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  1. GreenFingeredPete

    Visiting Gardens

    We still have lots of birds in our garden, one robin tends to sit on my shoulder whilst I'm working out there :thumbsup:, the male pheasant ignores me completely but doesn't like me to get closer than about...
    We still have lots of birds in our garden, one robin tends to sit on my shoulder whilst I'm working out there :thumbsup:, the male pheasant ignores me completely but doesn't like me to get closer than about 5ft and our red kite comes down for food if I raise my left arm in the air.The other day when it...
    We still have lots of birds in our garden, one robin tends to sit on my shoulder whilst I'm working out there :thumbsup:, the male pheasant ignores me completely but doesn't like me to get closer than about 5ft and our red kite comes down for food if I...
    We still have lots of birds in our garden, one robin tends to sit on my shoulder whilst I'm working out there :thumbsup:, the male pheasant ignores me completely but doesn't like me to get closer than about...
    GreenFingeredPete, Feb 19, 2026 at 12:01 AM, General Gardening Discussion ... 2
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    shiney
    Feb 19, 2026 at 6:48 PM
  2. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Warming up overnight to 4c, then 10c tomorrow with showers and sunny intervals. I wonder in what proportion!
    Warming up overnight to 4c, then 10c tomorrow with showers and sunny intervals. I wonder in what proportion!
    Warming up overnight to 4c, then 10c tomorrow with showers and sunny intervals. I wonder in what proportion!
    Warming up overnight to 4c, then 10c tomorrow with showers and sunny intervals. I wonder in what proportion!
    JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 80 81 82
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    cactus_girl
    Feb 19, 2026 at 6:35 PM
  3. shiney
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    Greenhouse - Goodbye Old Friend, Hello New

    Agree, could trip over and seriously damage some plants.:heehee:
    Agree, could trip over and seriously damage some plants.:heehee:
    Agree, could trip over and seriously damage some plants.:heehee:
    Agree, could trip over and seriously damage some plants.:heehee:
    shiney, Oct 25, 2025, Garden Projects and DIY ... 17 18 19
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    pete
    Feb 19, 2026 at 6:26 PM
  4. Bear

