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  1. AnniD
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    Gardeners' World and other gardening programmes 2026

    The Wild Gardener was indeed broadcast in 2021 the first time as 4x30 minutes episodes. I have been waiting for series 2, because it looks all nice in series 1, but we all know that keeping it...
    The Wild Gardener was indeed broadcast in 2021 the first time as 4x30 minutes episodes. I have been waiting for series 2, because it looks all nice in series 1, but we all know that keeping it alive over the years is the challenge.Thanks @AnniD for reminding us that the GW winter episode part...
    The Wild Gardener was indeed broadcast in 2021 the first time as 4x30 minutes episodes. I have been waiting for series 2, because it looks all nice in series 1, but we all know that keeping it alive over the years is the challenge.Thanks...
    The Wild Gardener was indeed broadcast in 2021 the first time as 4x30 minutes episodes. I have been waiting for series 2, because it looks all nice in series 1, but we all know that keeping it...
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  2. Fat Controller
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    Migration to NEW software & server

    No such thing as a daft question!We don't have a hard and fast rule, nor indeed would I personally advocate that we need one - I think it has to be considered on a case by case basis. Clearly...
    No such thing as a daft question!We don't have a hard and fast rule, nor indeed would I personally advocate that we need one - I think it has to be considered on a case by case basis. Clearly if a thread hasn't had a reply for 18 months to two years, it is entering the 'old' territory at that...
    No such thing as a daft question!We don't have a hard and fast rule, nor indeed would I personally advocate that we need one - I think it has to be considered on a case by case basis. Clearly if a thread hasn't had a reply for 18 months to two...
    No such thing as a daft question!We don't have a hard and fast rule, nor indeed would I personally advocate that we need one - I think it has to be considered on a case by case basis. Clearly...
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  3. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    This week I have seen a butterfly and at least six huge bumble bees!! (the bees were sitting on my neighbours wall).
    This week I have seen a butterfly and at least six huge bumble bees!! (the bees were sitting on my neighbours wall).
    This week I have seen a butterfly and at least six huge bumble bees!! (the bees were sitting on my neighbours wall).
    This week I have seen a butterfly and at least six huge bumble bees!! (the bees were sitting on my neighbours wall).
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  4. JWK
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    Crafters Corner 2026

    I'm sure any of that yarn wouldve been snapped up by the ladies in the knit and natter I belong to @CanadianLori, we are a group of 15 old dears all around 70s and 80s,but love the laughs and...
    I'm sure any of that yarn wouldve been snapped up by the ladies in the knit and natter I belong to @CanadianLori, we are a group of 15 old dears all around 70s and 80s,but love the laughs and company. Our weekly meetings are held in an old disused chapel on a Monday. Some crochet,some knit and...
    I'm sure any of that yarn wouldve been snapped up by the ladies in the knit and natter I belong to @CanadianLori, we are a group of 15 old dears all around 70s and 80s,but love the laughs and company. Our weekly meetings are held in an old...
    I'm sure any of that yarn wouldve been snapped up by the ladies in the knit and natter I belong to @CanadianLori, we are a group of 15 old dears all around 70s and 80s,but love the laughs and...
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  5. JWK
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    Vegetable Growing 2026

    Another round red is Bulls Blood, tend not to get so huge and woody if left too long (unlike Boltardy) Another one , if you don't mind paying extra for an F1 is Moneta, it's a monogerm so you...
    Another round red is Bulls Blood, tend not to get so huge and woody if left too long (unlike Boltardy) Another one , if you don't mind paying extra for an F1 is Moneta, it's a monogerm so you don't get those clusters of seedlings, that sometimes need thinning out. I agree they all taste much...
    Another round red is Bulls Blood, tend not to get so huge and woody if left too long (unlike Boltardy) Another one , if you don't mind paying extra for an F1 is Moneta, it's a monogerm so you don't get those clusters of seedlings, that...
    Another round red is Bulls Blood, tend not to get so huge and woody if left too long (unlike Boltardy) Another one , if you don't mind paying extra for an F1 is Moneta, it's a monogerm so you...
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  6. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    I had lots of lovely plans for outdoor gardening today but the tap controller has intervened! Grrr! Luckily, I have a bag of seed compost in my kitchen which I did deliberately so it would be nice...
    I had lots of lovely plans for outdoor gardening today but the tap controller has intervened! Grrr! Luckily, I have a bag of seed compost in my kitchen which I did deliberately so it would be nice and warm for seed sowing so that will be my plan for today. I do have a heated windowsill...
    I had lots of lovely plans for outdoor gardening today but the tap controller has intervened! Grrr! Luckily, I have a bag of seed compost in my kitchen which I did deliberately so it would be nice and warm for seed sowing so that will be my plan...
    I had lots of lovely plans for outdoor gardening today but the tap controller has intervened! Grrr! Luckily, I have a bag of seed compost in my kitchen which I did deliberately so it would be nice...
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  7. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    Go for it.
    Go for it.
    Go for it.
    Go for it.
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  8. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    It is 39f 3c and the guessers say it will stay sunny and this warm until later. Then we go back into the freezer. It's a lovely little break from bitter cold.
    It is 39f 3c and the guessers say it will stay sunny and this warm until later. Then we go back into the freezer. It's a lovely little break from bitter cold.
    It is 39f 3c and the guessers say it will stay sunny and this warm until later. Then we go back into the freezer. It's a lovely little break from bitter cold.
    It is 39f 3c and the guessers say it will stay sunny and this warm until later. Then we go back into the freezer. It's a lovely little break from bitter cold.
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  9. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    @Michael Hewett glad that he's settled in and exploring.
    @Michael Hewett glad that he's settled in and exploring.
    @Michael Hewett glad that he's settled in and exploring.
    @Michael Hewett glad that he's settled in and exploring.
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  10. garden_shade

    New Gardener - help!

