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Looking for a better solution than tap water
No, mostly just fermentation. Not keen on the taste from cans.
No, mostly just fermentation. Not keen on the taste from cans.
No, mostly just fermentation. Not keen on the taste from cans.
No, mostly just fermentation. Not keen on the taste from cans.
MrHappyDays, Dec 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM, Container Gardening ... 2
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pete
Dec 30, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025
Hello everyone. I have to admit that it is tea in my particular case but I know some of you like coffee first thing. I haven't made up my mind as to what I will attempt today but it certainly...
Hello everyone. I have to admit that it is tea in my particular case but I know some of you like coffee first thing. I haven't made up my mind as to what I will attempt today but it certainly won't be too taxing. Actually the first thing I had to do this morning was reshuffle the interior of...
Hello everyone. I have to admit that it is tea in my particular case but I know some of you like coffee first thing. I haven't made up my mind as to what I will attempt today but it certainly won't be too taxing. Actually the first thing I had...
Hello everyone. I have to admit that it is tea in my particular case but I know some of you like coffee first thing. I haven't made up my mind as to what I will attempt today but it certainly...

wiseowl, Jan 1, 2025, The Muppet Show ... 411 412 413
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Ladybird4
Dec 30, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Holly how to tell male or female when not in flower
I have taken cuttings from a Holly with particularly large orange berries. They are very slow to take! I would suggest strip off most of leaves, gritty soil mixture, and use loads of cuttings...
I have taken cuttings from a Holly with particularly large orange berries. They are very slow to take! I would suggest strip off most of leaves, gritty soil mixture, and use loads of cuttings because I had quite a failure rate. As for sexing them, unless you do like @Adam I suggests, you have...
I have taken cuttings from a Holly with particularly large orange berries. They are very slow to take! I would suggest strip off most of leaves, gritty soil mixture, and use loads of cuttings because I had quite a failure rate. As for sexing...
I have taken cuttings from a Holly with particularly large orange berries. They are very slow to take! I would suggest strip off most of leaves, gritty soil mixture, and use loads of cuttings...
Bear, Dec 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM, Trees
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CarolineL
Dec 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Show Off Your Pets 2025
Good luck today @Michael Hewett
Good luck today @Michael Hewett
Good luck today @Michael Hewett
Good luck today @Michael Hewett
wiseowl, Jan 1, 2025, Pets Corner ... 19 20 21
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Bluejayway
Dec 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Whats Your Weather Like 2025
High, light cloud, quite still 5c, a day similar to yesterday forecast with sun and scattered cloud, temp mid teens.
High, light cloud, quite still 5c, a day similar to yesterday forecast with sun and scattered cloud, temp mid teens.
High, light cloud, quite still 5c, a day similar to yesterday forecast with sun and scattered cloud, temp mid teens.
High, light cloud, quite still 5c, a day similar to yesterday forecast with sun and scattered cloud, temp mid teens.
wiseowl, Jan 1, 2025, Off-Topic Discussion ... 545 546 547
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Victoria
Dec 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Whaaattt?
There is a report in the most recent RHS Plant Review of a naturalised patch of Sarracenia purpurea in the Swiss Alps.
There is a report in the most recent RHS Plant Review of a naturalised patch of Sarracenia purpurea in the Swiss Alps.
There is a report in the most recent RHS Plant Review of a naturalised patch of Sarracenia purpurea in the Swiss Alps.
There is a report in the most recent RHS Plant Review of a naturalised patch of Sarracenia purpurea in the Swiss Alps.
Tidemark, Aug 17, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 297 298 299
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NigelJ
Dec 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Latest Moan From You and Me 2025
I'm sure they could, just as a group of school children could. The problem isn't agreeing that it should end and how it would end. The problem is implementation, how do these groups achieve that;...
I'm sure they could, just as a group of school children could. The problem isn't agreeing that it should end and how it would end. The problem is implementation, how do these groups achieve that; so long as men led by madder, older men have the buttons and levers to control these conflicts.
I'm sure they could, just as a group of school children could. The problem isn't agreeing that it should end and how it would end. The problem is implementation, how do these groups achieve that; so long as men led by madder, older men have the...
I'm sure they could, just as a group of school children could. The problem isn't agreeing that it should end and how it would end. The problem is implementation, how do these groups achieve that;...
wiseowl, Jan 1, 2025, Off-Topic Discussion ... 414 415 416
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NigelJ
Dec 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Potato growing 2026
I seem to get a reasonable crop off of the ones I missed the year before, just makes me wonder if the drying out through the winter is not the best of things for a seed potato tuber.
I seem to get a reasonable crop off of the ones I missed the year before, just makes me wonder if the drying out through the winter is not the best of things for a seed potato tuber.
I seem to get a reasonable crop off of the ones I missed the year before, just makes me wonder if the drying out through the winter is not the best of things for a seed potato tuber.
I seem to get a reasonable crop off of the ones I missed the year before, just makes me wonder if the drying out through the winter is not the best of things for a seed potato tuber.
burnie, Dec 16, 2025, Edible Gardening
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pete
Dec 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Things that have made you happy today 2025
Yesterday, AI made me happy and my life much easier. For 2 years, I look at the statistics for the NAO, and made an overview in 2023, all manually in Gimp (I'm a Linux user). It didn't look very...
Yesterday, AI made me happy and my life much easier. For 2 years, I look at the statistics for the NAO, and made an overview in 2023, all manually in Gimp (I'm a Linux user). It didn't look very professional. North Atlantic oscillation - WikipediaBy chance, I had discovered 2 months ago that...
Yesterday, AI made me happy and my life much easier. For 2 years, I look at the statistics for the NAO, and made an overview in 2023, all manually in Gimp (I'm a Linux user). It didn't look very professional. North Atlantic oscillation -...
Yesterday, AI made me happy and my life much easier. For 2 years, I look at the statistics for the NAO, and made an overview in 2023, all manually in Gimp (I'm a Linux user). It didn't look very...

