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  1. GaGa73

    Is my topsoil ruined?

    If intending to sow seeds direct, it might be better to sow in small pots or modules and plant those out to avoid small seedlings being smothered. Seeds needing to be sown direct could be sown in...
    If intending to sow seeds direct, it might be better to sow in small pots or modules and plant those out to avoid small seedlings being smothered. Seeds needing to be sown direct could be sown in drills with the seedy topsoil scraped away and replaced with some potting compost.
    If intending to sow seeds direct, it might be better to sow in small pots or modules and plant those out to avoid small seedlings being smothered. Seeds needing to be sown direct could be sown in drills with the seedy topsoil scraped away and...
    If intending to sow seeds direct, it might be better to sow in small pots or modules and plant those out to avoid small seedlings being smothered. Seeds needing to be sown direct could be sown in...
    GaGa73, Jun 11, 2021
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    Scrungee
    Jun 12, 2021
  2. Black Dog
    Like x 6

    Gardening and children - are todays parents afraid of nature?

    Kids are soft nowadays, so are their parents! In my early days(the 60's) it was don't eat the worms, ok, don't eat any more. Don't touch the dog poo....no, I don't know why it's white. Go give...
    Kids are soft nowadays, so are their parents! In my early days(the 60's) it was don't eat the worms, ok, don't eat any more. Don't touch the dog poo....no, I don't know why it's white. Go give that woolly bear caterpillar to your sister. I now teach the granddaughter to deeply inhale the...
    Kids are soft nowadays, so are their parents! In my early days(the 60's) it was don't eat the worms, ok, don't eat any more. Don't touch the dog poo....no, I don't know why it's white. Go give that woolly bear caterpillar to your sister. I now...
    Kids are soft nowadays, so are their parents! In my early days(the 60's) it was don't eat the worms, ok, don't eat any more. Don't touch the dog poo....no, I don't know why it's white. Go give...
    Black Dog, Jun 9, 2021 ... 2
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    flounder
    Jun 11, 2021
  3. CanadianLori

    How long do purchased roots take to "sprout"?

    I don't know if anyone is interested but this is the reply I got from the nursery, a few minutes ago."Good morning,With roots it does take quite a bit of time before any growth starts to...
    I don't know if anyone is interested but this is the reply I got from the nursery, a few minutes ago."Good morning,With roots it does take quite a bit of time before any growth starts to show. We generally recommend waiting until at least the end of June.Kind Regards,Sophia"So I...
    I don't know if anyone is interested but this is the reply I got from the nursery, a few minutes ago."Good morning,With roots it does take quite a bit of time before any growth starts to show. We generally recommend waiting until at least...
    I don't know if anyone is interested but this is the reply I got from the nursery, a few minutes ago."Good morning,With roots it does take quite a bit of time before any growth starts to...
    CanadianLori, Jun 6, 2021 ... 2
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    CanadianLori
    Jun 11, 2021
  4. Sarahlou79

    Clematis one blooming, one not

    Rule of thumb: The first year of plant development doesn't count.I planted a lot of different trees and bushes. Some exploded after planting, others did a while year of nothing. This even varies...
    Rule of thumb: The first year of plant development doesn't count.I planted a lot of different trees and bushes. Some exploded after planting, others did a while year of nothing. This even varies between plants with the same type, shop and conditions. If they don't grow in the second year...
    Rule of thumb: The first year of plant development doesn't count.I planted a lot of different trees and bushes. Some exploded after planting, others did a while year of nothing. This even varies between plants with the same type, shop and...
    Rule of thumb: The first year of plant development doesn't count.I planted a lot of different trees and bushes. Some exploded after planting, others did a while year of nothing. This even varies...
    Sarahlou79, Jun 7, 2021
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    Black Dog
    Jun 11, 2021
  5. Leth

    Yearly compost change

    When I say the top third, its as near as possible. Obviously I can't do this for every pot and I should mention in the smaller pots we do completely change the compost and pot.
    When I say the top third, its as near as possible. Obviously I can't do this for every pot and I should mention in the smaller pots we do completely change the compost and pot.
    When I say the top third, its as near as possible. Obviously I can't do this for every pot and I should mention in the smaller pots we do completely change the compost and pot.
    When I say the top third, its as near as possible. Obviously I can't do this for every pot and I should mention in the smaller pots we do completely change the compost and pot.
    Leth, Jun 9, 2021
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    Leth
    Jun 11, 2021
  6. Leth

    What are we doing wrong with Hydrangeas?

