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Can you put mulch such as grass cuttings underneath weed control fabric?
Ok. Thanks for your response and apologies for delay in reading it
Ok. Thanks for your response and apologies for delay in reading it
Ok. Thanks for your response and apologies for delay in reading it
Ok. Thanks for your response and apologies for delay in reading it
Daalamist, May 11, 2024, NEW Gardeners !
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Daalamist
May 18, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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An Algarve Garden 2024
Thank you Sweetie and hi xx. Yes, there are spikes that poke up out of the posts that the ballustrade fits onto. Therefore, you can balance a pot by placing the hole over the spike. Make...
Thank you Sweetie and hi xx. Yes, there are spikes that poke up out of the posts that the ballustrade fits onto. Therefore, you can balance a pot by placing the hole over the spike. Make sense?Putting new pictures up tomorrow.
Thank you Sweetie and hi xx. Yes, there are spikes that poke up out of the posts that the ballustrade fits onto. Therefore, you can balance a pot by placing the hole over the spike. Make sense?Putting new pictures up tomorrow.
Thank you Sweetie and hi xx. Yes, there are spikes that poke up out of the posts that the ballustrade fits onto. Therefore, you can balance a pot by placing the hole over the spike. Make...
Victoria, Jan 14, 2024, Members Gallery ... 4 5 6
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Victoria
May 18, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Anyone know what type of tree this is?
It looks to me like some sort of Sorbus (related to Whitebeam and Rowan)... there's one I found on the Internet called Sorbus pyricarpa which is similar. I wonder if @Silver surfer is about -...
It looks to me like some sort of Sorbus (related to Whitebeam and Rowan)... there's one I found on the Internet called Sorbus pyricarpa which is similar. I wonder if @Silver surfer is about - she's very good at ID.
It looks to me like some sort of Sorbus (related to Whitebeam and Rowan)... there's one I found on the Internet called Sorbus pyricarpa which is similar. I wonder if @Silver surfer is about - she's very good at ID.
It looks to me like some sort of Sorbus (related to Whitebeam and Rowan)... there's one I found on the Internet called Sorbus pyricarpa which is similar. I wonder if @Silver surfer is about -...
Grays, May 18, 2024 at 4:47 PM, Trees
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Liriodendron
May 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2024
@Topbird WonkyWomble is looking for a new car … a garage chap she knows said he has one with extremely low mileage for its year, one careful elderly owner … just the sort she needs and very very...
@Topbird WonkyWomble is looking for a new car … a garage chap she knows said he has one with extremely low mileage for its year, one careful elderly owner … just the sort she needs and very very reasonably priced. On closer enquiry it turns out that it’s had a mouse in the engine eating the...
@Topbird WonkyWomble is looking for a new car … a garage chap she knows said he has one with extremely low mileage for its year, one careful elderly owner … just the sort she needs and very very reasonably priced. On closer enquiry it turns...
@Topbird WonkyWomble is looking for a new car … a garage chap she knows said he has one with extremely low mileage for its year, one careful elderly owner … just the sort she needs and very very...
wiseowl, Jan 1, 2024, The Muppet Show ... 224 225 226
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Dovefromabove
May 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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Whats your weather like May 2024
High was 22,7c now 19,2c. Sat in The Jungle Room for two hours, wonderful because it was brisky windy.
High was 22,7c now 19,2c. Sat in The Jungle Room for two hours, wonderful because it was brisky windy.
High was 22,7c now 19,2c. Sat in The Jungle Room for two hours, wonderful because it was brisky windy.
High was 22,7c now 19,2c. Sat in The Jungle Room for two hours, wonderful because it was brisky windy.
wiseowl, May 1, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 29 30 31
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Victoria
May 18, 2024 at 7:47 PM
any tips on what i should do with this
oh ok thats sad i was quite excited and hoping for fruit with all the leaves it had produced. should i just leave the leaves ?
oh ok thats sad i was quite excited and hoping for fruit with all the leaves it had produced. should i just leave the leaves ?
oh ok thats sad i was quite excited and hoping for fruit with all the leaves it had produced. should i just leave the leaves ?
oh ok thats sad i was quite excited and hoping for fruit with all the leaves it had produced. should i just leave the leaves ?
hi2u_uk, May 18, 2024 at 2:14 PM, Container Gardening
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hi2u_uk
May 18, 2024 at 7:46 PM
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Should supermarkets be banned from selling plants
I see this issue as similar to food waste. There has been a lot of discussion for years about food waste in the UK and the retailers' role in trying to reduce this, plus charities that collect and...
I see this issue as similar to food waste. There has been a lot of discussion for years about food waste in the UK and the retailers' role in trying to reduce this, plus charities that collect and use surplus food. Yes, it is a first-world problem in that there are many parts of the world where...
I see this issue as similar to food waste. There has been a lot of discussion for years about food waste in the UK and the retailers' role in trying to reduce this, plus charities that collect and use surplus food. Yes, it is a first-world...
I see this issue as similar to food waste. There has been a lot of discussion for years about food waste in the UK and the retailers' role in trying to reduce this, plus charities that collect and...
gks, May 17, 2024 at 10:11 PM, General Gardening Discussion ... 2
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NoSlugsPlease
May 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM
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Show us your purchases 2024
It is a shame @On the Levels that hubby wants the current one down as it shades our front room and we can't see the front garden from the window. Maybe he won't get round to it! It does have tatty...
It is a shame @On the Levels that hubby wants the current one down as it shades our front room and we can't see the front garden from the window. Maybe he won't get round to it! It does have tatty leaves at the bottom, because of wind. But people do comment on it.I have just tried to load a...
It is a shame @On the Levels that hubby wants the current one down as it shades our front room and we can't see the front garden from the window. Maybe he won't get round to it! It does have tatty leaves at the bottom, because of wind. But people...
It is a shame @On the Levels that hubby wants the current one down as it shades our front room and we can't see the front garden from the window. Maybe he won't get round to it! It does have tatty...
JWK, Jan 1, 2024, General Gardening Discussion ... 14 15 16
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cactus_girl
May 18, 2024 at 7:37 PM
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Members Roses 2024
Gentle Hermione is glowing
Gentle Hermione is glowing
Gentle Hermione is glowing
Gentle Hermione is glowing

