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  2. Victoria
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    What's Looking Good in December 2023

    This will be the spring sort, then (Feb 6th)? I don't know.Hm. The forum software seems to blur the image rather. For an experiment I'll add a thumbnail.That doesn't make things better, so...
    This will be the spring sort, then (Feb 6th)? I don't know.Hm. The forum software seems to blur the image rather. For an experiment I'll add a thumbnail.That doesn't make things better, so a link to a free upload site:P1070098 hosted at ImgBB^ That's better.
    This will be the spring sort, then (Feb 6th)? I don't know.Hm. The forum software seems to blur the image rather. For an experiment I'll add a thumbnail.That doesn't make things better, so a link to a free upload site:P1070098 hosted at...
    This will be the spring sort, then (Feb 6th)? I don't know.Hm. The forum software seems to blur the image rather. For an experiment I'll add a thumbnail.That doesn't make things better, so...
    Iochroma 1 Dec 23.jpg Cycad 1 Dec 23.jpg Thevetia 1 Dec 23.jpg KKK 1 Dec 23.jpg 'Bird of Paradise' in kitchen window (1st flower) 1st December 2023 (Macro) 005.jpg 'Bird of Paradise' in kitchen window (1st flower) 1st December 2023 004.jpg
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  3. ChrisM6
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    Mediterranean / Dry gardening

    As the Irishman said, if I was you I wouldn't start from here, :biggrin:Days are getting shorter the forecast is rubbish, at least until the end of the month, the jetstream has decided it likes the...
    As the Irishman said, if I was you I wouldn't start from here, :biggrin:Days are getting shorter the forecast is rubbish, at least until the end of the month, the jetstream has decided it likes the UK.6 to 8 weeks of glorious summer, maybe down your way, but I'm sceptical, even miracle grow cant...
    As the Irishman said, if I was you I wouldn't start from here, :biggrin:Days are getting shorter the forecast is rubbish, at least until the end of the month, the jetstream has decided it likes the UK.6 to 8 weeks of glorious summer, maybe down...
    As the Irishman said, if I was you I wouldn't start from here, :biggrin:Days are getting shorter the forecast is rubbish, at least until the end of the month, the jetstream has decided it likes the...
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  4. wiseowl
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    WHAT ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY 2023

    Picked the first parsnips and a few more spuds for dinner tonight
    Picked the first parsnips and a few more spuds for dinner tonight
    Picked the first parsnips and a few more spuds for dinner tonight
    Picked the first parsnips and a few more spuds for dinner tonight
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  5. wiseowl
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    Show Us Your Purchases 2023

    Couldn't resist this poinsettia. The red colour is deeper than on photo. Love despite my family describing it as if it: version one - got under the radiation; version two - builders spilled the...
    Couldn't resist this poinsettia. The red colour is deeper than on photo. Love despite my family describing it as if it: version one - got under the radiation; version two - builders spilled the paint :):):)
    Couldn't resist this poinsettia. The red colour is deeper than on photo. Love despite my family describing it as if it: version one - got under the radiation; version two - builders spilled the paint :):):)
    Couldn't resist this poinsettia. The red colour is deeper than on photo. Love despite my family describing it as if it: version one - got under the radiation; version two - builders spilled the...
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  6. shiney
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    Cat Deterrents

    Please Read This Thread First:-Cat Deterrent Talk.? All post of this nature in this thread only.. Humane talk only please.! 2022
    Please Read This Thread First:-Cat Deterrent Talk.? All post of this nature in this thread only.. Humane talk only please.! 2022
    Please Read This Thread First:-Cat Deterrent Talk.? All post of this nature in this thread only.. Humane talk only please.! 2022
    Please Read This Thread First:-Cat Deterrent Talk.? All post of this nature in this thread only.. Humane talk only please.! 2022
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  7. Kevin Cowans
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    Struggling Honeysuckle 'American Beauty'

