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  1. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    I thought plates came in 3 sizes...Tea plates being the smallest ( a slice of toast or a scone ), Breakfast plates - egg on toast maybe ? and then Dinner plates - a full meal. Given the size of...
    I thought plates came in 3 sizes...Tea plates being the smallest ( a slice of toast or a scone ), Breakfast plates - egg on toast maybe ? and then Dinner plates - a full meal. Given the size of portions nowadays, you would probable need what would usually be referred to as a Platter. Not sure...
    I thought plates came in 3 sizes...Tea plates being the smallest ( a slice of toast or a scone ), Breakfast plates - egg on toast maybe ? and then Dinner plates - a full meal. Given the size of portions nowadays, you would probable need what...
    I thought plates came in 3 sizes...Tea plates being the smallest ( a slice of toast or a scone ), Breakfast plates - egg on toast maybe ? and then Dinner plates - a full meal. Given the size of...
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  2. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    Sowed today!Favourites: 3 x Gardener's Delight 2005 - red cherry 2 x Auntie Madge's - red mini plum 2 x Mango Lasso - red cherry 2 x Garnet - dark cherry 2 x Michael Pollan - green/yellow...
    Sowed today!Favourites: 3 x Gardener's Delight 2005 - red cherry 2 x Auntie Madge's - red mini plum 2 x Mango Lasso - red cherry 2 x Garnet - dark cherry 2 x Michael Pollan - green/yellow striped pear 2 x Green Zebra - green/yellow striped mediumNew to me: 1 x Hayley's Purple Comet - purple...
    Sowed today!Favourites: 3 x Gardener's Delight 2005 - red cherry 2 x Auntie Madge's - red mini plum 2 x Mango Lasso - red cherry 2 x Garnet - dark cherry 2 x Michael Pollan - green/yellow striped pear 2 x Green Zebra - green/yellow striped...
    Sowed today!Favourites: 3 x Gardener's Delight 2005 - red cherry 2 x Auntie Madge's - red mini plum 2 x Mango Lasso - red cherry 2 x Garnet - dark cherry 2 x Michael Pollan - green/yellow...
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  3. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Was 20.3c for a couple of hours. Nice afternoon. Neighbour and daughter visiting from Berlin came for a visit. I gave them a Schefflera and a Crinum from my clear out this morning. It is 18.5c...
    Was 20.3c for a couple of hours. Nice afternoon. Neighbour and daughter visiting from Berlin came for a visit. I gave them a Schefflera and a Crinum from my clear out this morning. It is 18.5c now.
    Was 20.3c for a couple of hours. Nice afternoon. Neighbour and daughter visiting from Berlin came for a visit. I gave them a Schefflera and a Crinum from my clear out this morning. It is 18.5c now.
    Was 20.3c for a couple of hours. Nice afternoon. Neighbour and daughter visiting from Berlin came for a visit. I gave them a Schefflera and a Crinum from my clear out this morning. It is 18.5c...
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  4. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    Hey, he even made a song that was quite popular after the War.I never understood why he called it yellow though, perhaps I'm just too young :noidea: :heehee:
    Hey, he even made a song that was quite popular after the War.I never understood why he called it yellow though, perhaps I'm just too young :noidea: :heehee:
    Hey, he even made a song that was quite popular after the War.I never understood why he called it yellow though, perhaps I'm just too young :noidea: :heehee:
    Hey, he even made a song that was quite popular after the War.I never understood why he called it yellow though, perhaps I'm just too young :noidea: :heehee:
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  5. Sogni verdi

    Artificial green wall panels

    I have a trellis with artificial climbing leaves on it to cover the ugly oil tank sitting on concrete which is near the back door. We replaced the previous one which looked a bit tatty after five...
    I have a trellis with artificial climbing leaves on it to cover the ugly oil tank sitting on concrete which is near the back door. We replaced the previous one which looked a bit tatty after five years. Current one is 3 years and still looks fine.I'm not sure that I would want one in a seating...
    I have a trellis with artificial climbing leaves on it to cover the ugly oil tank sitting on concrete which is near the back door. We replaced the previous one which looked a bit tatty after five years. Current one is 3 years and still looks...
    I have a trellis with artificial climbing leaves on it to cover the ugly oil tank sitting on concrete which is near the back door. We replaced the previous one which looked a bit tatty after five...
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  6. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Hello all. Well it has been fairly miserable all day here and at the moment it is hissing down. I have taken some leaf cuttings from a favourite streptocarpus and am keeping fingers crossed I get...
    Hello all. Well it has been fairly miserable all day here and at the moment it is hissing down. I have taken some leaf cuttings from a favourite streptocarpus and am keeping fingers crossed I get at least one new baby. My heated windowsill propagator - which came with its own 7 little seed trays...
    Hello all. Well it has been fairly miserable all day here and at the moment it is hissing down. I have taken some leaf cuttings from a favourite streptocarpus and am keeping fingers crossed I get at least one new baby. My heated windowsill...
    Hello all. Well it has been fairly miserable all day here and at the moment it is hissing down. I have taken some leaf cuttings from a favourite streptocarpus and am keeping fingers crossed I get...
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  7. shiney
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    What's Looking Good March 2026

    No, its one of the seedlings I grew three years ago, supposedly from a named variety, the named one I bought has done not much up till now, but I did buy it just before winter, so maybe it will do...
    No, its one of the seedlings I grew three years ago, supposedly from a named variety, the named one I bought has done not much up till now, but I did buy it just before winter, so maybe it will do better, but I'm skeptical regarding the stem thickness of that one, looks like it was rooted from a...
    No, its one of the seedlings I grew three years ago, supposedly from a named variety, the named one I bought has done not much up till now, but I did buy it just before winter, so maybe it will do better, but I'm skeptical regarding the stem...
    No, its one of the seedlings I grew three years ago, supposedly from a named variety, the named one I bought has done not much up till now, but I did buy it just before winter, so maybe it will do...
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  8. Karen Ballington

