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  1. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    To be honest I cant afford to keep my greenhouse up to a sensible temperature for seedlings such as peppers or tomatoes yet.My tender seedlings are still in the heated propagator with the...
    To be honest I cant afford to keep my greenhouse up to a sensible temperature for seedlings such as peppers or tomatoes yet.My tender seedlings are still in the heated propagator with the heating cable, I think that runs on 75 watts, could be wrong, with a thermostat. Could you not set up...
    To be honest I cant afford to keep my greenhouse up to a sensible temperature for seedlings such as peppers or tomatoes yet.My tender seedlings are still in the heated propagator with the heating cable, I think that runs on 75 watts, could be...
    To be honest I cant afford to keep my greenhouse up to a sensible temperature for seedlings such as peppers or tomatoes yet.My tender seedlings are still in the heated propagator with the...
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  2. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    I'm not suggesting that live performance isn't worth anything, but there were at least a couple of hundred people watching the performance. If each only gave £1, it's not a bad return for less...
    I'm not suggesting that live performance isn't worth anything, but there were at least a couple of hundred people watching the performance. If each only gave £1, it's not a bad return for less than an hour's work.
    I'm not suggesting that live performance isn't worth anything, but there were at least a couple of hundred people watching the performance. If each only gave £1, it's not a bad return for less than an hour's work.
    I'm not suggesting that live performance isn't worth anything, but there were at least a couple of hundred people watching the performance. If each only gave £1, it's not a bad return for less...
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  3. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    I think until we get more agreement on long term things there will always be problems, I can remember almost all my life we have had one government start something then the next one cancels it,...
    I think until we get more agreement on long term things there will always be problems, I can remember almost all my life we have had one government start something then the next one cancels it, the money that must have been wasted since WW2 in western countries with no long term agreed plan must...
    I think until we get more agreement on long term things there will always be problems, I can remember almost all my life we have had one government start something then the next one cancels it, the money that must have been wasted since WW2 in...
    I think until we get more agreement on long term things there will always be problems, I can remember almost all my life we have had one government start something then the next one cancels it,...
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  4. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Hello all,that's an awful thing to happen @Busy-Lizzie, do hope Cedric's daughter pulls through ok. Have a good journey tomorrow.I had a lovely day out with my friend yesterday who drove us...
    Hello all,that's an awful thing to happen @Busy-Lizzie, do hope Cedric's daughter pulls through ok. Have a good journey tomorrow.I had a lovely day out with my friend yesterday who drove us over to a local nursery near Wells, Somerset, a 60 mile or so round trip but we don't go very often....
    Hello all,that's an awful thing to happen @Busy-Lizzie, do hope Cedric's daughter pulls through ok. Have a good journey tomorrow.I had a lovely day out with my friend yesterday who drove us over to a local nursery near Wells, Somerset, a 60...
    Hello all,that's an awful thing to happen @Busy-Lizzie, do hope Cedric's daughter pulls through ok. Have a good journey tomorrow.I had a lovely day out with my friend yesterday who drove us...
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  5. The Bird Lady

    Pot grown Camelia being destroyed by Squirrels

    Maidstone area.
    Maidstone area.
    Maidstone area.
    Maidstone area.
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  6. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    9c cloudy with drizzle which looks like it's in for the day
    9c cloudy with drizzle which looks like it's in for the day
    9c cloudy with drizzle which looks like it's in for the day
    9c cloudy with drizzle which looks like it's in for the day
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  7. martyn bromley

    Field woodruff in my lawn

    I have large areas of what I believe is Luzula campestris ( Field woodrush) in my lawn. Can anyone suggest any herbicide I can spray it with to kill it or do I just have to dig it all out by hand
    I have large areas of what I believe is Luzula campestris ( Field woodrush) in my lawn. Can anyone suggest any herbicide I can spray it with to kill it or do I just have to dig it all out by hand
    I have large areas of what I believe is Luzula campestris ( Field woodrush) in my lawn. Can anyone suggest any herbicide I can spray it with to kill it or do I just have to dig it all out by hand
    I have large areas of what I believe is Luzula campestris ( Field woodrush) in my lawn. Can anyone suggest any herbicide I can spray it with to kill it or do I just have to dig it all out by hand
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  8. eddybaby

    What's up with my California Lilac - Ceanothus?

    Hi Tidemark. Thanks for your reply. Yes I thought it odd too. However I propped it up with a piece of wood during the winter as it was leaning badly. I reckoned to check the stem where its propped...
    Hi Tidemark. Thanks for your reply. Yes I thought it odd too. However I propped it up with a piece of wood during the winter as it was leaning badly. I reckoned to check the stem where its propped up and seemed OK. I'll have another look when I prune it. We're due some sun on Thursday
    Hi Tidemark. Thanks for your reply. Yes I thought it odd too. However I propped it up with a piece of wood during the winter as it was leaning badly. I reckoned to check the stem where its propped up and seemed OK. I'll have another look when I...
    Hi Tidemark. Thanks for your reply. Yes I thought it odd too. However I propped it up with a piece of wood during the winter as it was leaning badly. I reckoned to check the stem where its propped...
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  9. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2026