    I have a similar spade @GreenFingeredPete but I don't use it that often as I find that most perennials can be lifted and moved with either a trowel or border spade. Many of my borders are raised...
    I have a similar spade @GreenFingeredPete but I don't use it that often as I find that most perennials can be lifted and moved with either a trowel or border spade. Many of my borders are raised or sloping so it can have better reach than a trowel and a border spade can be awkward in some...
    I have a similar spade @GreenFingeredPete but I don't use it that often as I find that most perennials can be lifted and moved with either a trowel or border spade. Many of my borders are raised or sloping so it can have better reach than a...
    I have a similar spade @GreenFingeredPete but I don't use it that often as I find that most perennials can be lifted and moved with either a trowel or border spade. Many of my borders are raised...
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  11. simone_in_wiltshire
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  12. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Plants were Zanthoxylum armatum, Z acanthopodium, z giraldi, Z piperitum and a Ginkoa biloba.
    Plants were Zanthoxylum armatum, Z acanthopodium, z giraldi, Z piperitum and a Ginkoa biloba.
    Plants were Zanthoxylum armatum, Z acanthopodium, z giraldi, Z piperitum and a Ginkoa biloba.
    Plants were Zanthoxylum armatum, Z acanthopodium, z giraldi, Z piperitum and a Ginkoa biloba.
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  13. Ditherer

    planting with wildlife in mind

    the main thing with nutrients is they get outcompeted by grass, trees, brambles, and in poor soil those take longer to colonise if at all. wild meadows were maintained like that with now extinct...
    the main thing with nutrients is they get outcompeted by grass, trees, brambles, and in poor soil those take longer to colonise if at all. wild meadows were maintained like that with now extinct ruminents, deer and cattle doing that job now to an extent.there are many perrenial native flowers...
    the main thing with nutrients is they get outcompeted by grass, trees, brambles, and in poor soil those take longer to colonise if at all. wild meadows were maintained like that with now extinct ruminents, deer and cattle doing that job now to an...
    the main thing with nutrients is they get outcompeted by grass, trees, brambles, and in poor soil those take longer to colonise if at all. wild meadows were maintained like that with now extinct...
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  14. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2026

    Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! :hapydancsmil: A rare event in the last two months!
    Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! :hapydancsmil: A rare event in the last two months!
    Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! :hapydancsmil: A rare event in the last two months!
    Got all the way to Sainsbury's and back without getting soaked! :hapydancsmil: A rare event in the last two months!
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  15. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    :goodpost:@ChrisIB
    :goodpost:@ChrisIB
    :goodpost:@ChrisIB
    :goodpost:@ChrisIB
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  16. GreenFingeredPete

    Nerines (Bowden)

    The Nerine Bowdenii is pretty hardy, some of the other varieties are somewhat iffy, although you living in the South unlike me in Scotland might have better luck. From my experience of more years...
    The Nerine Bowdenii is pretty hardy, some of the other varieties are somewhat iffy, although you living in the South unlike me in Scotland might have better luck. From my experience of more years than I care to mention! Nerine bulbs need to be planted really high with a good 1/3 of the bulb out...
    The Nerine Bowdenii is pretty hardy, some of the other varieties are somewhat iffy, although you living in the South unlike me in Scotland might have better luck. From my experience of more years than I care to mention! Nerine bulbs need to be...
    The Nerine Bowdenii is pretty hardy, some of the other varieties are somewhat iffy, although you living in the South unlike me in Scotland might have better luck. From my experience of more years...
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  17. BB3

    Variegated lavender pruning

    Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer...
    Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer NO! What did I spy in Lidl yesterday? Lavender for sale….in February having been under glass and heat...
    Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer NO! What did I spy in Lidl yesterday? Lavender for...
    Living in Scotland makes trying to grow Lavender even worse. I personally hate the stuff, every year without fail I am asked dozens of times if I have lavender in the charity plant sale.Answer...
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  18. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    They certainly wouldn't like that as most seem to try to turn the interview into a party political broadcast.
    They certainly wouldn't like that as most seem to try to turn the interview into a party political broadcast.
    They certainly wouldn't like that as most seem to try to turn the interview into a party political broadcast.
    They certainly wouldn't like that as most seem to try to turn the interview into a party political broadcast.
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  19. Plantminded
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  20. ArmyAirForce
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    Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!

    This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at...
    This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at the back last year, but the rear basket is starting to fall apart.So Lynne's plan was to buy a...
    This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at the back last year, but the rear basket is starting...
    This morning, we had a family trip out to Green Lane nursery, as they have a really good café! While there, Lynne got her eye on some pre-made hanging baskets. We had one at the front and one at...
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