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Are these apples ready?
Hi all I have an apple tree in my garden, planted by the previous owner, which has born loads of apples. However I'm uncertain of the make and whether they are ready for consumption. All the apples have a slight abrasive skin texture and are dark green. However a few appear to have small areas of light green skin which has…
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Protection for a New Shed
I am awaiting delivery of my new 7 x 5 shed in about a weeks time for my allotment. I decided to go for a decent tongue and groove shed, which hopefully will last at least 10 years (just hoping I make it for 10 years too) I am obviously keen to protect it properly. Looking at just one shop for now (Wilko) there seems to be…
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Creeping Butterfly
This seems to have taken over my garden this year. I did my back in so was unable to weed. I still cannot dig them out. I bought organic weedkiller which did nothing. I then brought in the bad boys that I did not want to use. They had glyphosate which I thought would kill anything. One week later and they look untouched.…
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Dealing with new housing estates factor
A new estate has been built in a field behind my house, this estate has a factor managing the communal areas. 3 years ago we got a letter from their factor talking about japanese knotweed and threatening fines of up to £2500. They said the knotweed is coming into their properry from time to time. My take on it is there are…
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Wintering in conservatory vs plastic greenhouse
Starting to think about what to do with my plants over winter - they're all potted. I'm mainly concerned with the young dwarf peach and nectarine trees, and two bay saplings. We have a conservatory which gets very cold, so the door to the house will mostly be shut over winter. We'll warm it up for meals only, so I'm not…
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Which bulbs will grow through bark chippings?
As per the title, which bulbs will grow through a 2-3" layer of bark chippings? I'm guessing daffs, tulips and aliums will be fine but would snowdrops, crocuses and bluebells struggle? Also should I plant the bulbs closer to the soil surface than you ordinarily would to account for the depth of the wood chip? Thanks in…
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Newbies -Tree planting in garden, dedicating a tree and Bamboo plants
3 subject matters in 1 post. Ok so i have gone thru a really really tough time - really genuinely the worst time of my life, in this grief i feel a need to do the following and just need advice on the best places to look etc.. 1. Tree planting - looking to plant a tree in our garden, however we are very very new to this…
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Hedge suggestions ?
My first post in this part of the forum... Can any of the green fingered experts suggest an appropriate type of hedge to run along our back fence ?Idea being to reduce wind exposure in the garden and to act as a deterrent for any scrotes thinking of jumping over, something a bit prickly ? I’m no gardener but don’t mind…
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Rats keep eating my Slug Pallets!!!
Hi, I have veg growing in the garden and noticed a few days ago that Slugs were eating my hard work. So i put down some Slug Pallets. The following day noticed they were all gone, confused i added a little more. Yesterday, i saw a rat in he garden. So i now suspect its Rats that are eating the Slug Pallets. Are they not…
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Growing in ex-Japanese Knotweed area
I bought a house 6 years ago which had JKW at the bottom of the garden (about 80ft away from the house). It was only in the last 6ft or so and was coming from railway land so I didn't panic. I contacted National Rail and between us we've been spraying our respective land twice a year. This year is the first year I've not…
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Old Glass Shop Display Cabinets
Just ordered a greenhouse and waiting for it to arrive when I saw 2x Old Glass Shop Display Cabinets being offered for sale (£50 for the pair) locally on Fb Marketplace. Does anyone know if these would be good to put in the greenhouse or use separately as large cold frame type things. Seems a good price for a lot of…
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Garden waste incinerator
Can anyone recommend a garden waste incinerator that they have. Looking on websites and reviews some say they are great then the next review says no good
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Why is one bush so weak looking
We have 2 bumblebee bush/trees in the garden, (not budlehia). They are side by side, bought at the same time, same size. 2 years on, one of them has hardly grown compared to the other, and isnt flowering yet, it’s leaves wilting, but the first one is in full bloom and a hive of activity. Both watered the same amount and in…
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Kale and Chard
Is it too late to sow Kale and Swiss Chard seeds?
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Mares tail
Has anyone had any luck in getting rid of this weed, it's coming in thick and fast into my garden.
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Dug up these in garden
Wasn’t sure which forum to post in but we’re having work done to our garden and these were dug up quite interesting to see I imagine there’s lots more up there too. Any one have any idea on age or use? We’re in South Wales UK if that helps with any Ito Photos https://photos.app.goo.gl/QGgGDpM8RpY5Jatz8 Thanks
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Ants in a acer pot.
Noticed my acer was looking a bit sad and it has been a tad neglected this year. But while chucking some food in its direction, I noticed an ants nest has taken up residence. How do I persuade them to move emsewhere? Preferably organically.
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Blueberry pest
My blueberry bushes were coming along a treat this year, then over the past week something has stripped nearly all the leaves off. I think they’ve eaten the berries too as the crop is virtually non existent (about 10 days ago they had a goodly crop of berries). What is it and what do I do now? First treat them for the…
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Replacements for rose bushes
Ok so I have seven rose bushes, hybrid tea types, in my front garden planted by previous owners. They appear very old and may even date to when the road was laid out in 1949. Anyway each year I prune them in the late winter and try to keep them healthy by spraying against blackspot, but invariably I miss some treatments..…
