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  1. Michael Hewett
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    Slow pages

    Ir was much better yesterday evening but more erratic again here this morning. Logging on much better but switching pages very slow again
    Ir was much better yesterday evening but more erratic again here this morning. Logging on much better but switching pages very slow again
    Ir was much better yesterday evening but more erratic again here this morning. Logging on much better but switching pages very slow again
    Ir was much better yesterday evening but more erratic again here this morning. Logging on much better but switching pages very slow again
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  2. Loofah
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    The Walipini Project (aka greenhouse shenanigans)

    Brilliant as it goes! I didn't overdo it last season but everything seemed to grow and produce well, we even got a few bonus plants from seeds leftover from the previous year. Did have an issue...
    Brilliant as it goes! I didn't overdo it last season but everything seemed to grow and produce well, we even got a few bonus plants from seeds leftover from the previous year. Did have an issue with red spider mite so I'll look at a biological control for that this year.Temperature wise, it's...
    Brilliant as it goes! I didn't overdo it last season but everything seemed to grow and produce well, we even got a few bonus plants from seeds leftover from the previous year. Did have an issue with red spider mite so I'll look at a biological...
    Brilliant as it goes! I didn't overdo it last season but everything seemed to grow and produce well, we even got a few bonus plants from seeds leftover from the previous year. Did have an issue...
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  3. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    It’s just how you see things that matters.Like this::biggrin:
    It’s just how you see things that matters.Like this::biggrin:
    It’s just how you see things that matters.Like this::biggrin:
    It’s just how you see things that matters.Like this::biggrin:
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  4. Joao
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  5. pete
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    Electric cars.

    TfL should then be asking more from the local councils, especially when you hear that the surplus raised from pcn's is greater than expenditure.Didn't traffic wardens go on strike in one of the...
    TfL should then be asking more from the local councils, especially when you hear that the surplus raised from pcn's is greater than expenditure.Didn't traffic wardens go on strike in one of the boroughs over a pay rise just before Xmas and refused to hand out parking tickets. The were being...
    TfL should then be asking more from the local councils, especially when you hear that the surplus raised from pcn's is greater than expenditure.Didn't traffic wardens go on strike in one of the boroughs over a pay rise just before Xmas and...
    TfL should then be asking more from the local councils, especially when you hear that the surplus raised from pcn's is greater than expenditure.Didn't traffic wardens go on strike in one of the...
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  6. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Re Cadburys Bournville, you can still buy it Whether it tastes the same as it used to I don't know, although Cadbury reckon it does. Cadbury insists Bournville recipe has ‘not changed’ in...
    Re Cadburys Bournville, you can still buy it Whether it tastes the same as it used to I don't know, although Cadbury reckon it does. Cadbury insists Bournville recipe has ‘not changed’ in new-look launchPersonally I can't resist those Lindor truffles @Ergates . There's a Lindt shop at a...
    Re Cadburys Bournville, you can still buy it Whether it tastes the same as it used to I don't know, although Cadbury reckon it does. Cadbury insists Bournville recipe has ‘not changed’ in new-look launchPersonally I can't resist those Lindor...
    Re Cadburys Bournville, you can still buy it Whether it tastes the same as it used to I don't know, although Cadbury reckon it does. Cadbury insists Bournville recipe has ‘not changed’ in...
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  7. PzaMayor3
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    Terrace in the Mediterranean

    I don't have Instagram.
    I don't have Instagram.
    I don't have Instagram.
    I don't have Instagram.
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  8. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    The rain last night washed away the surface snow , but it fell to -2 overnight. In spite of making the giddy height of +4 today the ground is still like a rock to about 3inches down. Back down to...
    The rain last night washed away the surface snow , but it fell to -2 overnight. In spite of making the giddy height of +4 today the ground is still like a rock to about 3inches down. Back down to 2.5 now outside.
    The rain last night washed away the surface snow , but it fell to -2 overnight. In spite of making the giddy height of +4 today the ground is still like a rock to about 3inches down. Back down to 2.5 now outside.
    The rain last night washed away the surface snow , but it fell to -2 overnight. In spite of making the giddy height of +4 today the ground is still like a rock to about 3inches down. Back down to...
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  9. Dobbin26

    Bubble Wrap Insulation Supports for Greenhouse

    Many thanks for suggestions. I'll have another look at these and see what's best
    Many thanks for suggestions. I'll have another look at these and see what's best
    Many thanks for suggestions. I'll have another look at these and see what's best
    Many thanks for suggestions. I'll have another look at these and see what's best
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  10. Loofah
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    Friendly x 4

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Good evening, the temperatures are dropping again, my new weather station tells me it nearly -1 on the sensor on the shed at the bottom of the garden. Glad you got your tyre fixed at last,...
    Good evening, the temperatures are dropping again, my new weather station tells me it nearly -1 on the sensor on the shed at the bottom of the garden. Glad you got your tyre fixed at last, @Laydybird4 TBH I'm surprised the breakdown people didn't do that in the first place, ie take the...
    Good evening, the temperatures are dropping again, my new weather station tells me it nearly -1 on the sensor on the shed at the bottom of the garden. Glad you got your tyre fixed at last, @Laydybird4 TBH I'm surprised the breakdown people...
    Good evening, the temperatures are dropping again, my new weather station tells me it nearly -1 on the sensor on the shed at the bottom of the garden. Glad you got your tyre fixed at last,...
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  11. markharry66