    Thanks for all the help guys. We will take it on board and hope to have better looking plants next year.
    Thanks for all the help guys. We will take it on board and hope to have better looking plants next year.
    Thanks for all the help guys. We will take it on board and hope to have better looking plants next year.
    Thanks for all the help guys. We will take it on board and hope to have better looking plants next year.
    Leth, Jun 3, 2021
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    Leth
    Jun 9, 2021
  7. Barders

    Recommendations for 'soapsuds' to use spray plants with tons of aphids on them please?

    Thanks @JWK much appreciated.
    Thanks @JWK much appreciated.
    Thanks @JWK much appreciated.
    Thanks @JWK much appreciated.
    Barders, May 2, 2020 ... 2
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    mazambo
    Jun 8, 2021
  8. Lonelygardener

    Privet Hedge woes

    Welcome to GC :dbgrtmb:It looks like honeysuckle to me as well. Either leave it or pull it out depending on whether it's a nuisance. You're unlikely to be able to dig it out but pulling it will keep it...
    Welcome to GC :dbgrtmb:It looks like honeysuckle to me as well. Either leave it or pull it out depending on whether it's a nuisance. You're unlikely to be able to dig it out but pulling it will keep it under control. If it flowers then you can pull/cut it out after it has flowered. It won't affect...
    Welcome to GC :dbgrtmb:It looks like honeysuckle to me as well. Either leave it or pull it out depending on whether it's a nuisance. You're unlikely to be able to dig it out but pulling it will keep it under control. If it flowers then you can...
    Welcome to GC :dbgrtmb:It looks like honeysuckle to me as well. Either leave it or pull it out depending on whether it's a nuisance. You're unlikely to be able to dig it out but pulling it will keep it...
    Lonelygardener, Jun 7, 2021
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    shiney
    Jun 8, 2021
  9. Mitramonday

    Hoeing...

    I always think of hoeing as a vegetable garden thing rather than a job you do much around ornamentals, cant say I've ever picked up the remains of the weeds. The idea is you do it so often that...
    I always think of hoeing as a vegetable garden thing rather than a job you do much around ornamentals, cant say I've ever picked up the remains of the weeds. The idea is you do it so often that the weeds are only small.
    I always think of hoeing as a vegetable garden thing rather than a job you do much around ornamentals, cant say I've ever picked up the remains of the weeds. The idea is you do it so often that the weeds are only small.
    I always think of hoeing as a vegetable garden thing rather than a job you do much around ornamentals, cant say I've ever picked up the remains of the weeds. The idea is you do it so often that...
    Mitramonday, Jun 6, 2021
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    pete
    Jun 7, 2021
  10. BFOSP

    Rhubarb Tree

    Yeah cut it down to the base.
    Yeah cut it down to the base.
    Yeah cut it down to the base.
    Yeah cut it down to the base.
    BFOSP, Jun 7, 2021
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    pete
    Jun 7, 2021
  11. NigelJ
    Like x 4

    Spring 2021 Your Experience

    Well, I've been gardening for almost a decade here in Notts and it has just been the oddest year in a couple of ways, the first being the insanely high number of greenfly/blackfly! :wallbanging: I stopped...
    Well, I've been gardening for almost a decade here in Notts and it has just been the oddest year in a couple of ways, the first being the insanely high number of greenfly/blackfly! :wallbanging: I stopped spraying everything with pesticides about 4 years ago and gradually the ladybirds, hoverflies etc. had...
    Well, I've been gardening for almost a decade here in Notts and it has just been the oddest year in a couple of ways, the first being the insanely high number of greenfly/blackfly! :wallbanging: I stopped spraying everything with pesticides about 4 years ago...
    Well, I've been gardening for almost a decade here in Notts and it has just been the oddest year in a couple of ways, the first being the insanely high number of greenfly/blackfly! :wallbanging: I stopped...
    NigelJ, May 6, 2021 ... 2
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    Nikolaos
    Jun 5, 2021
  12. hailbopp

