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  1. wiseowl
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2024

    Morning Hope you will be able to see Northern Lights tonight. I can't even imagine the word snow in May.
    Morning Hope you will be able to see Northern Lights tonight. I can't even imagine the word snow in May.
    Morning Hope you will be able to see Northern Lights tonight. I can't even imagine the word snow in May.
    Morning Hope you will be able to see Northern Lights tonight. I can't even imagine the word snow in May.
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  2. latimer

    Ready to prick out?

    I'd leave them too- they only have seed leaves, and it's very easy to damage them at that stage. They've not had enough light, hence the etiolated condition. Leaving sowing until a bit later makes...
    I'd leave them too- they only have seed leaves, and it's very easy to damage them at that stage. They've not had enough light, hence the etiolated condition. Leaving sowing until a bit later makes that easier to avoid.
    I'd leave them too- they only have seed leaves, and it's very easy to damage them at that stage. They've not had enough light, hence the etiolated condition. Leaving sowing until a bit later makes that easier to avoid.
    I'd leave them too- they only have seed leaves, and it's very easy to damage them at that stage. They've not had enough light, hence the etiolated condition. Leaving sowing until a bit later makes...
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  3. machtucker

    Where have our Alliums gone?

    It's the reason deer fences are the height they are. A 6 or 8 foot fence is no problem to them. We don't have thsoe muntjac ones here [fortunately] but I'd expect getting through a gap would be...
    It's the reason deer fences are the height they are. A 6 or 8 foot fence is no problem to them. We don't have thsoe muntjac ones here [fortunately] but I'd expect getting through a gap would be the way they'd dget in, as @shiney describes.
    It's the reason deer fences are the height they are. A 6 or 8 foot fence is no problem to them. We don't have thsoe muntjac ones here [fortunately] but I'd expect getting through a gap would be the way they'd dget in, as @shiney describes.
    It's the reason deer fences are the height they are. A 6 or 8 foot fence is no problem to them. We don't have thsoe muntjac ones here [fortunately] but I'd expect getting through a gap would be...
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  4. wiseowl
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  5. wiseowl
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    Whats your weather like May 2024

    Good morning all, a clear sky and light winds temp 12c to 22c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 5.18 Sunset 20.51 No rain is expected today
    Good morning all, a clear sky and light winds temp 12c to 22c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 5.18 Sunset 20.51 No rain is expected today
    Good morning all, a clear sky and light winds temp 12c to 22c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 5.18 Sunset 20.51 No rain is expected today
    Good morning all, a clear sky and light winds temp 12c to 22c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 5.18 Sunset 20.51 No rain is expected today
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  6. Logan
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    programmes to watch

    We have been watching Brian Cox 'Forces of Nature' on iPlayer. Great episodes, explains so much.
    We have been watching Brian Cox 'Forces of Nature' on iPlayer. Great episodes, explains so much.
    We have been watching Brian Cox 'Forces of Nature' on iPlayer. Great episodes, explains so much.
    We have been watching Brian Cox 'Forces of Nature' on iPlayer. Great episodes, explains so much.
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  7. Daalamist

    Solved Need help identifying these please :)

    Just got back from a week away and there is horsetail everywhere, front and back, along with the UK’s largest collection of rosebay willowherb. I think I’ll turn round and leave again.
    Just got back from a week away and there is horsetail everywhere, front and back, along with the UK’s largest collection of rosebay willowherb. I think I’ll turn round and leave again.
    Just got back from a week away and there is horsetail everywhere, front and back, along with the UK’s largest collection of rosebay willowherb. I think I’ll turn round and leave again.
    Just got back from a week away and there is horsetail everywhere, front and back, along with the UK’s largest collection of rosebay willowherb. I think I’ll turn round and leave again.
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  8. Thevictorian

    hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris winter surprise hardiness

    Grows perfectly well in my cold garden a few hundred feet up on the moors outside Sheffield.
    Grows perfectly well in my cold garden a few hundred feet up on the moors outside Sheffield.
    Grows perfectly well in my cold garden a few hundred feet up on the moors outside Sheffield.
    Grows perfectly well in my cold garden a few hundred feet up on the moors outside Sheffield.
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  9. Valley Gardener

    How to put Pics from Phone to Computer

    Right click the picture (image) on your PC you want to post, select "copy image" or "copy"... In your forum post (where you type replies) right click and select "paste" where you want the picture...
    Right click the picture (image) on your PC you want to post, select "copy image" or "copy"... In your forum post (where you type replies) right click and select "paste" where you want the picture to appear.
    Right click the picture (image) on your PC you want to post, select "copy image" or "copy"... In your forum post (where you type replies) right click and select "paste" where you want the picture to appear.
    Right click the picture (image) on your PC you want to post, select "copy image" or "copy"... In your forum post (where you type replies) right click and select "paste" where you want the picture...
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  10. JWK
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    What are we doing in the garden 2024

    Watering system set for manual for the beans, garlic (if needed) and potato's which are chits cut off SM pots by the OH:rolleyespink: There was a rolling of eyes (sorry) from me when this was done last year,...
    Watering system set for manual for the beans, garlic (if needed) and potato's which are chits cut off SM pots by the OH:rolleyespink: There was a rolling of eyes (sorry) from me when this was done last year, and some embarrassment when super pots were produced... :redface:
    Watering system set for manual for the beans, garlic (if needed) and potato's which are chits cut off SM pots by the OH:rolleyespink: There was a rolling of eyes (sorry) from me when this was done last year, and some embarrassment when super pots were...
    Watering system set for manual for the beans, garlic (if needed) and potato's which are chits cut off SM pots by the OH:rolleyespink: There was a rolling of eyes (sorry) from me when this was done last year,...
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  11. JWK
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    Seed sowing 2024

