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  1. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    This is outside the sports dome in Toronto. This is what these "protests" have pushed the city to do. These "protests" have been getting more and more violent and disruptive to the lives of...
    This is outside the sports dome in Toronto. This is what these "protests" have pushed the city to do. These "protests" have been getting more and more violent and disruptive to the lives of Canadians and I am worried that there will be a backlash that might be far from proportional.It's...
    This is outside the sports dome in Toronto. This is what these "protests" have pushed the city to do. These "protests" have been getting more and more violent and disruptive to the lives of Canadians and I am worried that there will be a...
    This is outside the sports dome in Toronto. This is what these "protests" have pushed the city to do. These "protests" have been getting more and more violent and disruptive to the lives of...
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  2. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    Always bury as deep as possible, I even lay the leggy ones horizontal if it gets the stem under soil
    Always bury as deep as possible, I even lay the leggy ones horizontal if it gets the stem under soil
    Always bury as deep as possible, I even lay the leggy ones horizontal if it gets the stem under soil
    Always bury as deep as possible, I even lay the leggy ones horizontal if it gets the stem under soil
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  3. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Even the thought of driving, or being driven, anywhere near London is enough to bring me out in a cold sweat! I was brought up in Essex, on the north eastern borders of London, and have...
    Even the thought of driving, or being driven, anywhere near London is enough to bring me out in a cold sweat! I was brought up in Essex, on the north eastern borders of London, and have nightmarish memories of the North Circular. My worst memory is coming up to the very frequent traffic lights,...
    Even the thought of driving, or being driven, anywhere near London is enough to bring me out in a cold sweat! I was brought up in Essex, on the north eastern borders of London, and have nightmarish memories of the North Circular. My worst memory...
    Even the thought of driving, or being driven, anywhere near London is enough to bring me out in a cold sweat! I was brought up in Essex, on the north eastern borders of London, and have...
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  4. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    It is still several degrees below freezing out there so I just watered all of my indoor seedlings and started some rhubarb seeds. :)
    It is still several degrees below freezing out there so I just watered all of my indoor seedlings and started some rhubarb seeds. :)
    It is still several degrees below freezing out there so I just watered all of my indoor seedlings and started some rhubarb seeds. :)
    It is still several degrees below freezing out there so I just watered all of my indoor seedlings and started some rhubarb seeds. :)
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  5. GreenFingeredPete

    Manglelwurzel (Futterrübe)

    Our allotment neighbour grew them last year, they never actually paid for the plot and we're kicked off and when the new couple took over I explained they had a lovely crop of mangelwurzels to...
    Our allotment neighbour grew them last year, they never actually paid for the plot and we're kicked off and when the new couple took over I explained they had a lovely crop of mangelwurzels to look forward to and I received a very blank expression in return. The ones the lady had planted look...
    Our allotment neighbour grew them last year, they never actually paid for the plot and we're kicked off and when the new couple took over I explained they had a lovely crop of mangelwurzels to look forward to and I received a very blank...
    Our allotment neighbour grew them last year, they never actually paid for the plot and we're kicked off and when the new couple took over I explained they had a lovely crop of mangelwurzels to...
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  6. JJTDH

    Bare root hedging

    Sorry one more quick question. It says I should dig in some well rotted manure or multi purpose compost into the soil. I wanted to do well rotted manure but when I go to the garden centres they...
    Sorry one more quick question. It says I should dig in some well rotted manure or multi purpose compost into the soil. I wanted to do well rotted manure but when I go to the garden centres they seem have farmyard manure. Is this the same? Or should I just stick with multi purpose compost?
    Sorry one more quick question. It says I should dig in some well rotted manure or multi purpose compost into the soil. I wanted to do well rotted manure but when I go to the garden centres they seem have farmyard manure. Is this the same? Or...
    Sorry one more quick question. It says I should dig in some well rotted manure or multi purpose compost into the soil. I wanted to do well rotted manure but when I go to the garden centres they...
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  7. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Bright and blustery this morning. The wind feels cold but it's drying the washing a treat.
    Bright and blustery this morning. The wind feels cold but it's drying the washing a treat.
    Bright and blustery this morning. The wind feels cold but it's drying the washing a treat.
    Bright and blustery this morning. The wind feels cold but it's drying the washing a treat.
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  8. potted

