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  1. Plantminded
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    What's Looking Good January 2026

    And this mornig - the stem to the right has grown so fast , it looks as though it may well overtake it older sister ! Jenny namaste
    And this mornig - the stem to the right has grown so fast , it looks as though it may well overtake it older sister ! Jenny namaste
    And this mornig - the stem to the right has grown so fast , it looks as though it may well overtake it older sister ! Jenny namaste
    And this mornig - the stem to the right has grown so fast , it looks as though it may well overtake it older sister ! Jenny namaste
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  2. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    I usually get my Sungold from DT Brown - never had a problem with them.
    I usually get my Sungold from DT Brown - never had a problem with them.
    I usually get my Sungold from DT Brown - never had a problem with them.
    I usually get my Sungold from DT Brown - never had a problem with them.
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  3. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    After a dull and windy morning the sun suddenly came out at lunchtime and cheered us up. So we went out in the car and it tipped it with rain. Very variable.7c for most of the night.Variable...
    After a dull and windy morning the sun suddenly came out at lunchtime and cheered us up. So we went out in the car and it tipped it with rain. Very variable.7c for most of the night.Variable tomorrow again.
    After a dull and windy morning the sun suddenly came out at lunchtime and cheered us up. So we went out in the car and it tipped it with rain. Very variable.7c for most of the night.Variable tomorrow again.
    After a dull and windy morning the sun suddenly came out at lunchtime and cheered us up. So we went out in the car and it tipped it with rain. Very variable.7c for most of the night.Variable...
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  4. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    A furniture dealer from Dublin decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find. After arriving in Paris he met with some manufacturers...
    A furniture dealer from Dublin decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find. After arriving in Paris he met with some manufacturers and selected a line that he thought would sell well back home in Dublin.To celebrate the new...
    A furniture dealer from Dublin decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find. After arriving in Paris he met with some manufacturers and selected a line that he thought would sell...
    A furniture dealer from Dublin decided to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find. After arriving in Paris he met with some manufacturers...
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  5. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    When we moved in here, part of the wall between us and the farming neighbours had been demolished by cattle & replaced temporarily with pallets. We had it rebuilt, but incorporated a...
    When we moved in here, part of the wall between us and the farming neighbours had been demolished by cattle & replaced temporarily with pallets. We had it rebuilt, but incorporated a hedgehog-sized hole where there was evidence a hog had been climbing through a broken pallet. The builders were...
    When we moved in here, part of the wall between us and the farming neighbours had been demolished by cattle & replaced temporarily with pallets. We had it rebuilt, but incorporated a hedgehog-sized hole where there was evidence a hog had been...
    When we moved in here, part of the wall between us and the farming neighbours had been demolished by cattle & replaced temporarily with pallets. We had it rebuilt, but incorporated a...
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  6. Adam I

    Mass grafting some apples

    Indeed, also along the link road before Jnction 4a M3 from Farnborough . These are regularly harvested by members of the Nepalese community as observed on several occasions. However I was...
    Indeed, also along the link road before Jnction 4a M3 from Farnborough . These are regularly harvested by members of the Nepalese community as observed on several occasions. However I was fascinated to note that a solitary tree was left unmolested although well laden with apples.It warranted...
    Indeed, also along the link road before Jnction 4a M3 from Farnborough . These are regularly harvested by members of the Nepalese community as observed on several occasions. However I was fascinated to note that a solitary tree was left...
    Indeed, also along the link road before Jnction 4a M3 from Farnborough . These are regularly harvested by members of the Nepalese community as observed on several occasions. However I was...
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  7. shiney
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    Greenhouse - Goodbye Old Friend, Hello New

    I'm think of doing that but making the low step all the way across the front of the greenhouse Where we should be able to walk across it from either end or from the front. Simon will be here on...
    I'm think of doing that but making the low step all the way across the front of the greenhouse Where we should be able to walk across it from either end or from the front. Simon will be here on Monday and all of us can discuss it.It also depends on whether the remaining ballast, sand and...
    I'm think of doing that but making the low step all the way across the front of the greenhouse Where we should be able to walk across it from either end or from the front. Simon will be here on Monday and all of us can discuss it.It also...
    I'm think of doing that but making the low step all the way across the front of the greenhouse Where we should be able to walk across it from either end or from the front. Simon will be here on...
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  8. Selleri