JWK, Jan 1, 2025, Off-Topic Discussion ... 26 27 28
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simone_in_wiltshire
Dec 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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What's buzzing or flying near you 2025 ?
Dont like the sound of Tundra Geese, its going to get cold.
Dont like the sound of Tundra Geese, its going to get cold.
Dont like the sound of Tundra Geese, its going to get cold.
Dont like the sound of Tundra Geese, its going to get cold.
JWK, Jan 1, 2025, Wildlife Corner ... 50 51 52
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pete
Dec 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Fond of Fronds
We've seen some good ferns on this thread in 2025, but summer here was a drought and a struggle. My ferns recovered in autumn, and now provide a restful winter picture. Have a great and crozy...
We've seen some good ferns on this thread in 2025, but summer here was a drought and a struggle. My ferns recovered in autumn, and now provide a restful winter picture. Have a great and crozy Twixmas and may 2026 unfurl fair!
We've seen some good ferns on this thread in 2025, but summer here was a drought and a struggle. My ferns recovered in autumn, and now provide a restful winter picture. Have a great and crozy Twixmas and may 2026 unfurl fair!
We've seen some good ferns on this thread in 2025, but summer here was a drought and a struggle. My ferns recovered in autumn, and now provide a restful winter picture. Have a great and crozy...

micearguers, Mar 19, 2024, General Gardening Discussion ... 12 13 14
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micearguers
Dec 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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What's Looking Good December 2025
A Mimosa - in flower ( just ) on Chiistmas Day jenny namaste
A Mimosa - in flower ( just ) on Chiistmas Day jenny namaste
A Mimosa - in flower ( just ) on Chiistmas Day jenny namaste
A Mimosa - in flower ( just ) on Chiistmas Day jenny namaste

shiney, Dec 1, 2025, General Gardening Discussion ... 2 3 4
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Jenny namaste
Dec 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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A Joke Or Two 2025