    Hello @Kevin Cowans no worries my friendBuy Lonicera x heckrottii Gold Flame (syn American Beauty) Honeysuckle in the UK
    Hello @Kevin Cowans no worries my friendBuy Lonicera x heckrottii Gold Flame (syn American Beauty) Honeysuckle in the UK
    Hello @Kevin Cowans no worries my friendBuy Lonicera x heckrottii Gold Flame (syn American Beauty) Honeysuckle in the UK
    Hello @Kevin Cowans no worries my friendBuy Lonicera x heckrottii Gold Flame (syn American Beauty) Honeysuckle in the UK
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  8. JWK
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    Anyone Buying New Seed for 2023

    Thank you, will do :) have a good day.
    Thank you, will do :) have a good day.
    Thank you, will do :) have a good day.
    Thank you, will do :) have a good day.
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  9. ARMANDII
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    SWEETPEAS - 2021/22/23

    Once they have got 5 leaves I nip the tops off, it makes them grow bushier then a few weeks I plant them out :)
    Once they have got 5 leaves I nip the tops off, it makes them grow bushier then a few weeks I plant them out :)
    Once they have got 5 leaves I nip the tops off, it makes them grow bushier then a few weeks I plant them out :)
    Once they have got 5 leaves I nip the tops off, it makes them grow bushier then a few weeks I plant them out :)
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  10. ARMANDII
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    SUPER SALVIAS - 2021/22/23

    stormy pink - from Great DixterJenny namaste
    stormy pink - from Great DixterJenny namaste
    stormy pink - from Great DixterJenny namaste
    stormy pink - from Great DixterJenny namaste
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  11. ARMANDII
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    FUCHSIAS - 2021/22/23

    I've had difficulty sourcing decent sized bush fuchsias but fortunately my cuttings are coming on space and should be a good size by the autumn
    I've had difficulty sourcing decent sized bush fuchsias but fortunately my cuttings are coming on space and should be a good size by the autumn
    I've had difficulty sourcing decent sized bush fuchsias but fortunately my cuttings are coming on space and should be a good size by the autumn
    I've had difficulty sourcing decent sized bush fuchsias but fortunately my cuttings are coming on space and should be a good size by the autumn
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  12. ARMANDII
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    RECOMMENDED GARDENING/HORTICULTURAL/BOTANICAL BOOKS AND PERSONAL STUDIES INTO THE SUBJECT

    Now then. So we have opened up a bit about our books etc. Now then. I am approaching a kind of special time of the gardening year to me. I wonder if anyone cares to share their thoughts,...
    Now then. So we have opened up a bit about our books etc. Now then. I am approaching a kind of special time of the gardening year to me. I wonder if anyone cares to share their thoughts, experiences and memories. To help set the scene. For those who have perhaps lived through an era, and...
    Now then. So we have opened up a bit about our books etc. Now then. I am approaching a kind of special time of the gardening year to me. I wonder if anyone cares to share their thoughts, experiences and memories. To help set the scene. For...
    Now then. So we have opened up a bit about our books etc. Now then. I am approaching a kind of special time of the gardening year to me. I wonder if anyone cares to share their thoughts,...
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  13. ARMANDII
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    IRIS CHOICE - NEED A HAND FROM THE GANG

    I do like the black one with a hint of blue - Black suited :blue thumb: they are all nice though .
    I do like the black one with a hint of blue - Black suited :blue thumb: they are all nice though .
    I do like the black one with a hint of blue - Black suited :blue thumb: they are all nice though .
    I do like the black one with a hint of blue - Black suited :blue thumb: they are all nice though .
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  14. Redwing
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    Good Online Nurseries and Plant Sellers

    I bought some hydrangeas (Annabelle)from here last year and this year they have exploded!
    I bought some hydrangeas (Annabelle)from here last year and this year they have exploded!
    I bought some hydrangeas (Annabelle)from here last year and this year they have exploded!
    I bought some hydrangeas (Annabelle)from here last year and this year they have exploded!
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  15. Fat Controller
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    Sheds

    These are the ones I have here -
    These are the ones I have here -
    These are the ones I have here -
    These are the ones I have here -
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  16. shiney
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    Cutting Lawn Edges

    Of course, if Bulldog did make them, the quality would be better, and they might even give away a bag of Uncle Joes as a promotional offer! :snork:
    Of course, if Bulldog did make them, the quality would be better, and they might even give away a bag of Uncle Joes as a promotional offer! :snork:
    Of course, if Bulldog did make them, the quality would be better, and they might even give away a bag of Uncle Joes as a promotional offer! :snork:
    Of course, if Bulldog did make them, the quality would be better, and they might even give away a bag of Uncle Joes as a promotional offer! :snork:
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  17. HarryS
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    Dahlia Tuber Planting ?