wiseowl, Jan 1, 2024, Roses ... 8 9 10
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Jess91
May 18, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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Close-ups of flowers
It’s a cutting from last year’s plant, @Papi Jo. Thank you.
It’s a cutting from last year’s plant, @Papi Jo. Thank you.
It’s a cutting from last year’s plant, @Papi Jo. Thank you.
It’s a cutting from last year’s plant, @Papi Jo. Thank you.
Papi Jo, Mar 21, 2024, Photography Talk ... 28 29 30
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pitter-patter
May 18, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Too many squash and not enough bed!
I suggest you get a sheet of that rusty mesh that builders use for reinforcing concrete. It makes great trellis. In your case, I would bend it into an upside down U and then attach it to two...
I suggest you get a sheet of that rusty mesh that builders use for reinforcing concrete. It makes great trellis. In your case, I would bend it into an upside down U and then attach it to two opposite sides of your bed. You can then tie the stems to grow up the mesh and use old tights or...
I suggest you get a sheet of that rusty mesh that builders use for reinforcing concrete. It makes great trellis. In your case, I would bend it into an upside down U and then attach it to two opposite sides of your bed. You can then tie the...
I suggest you get a sheet of that rusty mesh that builders use for reinforcing concrete. It makes great trellis. In your case, I would bend it into an upside down U and then attach it to two...
Tufty, May 18, 2024 at 1:10 PM, Edible Gardening
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Obelix-Vendée
May 18, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Planning and Planting a Border - What Do You Do?
I like planting on mass and repetition but don't do much planning. I only have one border that isn't grown in and it's along our boundary in full sun. This bed has a few permanent plants but most...
I like planting on mass and repetition but don't do much planning. I only have one border that isn't grown in and it's along our boundary in full sun. This bed has a few permanent plants but most are annuals, so it can change massively from year to year bit always directed towards wildlife. I...
I like planting on mass and repetition but don't do much planning. I only have one border that isn't grown in and it's along our boundary in full sun. This bed has a few permanent plants but most are annuals, so it can change massively from year...
I like planting on mass and repetition but don't do much planning. I only have one border that isn't grown in and it's along our boundary in full sun. This bed has a few permanent plants but most...
Plantminded, May 18, 2024 at 11:11 AM, General Gardening Discussion
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Thevictorian
May 18, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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Seed sowing 2024
Need to sow my kale soon. In planning to plant them between rows of maturing garlic for autumn harvests. Will do that for beetroot and the psb too
Need to sow my kale soon. In planning to plant them between rows of maturing garlic for autumn harvests. Will do that for beetroot and the psb too
Need to sow my kale soon. In planning to plant them between rows of maturing garlic for autumn harvests. Will do that for beetroot and the psb too
Need to sow my kale soon. In planning to plant them between rows of maturing garlic for autumn harvests. Will do that for beetroot and the psb too
JWK, Jan 1, 2024, Propagation This Month ... 2 3 4
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Hanglow
May 18, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Any idea what is doing this to my hostas?
If it’s not slugs it’s likely to be snails. Snails can be tiny so look carefully at the base of the leaves and remove them. I have a couple of Hostas with similar damage and found the culprit to...
If it’s not slugs it’s likely to be snails. Snails can be tiny so look carefully at the base of the leaves and remove them. I have a couple of Hostas with similar damage and found the culprit to be a snail.
If it’s not slugs it’s likely to be snails. Snails can be tiny so look carefully at the base of the leaves and remove them. I have a couple of Hostas with similar damage and found the culprit to be a snail.
If it’s not slugs it’s likely to be snails. Snails can be tiny so look carefully at the base of the leaves and remove them. I have a couple of Hostas with similar damage and found the culprit to...
Grays, May 18, 2024 at 4:46 PM, Pests, Diseases and Cures
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Plantminded
May 18, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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Tomato Growing 2024
I've got confused Somehow I've managed to confuse the labels. I've not grown a bush type before, so I'm assuming these are a bush type as they have a lot of side shoots already, in fact they are...
I've got confused Somehow I've managed to confuse the labels. I've not grown a bush type before, so I'm assuming these are a bush type as they have a lot of side shoots already, in fact they are the only bush looking ones I've got. They could either be Tumbling Tom, First in the Field (though...
I've got confused Somehow I've managed to confuse the labels. I've not grown a bush type before, so I'm assuming these are a bush type as they have a lot of side shoots already, in fact they are the only bush looking ones I've got. They could...
I've got confused Somehow I've managed to confuse the labels. I've not grown a bush type before, so I'm assuming these are a bush type as they have a lot of side shoots already, in fact they are...