JWK, Jan 1, 2025, The Muppet Show ... 111 112 113
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Ladybird4
Dec 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Latest hobby.
Hi,I went out shopping early this morning so I'd be back home ready to accept the new Yamaha leyboard when it arrived. Back home the keyboard had been delivered but not to inside the porch but...
Hi,I went out shopping early this morning so I'd be back home ready to accept the new Yamaha leyboard when it arrived. Back home the keyboard had been delivered but not to inside the porch but left propped up on the front decking; good job it wasn't raining.Assembly was easy and I'm...
Hi,I went out shopping early this morning so I'd be back home ready to accept the new Yamaha leyboard when it arrived. Back home the keyboard had been delivered but not to inside the porch but left propped up on the front decking; good job it...
Hi,I went out shopping early this morning so I'd be back home ready to accept the new Yamaha leyboard when it arrived. Back home the keyboard had been delivered but not to inside the porch but...
Retired, Nov 7, 2025, Members Hobbies ... 3 4 5
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Retired
Dec 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Feeding houseplants in winter.
My Kentia palm is producing new leaves and I could do with removing a large one as it's in front of the TV. It's got a wall light above it so it has some extra light in the evenings.I am...
My Kentia palm is producing new leaves and I could do with removing a large one as it's in front of the TV. It's got a wall light above it so it has some extra light in the evenings.I am feeding all my house plants and water them as needed all year round. And mist some too.I have a...
My Kentia palm is producing new leaves and I could do with removing a large one as it's in front of the TV. It's got a wall light above it so it has some extra light in the evenings.I am feeding all my house plants and water them as needed...
My Kentia palm is producing new leaves and I could do with removing a large one as it's in front of the TV. It's got a wall light above it so it has some extra light in the evenings.I am...
Esoxlucius, Dec 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM, Other Plants
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cactus_girl
Dec 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Supermarket potato disease
I see it often too. I don't see it when the new season maincrop spuds hit the shelves around September and there's no sign of black areas inside the spuds until around mid-December when I start to...
I see it often too. I don't see it when the new season maincrop spuds hit the shelves around September and there's no sign of black areas inside the spuds until around mid-December when I start to notice them. It's also this period (Sept-Dec) when spuds roast their best.Many years ago I met a...
I see it often too. I don't see it when the new season maincrop spuds hit the shelves around September and there's no sign of black areas inside the spuds until around mid-December when I start to notice them. It's also this period (Sept-Dec)...
I see it often too. I don't see it when the new season maincrop spuds hit the shelves around September and there's no sign of black areas inside the spuds until around mid-December when I start to...
BB3, Dec 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM, Pests, Diseases and Cures
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Pete8
Dec 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Electric cars.
With the old Feed In Tariff that was the original incentive from the government you would have been OK but the financial return would have been longer. They paid you for every kWh your panels...
With the old Feed In Tariff that was the original incentive from the government you would have been OK but the financial return would have been longer. They paid you for every kWh your panels produced whether you used it or whether it went back into the grid. They additionally paid a small sum...
With the old Feed In Tariff that was the original incentive from the government you would have been OK but the financial return would have been longer. They paid you for every kWh your panels produced whether you used it or whether it went back...
With the old Feed In Tariff that was the original incentive from the government you would have been OK but the financial return would have been longer. They paid you for every kWh your panels...
pete, Apr 7, 2021, Off-Topic Discussion ... 179 180 181
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shiney
Dec 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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What are we doing in the garden 2025
Just wanted to let you know that I have my beet juice but will need to freeze it until I get the rest of the things I need. I have the glass jug, the air lock and lots of sugar but still need to...
Just wanted to let you know that I have my beet juice but will need to freeze it until I get the rest of the things I need. I have the glass jug, the air lock and lots of sugar but still need to buy the champagne yeast. A new hydrometer won't arrive til about the middle of January. I had a nice...
Just wanted to let you know that I have my beet juice but will need to freeze it until I get the rest of the things I need. I have the glass jug, the air lock and lots of sugar but still need to buy the champagne yeast. A new hydrometer won't...
Just wanted to let you know that I have my beet juice but will need to freeze it until I get the rest of the things I need. I have the glass jug, the air lock and lots of sugar but still need to...
Loofah, Jan 2, 2025, General Gardening Discussion ... 270 271 272
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CanadianLori
Dec 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Tomato Growing 2026
These are micro dwarves which only reach around 30cm so they'll be happy on or near the windowsill for months. The cuttings will probably be lopped back at least once to keep them under control...
These are micro dwarves which only reach around 30cm so they'll be happy on or near the windowsill for months. The cuttings will probably be lopped back at least once to keep them under control until potting on.
These are micro dwarves which only reach around 30cm so they'll be happy on or near the windowsill for months. The cuttings will probably be lopped back at least once to keep them under control until potting on.
These are micro dwarves which only reach around 30cm so they'll be happy on or near the windowsill for months. The cuttings will probably be lopped back at least once to keep them under control...
eatenbyweasels, Dec 18, 2025, Edible Gardening
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eatenbyweasels
Dec 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Suggestions for the Christmas present from hell as far as I’m concerned
The bottom section, with the top section cut off, could be just a planter, and the thin bits of wood could be used for climbing plants to climb up. I have no idea what purpose the top tray bit...
The bottom section, with the top section cut off, could be just a planter, and the thin bits of wood could be used for climbing plants to climb up. I have no idea what purpose the top tray bit has other than to block light and rain. Mixed plants that climb and trail so as to cover the bottom...
The bottom section, with the top section cut off, could be just a planter, and the thin bits of wood could be used for climbing plants to climb up. I have no idea what purpose the top tray bit has other than to block light and rain. Mixed...
The bottom section, with the top section cut off, could be just a planter, and the thin bits of wood could be used for climbing plants to climb up. I have no idea what purpose the top tray bit...
hailbopp, Dec 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM, General Gardening Discussion ... 2 3 4
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groundbeetle
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