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  1. wiseowl
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    Whats your weather like May 2024

    Sunny, 19c going to 29c. :phew: Hopefully we will catch a breeze. I do all my my gardening pottering between ten and twelve.
    Sunny, 19c going to 29c. :phew: Hopefully we will catch a breeze. I do all my my gardening pottering between ten and twelve.
    Sunny, 19c going to 29c. :phew: Hopefully we will catch a breeze. I do all my my gardening pottering between ten and twelve.
    Sunny, 19c going to 29c. :phew: Hopefully we will catch a breeze. I do all my my gardening pottering between ten and twelve.
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  2. wiseowl
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2024

    Glad that your marigolds haven't been eaten - but there again, I don't know any creature that eats rubber gloves.Yes, @pattie I do try to keep busy, because I need to be active. Plus, with a...
    Glad that your marigolds haven't been eaten - but there again, I don't know any creature that eats rubber gloves.Yes, @pattie I do try to keep busy, because I need to be active. Plus, with a new house and garden, there are so many jobs to do - ones that my OH can't do. Not that she wouldn't...
    Glad that your marigolds haven't been eaten - but there again, I don't know any creature that eats rubber gloves.Yes, @pattie I do try to keep busy, because I need to be active. Plus, with a new house and garden, there are so many jobs to do -...
    Glad that your marigolds haven't been eaten - but there again, I don't know any creature that eats rubber gloves.Yes, @pattie I do try to keep busy, because I need to be active. Plus, with a...
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  3. toadflax74

    Moving garden

    Hello and welcome to the forums @toadflax74 It can be tricky to move such a big lavender plant, can't cut lavender back into old wood, it won't sprout from it. The roots will be difficult as well...
    Hello and welcome to the forums @toadflax74 It can be tricky to move such a big lavender plant, can't cut lavender back into old wood, it won't sprout from it. The roots will be difficult as well because they go right down, it will be best to buy another. It's a shame that you have to move so...
    Hello and welcome to the forums @toadflax74 It can be tricky to move such a big lavender plant, can't cut lavender back into old wood, it won't sprout from it. The roots will be difficult as well because they go right down, it will be best to...
    Hello and welcome to the forums @toadflax74 It can be tricky to move such a big lavender plant, can't cut lavender back into old wood, it won't sprout from it. The roots will be difficult as well...
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  4. wiseowl
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  5. Savernaker

    What could be affecting leaves of plants across my garden?

    Over the past couple of weeks I have noticed trees, shrubs and many flowers increasingly affected by discoloured leaves. A Rowan tree is badly affected. This is the first time beyond roses that...
    Over the past couple of weeks I have noticed trees, shrubs and many flowers increasingly affected by discoloured leaves. A Rowan tree is badly affected. This is the first time beyond roses that I've seen such discolouration of leaves. A few photos are included. Anyone have any ideas as to the...
    Over the past couple of weeks I have noticed trees, shrubs and many flowers increasingly affected by discoloured leaves. A Rowan tree is badly affected. This is the first time beyond roses that I've seen such discolouration of leaves. A few...
    Over the past couple of weeks I have noticed trees, shrubs and many flowers increasingly affected by discoloured leaves. A Rowan tree is badly affected. This is the first time beyond roses that...
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  6. BenCotto
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    Truss vs The Lettuce; Slugs vs Cucumber

    I tried eggshells once and they attracted vermin which was even worse.
    I tried eggshells once and they attracted vermin which was even worse.
    I tried eggshells once and they attracted vermin which was even worse.
    I tried eggshells once and they attracted vermin which was even worse.
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  7. toadflax74

    Hello from Scotland

    Welcome to the forum @toadflax74
    Welcome to the forum @toadflax74
    Welcome to the forum @toadflax74
    Welcome to the forum @toadflax74
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  8. Debs64

    Wildfarmed bread

    It is a very tough life, people see farmers driving in big posh cars and think they are all millionaires. Well a few are especially those that own their land and had buildings they could sell or...
    It is a very tough life, people see farmers driving in big posh cars and think they are all millionaires. Well a few are especially those that own their land and had buildings they could sell or rent to see them through. The majority are like my family, most of my uncles were tenant farmers and...
    It is a very tough life, people see farmers driving in big posh cars and think they are all millionaires. Well a few are especially those that own their land and had buildings they could sell or rent to see them through. The majority are like my...
    It is a very tough life, people see farmers driving in big posh cars and think they are all millionaires. Well a few are especially those that own their land and had buildings they could sell or...
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  9. Grays

    Identify this trailing plant please

    Can you get a closer in focus photo of the flowers please
    Can you get a closer in focus photo of the flowers please
    Can you get a closer in focus photo of the flowers please
    Can you get a closer in focus photo of the flowers please
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  10. Spruce

    Growing Schizanthus - Poor Man's Orchid Plants

    We’ve grown them from seed 2022 started them March and had really good germination. They like you were dotted around in Hanging baskets as fillers and Pots for the whole of the summer so...
    We’ve grown them from seed 2022 started them March and had really good germination. They like you were dotted around in Hanging baskets as fillers and Pots for the whole of the summer so colourful and I live a bit further up around Abergavenny .
    We’ve grown them from seed 2022 started them March and had really good germination. They like you were dotted around in Hanging baskets as fillers and Pots for the whole of the summer so colourful and I live a bit further up around Abergavenny .
    We’ve grown them from seed 2022 started them March and had really good germination. They like you were dotted around in Hanging baskets as fillers and Pots for the whole of the summer so...
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  11. JWK
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    Tomato Growing 2024