    Bird of paradise

    Aye and there's the rub and demonstrates the problem with common names. More seriously mine are all Sarracenias of various species and hybrids. Sarracenia purpurea is found as far north as...
    Aye and there's the rub and demonstrates the problem with common names. More seriously mine are all Sarracenias of various species and hybrids. Sarracenia purpurea is found as far north as Alberta. S leucophylla RHS have this as hardy down to -1 - -5°C. Nepenthes (Monkey cups) are a lot more...
    Aye and there's the rub and demonstrates the problem with common names. More seriously mine are all Sarracenias of various species and hybrids. Sarracenia purpurea is found as far north as Alberta. S leucophylla RHS have this as hardy down to -1...
    Aye and there's the rub and demonstrates the problem with common names. More seriously mine are all Sarracenias of various species and hybrids. Sarracenia purpurea is found as far north as...
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  12. machtucker

    When to prune Amelanchier Lamarckii

    Wow! Your tree is a little bit more mature than mine - looking good!
    Wow! Your tree is a little bit more mature than mine - looking good!
    Wow! Your tree is a little bit more mature than mine - looking good!
    Wow! Your tree is a little bit more mature than mine - looking good!
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  13. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    That was a quick warm up period. You must project calmness that Dewi picked up on right away! Good going @Michael Hewett . :dbgrtmb:
    That was a quick warm up period. You must project calmness that Dewi picked up on right away! Good going @Michael Hewett . :dbgrtmb:
    That was a quick warm up period. You must project calmness that Dewi picked up on right away! Good going @Michael Hewett . :dbgrtmb:
    That was a quick warm up period. You must project calmness that Dewi picked up on right away! Good going @Michael Hewett . :dbgrtmb:
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  14. JWK
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    Best supplier of compost 2026

    I use Clover, as @hailbopp suggested. It has peat in it. At the moment it's sold by 2 garden centres fairly local to me in South Norfolk. I'm happy with it.
    I use Clover, as @hailbopp suggested. It has peat in it. At the moment it's sold by 2 garden centres fairly local to me in South Norfolk. I'm happy with it.
    I use Clover, as @hailbopp suggested. It has peat in it. At the moment it's sold by 2 garden centres fairly local to me in South Norfolk. I'm happy with it.
    I use Clover, as @hailbopp suggested. It has peat in it. At the moment it's sold by 2 garden centres fairly local to me in South Norfolk. I'm happy with it.
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  15. CanadianLori
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    Chillies 2026

    If my chillies get a bit leggy I just plant them deeper when they are potted on. They root readily from any buried leaf nodes and I don't remember ever losing one from this method. I don't use...
    If my chillies get a bit leggy I just plant them deeper when they are potted on. They root readily from any buried leaf nodes and I don't remember ever losing one from this method. I don't use grow lights or a heat pad so I won't be starting them till next month.
    If my chillies get a bit leggy I just plant them deeper when they are potted on. They root readily from any buried leaf nodes and I don't remember ever losing one from this method. I don't use grow lights or a heat pad so I won't be starting them...
    If my chillies get a bit leggy I just plant them deeper when they are potted on. They root readily from any buried leaf nodes and I don't remember ever losing one from this method. I don't use...
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  16. ArmyAirForce

    Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!

    Good pictures @ArmyAirForce, sorry to hear that you were all ill over Christmas, not what you wanted I'm sure.Storm debris and tidying up can wait for warmer weather!
    Good pictures @ArmyAirForce, sorry to hear that you were all ill over Christmas, not what you wanted I'm sure.Storm debris and tidying up can wait for warmer weather!
    Good pictures @ArmyAirForce, sorry to hear that you were all ill over Christmas, not what you wanted I'm sure.Storm debris and tidying up can wait for warmer weather!
    Good pictures @ArmyAirForce, sorry to hear that you were all ill over Christmas, not what you wanted I'm sure.Storm debris and tidying up can wait for warmer weather!
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  17. Smeths
    Friendly x 3

    Hi All

    Hello and welcome to GC
    Hello and welcome to GC
    Hello and welcome to GC
    Hello and welcome to GC
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  18. CostasK

    New year, new garden tweak

    Thanks for the information @CarolineLI am up North, so that's true for the most part regarding the cold! I am in a seaside town, so temperatures are a bit milder (but the winds aren't). I don't...
    Thanks for the information @CarolineLI am up North, so that's true for the most part regarding the cold! I am in a seaside town, so temperatures are a bit milder (but the winds aren't). I don't really recall temperatures dropping below - 7C, so H4 should be OK, but the fact that Portuguese...
    Thanks for the information @CarolineLI am up North, so that's true for the most part regarding the cold! I am in a seaside town, so temperatures are a bit milder (but the winds aren't). I don't really recall temperatures dropping below - 7C, so...
    Thanks for the information @CarolineLI am up North, so that's true for the most part regarding the cold! I am in a seaside town, so temperatures are a bit milder (but the winds aren't). I don't...
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