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weeds advise?
Check out below image, i am seeing this kind lot of weeds in my grass lawn. How to rid off for long term?
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Cinnamon as bug deterrent and grow booster?
Hello. I've read in several places that cinnamon mixed into the soil can keep bugs off houseplants and help boost growth. Great if so, but I'm suspicious it could be a nice-sounding myth. Does anyone use cinnamon in their houseplants potting soil and can you shed some light? Thank you.
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Will removing lower branches of a Portuguese Laurel make it grow faster?
Hi all.I'm about to plant a couple of PortLaurels to provide some screening. They are currently around 5-6' tall, with quite a few branches coming off, and are a tapered, Christmas-Tree, shape.Since they aren't the prettiest of trees, I was thinking that I'd like them more 'conventional' tree-shaped - ie a trunk with wider…
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Seed and weed?
Hello! First time posting on this section :) With the hot weather etc my gardens took a little bit of a hit. I am planning on getting the lawn mower out over the next few days but I've noticed that on the front garden there are lots of weeds, and on the back garden its quite patchy. We've used a aerator recently but I'm…
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Pergola plants in pots
(as opposed to in the ground, but I couldn't think of any 'p' words to explain that!) I will soon be getting a pergola built in my back garden, and am planning what plants to grow and train over it - I'm thinking maybe clematis and/or honeysuckle, but there's more research to be made. However, at the same time I will also…
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Making terrariums the MoneySaving way
I've been to a couple of terrarium workshops - they are not cheap. I'd love to learn how to make them at home without an expensive kit. Please give me your detailed tips. A few questions: - How do you get the balance of ingredients right? Are things like charcoal really needed? - Where do you get terrarium-appropriate…
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Sycamore and some type of conker tree seedlings
Hi. Last September there were sycamore and some type of conker seeds on the floor next to my child‘s school. We decided to collect some and plant them in pots at home to see what would happen (it was as much to teach patience and how nature works/not works as anything else). This spring we found two conkers had started to…
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Front garden makeover - opinions please
We live on a corner plot which originally had an open front lawn (no fence or walls etc.) Due to the local 'yoof' walking across the lawn to cut the corner we decided to plant a privet hedge around the perimeter about 18 months ago. This was not particularly successful with the privets flourishing in parts and struggling…
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Orchids
I have been given a lovely orchid. The leaves are gradually turning yellow and have to be removed. Any ideas for best treatment please
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Small Brown Eggs on Washing
Hello! I wondered if anyone has any idea what these eggs are from please? They were on muslin face cloths in the blanket box, all line dried. I've checked and the Internet suggests clothes moth and carpet beetle eggs are cream in colour so thankfully not those? I'm a bit stumped. They're about the size of poppy seeds and…
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Save money mowing your lawn
If you have a safe closed off lawn, you could get a rabbit to keep your lawn short, saving electricity/petrol. Did you know that rabbits only poop where they eat, so you can keep them indoors as long as their food is situated, so their bottoms are in a tray or something while they eat, your floor will remain unharmed. You…
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Cutting back Hedges
Hi all, We’ve some hedges running along the length of our back garden. I’d like to trim them back so we can regain more garden space (only by say, half a foot to a foot). When is the best time / month / season to do this so I don’t kill the hedges? Not sure on what the hedges actually are… so that’s helpful (not)! Thanks.
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Autumn fruiting raspberries
Hi, does anyone know how soon after fruiting I can move autumn raspberries please? They're still going strong at the moment, I'm getting nearly a punnet full every 2 or 3 days. I'm guessing I'd need to chop them down by at least half to be able to transplant them? I have a new greenhouse to build but the raspberries need…
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Veggies for rocky soil?
Hi all, bit of a newbie to this. We have a bed in our back garden which is pretty full of stones. I've gotten a lot out on one side (mostly quartz so used them to border the path :-) ) Herbs planted there. Going to do the same to the other side but realistically wondering what will grow well in rocky soil that we can eat.…
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Red roses too
Would like a red bush rose that grows to a nice shape and the blooms don't go manky in rain. Must have scent and be trouble free. Is there such a thing?
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Spare parts for garden shredder?
I've got a Gardenline PGS2800 garden shredder which is in perfect working order. One of the plastic wheels has just sheared off the axle, and it has no way of being attached again. As said, it's a fine working tool, and there's no need to ditch it but it is difficult to manoeuvre around without the wheel. Where do people…
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Large Conifers
I am hoping someone can advise regarding a decision I am struggling to make over my two tall conifers at the bottom of my garden which I inherited with the house a few years ago. Do I lob them to gutter level or shed level or take them down to stump? I am not sure of the condition of the fence behind them or who owns it,…
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mangomel
mangomel is a cross between a mango and a melon can i grow a mangomel plant from one of its pips?
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Beginner's allotment basics
This week I got offered a quarter allotment plot. The plot is in bad condition, overgrown, very uneven and full of hundreds of bits of tiny plastic and other rubbish. I am though really delighted. Progress will be slow as I have a disability and my partner is well into retirement, but the allotment association are happy…
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Lawn Recovery
Am on east coast of Scotland and last mowed lawn (hovered really) in middle of June. Over the last ten days had around 55mm of rainfall but grass does not seem to have restarted growth yet. Just wondering about other areas if they have seen any regrowth from lawns that have not been irrigated.
