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Lemon Cucumber
I've been given 4 lemon cucumber plants, which I've had in the conservatory, for a couple of weeks, and are coming on nicely. Trouble is, I don't know the best way to grow them. I've searched online, and most of the videos I've come across, seem to be made in USA, even though in my search, I put UK. Can I grow these in a…
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Building a small mound for my stackable waterfall
Any tips? I have a small pond with 4 stackable artificial stone waterfalls. I previously stacked these with bricks but they got knocked down and I've woke up to an empty pond a couple times. I'm been advised to build a mound but want a few tips. I can just use soil but want to make sure it doesn't erode away when it rains.…
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Tall conifer trees
Hi. I have tall concise trees. Someone says he could cut 3 metered off top and prune for 700. He said after cutting his gut they won’t grow taller? Does this mean they won’t grow taller if I left them as is and I didn’t do work? I’m thinking of getting a ladder and pruning it myself leaving the top(on the presumption it…
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White Blister on Brassicas
First time this has happened to me but new garden new problems.As nothing has grown here before for nearly a centuary and it was grass or tarmac I'm guessing it's not in the soil but the warm damp winter or the insects I've been so keen to attract.Before ripping the plants out I cut off the offending parts and the rest…
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Plant identification please
Hello, Can anyone name the pink plant in the photos? I have included the toe of my boot to show scale. I do have size 9 feet though so that it not a small delicate ladies foot in the picture, but my big clodhopping ladies foot 😁 Many thanks
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Disgusted with Gardening Express
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Honeysuckle problems
I have a well established Honeysuckle that grows at the back of my garden up the wall of a garage but every year after an initial growth spurt during April/May the leaves start to yellow and die off and I end up with a bare plant for most of the summer. In front of it sits a big rhododendron which keeps the base and roots…
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Blackbirds
Hi all, Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been watching a lovely blackbird couple tending to their fledglings tucked away in my large ivy bush. I’ve peeked a couple of times but really only watched from the side lines. Mum and dad come often, feeding and watching the chicks. The chicks are probably a week or so old, I…
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Can i grow a Yucca elephantipes outdoors when its sunny?
We've got 2 x yucca elephantipes (spineless yucca) that cant be grown in cold weather outdoors, so is listed as a houseplant. Will it grow quicker outside during the summer though? They're only small (approx 30cm high) and want to help them grow as much as possible. We know to water them very rarely, but was wondering if…
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Greenhouse - Growing Tomato's and Cucumbers
Morning, I was planning on growing my cucumbers and tomatoes in my 8x6 greenhouse ... but have read that these should never be planted together ... Is this right? They will be in large buckets?
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A hedge but not really a hedge
Our house occupies a corner plot with a grassed area that extends from the driveway to the pavement and continues around the corner and down the side of the house for a stretch. There is no physical boundary between the grass and the pavement and we have noticed the local 'Yoof' cutting across the grass to get down the…
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Dead Grass?
Hi, So we're not gardeners at all and have no/little knowledge however would like to do our best to get the garden looking nice!We've dug out several areas of the garden which had red ant hills/nests, now these are gone, we've filled in the holes with compost and grass seed. The next issue is the grass in most of the…
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HELP: What is this insect on my greenhouse plants?
Can any identify this tiny white bug putting holes in my courgettes/mint and suggest how to get rid? https://photos.app.goo.gl/1qhjAK9ZcdpgkeSX8 Many thanks
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black bugs on fruit trees
i am a newbie to gardening so would appreciate any advice. i bought some bare root mini trees last year, they have produced leaves this year, but not much blossom . maybe its not time for blossom yet. , anyway , i am concerned because i have noticed on one of the trees the leaves have black insects on them, and they are…
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Cherry tree leaves
Bought and planted a cherry tree last year. It's growing surprisingly well and basically obviously very healthy. Should get my first cherries from it this year - yay! (birds allowing). One thing though is that some of the newer/smaller leaves at the tip of branches have gone all curled up - obviously courtesy of the fact…
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April gardening mag with free seeds
Has anyone else not received this? Money went out of my account in early April but still no magazine!
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Help finding a tree
I've seen a tree, its about 6ft tall, it has spikey leaves like a palm tree or tropical tree and the trunk splits half way up into a beautiful, natural 'Y' shape. I desperately want one, any ideas please? sorry not much help i know, but its a start :)
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Planting with compost
Hello Completely new to gardening, I just planted two plants I got as a present. First one is a jasmine trellis which I transferred from its pot to another pot filled with multi purpose compost. Second one is a Pieris Japonica which I planted on the garden border. I digged up a hole twice the diameter of the original pot,…
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Petrol trimmer /bush cutter
Hi I need some recommendations I know nothing about gardening , Large garden has lots of ruff weeds at the bottom and between flags . so was looking at getting trimmer but do not want the ones that you have to tap to release the plastic .
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Vermiculite query.
Has anyone used the type of vermiculite used in chimney back filling and fire applications, if yes? how have they found it to be for horticultural use? I currently have to pay about £10-00 for a 10 litre bag and am looking at alternatives in larger quanties, about the 100 Litre bag size. Thanks for any/all replies.
