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  1. JWK
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  2. wiseowl
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    Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

    I find the little spiders are safer put on any indoor plants and the big ones are left to their own devices.
    I find the little spiders are safer put on any indoor plants and the big ones are left to their own devices.
    I find the little spiders are safer put on any indoor plants and the big ones are left to their own devices.
    I find the little spiders are safer put on any indoor plants and the big ones are left to their own devices.
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  3. wiseowl
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    Whats Your Weather Like 2025

    No rain here, but will start soon, so the radar. Up to 10 to 20 l/sqm. Then rain can be expected on Wednesday and Thursday got a 20 to 50 l/sqm forecast. 9c currently. I am just back from an walk...
    No rain here, but will start soon, so the radar. Up to 10 to 20 l/sqm. Then rain can be expected on Wednesday and Thursday got a 20 to 50 l/sqm forecast. 9c currently. I am just back from an walk in sunshine but turned grey when I was back.
    No rain here, but will start soon, so the radar. Up to 10 to 20 l/sqm. Then rain can be expected on Wednesday and Thursday got a 20 to 50 l/sqm forecast. 9c currently. I am just back from an walk in sunshine but turned grey when I was back.
    No rain here, but will start soon, so the radar. Up to 10 to 20 l/sqm. Then rain can be expected on Wednesday and Thursday got a 20 to 50 l/sqm forecast. 9c currently. I am just back from an walk...
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  4. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    And my current library book on super-intelligent AI thinks another 300 yrs of humanity is probably about the tops we can hope for, so maybe we should just all stop worrying and party the days away. :biggrin:
    And my current library book on super-intelligent AI thinks another 300 yrs of humanity is probably about the tops we can hope for, so maybe we should just all stop worrying and party the days away. :biggrin:
    And my current library book on super-intelligent AI thinks another 300 yrs of humanity is probably about the tops we can hope for, so maybe we should just all stop worrying and party the days away. :biggrin:
    And my current library book on super-intelligent AI thinks another 300 yrs of humanity is probably about the tops we can hope for, so maybe we should just all stop worrying and party the days away. :biggrin:
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  5. MrHappyDays

    Is there anything I can do now?

    I am not sure regarding greenhouse / conservatory (and the shed sounds like a definite no). I have a Kentia Palm in the corner next to the conservatory door (but within the main house) and it is...
    I am not sure regarding greenhouse / conservatory (and the shed sounds like a definite no). I have a Kentia Palm in the corner next to the conservatory door (but within the main house) and it is surviving. Based on a quick look, yours should be a bit more cold tolerant than that, but still it's...
    I am not sure regarding greenhouse / conservatory (and the shed sounds like a definite no). I have a Kentia Palm in the corner next to the conservatory door (but within the main house) and it is surviving. Based on a quick look, yours should be a...
    I am not sure regarding greenhouse / conservatory (and the shed sounds like a definite no). I have a Kentia Palm in the corner next to the conservatory door (but within the main house) and it is...
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  6. burnie
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    Onion growing 2026

    Sown Kelsae, giant onions, yesterday in a pot in the boiler room.Once germinated they will go under lights in a cooler unheated room.
    Sown Kelsae, giant onions, yesterday in a pot in the boiler room.Once germinated they will go under lights in a cooler unheated room.
    Sown Kelsae, giant onions, yesterday in a pot in the boiler room.Once germinated they will go under lights in a cooler unheated room.
    Sown Kelsae, giant onions, yesterday in a pot in the boiler room.Once germinated they will go under lights in a cooler unheated room.
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  7. Rockhopper69

    Pruning a young apple tree

    Well i think ive well and truly made a mess of it , i ended up cutting around 25% of each branch so probably done ti all wrong , i did cut just above a bud but it looks a mess. The mrs always says...
    Well i think ive well and truly made a mess of it , i ended up cutting around 25% of each branch so probably done ti all wrong , i did cut just above a bud but it looks a mess. The mrs always says i go to far when cutting things back ,
    Well i think ive well and truly made a mess of it , i ended up cutting around 25% of each branch so probably done ti all wrong , i did cut just above a bud but it looks a mess. The mrs always says i go to far when cutting things back ,
    Well i think ive well and truly made a mess of it , i ended up cutting around 25% of each branch so probably done ti all wrong , i did cut just above a bud but it looks a mess. The mrs always says...
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  8. Retired
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    Latest hobby.