    Hi all,Some of our tubers are sprouting well in the greenhouse so will be talking a few cuttings.A very long time ( many years) since we last took some, interested to know if rooting them in...
    Hi all,Some of our tubers are sprouting well in the greenhouse so will be talking a few cuttings.A very long time ( many years) since we last took some, interested to know if rooting them in a compost with some perlite or in water is the more reliable way ? We have heat.
    Hi all,Some of our tubers are sprouting well in the greenhouse so will be talking a few cuttings.A very long time ( many years) since we last took some, interested to know if rooting them in a compost with some perlite or in water is the...
    Hi all,Some of our tubers are sprouting well in the greenhouse so will be talking a few cuttings.A very long time ( many years) since we last took some, interested to know if rooting them in...
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  18. JWK
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    Do you know your soil type?

    Good deep sandy loam around 7 on the PH scale here. Front garden is very draining; back garden has better soil and holds moisture pretty well because of the huge amounts of compost and manure...
    Good deep sandy loam around 7 on the PH scale here. Front garden is very draining; back garden has better soil and holds moisture pretty well because of the huge amounts of compost and manure added over the years. Warm, sunny walled garden not far from the coast. Can grow wide range of...
    Good deep sandy loam around 7 on the PH scale here. Front garden is very draining; back garden has better soil and holds moisture pretty well because of the huge amounts of compost and manure added over the years. Warm, sunny walled garden...
    Good deep sandy loam around 7 on the PH scale here. Front garden is very draining; back garden has better soil and holds moisture pretty well because of the huge amounts of compost and manure...
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  19. HarryS
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    Know Your Weeds

    my friend seems to be having a problem with buttercup weeds in her lawn, how can she get rid of it ? Without damaging the lawn :spinning:
    my friend seems to be having a problem with buttercup weeds in her lawn, how can she get rid of it ? Without damaging the lawn :spinning:
    my friend seems to be having a problem with buttercup weeds in her lawn, how can she get rid of it ? Without damaging the lawn :spinning:
    my friend seems to be having a problem with buttercup weeds in her lawn, how can she get rid of it ? Without damaging the lawn :spinning:
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  20. PeterS
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    Improving clay

    Cool
    Cool
    Cool
    Cool
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  22. trogre

    Rootit Heat MatThermostat

    (Blinks rapidly, with a blank expression on my face:noidea:)
    (Blinks rapidly, with a blank expression on my face:noidea:)
    (Blinks rapidly, with a blank expression on my face:noidea:)
    (Blinks rapidly, with a blank expression on my face:noidea:)
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  23. TheMadHedger

    Rootgrow Mycorrhizal Fungi - a question

    Absolutely yes. One of the best things you can put in, without doubt.
    Absolutely yes. One of the best things you can put in, without doubt.
    Absolutely yes. One of the best things you can put in, without doubt.
    Absolutely yes. One of the best things you can put in, without doubt.
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  24. TheMadHedger

    Need some advice on what bushes to buy

    I recommend Farmyard plants @TheMadHedger - they grow a massive range of interesting plants.
    I recommend Farmyard plants @TheMadHedger - they grow a massive range of interesting plants.
    I recommend Farmyard plants @TheMadHedger - they grow a massive range of interesting plants.
    I recommend Farmyard plants @TheMadHedger - they grow a massive range of interesting plants.
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  25. Jonathan Black

    raise wheelbarrow to go over low wooden barriers

    As advised on the Screwfix Forum
    As advised on the Screwfix Forum
    As advised on the Screwfix Forum
    As advised on the Screwfix Forum
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  26. Michael Hewett