    Mine is the same, some times it starts off at 0.4 ten goes to 0
    Mine is the same, some times it starts off at 0.4 ten goes to 0
    Mine is the same, some times it starts off at 0.4 ten goes to 0
    Mine is the same, some times it starts off at 0.4 ten goes to 0
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  10. berarde

    hiding a garden workshop

    Thank you and all the helpful replies. I planted a clematis Alionushka on trellis on the left side of the door the trellis for ease of painting the workshop (my wife keeps calling it the shed). I...
    Thank you and all the helpful replies. I planted a clematis Alionushka on trellis on the left side of the door the trellis for ease of painting the workshop (my wife keeps calling it the shed). I am thinking also the plant the arbutus shrub to go over the fence next the workshop to as mentioned...
    Thank you and all the helpful replies. I planted a clematis Alionushka on trellis on the left side of the door the trellis for ease of painting the workshop (my wife keeps calling it the shed). I am thinking also the plant the arbutus shrub to...
    Thank you and all the helpful replies. I planted a clematis Alionushka on trellis on the left side of the door the trellis for ease of painting the workshop (my wife keeps calling it the shed). I...
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  11. shiney
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    What's Looking Good March 2026

    Lovely wild patch you have @shiney
    Lovely wild patch you have @shiney
    Lovely wild patch you have @shiney
    Lovely wild patch you have @shiney
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  12. JWK
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  13. Marley Farley
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    WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

    That sounds interesting, I must look up their events as we could combine it with a Carmarthen trip. (We popped into their cafe on Friday after an appt at the auction place)
    That sounds interesting, I must look up their events as we could combine it with a Carmarthen trip. (We popped into their cafe on Friday after an appt at the auction place)
    That sounds interesting, I must look up their events as we could combine it with a Carmarthen trip. (We popped into their cafe on Friday after an appt at the auction place)
    That sounds interesting, I must look up their events as we could combine it with a Carmarthen trip. (We popped into their cafe on Friday after an appt at the auction place)
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  14. latimer

    Trying to understand how to fill a part of a bed

    The picture looks lovely with the rose and 'Rozanne'. My only worry would be to have thorns of the rose in the seating area. Reading the RHS description, Sorbaria has a habit of being a sucker. I...
    The picture looks lovely with the rose and 'Rozanne'. My only worry would be to have thorns of the rose in the seating area. Reading the RHS description, Sorbaria has a habit of being a sucker. I would be careful with that. I tend to make my life easier and plant what behaves well without...
    The picture looks lovely with the rose and 'Rozanne'. My only worry would be to have thorns of the rose in the seating area. Reading the RHS description, Sorbaria has a habit of being a sucker. I would be careful with that. I tend to make my life...
    The picture looks lovely with the rose and 'Rozanne'. My only worry would be to have thorns of the rose in the seating area. Reading the RHS description, Sorbaria has a habit of being a sucker. I...
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  15. shiney
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    MARCH PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Pear blossom (Pyrus salicifolia)
    Pear blossom (Pyrus salicifolia)
    Pear blossom (Pyrus salicifolia)
    Pear blossom (Pyrus salicifolia)
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  16. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    Started my first batch two weeks agoSunchocola Rose de Berne Grushovka Starfighter Rebel Prime Bolivian Orange Cherry Stupice Red Alert Blondkopfchen Honeymoon Piel del Melocoton Cosmonaut...
    Started my first batch two weeks agoSunchocola Rose de Berne Grushovka Starfighter Rebel Prime Bolivian Orange Cherry Stupice Red Alert Blondkopfchen Honeymoon Piel del Melocoton Cosmonaut Volkov Nello's PlumAll rose their heads quickly apart from the Honeymoon and one of the Grushovkas...
    Started my first batch two weeks agoSunchocola Rose de Berne Grushovka Starfighter Rebel Prime Bolivian Orange Cherry Stupice Red Alert Blondkopfchen Honeymoon Piel del Melocoton Cosmonaut Volkov Nello's PlumAll rose their heads quickly...
    Started my first batch two weeks agoSunchocola Rose de Berne Grushovka Starfighter Rebel Prime Bolivian Orange Cherry Stupice Red Alert Blondkopfchen Honeymoon Piel del Melocoton Cosmonaut...
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  17. JWK
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    What's Looking Exotic 2026

    Sometimes the contacts on the SD card get greasy. I have some electrical contact spray cleaner, but if you don't, a gentle rub with a soft pencil rubber can clean the contacts enough. Also, as...
    Sometimes the contacts on the SD card get greasy. I have some electrical contact spray cleaner, but if you don't, a gentle rub with a soft pencil rubber can clean the contacts enough. Also, as @pete says, the laptop receiving contacts could be iffy, so by using a Usb connected reader (they're...
    Sometimes the contacts on the SD card get greasy. I have some electrical contact spray cleaner, but if you don't, a gentle rub with a soft pencil rubber can clean the contacts enough. Also, as @pete says, the laptop receiving contacts could be...
    Sometimes the contacts on the SD card get greasy. I have some electrical contact spray cleaner, but if you don't, a gentle rub with a soft pencil rubber can clean the contacts enough. Also, as...
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  18. Kevin Cowans

    Hozelock Auto Reel, Outside Year round or.....

    My hose is more likely to knock over pots in and around the greenhouse; however the number of times I've hoed the growing point off something just about to come through the soil is considerable.
    My hose is more likely to knock over pots in and around the greenhouse; however the number of times I've hoed the growing point off something just about to come through the soil is considerable.
    My hose is more likely to knock over pots in and around the greenhouse; however the number of times I've hoed the growing point off something just about to come through the soil is considerable.
    My hose is more likely to knock over pots in and around the greenhouse; however the number of times I've hoed the growing point off something just about to come through the soil is considerable.
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  19. Tidemark
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  20. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    Not buzzing or flying but sunbathing. I stopped counting the ladybirds when the numbers went past 50.
    Not buzzing or flying but sunbathing. I stopped counting the ladybirds when the numbers went past 50.
    Not buzzing or flying but sunbathing. I stopped counting the ladybirds when the numbers went past 50.
    Not buzzing or flying but sunbathing. I stopped counting the ladybirds when the numbers went past 50.
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