed. The lawn has,ever since, been dogged with bare patches and moss, which was never a problem before I raised the lawn. After reading…
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How to remove plants within bushes?
I've moved into a house where the previous owner seems to have liked putting plants-within-plants for some reason. As a result, I have a couple of hydrangea bushes with tall holly growing out of the top of them or honeysuckle running riot from within them, which all looks a bit odd. I'd like to remove the holly and…
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Using Kärcher 2 pressure washer
Just had the patio repointed and it looks messy. The chap said to wait three weeks before pressure washed. Am a bit concerned whether by pressure washing the patio the pointings will be disturbed. I also want to clean paving block but read after pressure washer I will need to fill the joints with sand again and sealed. The…
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Anyone else spend their annual salary each year on lawn edging shears and have you found a cheaper e
We buy about 748392743289 lawn edging shears per week during the summer or around £7483437 per year Thats why you wont be able to buy any edging shears after this week in any gardening shop in the country Despite watching Monty Don, its not possible to resharpen these in under 3 weeks, so cheaper to buy another half dozen…
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Which heat mat in indoor tropical greenhouse
Appologises olin advance for how much I wrote. I'm hoping you'll please help give advice.I would like an indoor cabinet greenhouse (IKEA Rudsta short) with high humidity to grow tropical plants. I have been looking at heat mats with thermostats attached, for reptiles and seedlings. I'm looking for a large plain black one…
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Ultrasonic Cat Deterrents
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on Ultrasonic Cat Deterrents. We have searched on line and you get quite a lot of choices. We like cats and mean no harm, just that it isn't pleasant gardening and finding poo. These are two cats from the house next door. We have tried household pepper sprinkled,…
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Moving a greenhouse
I have a 8 x 8ft greenhouse, only a few years old and now I'm moving, 30 mins drive away. Anybody got any idea of how much it will cost to dismantle, move and re erect it?
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Using karcher pressure washer 2
Please for how long I can use it without a break. It says 30 mins on the internet and then have a break but does not say how long is the break? Also after use do I just unplug and put away. Not sure whether there will be some water in the tank. Thanks
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Which berry bushes can't be grown in containers?
I purchased some berry bushes in the sale last year but not thinking we hardly have any space for them in the garden. I think certain ones might do okay in containers they are (Blueberry, Blackcurrant, Loganberry, Raspberry, Goji berry and Gooseberry). I have very little ground space in sunny positions but lots of shade,…
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Unwanted Rockery Rocks!
What can i do with rocks from a rockery in the garden, they are nice looking grey and yellow but i am concerned that they are too tempting for someone to smash the back window if they were trying to get in and i have quite a few of them which i have hid in the shed out of sight rather than leaving them in a pile.
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Miniature Duo fruit trees (Daily Mail)
Hi all, I saw an advert for miniature dual fruit trees (the ad I saw was a Daily Mail one) and I wondered if anyone had bought any and had any comments on the quality, longevity, ease of care or general advice on them? Should I avoid dual ones if I want to go down the miniature fruit tree path? Thank you Jo
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DIY Netting frame
I'm looking for ideas or suggestions for building a frame over a few raised beds and ground-planted ones. I looked at a few sold but would instead make one myself. I was thinking To make them walk in(we are not tall!)6ft angle irons, preferably galvanized ones, and bury them 1ft deep; size - 25mm x 25 mm and 3mm…
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Filling hole after tree removal
I have a large hole inthe middle of a grass area left after the removal of an almost dead 70 year old fruit tree and its root ball. The hole is about 4ft by 3ft and 2 ft deep. What would be the best way to fill the hole. I don't have much soil I can move from elsewhere in the garden. The hole has loose soil in the bottom,…
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After a Bespoke metal garden sign
Hi,I’m after a garden gift for someone’s birthday. The idea is a proverb that stands portrait in a garden, so laser cut on some form of metal, maybe Corten. Anyone recommend a company who’s reasonably priced? Or a website I could post it on to go out too render ? Thanks all ! Paul
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Cleaning up Dog Urine
Hoping this is the right section? Does anyone have a good recommendation for what I can clean dogs urine up with? Hosing away isn’t going to work as the area is a shared flagstone yard and many sections is now green with urine. PS ; Not my dogs, another user of the shared yard who doesn’t clean up. I just want it cleaned…
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Plant food scam
One of things that annoys me is the number of plant food liquids or feeds you can buy; often from the same manufacturer. Most of them do the same thing but are packaged for different plants so people buy lots, when they dont need to. (Rose/orchid/Citrus etc) Look on the back of the package and somewhere on there will be a…