    Both ways work in my experience, There are good reasons for both. when i was growing in pots sunk into the border (numerous 20mm holes drilled into the bottom of pots) If i had leggy plants i...
    Both ways work in my experience, There are good reasons for both. when i was growing in pots sunk into the border (numerous 20mm holes drilled into the bottom of pots) If i had leggy plants i would put them straight onto the bottom of pot to bury as much stem as possible , others which were not...
    Both ways work in my experience, There are good reasons for both. when i was growing in pots sunk into the border (numerous 20mm holes drilled into the bottom of pots) If i had leggy plants i would put them straight onto the bottom of pot to bury...
    Both ways work in my experience, There are good reasons for both. when i was growing in pots sunk into the border (numerous 20mm holes drilled into the bottom of pots) If i had leggy plants i...
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  12. wiseowl
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  13. wiseowl
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    Whats Looking good May 2024

    Mine's outside and is going through it's tatty period too :) The leaf colour fades and oldest leaves are shed, but it'll be back....
    Mine's outside and is going through it's tatty period too :) The leaf colour fades and oldest leaves are shed, but it'll be back....
    Mine's outside and is going through it's tatty period too :) The leaf colour fades and oldest leaves are shed, but it'll be back....
    Mine's outside and is going through it's tatty period too :) The leaf colour fades and oldest leaves are shed, but it'll be back....
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  14. JWK
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    What are we doing in the garden 2024

    But the peat that is extracted is the undecomposed remains of vegetation that grew when atmospheric CO2 concentration was much higher than the predicted scenarios of doom. Any current growth of...
    But the peat that is extracted is the undecomposed remains of vegetation that grew when atmospheric CO2 concentration was much higher than the predicted scenarios of doom. Any current growth of vegetation absorbs and sequesters carbon. Amongst the possible ways of 'storing carbon', were it...
    But the peat that is extracted is the undecomposed remains of vegetation that grew when atmospheric CO2 concentration was much higher than the predicted scenarios of doom. Any current growth of vegetation absorbs and sequesters carbon. Amongst...
    But the peat that is extracted is the undecomposed remains of vegetation that grew when atmospheric CO2 concentration was much higher than the predicted scenarios of doom. Any current growth of...
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  15. JWK
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  16. Robodendron

    ID needed!

    That looks like poached egg plant (Limnanthes douglasii), very good for the pollinators. I sowed some last year and they have self seeded and just started flowering.
    That looks like poached egg plant (Limnanthes douglasii), very good for the pollinators. I sowed some last year and they have self seeded and just started flowering.
    That looks like poached egg plant (Limnanthes douglasii), very good for the pollinators. I sowed some last year and they have self seeded and just started flowering.
    That looks like poached egg plant (Limnanthes douglasii), very good for the pollinators. I sowed some last year and they have self seeded and just started flowering.
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  17. hailbopp

    Not sure if this forum cover fungi but hope it does.

    Now that our growing media is likely to contain wood fibres and/or green waste, its likely that we will experience the appearance of random fungi; in the way that peat sometimes carried sedge...
    Now that our growing media is likely to contain wood fibres and/or green waste, its likely that we will experience the appearance of random fungi; in the way that peat sometimes carried sedge spores and mosses. Certainly, since adopting wood chip for paths, I have 'grown' a wide variety of fungi...
    Now that our growing media is likely to contain wood fibres and/or green waste, its likely that we will experience the appearance of random fungi; in the way that peat sometimes carried sedge spores and mosses. Certainly, since adopting wood chip...
    Now that our growing media is likely to contain wood fibres and/or green waste, its likely that we will experience the appearance of random fungi; in the way that peat sometimes carried sedge...
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  18. Papi Jo
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    Close-ups of flowers

    The blooms of Tellima grandiflora in the afternoon sun
    The blooms of Tellima grandiflora in the afternoon sun
    The blooms of Tellima grandiflora in the afternoon sun
    The blooms of Tellima grandiflora in the afternoon sun
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  19. JWK
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    Vegetable Growing 2024

    I've found Chilterns to be OK for veg. This year I've sown garlic kale, cavolo nero and PSB from packets I bought before Brexit made them unavailable to me and I've had excellent germination. ...
    I've found Chilterns to be OK for veg. This year I've sown garlic kale, cavolo nero and PSB from packets I bought before Brexit made them unavailable to me and I've had excellent germination. They do have some interesting varieties.
    I've found Chilterns to be OK for veg. This year I've sown garlic kale, cavolo nero and PSB from packets I bought before Brexit made them unavailable to me and I've had excellent germination. They do have some interesting varieties.
    I've found Chilterns to be OK for veg. This year I've sown garlic kale, cavolo nero and PSB from packets I bought before Brexit made them unavailable to me and I've had excellent germination. ...
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  20. RoddersUK

    Crab apple - poorly?

    Hi all,Our crab apple finished blossoming a few weeks ago. Now it's looking a little sad, maybe, I'm not too sure....hence asking.Planted last year, around April. Looked fine all the time, up...
    Hi all,Our crab apple finished blossoming a few weeks ago. Now it's looking a little sad, maybe, I'm not too sure....hence asking.Planted last year, around April. Looked fine all the time, up to now.Peoples thoughts?
    Hi all,Our crab apple finished blossoming a few weeks ago. Now it's looking a little sad, maybe, I'm not too sure....hence asking.Planted last year, around April. Looked fine all the time, up to now.Peoples thoughts?
    Hi all,Our crab apple finished blossoming a few weeks ago. Now it's looking a little sad, maybe, I'm not too sure....hence asking.Planted last year, around April. Looked fine all the time, up...
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