    Starting seeds on moist paper instead of compost- share your method

    Think it has to be said that one needs to be punctilious in checking them at least twice daily and to be equpped and available to plant on to the next stage without delay.Seedlings once green do...
    Think it has to be said that one needs to be punctilious in checking them at least twice daily and to be equpped and available to plant on to the next stage without delay.Seedlings once green do not do well if then buried. Overdamp is equal to underdamp in terms of damage; moulds act quickly to...
    Think it has to be said that one needs to be punctilious in checking them at least twice daily and to be equpped and available to plant on to the next stage without delay.Seedlings once green do not do well if then buried. Overdamp is equal to...
    Think it has to be said that one needs to be punctilious in checking them at least twice daily and to be equpped and available to plant on to the next stage without delay.Seedlings once green do...
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  9. Plantminded

    Buying Trees Online

    Thank you The last time I bought from Ornamental Trees the courier was unreliable but the tree was fine, despite not being watered before despatch. The trees in my local garden centres always...
    Thank you The last time I bought from Ornamental Trees the courier was unreliable but the tree was fine, despite not being watered before despatch. The trees in my local garden centres always look as if they’ve been there for a while and look both pot bound and wind blown. I’d prefer to buy one...
    Thank you The last time I bought from Ornamental Trees the courier was unreliable but the tree was fine, despite not being watered before despatch. The trees in my local garden centres always look as if they’ve been there for a while and look...
    Thank you The last time I bought from Ornamental Trees the courier was unreliable but the tree was fine, despite not being watered before despatch. The trees in my local garden centres always...
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  10. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    @lizzie27 it depends how much you love your rose! I am biased as roses are my favourite flowers. I would rather prune the osmanthus. I wouldn't want to risk killing the rose though I dug up roses...
    @lizzie27 it depends how much you love your rose! I am biased as roses are my favourite flowers. I would rather prune the osmanthus. I wouldn't want to risk killing the rose though I dug up roses to give my daughter when I moved house and they survived. They had been in pots and she planted them...
    @lizzie27 it depends how much you love your rose! I am biased as roses are my favourite flowers. I would rather prune the osmanthus. I wouldn't want to risk killing the rose though I dug up roses to give my daughter when I moved house and they...
    @lizzie27 it depends how much you love your rose! I am biased as roses are my favourite flowers. I would rather prune the osmanthus. I wouldn't want to risk killing the rose though I dug up roses...
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  11. Michael Hewett

    Meta ?

    Thank you @Selleri, I never seem to get any ads so I don't know why they contacted me, but never mind, it doesn't seem important now.
    Thank you @Selleri, I never seem to get any ads so I don't know why they contacted me, but never mind, it doesn't seem important now.
    Thank you @Selleri, I never seem to get any ads so I don't know why they contacted me, but never mind, it doesn't seem important now.
    Thank you @Selleri, I never seem to get any ads so I don't know why they contacted me, but never mind, it doesn't seem important now.
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  12. Logan
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  13. JWK
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  14. hailbopp

    Any tips on splitting Aruncas.

    Thanks Shiney, you will be well aware just how much effort is involved with running plant sales. Yours looked amazing especially with doing teas and entertainment. I draw the line at supplying...
    Thanks Shiney, you will be well aware just how much effort is involved with running plant sales. Yours looked amazing especially with doing teas and entertainment. I draw the line at supplying vitals altho wine has been opened when I have had some of my loyal regulars come to buy! This is the...
    Thanks Shiney, you will be well aware just how much effort is involved with running plant sales. Yours looked amazing especially with doing teas and entertainment. I draw the line at supplying vitals altho wine has been opened when I have had...
    Thanks Shiney, you will be well aware just how much effort is involved with running plant sales. Yours looked amazing especially with doing teas and entertainment. I draw the line at supplying...
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  15. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    I was not aware it was prostrate but don't mind if it is. Here is the description given from the supplier in Italy ...'Clearview David' is an erect, bushy evergreen shrub, up to 1.5 meters tall...
    I was not aware it was prostrate but don't mind if it is. Here is the description given from the supplier in Italy ...'Clearview David' is an erect, bushy evergreen shrub, up to 1.5 meters tall and wide. Its narrow, needle-like leaves, reminiscent of rosemary, are dark green and persistent....
    I was not aware it was prostrate but don't mind if it is. Here is the description given from the supplier in Italy ...'Clearview David' is an erect, bushy evergreen shrub, up to 1.5 meters tall and wide. Its narrow, needle-like leaves,...
    I was not aware it was prostrate but don't mind if it is. Here is the description given from the supplier in Italy ...'Clearview David' is an erect, bushy evergreen shrub, up to 1.5 meters tall...
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  16. madpenguin

    Succulent ID please.

