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Parsnips advice please
I've decided to grow parsnips for the first time, hoping to cheat by buying plug plants but they refuse to be transplanted apparently, so sowing seeds is the only option. They'll be in an old field trough, about 6ft x 2ft and 2ft deep, in a very open siruation and full of our own compost. Advice needed please! We are in…
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Water saving tips
Hiya :) Looks like a lot of areas are going to have a prolonged period of no rain so I thought it might be an idea to share tips for conserving water. My waterbutts are running low and I'm looking for ideas really. This is what I'm doing so far: - only water by hand, and only water in the evening. Make sure the water goes…
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Good gardening trouser?
I need to replace my gardening trousers, which have been on their last legs for several months. I bought them (Engelbert Strauss trousers - their description: "A collection with unmistakable hardware character. e.s. prestige* with features of the highest technical level. Robust and tough canvas for the mission on the edge.…
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Composting woollen items
Has anybody had any experience of trying to compost down 100% woollen items like old sweaters in compost heaps?. I know man-made fibres don't rot down but wondered whether 100% natural products do rot down successfully. How long would it take in an active compost heap?
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Sainsburys "Plastic" Plants
Has anyone else been taken in by the Sainsburys range of "plastic" plants that nowhere say they are plastic?
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Composting Advice
I’m fairly new to growing my own and have never had any need to compost. However, just over a year ago we moved to a new house and we have a lovely garden with a raised bed and greenhouse. As I am finally in a position to grow my own this season, I thought I’d look into composting (I appreciate its not going to be ready…
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ID please!
I have always thought this plant which I have had for nearly 30 years is a Yucca however certain people disagree! Any thoughts please? https://i.postimg.cc/9Qrj6cwf/C24-CB55-E-14-DB-43-E3-8793-01-D7-D05-F96-CD.jpg
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The all new 2019 growing your own thread!
Welcome to the new ups and downs of growing your own! Everyone is welcome. Come and tell us about your growing shenanigans What do you like to grow? Are you going to try anything different this year? Did you try anything different last year? Did you like it? Would you grow it again? Do you have any tips for growing? Do you…
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Camellia in bloom in January.
As the title says, my camellia is starting to flower in January. Never known it to flower so early. I am in South Wales.
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weed killer
Does anyone know where to buy a great weedkiller that can be watered down and put into a garden sprayer. Roundup is costing me a bomb
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Pennywort
Is there a way of permanently eradicating this nuisance 'weed'. I have diligently hand weeded over past years and it still persists. I am not able to change the growing environment as its in a natural stone wall which is pretty much permanently damp except in summer.
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Winter flowering jasmine
I must confess to a love/hate relationship with my winter flowering jasmine. It’s looking good at the moment, in full bloom, now in its third year. The last two years I over-pruned it and didn’t get many flowers, so I left it pretty much alone last summer, except for one corner of the bush which was swamping a neighbouring…
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Hawthorn hedge planting advice
I am a very novice garderner and after a fence blowing down in the storm I'd like to replace it with a hedge but wondered if it may be better to get a gardener in . Are they tricky to start planting or are they pretty robust as the soil is not the greatest. The line would need to be circa 35m and I am hoping to get bare…
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New Greenhouse, Seed Sowing and Propogator Advice
I love growing fruit and veg but until now have never had a greenhouse. This year, now we have a greenhouse I'd love to grow a wider range of things including chilies, aubergines, peppers and tomatoes. I'm looking for some advice regarding buying a heater propagator / greenhouse heater. I want to avoid having seeds and…
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Chilli plant advice please
Happy New year All. A quick question regarding one of my Chilli plants. I have a variety called Reaper, and as they are quite fleshy, I got nervous about leaving them in an unheated greenhouse, so in late October brought the plants into the house. All the leaves had fallen and it was just the fruit left on the plant. I've…
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Recommended Seed Suppliers
I'm looking for recommendations of where to purchase good quality seeds at a reasonable price. We have 4 large raised beds and a new Greenhouse, so as well as the outdoor staples (courgettes, squash, chard, beans, beetroot, tomatoes, squash), I plan to try a few new things next year including chillies, aubergines, peppers…
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When do propagators and pots come into the shops
When do the shops like b and m and wilko start getting the gardening products in, I want to get a couple of windowsill propagators and some large pots to start things off early in 2020 but they are a bit pricey in the garden centre.
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Cactus bowl
Hi i would like to have a collection of cacti grown in my conservatory. Ideally in a bowl 30-40 cm in diamtere. How deep it should be and any ideas where I could find one?
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Opium poppies
Have just seen an image of an opium poppy. Am I correct in thinking that they were pretty common in the UK? Am sure I used to see them growing wild in my teens.... or was it a different plant?
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Squirrels digging up my bulbs
How do I disabuse the local squirrel population of the belief that my containers are full of tasty snacks?