JWK, Jan 1, 2024, Edible Gardening ... 40 41 42
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Jenny_Aster
May 18, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Tomato recommendations please
After planting seeds from Tesco tomatoes (Piccobella) I found they were super quick to germinate, up within a few days. Piccobella are rather nice, bit pricy at £2 for 220g (presently £3 for 2...
After planting seeds from Tesco tomatoes (Piccobella) I found they were super quick to germinate, up within a few days. Piccobella are rather nice, bit pricy at £2 for 220g (presently £3 for 2 Clubcard price). You've got nothing to lose with planting SM seeds and could have a lot to gain. It's...
After planting seeds from Tesco tomatoes (Piccobella) I found they were super quick to germinate, up within a few days. Piccobella are rather nice, bit pricy at £2 for 220g (presently £3 for 2 Clubcard price). You've got nothing to lose with...
After planting seeds from Tesco tomatoes (Piccobella) I found they were super quick to germinate, up within a few days. Piccobella are rather nice, bit pricy at £2 for 220g (presently £3 for 2...
Clueless 1 v2, May 18, 2024 at 12:50 PM, Edible Gardening
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Jenny_Aster
May 18, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Gardens and Pretty Places we have visited
I've never been to Powis, wonderful views.
I've never been to Powis, wonderful views.
I've never been to Powis, wonderful views.
I've never been to Powis, wonderful views.
Busy-Lizzie, May 6, 2024, Garden Visits ... 2 3
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Busy-Lizzie
May 18, 2024 at 3:07 PM
What containers are suitable for tomatoes?
Mine illustrate that very well - all "Outdoor Girl", and sown at the same time. On the left, planted out today after being in a coldframe in small pots since the beginning of the month. On the...
Mine illustrate that very well - all "Outdoor Girl", and sown at the same time. On the left, planted out today after being in a coldframe in small pots since the beginning of the month. On the right, all the same conditions except I planted them out last weekend. And in the second photo, same...
Mine illustrate that very well - all "Outdoor Girl", and sown at the same time. On the left, planted out today after being in a coldframe in small pots since the beginning of the month. On the right, all the same conditions except I planted them...
Mine illustrate that very well - all "Outdoor Girl", and sown at the same time. On the left, planted out today after being in a coldframe in small pots since the beginning of the month. On the...

Tufty, May 13, 2024 at 9:01 AM, Edible Gardening
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Escarpment
May 18, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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Chillies 2024
Thanks If I’ve any copper tape left after sticking it around my new raised beds I’ll use it in the greenhouse. I got some going cheaply at a table top sale, and I find it pretty good for keeping...
Thanks If I’ve any copper tape left after sticking it around my new raised beds I’ll use it in the greenhouse. I got some going cheaply at a table top sale, and I find it pretty good for keeping the critters off things.
Thanks If I’ve any copper tape left after sticking it around my new raised beds I’ll use it in the greenhouse. I got some going cheaply at a table top sale, and I find it pretty good for keeping the critters off things.
Thanks If I’ve any copper tape left after sticking it around my new raised beds I’ll use it in the greenhouse. I got some going cheaply at a table top sale, and I find it pretty good for keeping...
JWK, Jan 1, 2024, Edible Gardening ... 7 8 9
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Nutcracker South Somerset
May 18, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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What's buzzing or flying near you 2024 ?
A Swollen-thighed Beetle on buttercup. I never saw these in my garden until a few years ago, but now they have become common. Only the males have those impressive thighs.
A Swollen-thighed Beetle on buttercup. I never saw these in my garden until a few years ago, but now they have become common. Only the males have those impressive thighs.
A Swollen-thighed Beetle on buttercup. I never saw these in my garden until a few years ago, but now they have become common. Only the males have those impressive thighs.
A Swollen-thighed Beetle on buttercup. I never saw these in my garden until a few years ago, but now they have become common. Only the males have those impressive thighs.

JWK, Jan 1, 2024, Wildlife Corner ... 27 28 29
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Alan Clark
May 18, 2024 at 2:36 PM

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