    Cross runner beans

    Given the probability that you will harvest and enjoy the bean pod rather than the embryonic bean seed, what advantage do you seek ?
    Given the probability that you will harvest and enjoy the bean pod rather than the embryonic bean seed, what advantage do you seek ?
    Given the probability that you will harvest and enjoy the bean pod rather than the embryonic bean seed, what advantage do you seek ?
    Given the probability that you will harvest and enjoy the bean pod rather than the embryonic bean seed, what advantage do you seek ?
    Bear, Feb 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM, Edible Gardening
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    infradig
    Feb 19, 2026 at 10:21 AM
  5. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Oh dear @Ladybird4, you have had a rather fraught day, no wonder you're stressed. It's good though that the refuse bin had been emptied, I wonder which scumbag topped it up. I'm sorry about the...
    Oh dear @Ladybird4, you have had a rather fraught day, no wonder you're stressed. It's good though that the refuse bin had been emptied, I wonder which scumbag topped it up. I'm sorry about the diary clash on the day of your friends funeral. I'd go to that as more important to you and reschedule...
    Oh dear @Ladybird4, you have had a rather fraught day, no wonder you're stressed. It's good though that the refuse bin had been emptied, I wonder which scumbag topped it up. I'm sorry about the diary clash on the day of your friends funeral. I'd...
    Oh dear @Ladybird4, you have had a rather fraught day, no wonder you're stressed. It's good though that the refuse bin had been emptied, I wonder which scumbag topped it up. I'm sorry about the...
    Loofah, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 50 51 52
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    lizzie27
    Feb 19, 2026 at 6:02 PM
  6. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    Do try to look at it from the point of view of the photo. Let’s turn the situation around. Let’s place it in a historical setting to get rid the current story. Imagine that your 17 year old second...
    Do try to look at it from the point of view of the photo. Let’s turn the situation around. Let’s place it in a historical setting to get rid the current story. Imagine that your 17 year old second cousin had been taken on a plane from her home in UK and sent to America where she was put in a...
    Do try to look at it from the point of view of the photo. Let’s turn the situation around. Let’s place it in a historical setting to get rid the current story. Imagine that your 17 year old second cousin had been taken on a plane from her home in...
    Do try to look at it from the point of view of the photo. Let’s turn the situation around. Let’s place it in a historical setting to get rid the current story. Imagine that your 17 year old second...
    Tidemark, Aug 17, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 343 344 345
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    Tidemark
    Feb 19, 2026 at 6:56 PM
  7. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    @GreenFingeredPete I agree re tomato seeds. I keep packets sealed in the fridge, and have had good germination of Purple Cherokee for 3 years. There were about 100 seeds in the packet - shame to...
    @GreenFingeredPete I agree re tomato seeds. I keep packets sealed in the fridge, and have had good germination of Purple Cherokee for 3 years. There were about 100 seeds in the packet - shame to waste them. I grew about 10, and gave spare youngsters to friends.
    @GreenFingeredPete I agree re tomato seeds. I keep packets sealed in the fridge, and have had good germination of Purple Cherokee for 3 years. There were about 100 seeds in the packet - shame to waste them. I grew about 10, and gave spare...
    @GreenFingeredPete I agree re tomato seeds. I keep packets sealed in the fridge, and have had good germination of Purple Cherokee for 3 years. There were about 100 seeds in the packet - shame to...
    GreenFingeredPete, Feb 7, 2025, NEW Gardeners ! ... 12 13 14
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    CarolineL
    Feb 19, 2026 at 8:04 AM
  8. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    I noticed that M&S does this. A jacket size 18 and higher costs £20 more. Have 8 and would expect to pay £40 less than a 20 :)
    I noticed that M&S does this. A jacket size 18 and higher costs £20 more. Have 8 and would expect to pay £40 less than a 20 :)
    I noticed that M&S does this. A jacket size 18 and higher costs £20 more. Have 8 and would expect to pay £40 less than a 20 :)
    I noticed that M&S does this. A jacket size 18 and higher costs £20 more. Have 8 and would expect to pay £40 less than a 20 :)
    JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 50 51 52
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    simone_in_wiltshire
    Feb 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
  9. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Conditions more important than gardening ability I suspect.
    Conditions more important than gardening ability I suspect.
    Conditions more important than gardening ability I suspect.
    Conditions more important than gardening ability I suspect.
    Selleri, Jan 2, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 5 6 7
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    NigelJ
    Feb 19, 2026 at 9:59 AM
  10. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    Another year.jpg Happy New Year.jpg 604725455_3510918845726790_3138470994303623439_n.jpg All bets are off.jpg Drone reading.jpg 558725459_868727139647212_6229165682518986233_n.jpg
    JWK, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 17 18 19
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    Star gaze Lily
    Feb 19, 2026 at 4:42 PM
  11. GreenFingeredPete

    Plant labels

    I also use the coloured labels as no need to write on them if you make a note of which colour applies to which plant. NB don't lose your notebook :biggrin:
    I also use the coloured labels as no need to write on them if you make a note of which colour applies to which plant. NB don't lose your notebook :biggrin:
    I also use the coloured labels as no need to write on them if you make a note of which colour applies to which plant. NB don't lose your notebook :biggrin:
    I also use the coloured labels as no need to write on them if you make a note of which colour applies to which plant. NB don't lose your notebook :biggrin:
    GreenFingeredPete, Feb 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM, General Gardening Discussion
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    Philippa
    Feb 19, 2026 at 2:28 PM
  12. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Pruned a couple of overgrown shrubs, more weeding after pruning. Even cut back Colletia hystrix where it stuck out too far. Then dug up the stumps of the fruit trees I cut down last autumn, just...
    Pruned a couple of overgrown shrubs, more weeding after pruning. Even cut back Colletia hystrix where it stuck out too far. Then dug up the stumps of the fruit trees I cut down last autumn, just before the rains began.
    Pruned a couple of overgrown shrubs, more weeding after pruning. Even cut back Colletia hystrix where it stuck out too far. Then dug up the stumps of the fruit trees I cut down last autumn, just before the rains began.
    Pruned a couple of overgrown shrubs, more weeding after pruning. Even cut back Colletia hystrix where it stuck out too far. Then dug up the stumps of the fruit trees I cut down last autumn, just...
    simone_in_wiltshire, Jan 1, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 15 16 17
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    NigelJ
    Feb 19, 2026 at 6:53 PM
  13. Notwellygood

    Unknown seedling

    Nine thousand! Ri-ight. Well, we'll see what it does this year... :fingers crossed:
    Nine thousand! Ri-ight. Well, we'll see what it does this year... :fingers crossed:
    Nine thousand! Ri-ight. Well, we'll see what it does this year... :fingers crossed:
    Nine thousand! Ri-ight. Well, we'll see what it does this year... :fingers crossed:
    Notwellygood, Feb 17, 2026 at 10:08 PM, Identification Area
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    Notwellygood
    Feb 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
  14. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    In Farmyard Nursery today
    In Farmyard Nursery today
    In Farmyard Nursery today
    In Farmyard Nursery today
    Crocus in grass.JPG Rubus formosensis fruit.JPG Sarcococca confusa.JPG PXL_20260201_123603827.MP.jpg IMG_20260201_085854933.jpg DSC05449.jpeg
    NigelJ, Feb 1, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 2 3 4
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    CarolineL
    Feb 18, 2026 at 6:08 PM
  15. Allex50

    Hot weather on the way?

