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  1. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    So cold out there, especially in the wind. So I dashed down the garden and cut down a phlox. We have no green waste collection again this year as they are still on strike (aka won't work). But the...
    So cold out there, especially in the wind. So I dashed down the garden and cut down a phlox. We have no green waste collection again this year as they are still on strike (aka won't work). But the council are about to give us two more bins for other recycling, so why can't they do green waste,...
    So cold out there, especially in the wind. So I dashed down the garden and cut down a phlox. We have no green waste collection again this year as they are still on strike (aka won't work). But the council are about to give us two more bins for...
    So cold out there, especially in the wind. So I dashed down the garden and cut down a phlox. We have no green waste collection again this year as they are still on strike (aka won't work). But the...
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  2. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    And a GP that you can actually get an appointment with face to face.
    And a GP that you can actually get an appointment with face to face.
    And a GP that you can actually get an appointment with face to face.
    And a GP that you can actually get an appointment with face to face.
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  3. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Went to the doc's this morning and she has suggested a cortisone injection in my knee. Has anyone here had any experience with them? I am to be referred to a doc who can do them. I don't think...
    Went to the doc's this morning and she has suggested a cortisone injection in my knee. Has anyone here had any experience with them? I am to be referred to a doc who can do them. I don't think they're quite as straightforward as an 'ordinary' injection. Not long after we got back, the 'outlaws'...
    Went to the doc's this morning and she has suggested a cortisone injection in my knee. Has anyone here had any experience with them? I am to be referred to a doc who can do them. I don't think they're quite as straightforward as an 'ordinary'...
    Went to the doc's this morning and she has suggested a cortisone injection in my knee. Has anyone here had any experience with them? I am to be referred to a doc who can do them. I don't think...
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  4. burnie
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    Onion growing 2026

    Germination is not as good as previous years, second sowing gone in.
    Germination is not as good as previous years, second sowing gone in.
    Germination is not as good as previous years, second sowing gone in.
    Germination is not as good as previous years, second sowing gone in.
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  5. JWK
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    Potato Growing 2026

    I've simplified this year. Foremost, Charlotte and Sarpo Mira. Set to chit.
    I've simplified this year. Foremost, Charlotte and Sarpo Mira. Set to chit.
    I've simplified this year. Foremost, Charlotte and Sarpo Mira. Set to chit.
    I've simplified this year. Foremost, Charlotte and Sarpo Mira. Set to chit.
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  6. Michael Hewett
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    Slow pages

    Same experience earlier. Seems very variable at present.
    Same experience earlier. Seems very variable at present.
    Same experience earlier. Seems very variable at present.
    Same experience earlier. Seems very variable at present.
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  7. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    New addition to the sowings; an F1 cross of Bloody Butcher and Latah. Expecting regular leaves and smallish red fruit but the rest is yet to be seen.
    New addition to the sowings; an F1 cross of Bloody Butcher and Latah. Expecting regular leaves and smallish red fruit but the rest is yet to be seen.
    New addition to the sowings; an F1 cross of Bloody Butcher and Latah. Expecting regular leaves and smallish red fruit but the rest is yet to be seen.
    New addition to the sowings; an F1 cross of Bloody Butcher and Latah. Expecting regular leaves and smallish red fruit but the rest is yet to be seen.
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  8. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    I do things here, but sometimes i wish i didn't but i don't like to live in a poo area, in 10 years i've only had 1 good comment the rest are why do you do it, i do it because it's nicer for Miss...
    I do things here, but sometimes i wish i didn't but i don't like to live in a poo area, in 10 years i've only had 1 good comment the rest are why do you do it, i do it because it's nicer for Miss Jiff and Me 6 wheel barrows of poo and if i didn't clean it up no one else would have done it but...
    I do things here, but sometimes i wish i didn't but i don't like to live in a poo area, in 10 years i've only had 1 good comment the rest are why do you do it, i do it because it's nicer for Miss Jiff and Me 6 wheel barrows of poo and if i...
    I do things here, but sometimes i wish i didn't but i don't like to live in a poo area, in 10 years i've only had 1 good comment the rest are why do you do it, i do it because it's nicer for Miss...
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  9. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    My stihl pruner has arrived. The morning after I ordered it! Now if only it'd stop raining, I could go out and play with it.
    My stihl pruner has arrived. The morning after I ordered it! Now if only it'd stop raining, I could go out and play with it.
    My stihl pruner has arrived. The morning after I ordered it! Now if only it'd stop raining, I could go out and play with it.
    My stihl pruner has arrived. The morning after I ordered it! Now if only it'd stop raining, I could go out and play with it.
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  10. Logan