    Hoster's

    Thank you.A couple of tomatoes would be nice, ha ha.I remember growing them for fun when I was just a child ‘about 12 years old!’,…. I think they were called ‘Money Maker’.In my keenness to...
    Thank you.A couple of tomatoes would be nice, ha ha.I remember growing them for fun when I was just a child ‘about 12 years old!’,…. I think they were called ‘Money Maker’.In my keenness to get started with plants I recently bought what I thought would look nice, but really I don’t have a...
    Thank you.A couple of tomatoes would be nice, ha ha.I remember growing them for fun when I was just a child ‘about 12 years old!’,…. I think they were called ‘Money Maker’.In my keenness to get started with plants I recently bought what I...
    Thank you.A couple of tomatoes would be nice, ha ha.I remember growing them for fun when I was just a child ‘about 12 years old!’,…. I think they were called ‘Money Maker’.In my keenness to...
    hostas (1).JPG bought some pots.JPG hosta's.JPG hosta's (1).JPG hosta's (2).JPG greenhouse (1).JPG
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  9. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2026

    We became good friends with a French family back in the 1970s. Each year now we contact each other and pass on news as one does. Today we had a Christmas card from them which they had posted in...
    We became good friends with a French family back in the 1970s. Each year now we contact each other and pass on news as one does. Today we had a Christmas card from them which they had posted in France 15 December 2025!!!!!!!!!!!!. Why did it make us happy? Because no news for so many months...
    We became good friends with a French family back in the 1970s. Each year now we contact each other and pass on news as one does. Today we had a Christmas card from them which they had posted in France 15 December 2025!!!!!!!!!!!!. Why did it make...
    We became good friends with a French family back in the 1970s. Each year now we contact each other and pass on news as one does. Today we had a Christmas card from them which they had posted in...
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  10. shiney
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    What's Looking Good March 2026

    Not mine but caught my eye while out walking yesterday, Blackthorn blossom.
    Not mine but caught my eye while out walking yesterday, Blackthorn blossom.
    Not mine but caught my eye while out walking yesterday, Blackthorn blossom.
    Not mine but caught my eye while out walking yesterday, Blackthorn blossom.
    Narcissus bulbocodium.JPG Scilla siberica.JPG Narcissus Red Devon.JPG Arum pictum mature leaf.JPG Vestia foetida 2.JPG Narcissus bulbocodium 1.JPG
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  11. hailbopp

    What should I try and get for them?

    Well done all worth it in the end :) no time to rest its spring :hapfeet: well occasionally
    Well done all worth it in the end :) no time to rest its spring :hapfeet: well occasionally
    Well done all worth it in the end :) no time to rest its spring :hapfeet: well occasionally
    Well done all worth it in the end :) no time to rest its spring :hapfeet: well occasionally
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  12. Logan
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  13. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    Very pretty.
    Very pretty.
    Very pretty.
    Very pretty.
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  14. BB3
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  15. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    I think we are verging on an ID card here, but a smart card you can tap when going to hospital or doctors would make things so much simpler for all concerned.I think this is just one thing that...
    I think we are verging on an ID card here, but a smart card you can tap when going to hospital or doctors would make things so much simpler for all concerned.I think this is just one thing that could bring the NHS into the 21st century, its just so archaic in all ways it works.We have a...
    I think we are verging on an ID card here, but a smart card you can tap when going to hospital or doctors would make things so much simpler for all concerned.I think this is just one thing that could bring the NHS into the 21st century, its...
    I think we are verging on an ID card here, but a smart card you can tap when going to hospital or doctors would make things so much simpler for all concerned.I think this is just one thing that...
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  16. Thevictorian

