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Greenhouse help
I have a couple of greenhouses at my allotment. I have waterbutts. I want to harvest water from the greenhouse gutters. Don't feel like I want o buy a kit as they are very expensive. I am looking for ideas to do it on the cheap. Has anyone got tips for me?
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Thompson & Morgan seed sale - all £1 a pack
Just received an email from Thompson & Morgan. They have a 48hr flash sale on all seeds (flowers, veg, salad etc) for £1 a pack plus £2.99 P&P on total order. https://www.thompson-morgan.com/No connection, just a happy customer of theirs.
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Rats on the veg plot
We have had a problem for a while with holes in my no dig beds. I assume it is rats. Looks about the size and we have rabbit fencing all around so its nothing bigger. Anyway its getting worse and the little devils have eaten through the enviromesh that was draped over my strawberries and now I have massive holes in it with…
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Plant identification devices?
I've seen several phone app's which say they can identify any plant by scanning it. I'm interested as I have a few roses and other plants that I would like to identify. Do any members have any experience of these apps or have one? Thanks for all replies.
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Cheapest place to buy a raised veg bed
Hi all, Where the cheapest place to buy a raised veg bed (one that doesnt collapse within a year). B&Q? Mole Valley? Ive looked on Facebook Marketplace but theres none available near me. Thanks
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Building a Shed
Hi, I bought a shed, delivered flat packed and built it, everything seemed fine. I painted it using Ronseal Fence plus (which is recommended for fences and sheds) All was well except now I have noticed the horizontal panels have moved creating gaps in the panels. Also where they have put nails in the panels, the wood is…
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Garden Waste?
I agreed a price with a fencing company to have old fence and gate removed and replaced. This happened on Friday. I got home from work, saw new fence then paid. I've just discovered down the side of my shed and next doors fence a bank of mud that they have removed, carried up garden and hidden there. If it rains it's gonna…
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What to fill a raised veg bed with?
Hi all,I have just bought a small raised veg bed (1m x 1m). I dont have any topsoil, but I have half a bag of compost and a ready supply of well rotted manure. Can I just fill the raised bed with the manure and the tiny bit of compost that I have? Or will that kill any veg that I plant? Thanks
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How to kill this ash tree
hello Two ash tree saplings have grown this spring in a rain gully. Any idea on the best way to get rid of them? I am afraid cutting them will not be enough. Will the roots still grow if I just cut them? They are right next to the house!
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Garden sleepers against fence
Hi, we have recently just completed our first garden lockdown diy. We have put sleepers up against our fence & filled it with plants. Unfortunately 🙈 we never put a barrier between the fence & the soil. Can anyone suggest anything that can be done without completely digging the whole plant bed out?
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White scabious
hi there, Can someone help me with my white scabious... i have a lovely scabious it's a tall rather than clumping variety but it instead of sending stem's upward it's got 2 stem's running along the ground... under the foliage of all my other plants. I've tried staking it but the stems it's grown are quite thick and it it's…
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Mare's Tail infestation! How best to get rid cheaply?
Hi We have a patch of land which is currently infested by Mare's Tail and it's very difficult to get rid of! The roots are very deep and have ended up growing through cracks in my drive way as well. I was wondering if you have any tips on how to get rid of it and maybe can recommend a decent weedkiller? Thanks in advance :)
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Weed Killer for Ivy
Can any one recommend a good weed killer for ivy please.
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What clumping bamboo for pots
I want to try and screen a chain link fence so my kids cannot annoy the neighbours dogs so I'm wondering what clumping bamboo I can buy that will grow in a pot but doesn't have thorns.
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What is this seedling?
I recently tidied up a border and removed all sorts of stuff including an ash sapling. There are many in the area. Now I saw that the border has a lot of these (see picturr). They are tiny so the pic is magnified. Any idea what it is? Hopefully not ash..
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Question for anyone who anyone who has to manage acreage?
This is a question for Davesnave or anyone else with experience of managing a few acres. We have a field and on our boundary we are having lots of weeds etc encroaching on our field. Its ivy, nettles, bramble mainly and the field next door has lots of it on their boundary too which is left to run rampant. This area of…
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Magnolia seed pods?
Last year I bought my first. longed for. Magnolia Stellata and this spring got lots of lovely blooms. Now I see on the ends of the branches where it has flowered there are slim dark green pinappley things and I don't know if I should remove them. I'm guessing they are seed pods This is still small, about 2½ft high and wide…
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Raspberries in tubs...what compost/soil?
Sorry, I know it's been asked before but I cannot find the answer by searching in the awful new format... Have just bought 4 good size raspberry canes (2 each ot Tulamore & Autumn Bliss) and 4 large tubs, but I'm not sure what to plant them into? Top soil? Compost? John Innes no.3? Mix of all / any?
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Giant sunflowers in smaller pots - what will happen to them?
I've grown a load of sunflowers and they are now about 2 ft tall. I put some out in the garden and they were demolished overnight by slugs and snails even though I put them in upside down cut off plastic bottles to protect them. :-( I don't have much space for the rest but I have put them into the largest pots I can…
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Can you identify this please.
Hello lovely people, any ideas on this? I am no gardener but really would love to learn. Moved in 3 years ago and last year there was only one, now there are three in a row and the slugs seem to love though.