    Sweet pea seedlings

    Most plants that try to grow under glass in winter end up leggy in my experience. The advantage of a cold frame is total ventilation when ever the temperature is above freezing. Less problems...
    Most plants that try to grow under glass in winter end up leggy in my experience. The advantage of a cold frame is total ventilation when ever the temperature is above freezing. Less problems with fungus as well.
    Most plants that try to grow under glass in winter end up leggy in my experience. The advantage of a cold frame is total ventilation when ever the temperature is above freezing. Less problems with fungus as well.
    Most plants that try to grow under glass in winter end up leggy in my experience. The advantage of a cold frame is total ventilation when ever the temperature is above freezing. Less problems...
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  27. PhilC

    What temperature do you set your Greenhouse to for winter?

    I grow little that is delicate so do not heat through winter. Do have equipment that could, which will be operational if required, support new sowings early in the new year. Fuschias and geraniums...
    I grow little that is delicate so do not heat through winter. Do have equipment that could, which will be operational if required, support new sowings early in the new year. Fuschias and geraniums take their chance inside without heat, 85% probability to survive in this coastal...
    I grow little that is delicate so do not heat through winter. Do have equipment that could, which will be operational if required, support new sowings early in the new year. Fuschias and geraniums take their chance inside without heat, 85%...
    I grow little that is delicate so do not heat through winter. Do have equipment that could, which will be operational if required, support new sowings early in the new year. Fuschias and geraniums...
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  28. Michael Hewett

    Oxalis triangularis

    My two are not yet ready to sleep, Jenny namaste
    My two are not yet ready to sleep, Jenny namaste
    My two are not yet ready to sleep, Jenny namaste
    My two are not yet ready to sleep, Jenny namaste
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  29. shiney
    Like x 10

    Don't Cut Back Your Verbena Bonariensis

    I haven't cut mine back but no goldfinches or any bird on them, perhaps the goldfinches prefer the sunflower hearts in the feeders, but they do make a mess of them.
    I haven't cut mine back but no goldfinches or any bird on them, perhaps the goldfinches prefer the sunflower hearts in the feeders, but they do make a mess of them.
    I haven't cut mine back but no goldfinches or any bird on them, perhaps the goldfinches prefer the sunflower hearts in the feeders, but they do make a mess of them.
    I haven't cut mine back but no goldfinches or any bird on them, perhaps the goldfinches prefer the sunflower hearts in the feeders, but they do make a mess of them.
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  30. ennnceee

    Can you identify...

    I had a couple of Peace lilies many moons ago and found them temperamental so gave them to a friend, who with some tlc, got them to thrive. :)
    I had a couple of Peace lilies many moons ago and found them temperamental so gave them to a friend, who with some tlc, got them to thrive. :)
    I had a couple of Peace lilies many moons ago and found them temperamental so gave them to a friend, who with some tlc, got them to thrive. :)
    I had a couple of Peace lilies many moons ago and found them temperamental so gave them to a friend, who with some tlc, got them to thrive. :)
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  31. eddybaby

    Best plants for these terrariums please?

    Would not really have thought about putting Succulents in such containers as they do prefer dry rather than humid conditions. Think you might get more inspiration from some of the interesting...
    Would not really have thought about putting Succulents in such containers as they do prefer dry rather than humid conditions. Think you might get more inspiration from some of the interesting looking Ytubes on this subject, search 'small terrariums'Another possible use, a picture we saw the...
    Would not really have thought about putting Succulents in such containers as they do prefer dry rather than humid conditions. Think you might get more inspiration from some of the interesting looking Ytubes on this subject, search 'small...
    Would not really have thought about putting Succulents in such containers as they do prefer dry rather than humid conditions. Think you might get more inspiration from some of the interesting...
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  32. wiseowl
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    What's looking Good In November

    New Thread Here:-What's Looking Good in December 2023
    New Thread Here:-What's Looking Good in December 2023
    New Thread Here:-What's Looking Good in December 2023
    New Thread Here:-What's Looking Good in December 2023
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  33. Spruce

    Which Fleece to use ......

    thanks all
    thanks all
    thanks all
    thanks all
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  34. noisette47

    Pineapple guava (Feijoa / Acca)

    Thanks @NigelJ - another temptation!
    Thanks @NigelJ - another temptation!
    Thanks @NigelJ - another temptation!
    Thanks @NigelJ - another temptation!
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  35. infradig

    NO-DIG DAY 3RD NOVEMBER 23

    Are dinosaurs those new animals that started roaming around? :scratch:
    Are dinosaurs those new animals that started roaming around? :scratch:
    Are dinosaurs those new animals that started roaming around? :scratch:
    Are dinosaurs those new animals that started roaming around? :scratch:
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  36. Esoxlucius

    Are these ads genuine?