    I have taken photos of leaves from the plant in question and of another with the same shape leaves. The 'floury' one is a Cotyledon orbiculata (variety unknown) so will assume the other is also a...
    I have taken photos of leaves from the plant in question and of another with the same shape leaves. The 'floury' one is a Cotyledon orbiculata (variety unknown) so will assume the other is also a Cotyledon orbiculata (also variety unknown!). When looking at photos of Cotyledon orbiculata there...
    I have taken photos of leaves from the plant in question and of another with the same shape leaves. The 'floury' one is a Cotyledon orbiculata (variety unknown) so will assume the other is also a Cotyledon orbiculata (also variety unknown!). When...
    I have taken photos of leaves from the plant in question and of another with the same shape leaves. The 'floury' one is a Cotyledon orbiculata (variety unknown) so will assume the other is also a...
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  17. Bb135

    Honeysuckle identification….

    The first one, will flower early in the year. They are spring flowering for me. You would generally prune if needed after they have flowered.The second looks like one of the later flowering...
    The first one, will flower early in the year. They are spring flowering for me. You would generally prune if needed after they have flowered.The second looks like one of the later flowering types that form flowers on the previous years growth. Again pruning after flowering is best unless it's...
    The first one, will flower early in the year. They are spring flowering for me. You would generally prune if needed after they have flowered.The second looks like one of the later flowering types that form flowers on the previous years growth....
    The first one, will flower early in the year. They are spring flowering for me. You would generally prune if needed after they have flowered.The second looks like one of the later flowering...
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  18. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Our surgery won't take appointments from walk-ins but they got a new phone system and it gets answered fairly quickly. I don't know why it speeds up the answering as I would have thought only...
    Our surgery won't take appointments from walk-ins but they got a new phone system and it gets answered fairly quickly. I don't know why it speeds up the answering as I would have thought only having more staff working the phones would have done that. :noidea:
    Our surgery won't take appointments from walk-ins but they got a new phone system and it gets answered fairly quickly. I don't know why it speeds up the answering as I would have thought only having more staff working the phones would have done...
    Our surgery won't take appointments from walk-ins but they got a new phone system and it gets answered fairly quickly. I don't know why it speeds up the answering as I would have thought only...
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  19. Warren Jones

    TurfWorld Limited

    Class 1 MOT – Reliable, Regular Supply from TurfWorldIf you’re working on driveways, paths, patios or general groundworks, Class 1 MOT (Type 1 Sub-Base) is a solid foundation material you can...
    Class 1 MOT – Reliable, Regular Supply from TurfWorldIf you’re working on driveways, paths, patios or general groundworks, Class 1 MOT (Type 1 Sub-Base) is a solid foundation material you can rely on.At TurfWorld, we supply Class 1 MOT on a regular basis, supporting both small domestic...
    Class 1 MOT – Reliable, Regular Supply from TurfWorldIf you’re working on driveways, paths, patios or general groundworks, Class 1 MOT (Type 1 Sub-Base) is a solid foundation material you can rely on.At TurfWorld, we supply Class 1 MOT on a...
    Class 1 MOT – Reliable, Regular Supply from TurfWorldIf you’re working on driveways, paths, patios or general groundworks, Class 1 MOT (Type 1 Sub-Base) is a solid foundation material you can...
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  20. JWK
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    Best supplier of compost 2026

    I bought a bag of clover and 2 bags of pure peat online in the end. It's delivery that adds up on a price. It would've been so much easier to pop in GC, would get more for the same price. And...
    I bought a bag of clover and 2 bags of pure peat online in the end. It's delivery that adds up on a price. It would've been so much easier to pop in GC, would get more for the same price. And delivery itself looks to be not that quick for bulk items. Looking forward to get my orders.
    I bought a bag of clover and 2 bags of pure peat online in the end. It's delivery that adds up on a price. It would've been so much easier to pop in GC, would get more for the same price. And delivery itself looks to be not that quick for bulk...
    I bought a bag of clover and 2 bags of pure peat online in the end. It's delivery that adds up on a price. It would've been so much easier to pop in GC, would get more for the same price. And...
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