    Hydrangea and flowering quince

    Thank you it's a sunny day so time to get the secateurs out
    Thank you it's a sunny day so time to get the secateurs out
    Thank you it's a sunny day so time to get the secateurs out
    Thank you it's a sunny day so time to get the secateurs out
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  9. JWK
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  10. PzaMayor3
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    Terrace in the Mediterranean

    Definitely we will repeat with the 'Orange Emperor' tulips next year, we loved their color on our terrace so much!! Perhaps we'll plant more, given the result.
    Definitely we will repeat with the 'Orange Emperor' tulips next year, we loved their color on our terrace so much!! Perhaps we'll plant more, given the result.
    Definitely we will repeat with the 'Orange Emperor' tulips next year, we loved their color on our terrace so much!! Perhaps we'll plant more, given the result.
    Definitely we will repeat with the 'Orange Emperor' tulips next year, we loved their color on our terrace so much!! Perhaps we'll plant more, given the result.
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  11. Inkymink
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  12. Jenny_Aster

    Potatoes or Beans? Decisions decisions...

    @Jenny_Aster I have grown the "stumpy" carrots successfully in troughs ( about 15" L x 8" D).
    @Jenny_Aster I have grown the "stumpy" carrots successfully in troughs ( about 15" L x 8" D).
    @Jenny_Aster I have grown the "stumpy" carrots successfully in troughs ( about 15" L x 8" D).
    @Jenny_Aster I have grown the "stumpy" carrots successfully in troughs ( about 15" L x 8" D).
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  13. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Most uncharacteristically, I have been making order. :biggrin:Moved the surplus gravel bags from front to back into a convenient corner, the path is likely going to need topping up over the years and...
    Most uncharacteristically, I have been making order. :biggrin:Moved the surplus gravel bags from front to back into a convenient corner, the path is likely going to need topping up over the years and some of it will go into the pond beach.At 20kg/ bag moving the stuff around is leaning towards just...
    Most uncharacteristically, I have been making order. :biggrin:Moved the surplus gravel bags from front to back into a convenient corner, the path is likely going to need topping up over the years and some of it will go into the pond beach.At 20kg/...
    Most uncharacteristically, I have been making order. :biggrin:Moved the surplus gravel bags from front to back into a convenient corner, the path is likely going to need topping up over the years and...
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  14. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    That's better.:biggrin::dbgrtmb:
    That's better.:biggrin::dbgrtmb:
    That's better.:biggrin::dbgrtmb:
    That's better.:biggrin::dbgrtmb:
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  15. Logan
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  16. Marley Farley
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    WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

    Is that a beech tree? I saw one in the park that had come down in the wind a few days ago, massive tree and the whole thing had shattered when it hit the ground, the wood was totally infested with...
    Is that a beech tree? I saw one in the park that had come down in the wind a few days ago, massive tree and the whole thing had shattered when it hit the ground, the wood was totally infested with fungus. Beech seems to go that way.
    Is that a beech tree? I saw one in the park that had come down in the wind a few days ago, massive tree and the whole thing had shattered when it hit the ground, the wood was totally infested with fungus. Beech seems to go that way.
    Is that a beech tree? I saw one in the park that had come down in the wind a few days ago, massive tree and the whole thing had shattered when it hit the ground, the wood was totally infested with...
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  17. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    No, i am only doing these in groups of 12 as I have initially started growing in plugs, as the grow light is built in to the cover.I have had great success with my sweet peas that have no grow...
    No, i am only doing these in groups of 12 as I have initially started growing in plugs, as the grow light is built in to the cover.I have had great success with my sweet peas that have no grow lights, these are on the windowsill, these will be the first to be hardened off as I need the...
    No, i am only doing these in groups of 12 as I have initially started growing in plugs, as the grow light is built in to the cover.I have had great success with my sweet peas that have no grow lights, these are on the windowsill, these will be...
    No, i am only doing these in groups of 12 as I have initially started growing in plugs, as the grow light is built in to the cover.I have had great success with my sweet peas that have no grow...
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  18. Kevin Cowans

    Mo Bacter after using Iron Sulphate on Moss in Lawns

    We used Mo last year and it has worked fairly well but as said its too early and cold for it to work and if applied it may well be washed away by the rain. The bag states it needs 12c before it...
    We used Mo last year and it has worked fairly well but as said its too early and cold for it to work and if applied it may well be washed away by the rain. The bag states it needs 12c before it can work properly, you will also see that it states you can apply Lime about now if needed, well...
    We used Mo last year and it has worked fairly well but as said its too early and cold for it to work and if applied it may well be washed away by the rain. The bag states it needs 12c before it can work properly, you will also see that it states...
    We used Mo last year and it has worked fairly well but as said its too early and cold for it to work and if applied it may well be washed away by the rain. The bag states it needs 12c before it...
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  19. JWK
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    Butterfly/ Moth /Dragonfly Images 2026

    As the Daphne is nearly finished flowering the Admiral moved on the Erysimum.
    As the Daphne is nearly finished flowering the Admiral moved on the Erysimum.
    As the Daphne is nearly finished flowering the Admiral moved on the Erysimum.
    As the Daphne is nearly finished flowering the Admiral moved on the Erysimum.
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  20. JWK
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    Potato Growing 2026

    Yes they are very similar to Charlotte but a bit more slug prone on our clay soil.
    Yes they are very similar to Charlotte but a bit more slug prone on our clay soil.
    Yes they are very similar to Charlotte but a bit more slug prone on our clay soil.
    Yes they are very similar to Charlotte but a bit more slug prone on our clay soil.
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