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Fruit Trees in pots?
Has anyone ever brought the miniature fruit trees that can be kept in pots? Pardon the pun but were they fruitful? Did they take well or produce a good amount? I have seen a deal for 3 trees - cherry, pear and apple and Im wondering about putting them in my sun trap in my garden but obviously dont want to waste money if…
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Anti Bug Netting Any Good?
Would like to protect a fruit tree from bugs but because the netting to stop bugs is so tight i wonder if it could be counter productive and prevent the fruit getting enough sunlight to ripen?
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Dealing with Shield (stink) Bugs?
Those green or brown bugs which look like leaves were all over my garden last year and my cherry tree suffered possibly related. Anyone had problems with these bugs before as I'm worried for my fruit.
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Shed - wish we'd never bothered!
Before I start, I know this isn't very MSE, but we are replacing our decent garden shed with new one, which will be delivered and built by the manufacturer. Reason being we are now in our mid/late 60s and, while fit and healthy, we choose not to haul lumps of wood around if we don't have to. Not changing it now is just…
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Cordless electric lawnmower recommendations?
Having recently broken our ancient small third-hand corded lawnmower and acquired a house with a largish lawn area I'm in need of a replacement and rather than faff with cables I'm tempted to go cordless (not interested in petrol) and looking for recommendations/advice!? Total lawn area 300-350 sqm although we plan on…
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Killing ivy (the plant, no homicidal intentions)
I want to clear a patch of ivy. Under the carpet of leaves it’s all woody stems. It will therefore be easy to remove the leafy bits but do I then dig up the stems? How deep are they likely to be? I plan to put some euphorbia and stinking iris in the area since both seem happy to grow vigorously more or less anywhere in the…
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Spraying vinegar on garden?
I have an area of garden where anything that i plant gets stripped of all it's leaves and killed, I have tried fruit trees, pyracantha, berberis and all have been defeated by whatever is doing this apart from the native blackberry brambles which keep coming up although even they have struggled a bit being partly stripped.…
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Redesigning Garden
I have a standard garden but it is wider than long and want to completely redesign it. Don't really know where to start. Is it worthwhile paying someone or can I do it? How much does it cost to have a designer. I would like help with planting, not just hard landscape. Any advice welcome.
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Strawberries??
Hi all I have made a bed in my garden that I’d like to grow strawberries in. We eat them a lot as they are a favourite and I’d like to make jam as well if I can from the yield. I’m aware they put out runners so I may be swamped with them but I don’t mind that. What is best? Plants? Seeds? Berger to have them hanging? Or on…
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What's the best way to remove these weeds from between the small paving blocks on drive?
This is at my mums house, currently vacant after she passed late last year - is there some kind of tool you can get to like scrape them out? Or is some kind of weedkiller the only solution for these? I'm a complete non-gardener at the moment!
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Japanese Acer cuttings
I have a lovely Japanese Acer that is about 5 ft tall. It just popped up in my garden one day so I just dug it up and popped it somewhere else and it has thrived. It has got loads of shoots coming from the lower stems - can I just cut a couple of these off and pot up and how?
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Perennial weeds in paths around raised beds
Hi. This seems like a silly question but I will ask it anyway. I’ve laid out raised beds on my new allotment and am going to lay cardboard down on the paths for the time being, and cover with bark chips when funds allow. The whole plot was covered with cardboard over winter which did a good job of stopping many weeds. But…
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Ratio of Sand to Compost?
I want to plant a lot more this year so will have to use containers. I have already used all my homemade compost on my raised beds so have purchased peat free compost for the containers. I remember my Grandad used to do container planting and would mix in sharp sand, but have no idea on ratios. A quick google brings up…
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Daffs
A couple of years ago I layered several pots with bulbs - the idea being that I’d get succession of spring flowers. Never really worked (they all came up together) and this year it just looks a mess. So I think I’ll take the daffs out and move them into the garden proper. I know (or at least I think I know) that I’m not…
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Plants at Lidl
Two branches of Lidl close to me have pink or red upright and trailing pelargoniums in now. Pack of 6 is £3.99. The plants look healthy and strong. I bought some in 2019, and quite a few are still going strong, despite being outside all winter (on the south coast so relatively mild here). I'm only buying new because I want…
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What's this plant?
Morning all, I've bought my mum a house plant for her birthday, but neglected to ascertain what 'type' it is ☹️! Any ideas? <Photo deleted> Thanks in anticipation...
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Annual Foxgloves
I picked up a packet of these. It says the first annual foxglove. Quick to grow from winter sowing. Neat dwarf plants. Has anyone tried them? I'm wondering if there are any hints or tips on growing them. Dwarf, does that mean half height? Or are they tiddly?
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Flowering Bulbs
Newbie gardener here. I've read April is a good month to plant summer flowering bulbs. What plants should I look for and where should I buy them (I bought a cheap mixed box of 80 bulbs one year, planted them and about 10 flowered). Any tips to ensure best results much appreciated.
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Garden waste/rubbish
My parents garden has accumulated a large pile of branches and random non-green waste in a rear corner. What started as a small compost heap has morphed into a huge pile over 30+ years that would fill a small skip. I am in the process of separating the non-garden waste items which include old household items (curtains,…
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Need help with my lawn
First time lawn owner and I have no idea what I'm doing, hoping to get some help please We bought a house but due to bad health couldnt take care of our lawn. It had some weeds in it when we moved in July and they kept growing until now and are out of control. In September we put weedkiller & grass feed in there which in…