    Hi,Many thanks @Sheal & Very appreciated.I think all violin novices go through the cat yowling stage @Sheal; fortunately I soon put that part behind me which surprised me; there are lots of...
    Hi,Many thanks @Sheal & Very appreciated.I think all violin novices go through the cat yowling stage @Sheal; fortunately I soon put that part behind me which surprised me; there are lots of YouTube videos demonstrating how to bow correctly.I still have problems using the correct bow...
    Hi,Many thanks @Sheal & Very appreciated.I think all violin novices go through the cat yowling stage @Sheal; fortunately I soon put that part behind me which surprised me; there are lots of YouTube videos demonstrating how to bow...
    Hi,Many thanks @Sheal & Very appreciated.I think all violin novices go through the cat yowling stage @Sheal; fortunately I soon put that part behind me which surprised me; there are lots of...
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  9. ben01

    Spring Bulbs coming up early

    I might be having daffodils on the table for New Year Lunch the way they are growing.
    I might be having daffodils on the table for New Year Lunch the way they are growing.
    I might be having daffodils on the table for New Year Lunch the way they are growing.
    I might be having daffodils on the table for New Year Lunch the way they are growing.
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  10. wiseowl
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025

    That's the last time I send hub to choose a tree. It's too big! We've spent all afternoon just getting it upright and secure. Mind you, it is a magnificent specimen. I've ordered more baubles, as...
    That's the last time I send hub to choose a tree. It's too big! We've spent all afternoon just getting it upright and secure. Mind you, it is a magnificent specimen. I've ordered more baubles, as some of ours are now looking rather jaded. Like @Allotment Boy, we took it slow, but we haven't even...
    That's the last time I send hub to choose a tree. It's too big! We've spent all afternoon just getting it upright and secure. Mind you, it is a magnificent specimen. I've ordered more baubles, as some of ours are now looking rather jaded. Like...
    That's the last time I send hub to choose a tree. It's too big! We've spent all afternoon just getting it upright and secure. Mind you, it is a magnificent specimen. I've ordered more baubles, as...
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  11. hi2u_uk

    Which branches should I chop off ?

    Agree, but here it is a gooseberry being pruned.
    Agree, but here it is a gooseberry being pruned.
    Agree, but here it is a gooseberry being pruned.
    Agree, but here it is a gooseberry being pruned.
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  12. hi2u_uk

    Recommendations for lights to wrap around an outdoor plant

    I bought LUMIFY usb solar fairy lights for my large holly bush in the front garden. It obviously works on solar power but also on a rechargeable battery. Comes with a usb charging port and...
    I bought LUMIFY usb solar fairy lights for my large holly bush in the front garden. It obviously works on solar power but also on a rechargeable battery. Comes with a usb charging port and charging cable plus an indicator light. Mode button for changing light cycle. 3 power switches - on, off,...
    I bought LUMIFY usb solar fairy lights for my large holly bush in the front garden. It obviously works on solar power but also on a rechargeable battery. Comes with a usb charging port and charging cable plus an indicator light. Mode button for...
    I bought LUMIFY usb solar fairy lights for my large holly bush in the front garden. It obviously works on solar power but also on a rechargeable battery. Comes with a usb charging port and...
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  13. JWK
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    A Joke Or Two 2025

    Love the three Kings funny @Star gaze Lily :biggrin:
    Love the three Kings funny @Star gaze Lily :biggrin:
    Love the three Kings funny @Star gaze Lily :biggrin:
    Love the three Kings funny @Star gaze Lily :biggrin:
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  14. JWK
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    Your day (apart from gardening) what took place ? 2025