    Dicentra Valentine

    Many thanks @mazambo I will contact then and see if they will sell me a decent “ chunk” as having a large garden small amounts of any plant just get a bit lost. Being a small nursery they might be...
    Many thanks @mazambo I will contact then and see if they will sell me a decent “ chunk” as having a large garden small amounts of any plant just get a bit lost. Being a small nursery they might be obliging.
    Many thanks @mazambo I will contact then and see if they will sell me a decent “ chunk” as having a large garden small amounts of any plant just get a bit lost. Being a small nursery they might be obliging.
    Many thanks @mazambo I will contact then and see if they will sell me a decent “ chunk” as having a large garden small amounts of any plant just get a bit lost. Being a small nursery they might be...
    hailbopp, Jun 4, 2021
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    hailbopp
    Jun 4, 2021
  13. HardyOldFuscia

    Move 50yr old fuscias

    In the picture of the wall, in what direction exactly do the drains run?Are we talking sewers or rainwater drains.
    In the picture of the wall, in what direction exactly do the drains run?Are we talking sewers or rainwater drains.
    In the picture of the wall, in what direction exactly do the drains run?Are we talking sewers or rainwater drains.
    In the picture of the wall, in what direction exactly do the drains run?Are we talking sewers or rainwater drains.
    HardyOldFuscia, Jun 2, 2021
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    pete
    Jun 4, 2021
  14. Mitramonday

    Next question....

    100% with you on the cat question ;-) Re. the Helianthemums, snip out the dead wood and shear the scraggly remains by 1/3. They'll either rejuvenate or die. They're easy to propagate from seed or...
    100% with you on the cat question ;-) Re. the Helianthemums, snip out the dead wood and shear the scraggly remains by 1/3. They'll either rejuvenate or die. They're easy to propagate from seed or cuttings, though.
    100% with you on the cat question ;-) Re. the Helianthemums, snip out the dead wood and shear the scraggly remains by 1/3. They'll either rejuvenate or die. They're easy to propagate from seed or cuttings, though.
    100% with you on the cat question ;-) Re. the Helianthemums, snip out the dead wood and shear the scraggly remains by 1/3. They'll either rejuvenate or die. They're easy to propagate from seed or...
    Mitramonday, May 31, 2021
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    noisette47
    Jun 3, 2021
  15. Leth

    What to use to cover the ground?

    I think the best way to deal with the leaves and other detritus from above is to leave the area with soil open to let earth worms and other forms of soil life incorporate them into it and complete...
    I think the best way to deal with the leaves and other detritus from above is to leave the area with soil open to let earth worms and other forms of soil life incorporate them into it and complete the normal cycle of material that makes healthy soil. I don't like plastic membranes and as you...
    I think the best way to deal with the leaves and other detritus from above is to leave the area with soil open to let earth worms and other forms of soil life incorporate them into it and complete the normal cycle of material that makes healthy...
    I think the best way to deal with the leaves and other detritus from above is to leave the area with soil open to let earth worms and other forms of soil life incorporate them into it and complete...
    Leth, Jun 2, 2021
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    Macraignil
    Jun 2, 2021
  16. Fat Controller
    Funny x 4

    Oh sugar.... the barrel or ground game

    Bit more done today (and fast running out of room!)Celery on the left (with a wee rhubarb plant just on the end) and as many brassicas as I could squeeze in under the net and they are a lot...
    Bit more done today (and fast running out of room!)Celery on the left (with a wee rhubarb plant just on the end) and as many brassicas as I could squeeze in under the net and they are a lot tighter than I would have liked. The only wee bit of ground left now is between the Acer and...
    Bit more done today (and fast running out of room!)Celery on the left (with a wee rhubarb plant just on the end) and as many brassicas as I could squeeze in under the net and they are a lot tighter than I would have liked. The only wee bit...
    Bit more done today (and fast running out of room!)Celery on the left (with a wee rhubarb plant just on the end) and as many brassicas as I could squeeze in under the net and they are a lot...
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    Fat Controller, May 26, 2021 ... 2 3
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  17. OLIVIA WILD

    Evergreen suggestions please...