    There has never been a public phone box within miles of us in the 50+ years we have been here. :rolleyespink:
    There has never been a public phone box within miles of us in the 50+ years we have been here. :rolleyespink:
    There has never been a public phone box within miles of us in the 50+ years we have been here. :rolleyespink:
    There has never been a public phone box within miles of us in the 50+ years we have been here. :rolleyespink:
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  37. noisette47

    Glyphosate approval

    Simazine! That was the name...it all comes back (eventually) :biggrin:
    Simazine! That was the name...it all comes back (eventually) :biggrin:
    Simazine! That was the name...it all comes back (eventually) :biggrin:
    Simazine! That was the name...it all comes back (eventually) :biggrin:
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  38. PhilC

    Manuka bushes / UK winter?

    I believe it's quite mobile
    I believe it's quite mobile
    I believe it's quite mobile
    I believe it's quite mobile
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  39. Spruce
    Agree x 4

    5 Star Snail & Slug Hotels

    I don't like those big pots with lips turned down at the outside. Pick them up, and "Scrunch! quish!" you've shoved your fingers through some wretched mollusc that's been there waiting to slither...
    I don't like those big pots with lips turned down at the outside. Pick them up, and "Scrunch! quish!" you've shoved your fingers through some wretched mollusc that's been there waiting to slither out and devour your whatsits in the pot that you cherish.
    I don't like those big pots with lips turned down at the outside. Pick them up, and "Scrunch! quish!" you've shoved your fingers through some wretched mollusc that's been there waiting to slither out and devour your whatsits in the pot that you...
    I don't like those big pots with lips turned down at the outside. Pick them up, and "Scrunch! quish!" you've shoved your fingers through some wretched mollusc that's been there waiting to slither...
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  40. Michael Hewett

    Bulbs

    Had to look it up, not good with the fancy names, but I have a nice one, Trout Lilly . its yellow. I am sure the place I would recommend would not ship across the pond. Mine is doing very...
    Had to look it up, not good with the fancy names, but I have a nice one, Trout Lilly . its yellow. I am sure the place I would recommend would not ship across the pond. Mine is doing very well.
    Had to look it up, not good with the fancy names, but I have a nice one, Trout Lilly . its yellow. I am sure the place I would recommend would not ship across the pond. Mine is doing very well.
    Had to look it up, not good with the fancy names, but I have a nice one, Trout Lilly . its yellow. I am sure the place I would recommend would not ship across the pond. Mine is doing very...
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  41. PhilC

    Greenhouse heater help - Biogreen Palma 2.0

    Yeah gonna cover the whole greenhouse in bubble wrap. It's only small.At the moment I'd set it to 6 degrees and the manual thermostat in there says it's 5 degrees. Was worried I'd set it too low...
    Yeah gonna cover the whole greenhouse in bubble wrap. It's only small.At the moment I'd set it to 6 degrees and the manual thermostat in there says it's 5 degrees. Was worried I'd set it too low just incase it wasn't too accurate.Between 11.30pm and 5.30am it'll be costing 7.5p/kw and using...
    Yeah gonna cover the whole greenhouse in bubble wrap. It's only small.At the moment I'd set it to 6 degrees and the manual thermostat in there says it's 5 degrees. Was worried I'd set it too low just incase it wasn't too accurate.Between...
    Yeah gonna cover the whole greenhouse in bubble wrap. It's only small.At the moment I'd set it to 6 degrees and the manual thermostat in there says it's 5 degrees. Was worried I'd set it too low...
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