    YouTube mega thread

    Why does rain never appear in these You Tube gardening videos.
    Why does rain never appear in these You Tube gardening videos.
    Why does rain never appear in these You Tube gardening videos.
    Why does rain never appear in these You Tube gardening videos.
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  11. Neil Clements
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    Evening all, new here

    Never really got the concept of friends.
    Never really got the concept of friends.
    Never really got the concept of friends.
    Never really got the concept of friends.
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  12. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Dewi playing a game called 'Dive at the newspaper and tear it to shreds' :cat-kittyandsmiley:
    Dewi playing a game called 'Dive at the newspaper and tear it to shreds' :cat-kittyandsmiley:
    Dewi playing a game called 'Dive at the newspaper and tear it to shreds' :cat-kittyandsmiley:
    Dewi playing a game called 'Dive at the newspaper and tear it to shreds' :cat-kittyandsmiley:
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  13. Logan
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    programmes to watch

    The Night Manager has now finished. And Pine and Roper survive. So there is a higher power. To be continued ....
    The Night Manager has now finished. And Pine and Roper survive. So there is a higher power. To be continued ....
    The Night Manager has now finished. And Pine and Roper survive. So there is a higher power. To be continued ....
    The Night Manager has now finished. And Pine and Roper survive. So there is a higher power. To be continued ....
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  14. JWK
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  15. Spruce
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    All you want to know about hedgehogs....

    My trailcam had 4 out of 9 videos recorded last night with nothing to see in the videos ... until I saw hedgehog poo over the day in the garden. So, they are waking up and are looking for food.
    My trailcam had 4 out of 9 videos recorded last night with nothing to see in the videos ... until I saw hedgehog poo over the day in the garden. So, they are waking up and are looking for food.
    My trailcam had 4 out of 9 videos recorded last night with nothing to see in the videos ... until I saw hedgehog poo over the day in the garden. So, they are waking up and are looking for food.
    My trailcam had 4 out of 9 videos recorded last night with nothing to see in the videos ... until I saw hedgehog poo over the day in the garden. So, they are waking up and are looking for food.
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  16. Michael Hewett
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    Mike's Evolving Garden

    We are lucky @Michael Hewett that we can bury our cats in our own garden. This makes the way shorter if we want to talk to them. What looks currently lifeless will get soon a new "smell". Dewi...
    We are lucky @Michael Hewett that we can bury our cats in our own garden. This makes the way shorter if we want to talk to them. What looks currently lifeless will get soon a new "smell". Dewi will be a good garden explorer. It's always fun seeing them exploring for the first time.
    We are lucky @Michael Hewett that we can bury our cats in our own garden. This makes the way shorter if we want to talk to them. What looks currently lifeless will get soon a new "smell". Dewi will be a good garden explorer. It's always fun...
    We are lucky @Michael Hewett that we can bury our cats in our own garden. This makes the way shorter if we want to talk to them. What looks currently lifeless will get soon a new "smell". Dewi...
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  17. simone_in_wiltshire
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    Where to go and what can I expect

    That company also has cat shareholders, they won’t be too happy at the moment though because my CatWatch is still working :biggrin:.
    That company also has cat shareholders, they won’t be too happy at the moment though because my CatWatch is still working :biggrin:.
    That company also has cat shareholders, they won’t be too happy at the moment though because my CatWatch is still working :biggrin:.
    That company also has cat shareholders, they won’t be too happy at the moment though because my CatWatch is still working :biggrin:.
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  18. Julie2709

    Red robin in a pot

    Cube shaped planters are good for stability. They can get heavy when filled with compost so consider a lightweight composite or recycled plastic version, some are made to look like slate or stone...
    Cube shaped planters are good for stability. They can get heavy when filled with compost so consider a lightweight composite or recycled plastic version, some are made to look like slate or stone and are quite convincing. Avoid the faux lead material though, it doesn’t last more than a couple of...
    Cube shaped planters are good for stability. They can get heavy when filled with compost so consider a lightweight composite or recycled plastic version, some are made to look like slate or stone and are quite convincing. Avoid the faux lead...
    Cube shaped planters are good for stability. They can get heavy when filled with compost so consider a lightweight composite or recycled plastic version, some are made to look like slate or stone...
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  19. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    A murmuration of Golden PloverFrampton Marsh, RSPB Lincs
    A murmuration of Golden PloverFrampton Marsh, RSPB Lincs
    A murmuration of Golden PloverFrampton Marsh, RSPB Lincs
    A murmuration of Golden PloverFrampton Marsh, RSPB Lincs
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  20. Plantminded
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    What's Looking Good January 2026

    Camellia Bob's Tinsie todayJenny namaste
    Camellia Bob's Tinsie todayJenny namaste
    Camellia Bob's Tinsie todayJenny namaste
    Camellia Bob's Tinsie todayJenny namaste
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