    @Logan it does give me more areas to plant them out. I was amazed at the germination rate but will look at different areas to plant them out.
    @Logan it does give me more areas to plant them out. I was amazed at the germination rate but will look at different areas to plant them out.
    @Logan it does give me more areas to plant them out. I was amazed at the germination rate but will look at different areas to plant them out.
    @Logan it does give me more areas to plant them out. I was amazed at the germination rate but will look at different areas to plant them out.
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  12. JWK
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    What's buzzing or flying near you 2024 ?

    Might be worth a post here as they seem to specialise in such things.
    Might be worth a post here as they seem to specialise in such things.
    Might be worth a post here as they seem to specialise in such things.
    Might be worth a post here as they seem to specialise in such things.
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  13. JWK
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    Latest Moan From You and Me 2024

    I'll join :thumbsup:
    I'll join :thumbsup:
    I'll join :thumbsup:
    I'll join :thumbsup:
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  14. wiseowl
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    Whats Looking good May 2024

    @cactus girl yes the climate is milder down here, but I have had times when a cold east wind has finished off the top half of the flower leaving a funny looking flowering stump and some times it...
    @cactus girl yes the climate is milder down here, but I have had times when a cold east wind has finished off the top half of the flower leaving a funny looking flowering stump and some times it will take up to 3 years to flower. The big downside is the tendency to seed all over and I pull out...
    @cactus girl yes the climate is milder down here, but I have had times when a cold east wind has finished off the top half of the flower leaving a funny looking flowering stump and some times it will take up to 3 years to flower. The big downside...
    @cactus girl yes the climate is milder down here, but I have had times when a cold east wind has finished off the top half of the flower leaving a funny looking flowering stump and some times it...
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  15. Papi Jo
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    Close-ups of flowers

    Allium - but not the colour I was expecting.
    Allium - but not the colour I was expecting.
    Allium - but not the colour I was expecting.
    Allium - but not the colour I was expecting.
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  16. wiseowl
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    Members Roses 2024

    I don't have any roses out in Norfolk yet.
    I don't have any roses out in Norfolk yet.
    I don't have any roses out in Norfolk yet.
    I don't have any roses out in Norfolk yet.
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  17. Marley Farley
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    WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

    Birds Nest Orchid, rare in Dorset but at this site there were only 4 plants last year, today I found around 20 coming up with one big cluster. Pale as it is parasitic and has no chlorophyll....
    Birds Nest Orchid, rare in Dorset but at this site there were only 4 plants last year, today I found around 20 coming up with one big cluster. Pale as it is parasitic and has no chlorophyll.Common Twayblade, often overlooked due to lack of Colour.Greater Butterfly coming up and Common...
    Birds Nest Orchid, rare in Dorset but at this site there were only 4 plants last year, today I found around 20 coming up with one big cluster. Pale as it is parasitic and has no chlorophyll.Common Twayblade, often overlooked due to lack of...
    Birds Nest Orchid, rare in Dorset but at this site there were only 4 plants last year, today I found around 20 coming up with one big cluster. Pale as it is parasitic and has no chlorophyll....
    celandine feb 2019.jpg coltsfoot feb 2019.jpg IMG_20190227_130706242.jpg IMG_20190227_130701282.jpg IMG_6618.JPG PURPLE 1.jpg
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  18. earlydaze
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    Cuttings that root in water

    Funny that, never could get them growing from layers, but I can smile sweetly at them in July and August and take 'T' cuttings no problems!
    Funny that, never could get them growing from layers, but I can smile sweetly at them in July and August and take 'T' cuttings no problems!
    Funny that, never could get them growing from layers, but I can smile sweetly at them in July and August and take 'T' cuttings no problems!
    Funny that, never could get them growing from layers, but I can smile sweetly at them in July and August and take 'T' cuttings no problems!
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  19. Tedspex

    Wildflowers in clay soil

    You will have two problems , at least. May I refer you to my contribution to the thread regarding Yellow rattle. If your ground grows nettles it is high in nutrient; good soil. If your ground was...
    You will have two problems , at least. May I refer you to my contribution to the thread regarding Yellow rattle. If your ground grows nettles it is high in nutrient; good soil. If your ground was formed by or has received deposits from the stream, it will be high in nutrient. If you decide to go...
    You will have two problems , at least. May I refer you to my contribution to the thread regarding Yellow rattle. If your ground grows nettles it is high in nutrient; good soil. If your ground was formed by or has received deposits from the...
    You will have two problems , at least. May I refer you to my contribution to the thread regarding Yellow rattle. If your ground grows nettles it is high in nutrient; good soil. If your ground was...
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  20. Daalamist

    Question about yellow rattle

    Ok thank you for that. I will look around and see what grows here as your climate is so much different than mine.
    Ok thank you for that. I will look around and see what grows here as your climate is so much different than mine.
    Ok thank you for that. I will look around and see what grows here as your climate is so much different than mine.
    Ok thank you for that. I will look around and see what grows here as your climate is so much different than mine.
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