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Tea leaves
Following all that publicity about tea bags containing plastic, I have switched to old fashioned leaves. Since I often put a slice of lemon in the pot, I'm not sure whether I should feed the used leaves to my worms (apparently they don't like citrus). Over the winter they slow down anyway, so even when I don't use lemon I…
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Disgusing an ugly pole help please
Hello All I got home yesterday to find lovely BT had put a telegraph pole right at the side of my drive entrance. Suffice to say its positioning is awful and intrusive and I would like to disguise it by planting a climbing evergreen up it. Any suggestions on quick growing foliage that will ' stick' to the pole and cover it.
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Too Early for First Cut?
Hi All, I spotted the council today cutting grass, the grass did not look particularly long and I do wonder if this is this too early to begin mowing grass?
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Hedging advice
Hi, Im looking for some advice, i recently bought a cottage on a hill which gets pretty windy at times, I want to start planting hedging around but will need around 300 meters worth so needing the cheapest hedge, im looking at hawthorn but they go bald in winter and beech is expensive, ideally i want all year round hedge…
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The ups and downs and ins and outs of growing your own, 2018
Hello folks and welcome to the 2018 grow your own thread! I'm a day late with this, sorry. You can blame the New Year's Day hangover! 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?…
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Best time of year to plant fig tree
Hi New to gardening this year. Looking to plant a fig tree that my dad has been cultivating for me in a pot. I’d like to plant in the ground. What is the best time of year to do this and what type of compost/soil should I use? Thanks F
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Tips for Fruit and Veg Growing Newbie
Hello everyone! I have decided that I would like to start growing my own fruit and veg, I have a 2 year old and would like to teach him where his food comes from, reduce our waste and food shopping bill. I have no idea what I am doing to be completely honest haha. I would like to grow things like strawberries, potatoes,…
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Advice on garden flower bed?
Hi there, I recently moved into my new home. I have a small patch of garden to the front of my property. To one side, I have small green plants, to the other...grass. The local cats have taken to the grass and are leaving disgusting faeces all over it. It really doesn't make the place look very attractive. I am thinking of…
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Metaldehyde slug pellet ban due
As per title, a good day to bury bad news now Parliament has broken up & "stupid woman" is hogging the headlines? No idea, but came out this morning, ban on above from 2020, still able to buy for 6 months and legally use until 2020 Maybe time to think about getting some in along with the Roundup? I don't intend opening…
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What plant is this and what is wrong with it?
Hi knowledgeable people. We have a very nice shrub in our garden, that i want to buy more of, but also seems to be suffering from something. https://imgur.com/a/G0WREHf Do you know what it is? some type of box? Its also gone brown in places and i dont know why. We never really watered it and has always been fine, but maybe…
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Decorating your garden - terracotta
Hi Does anyone know good sites for sourcing the above, I love terracotta large oil containers and big dramatic vases etc, the sort you create vistas with rather than plant up but I seem to chance on vintage sites where a piece can cost thousands rather than the hundreds I was hoping for. I am Hampshire based so a…
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Terrariums! Any love for them?
I have been trying to make my own terrarium. Anyone got any tips on plant choice and the best kind of jars for them? Would love to give my friends a terrarium for christmas! Save some money on presents haha
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Indoor orchids
Hi I have in the past few months been given two of those indoor Orchids one pink and one blue I kept them in my conservatory and now the flowers have almost finished and dropped off but the base of them seem to be thriving and have quite big leaves. A. do I cut the main stem that the flowers have been on down and keep the…
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Just took on a second allotment
Hi, I'm Blaze and I am from South Yorkshire, I am new herewell kinda I used to be here but forgot my user name I have had an allotment for about a year now and I have kept it very nice Well today I was dropping some stuff off at the allotment and I saw the secretary and after a chat I talked myself into taking on a 2nd…
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Looking for a reasonably priced plastic shed
Hi folks, As the title says I am looking to purchase a plastic shed and not looking to vreak the bank. A mouse has managed to get into my wooden shed and start eating the rabbit food and I've lost 2 Windows due to high winds. Ultimately I'm looking at anything low maintenance and 6x4 upwards. Any ideas where to look? I had…
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Radio to use in greenhouse
Do you have a radio to use in your greenhouse? The well-known wind-up/solar one I had has been a big disappointment - very crackly. There is no electricity supply. Can anyone recommend a suitable one please?
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Stinging Nettles help
Hi, i have around 1/4 acre garden which is full of stinging nettles in summer, i cant even walk any part of the garden its that bad Whats the best way to get rid of these? Sprays etc? Far to many to pick out :rotfl:
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Allotment keeping weeds down
I have a new allotment which I am hoping to put some white currants, black currants etc in. What is the easiest and cheapest way of keeping the weeds down? I don't have any grass cutting etc to use as mulch. I might be able to get shredded paper from work. I don't have a shredder though.
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Indoor plants for unheated rooms
Due to lack of funds, I only heat about a quarter of my house. The rest is rarely or never heated which means that the landing and some other rooms can have temperatures almost approaching zero on some occasions. I can get some plants to grow in the unheated parts of the house, but I have had a lot of failures. Spider…
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Time for cutting trees / pruning
I have some conifers that need pruning and some trees that need shaving. Is Dec a good time to do it or should I wait?