    Maybe mine too but I was only saying about my day so far I don't look at the moan thread, it gets too political and boring.I don't know what 2GB etc means ...
    Maybe mine too but I was only saying about my day so far I don't look at the moan thread, it gets too political and boring.I don't know what 2GB etc means ...
    Maybe mine too but I was only saying about my day so far I don't look at the moan thread, it gets too political and boring.I don't know what 2GB etc means ...
    Maybe mine too but I was only saying about my day so far I don't look at the moan thread, it gets too political and boring.I don't know what 2GB etc means ...
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  15. shiney
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    Poems

    Finally from G K Chesterton The Rolling English Road (1913)Before the Roman came to Rye or out to Severn strode, The rolling English drunkard made the rolling English road. A reeling road, a...
    Finally from G K Chesterton The Rolling English Road (1913)Before the Roman came to Rye or out to Severn strode, The rolling English drunkard made the rolling English road. A reeling road, a rolling road, that rambles round the shire, And after him the parson ran, the sexton and the squire; A...
    Finally from G K Chesterton The Rolling English Road (1913)Before the Roman came to Rye or out to Severn strode, The rolling English drunkard made the rolling English road. A reeling road, a rolling road, that rambles round the shire, And after...
    Finally from G K Chesterton The Rolling English Road (1913)Before the Roman came to Rye or out to Severn strode, The rolling English drunkard made the rolling English road. A reeling road, a...
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  16. JWK
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    What's buzzing or flying near you 2025 ?

    Female Hooded Merganser, she looks like she waddled out of a duck beauty salon. They certainly are beautiful creatures.
    Female Hooded Merganser, she looks like she waddled out of a duck beauty salon. They certainly are beautiful creatures.
    Female Hooded Merganser, she looks like she waddled out of a duck beauty salon. They certainly are beautiful creatures.
    Female Hooded Merganser, she looks like she waddled out of a duck beauty salon. They certainly are beautiful creatures.
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  17. BB3

    WORDS

    Talking about traditional English words:-Banish the use of the four-letter words! :nonofinger: Whose meanings are never obscure. The Angles, the Saxons, those hardy old birds, Were vulgar, obscene and...
    Talking about traditional English words:-Banish the use of the four-letter words! :nonofinger: Whose meanings are never obscure. The Angles, the Saxons, those hardy old birds, Were vulgar, obscene and impure. But cherish the use of the weaselling phrase :sad: That never quite says what you mean. You’d better...
    Talking about traditional English words:-Banish the use of the four-letter words! :nonofinger: Whose meanings are never obscure. The Angles, the Saxons, those hardy old birds, Were vulgar, obscene and impure. But cherish the use of the weaselling phrase :sad:...
    Talking about traditional English words:-Banish the use of the four-letter words! :nonofinger: Whose meanings are never obscure. The Angles, the Saxons, those hardy old birds, Were vulgar, obscene and...
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  18. BB3

    Is it worth or even beneficial to tidy up the garden?

    I think there might be some buried helebores out the front. I'll give the fallen leaves a jiggle to check.
    I think there might be some buried helebores out the front. I'll give the fallen leaves a jiggle to check.
    I think there might be some buried helebores out the front. I'll give the fallen leaves a jiggle to check.
    I think there might be some buried helebores out the front. I'll give the fallen leaves a jiggle to check.
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  19. Loofah
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    What are we doing in the garden 2025

    I must be mad. During a brief lull in the drizzle I dashed outside, got down on my hands and knees and handpicked up loads of tiny wet birch leaves off a narrow bed of purple slate chippings...
    I must be mad. During a brief lull in the drizzle I dashed outside, got down on my hands and knees and handpicked up loads of tiny wet birch leaves off a narrow bed of purple slate chippings opposite my kitchen window. Been annoying me for weeks. Obviously it was the wrong decision to cover the...
    I must be mad. During a brief lull in the drizzle I dashed outside, got down on my hands and knees and handpicked up loads of tiny wet birch leaves off a narrow bed of purple slate chippings opposite my kitchen window. Been annoying me for weeks....
    I must be mad. During a brief lull in the drizzle I dashed outside, got down on my hands and knees and handpicked up loads of tiny wet birch leaves off a narrow bed of purple slate chippings...
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  20. Logan

    YouTube mega thread

    Now this is interesting.
    Now this is interesting.
    Now this is interesting.
    Now this is interesting.
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