    Within 60 miles of Dorset, do not net to prevent sunshine but it goes help to protect from wind drying, preventing some wilting caused by this and in other weather, creates a nicroclimate worth...
    Within 60 miles of Dorset, do not net to prevent sunshine but it goes help to protect from wind drying, preventing some wilting caused by this and in other weather, creates a nicroclimate worth 2-3 degrees . Essential here for pigeon protection especially and butterflies I use scaffold debris...
    Within 60 miles of Dorset, do not net to prevent sunshine but it goes help to protect from wind drying, preventing some wilting caused by this and in other weather, creates a nicroclimate worth 2-3 degrees . Essential here for pigeon protection...
    Within 60 miles of Dorset, do not net to prevent sunshine but it goes help to protect from wind drying, preventing some wilting caused by this and in other weather, creates a nicroclimate worth...
    Allex50, Feb 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM, Allotments Discussion ... 2
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    infradig
    Feb 18, 2026 at 3:58 PM
  16. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    How beautiful :cat-kittyandsmiley:
    How beautiful :cat-kittyandsmiley:
    How beautiful :cat-kittyandsmiley:
    How beautiful :cat-kittyandsmiley:
    JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Pets Corner ... 6 7 8
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    Michael Hewett
    Feb 19, 2026 at 9:55 AM
  17. Victoria
    Like x 9

    Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

    Te one from Spain arrived today so I have it resting before planting, Sanremo ...
    Te one from Spain arrived today so I have it resting before planting, Sanremo ...
    Te one from Spain arrived today so I have it resting before planting, Sanremo ...
    Te one from Spain arrived today so I have it resting before planting, Sanremo ...
    Hib1 6 May.jpg Hib1 22 Jun.jpg Hib2 22 Jun.jpg Hibiscus 2 June 2012.JPG Hibiscus Pagoda Red 9 May 21.jpg Hibiscus Peach 1 Jun.jpg
    Victoria, Jun 1, 2021, Tropical Gardening ... 13 14 15
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    Victoria
    Feb 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM
  18. JWK
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    Best supplier of compost 2026

    I had my delivery of clover and pure Irish peat. Just it may help someone. Poundland again has Growmoore substrate. £3 for 20l bag (hope I remember correctly). Quite good, and that size of bag is...
    I had my delivery of clover and pure Irish peat. Just it may help someone. Poundland again has Growmoore substrate. £3 for 20l bag (hope I remember correctly). Quite good, and that size of bag is easy to take with, if not much compost needed.
    I had my delivery of clover and pure Irish peat. Just it may help someone. Poundland again has Growmoore substrate. £3 for 20l bag (hope I remember correctly). Quite good, and that size of bag is easy to take with, if not much compost needed.
    I had my delivery of clover and pure Irish peat. Just it may help someone. Poundland again has Growmoore substrate. £3 for 20l bag (hope I remember correctly). Quite good, and that size of bag is...
    JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling ... 2
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    Alisa
    Feb 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM
  19. Logan

    YouTube mega thread

    Logan, Oct 27, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 28 29 30
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    Logan
    Feb 18, 2026 at 12:51 PM
  20. Jungle Jane

    Anyone struck fig tree cuttings before?

    Hard wood cuttings have stored energy so they can often continue to throw out leaves before they root. I would personally remove the fruits because they are just robbing the energy and won't come...
    Hard wood cuttings have stored energy so they can often continue to throw out leaves before they root. I would personally remove the fruits because they are just robbing the energy and won't come to anything. In water you get those little white dots as a precursor to rooting. It's a good sign...
    Hard wood cuttings have stored energy so they can often continue to throw out leaves before they root. I would personally remove the fruits because they are just robbing the energy and won't come to anything. In water you get those little white...
    Hard wood cuttings have stored energy so they can often continue to throw out leaves before they root. I would personally remove the fruits because they are just robbing the energy and won't come...
    Jungle Jane, Jan 9, 2026, Edible Gardening ... 2
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    Thevictorian
    Feb 19, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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