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Best way of Marking plant labels?
I've tried several so called "indelible" pen markers, none were particularly successful. I've noticed Monty Don on gardeners World using one and I assume his would be a good one that lasts more than a few months? I have used a Wilko label which you scratch the surface to write the identity etc, this works well duration…
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Bay tree near building
A tiny bit - maybe just over 2.5 metres - of the garden in front of my flat is demised to me. When I moved in it was weed choked which seems to have kept the larger bushes in check. Now they are growing strongly. The bay tree in particular is racing away - how tall do they get and is it likely to become a danger to the…
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Any tips for moving an entire garden?
I've been a keen GYO'er for years and we've been here for over 20 but now need to move sadly. My garden isn't huge but it's rammed to the rafters with fruit both in pots which will be easy to move but also established bushes in the ground eg blackberries,raspberries,loganberries every currant going and most tree fruits! We…
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pot grown citrus tree and apple tree - help
hi, we got these off yougarden https://www.yougarden.com/item-p-680021/orange-and-lemon-collection-with-feed 6.5lr pot large orange 'navelina' tree & a apple discovery in 5lr pot. basically, these have been in the pots they came in for nearly 3 weeks now.. when should i move them to their big pots? the leaflet we got with…
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Turf Advice - shaded or normal
Hi there, I am new to gardening so was wondering if anyone can help. I have this small 3.5x4m garden in the picture. I am planning to lay turf. Can you anyone advice should I go for normal turf or go for shaded turf. Due to the shadow being casted from the massive tree and my garage there is limited and sunlight. I would…
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Bringing cucumbers in?
Cucumber newbie here: My cucumber plant has been outside in a sunny sheltered spot and has just had a late surge of setting fruit. Now that the weather is turning and it's getting colder at night, I wondered if it was worth bringing into the back porch (light and warm if the sun's out) so the rest of the cucumbers can…
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I want to hide the neighbours house
Hi all I got good advice on planting on here a while back and am wanting more! I have a small garden 25' deep and 35' wide. At the end of my garden there is the side of my neighbours house. Ideally I would like to knock it down and extend my garden but I feel the owner and tenants might get the hump so I think planting…
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Gardening unit a level study design
I'm designing an interior gardening unit for A level product design, please could you help me by answering a few questions. (the product i will deisgn will be a small unit style gardening product, to provide an area for people in flats or with limited space and no private exterior space to garden. Think unique potting…
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Daft Question.......Digging Holes
I KNOW this is going to sound like a really daft question BUT I am going to ask it anyway. I have a self seeded silver birch tree which has grown very nicely for a few years in a pot which is about 32" deep. I am wanting to transplant it into my garden so it can shield a nasty new build at the bottom of my garden. I think…
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Chilli plant colours
We’ve got 4 chilli plants that have given great numbers for the last 2 or 3 months, we thought we’d planted green chillis, but recently a lot are a yellow/lime green colour, and the odd one or 2 on a green producing plant are bright red Is there any reason for this? Not an issue, just wondering
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White mould on soil
I’ve got a small aloe Vera plant in the bedroom in a pot, and there’s what looks like white mould on the soil, the plant itself is ok but the soils covered in what looks like white furry mould (similar to what you’d get on really old bread) Any ideas please?
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Makita petrol pole hedge trimmer?
My battery powered pole trimmer is getting tedious to use and I am helping elderly friends with more hedge than the battery one can manage, as well as my own hedges. I quite fancy a petrol pole trimmer, especially the 4 stroke Makita series. However, the manual says branch diameter of 7mm, various adverts mention 21.5mm. I…
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Labelling Cuttings
My husband has loads of rooted cuttings - roses, willow trees, and many others. Despite having a large garden we have no room for them and I had the idea that he may sell them next year at summer fetes, school fairs etc. Many of the roses are by David Austin. Does anyone know if it is legal for us to label them for sale…
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Russian snowdrops
Can anybody tell me something about these bulbs please? Are the flowers the same height as ordinary snowdrops? Do they bloom at the same time? Do they naturalise in the same way? Is there any reason why'd they can't be planted in with ordinary snowdrops
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apple tree and orange tree
need advice asap. i bought a apple and orange tree of Yougarden they arrived Wednesday. after being very good at answering emails when i was going to buy them they have suspiciously dried up now we have? and we have virtually no after care advice & are newbies. both are small and grown in pots. the apple one is a Discovery…
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damsons
whilst out blackberry picking found a damson tree.how do you know when to pick them. tried one it was extremely sour. any help thank you
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Raised beds/borders on the cheap?
We want to put a raised border in along the fence line. It's 4.8m long, then looking for roughly 45cm x 45cm but that's flexible. Simply putting the plants in the ground doesn't seem feasible as the soil is naff and full of rubble. I think sticking a few pots on the lawn against the fence would look odd. We're not far off…
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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.…