    Choisya aztec pearl hardiness

    I didn't know it had been around as a cultivar that long. It makes it a little surprising that it isn't more commonly seen in gardens. I don't recall ever seeing it locally but the normal green...
    I didn't know it had been around as a cultivar that long. It makes it a little surprising that it isn't more commonly seen in gardens. I don't recall ever seeing it locally but the normal green choisya and it's yellow counterpart are everywhere.
    I didn't know it had been around as a cultivar that long. It makes it a little surprising that it isn't more commonly seen in gardens. I don't recall ever seeing it locally but the normal green choisya and it's yellow counterpart are everywhere.
    I didn't know it had been around as a cultivar that long. It makes it a little surprising that it isn't more commonly seen in gardens. I don't recall ever seeing it locally but the normal green...
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  17. Friendly

    What is this please?

    That plant looks like Euryops pectinatus. A common sub shrub that's used in a lot of public planting schemes.
    That plant looks like Euryops pectinatus. A common sub shrub that's used in a lot of public planting schemes.
    That plant looks like Euryops pectinatus. A common sub shrub that's used in a lot of public planting schemes.
    That plant looks like Euryops pectinatus. A common sub shrub that's used in a lot of public planting schemes.
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  18. Busy-Lizzie
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    Gardens and Pretty Places we have visited

    When it comes to a cappuccino I am very progressive as I don’t mind a cardboard cup with a lid, actually I prefer it, but when it comes to tea I am traditional and prefer a cup, don’t mind a mug...
    When it comes to a cappuccino I am very progressive as I don’t mind a cardboard cup with a lid, actually I prefer it, but when it comes to tea I am traditional and prefer a cup, don’t mind a mug even. Don’t like Hever and Penshurst where they dump a teabag in a cardboard cup. The bean counters...
    When it comes to a cappuccino I am very progressive as I don’t mind a cardboard cup with a lid, actually I prefer it, but when it comes to tea I am traditional and prefer a cup, don’t mind a mug even. Don’t like Hever and Penshurst where they...
    When it comes to a cappuccino I am very progressive as I don’t mind a cardboard cup with a lid, actually I prefer it, but when it comes to tea I am traditional and prefer a cup, don’t mind a mug...
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  19. Ergates

    Airfryer - worth buying? Any hints and tips to make the most of them

    Right thanks for the explanation, just one thing, if it's hot air, in a similar way to how an oven works, how does it cook veg,do they come out baked, I usually boil veg. May fry peppers, but I'd...
    Right thanks for the explanation, just one thing, if it's hot air, in a similar way to how an oven works, how does it cook veg,do they come out baked, I usually boil veg. May fry peppers, but I'd boil beetroot.
    Right thanks for the explanation, just one thing, if it's hot air, in a similar way to how an oven works, how does it cook veg,do they come out baked, I usually boil veg. May fry peppers, but I'd boil beetroot.
    Right thanks for the explanation, just one thing, if it's hot air, in a similar way to how an oven works, how does it cook veg,do they come out baked, I usually boil veg. May fry peppers, but I'd...
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  20. pete

    Mushroom compost

    I used to top dress my clay soil with loads of it, and it was a family challenge with the kids to get to the mushrooms first. Although I know they add chalk, it didn't seem to affect the plants,...
    I used to top dress my clay soil with loads of it, and it was a family challenge with the kids to get to the mushrooms first. Although I know they add chalk, it didn't seem to affect the plants, but I never tried making compost purely with it.
    I used to top dress my clay soil with loads of it, and it was a family challenge with the kids to get to the mushrooms first. Although I know they add chalk, it didn't seem to affect the plants, but I never tried making compost purely with it.
    I used to top dress my clay soil with loads of it, and it was a family challenge with the kids to get to the mushrooms first. Although I know they add chalk, it didn't seem to affect the plants,...
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    3
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