    Thankyou so so much for your suggestions. I have just googled Choisya ternata and Olearia haastii, and Ceanothus. Ceanothus has the most beautiful colour flowers, the blue is absolutely stunning....
    Thankyou so so much for your suggestions. I have just googled Choisya ternata and Olearia haastii, and Ceanothus. Ceanothus has the most beautiful colour flowers, the blue is absolutely stunning. Photinia are such a unique beautiful colour. Soo many lovely suggestions here thank you! The tree...
    Thankyou so so much for your suggestions. I have just googled Choisya ternata and Olearia haastii, and Ceanothus. Ceanothus has the most beautiful colour flowers, the blue is absolutely stunning. Photinia are such a unique beautiful colour. Soo...
    Thankyou so so much for your suggestions. I have just googled Choisya ternata and Olearia haastii, and Ceanothus. Ceanothus has the most beautiful colour flowers, the blue is absolutely stunning....
    OLIVIA WILD, Jun 1, 2021
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    OLIVIA WILD
    Jun 2, 2021
  18. Sandy Ground

    Any idea why?

    Not all camellias are pH sensitive but here is another japonica that is: Doña Herzilia de Freitas Magalhaes is an evergreen japonica camellia with semi-double to anemone form blooms that are...
    Not all camellias are pH sensitive but here is another japonica that is: Doña Herzilia de Freitas Magalhaes is an evergreen japonica camellia with semi-double to anemone form blooms that are bright coral pink initially, and gradually fade to shades of violet as they age; its flowers are...
    Not all camellias are pH sensitive but here is another japonica that is: Doña Herzilia de Freitas Magalhaes is an evergreen japonica camellia with semi-double to anemone form blooms that are bright coral pink initially, and gradually fade to...
    Not all camellias are pH sensitive but here is another japonica that is: Doña Herzilia de Freitas Magalhaes is an evergreen japonica camellia with semi-double to anemone form blooms that are...
    Sandy Ground, Jun 1, 2021
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    luis_pr
    Jun 1, 2021
  19. Kevin Cowans

    Re-introducing grass around base of Weeping Cherry

    Hello @JWKThanks for the help, much appreciated.Kevin
    Hello @JWKThanks for the help, much appreciated.Kevin
    Hello @JWKThanks for the help, much appreciated.Kevin
    Hello @JWKThanks for the help, much appreciated.Kevin
    Kevin Cowans, Jun 1, 2021
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    Kevin Cowans
    Jun 1, 2021
  20. shiney
    Locked

    WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN May 21

    @Victoria thank you. Plants tend to get stuck in where I think they might grow; with no real thought to colour coordination or an overall plan. The poppies are lovely; in Essex they used to...
    @Victoria thank you. Plants tend to get stuck in where I think they might grow; with no real thought to colour coordination or an overall plan. The poppies are lovely; in Essex they used to "disappear" after flowering in the dry summers, here in Devon most stay in leaf and I can get a second set...
    @Victoria thank you. Plants tend to get stuck in where I think they might grow; with no real thought to colour coordination or an overall plan. The poppies are lovely; in Essex they used to "disappear" after flowering in the dry summers, here in...
    @Victoria thank you. Plants tend to get stuck in where I think they might grow; with no real thought to colour coordination or an overall plan. The poppies are lovely; in Essex they used to...
    shiney, May 1, 2021 ... 11 12 13
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    NigelJ
    Jun 1, 2021
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