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  1. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Buying Valentines chocolates on February 15th is best. :)
    Buying Valentines chocolates on February 15th is best. :)
    Buying Valentines chocolates on February 15th is best. :)
    Buying Valentines chocolates on February 15th is best. :)
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  2. Adam I

    Mass grafting some apples

    They have restaurants in the town, I wonder.:scratch:
    They have restaurants in the town, I wonder.:scratch:
    They have restaurants in the town, I wonder.:scratch:
    They have restaurants in the town, I wonder.:scratch:
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  3. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Greenhouse a bit of watering and weeding, Cantua buxifolia flowers open and more coming. Peppers sown and sweet peas set to chit. Peppers are Hungarian Black,Bishop's Crown, some saved seed and...
    Greenhouse a bit of watering and weeding, Cantua buxifolia flowers open and more coming. Peppers sown and sweet peas set to chit. Peppers are Hungarian Black,Bishop's Crown, some saved seed and two varieties of sweet peppers. Outside more narcissi, snowdrops and crocuses pushing through. Near...
    Greenhouse a bit of watering and weeding, Cantua buxifolia flowers open and more coming. Peppers sown and sweet peas set to chit. Peppers are Hungarian Black,Bishop's Crown, some saved seed and two varieties of sweet peppers. Outside more...
    Greenhouse a bit of watering and weeding, Cantua buxifolia flowers open and more coming. Peppers sown and sweet peas set to chit. Peppers are Hungarian Black,Bishop's Crown, some saved seed and...
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  4. Logan

    YouTube mega thread

    I actually unsubscribed to him. It was a bit petty but there was an issue with the sound in one of their videos which a bunch of people acknowledged and they chose to ignore.I noticed that on...
    I actually unsubscribed to him. It was a bit petty but there was an issue with the sound in one of their videos which a bunch of people acknowledged and they chose to ignore.I noticed that on another gardening channel recently. The sound was off - as in, it only played in one ear which is no...
    I actually unsubscribed to him. It was a bit petty but there was an issue with the sound in one of their videos which a bunch of people acknowledged and they chose to ignore.I noticed that on another gardening channel recently. The sound was...
    I actually unsubscribed to him. It was a bit petty but there was an issue with the sound in one of their videos which a bunch of people acknowledged and they chose to ignore.I noticed that on...
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  5. Selleri

    A happy little Rose problem

    That would be fine for 2 or 3 years so long as you keep them watered in hot weather. Terracotta pots dry out faster than plastic ones. Don't forget to feed them either. Ideally 60cm pots would be...
    That would be fine for 2 or 3 years so long as you keep them watered in hot weather. Terracotta pots dry out faster than plastic ones. Don't forget to feed them either. Ideally 60cm pots would be better for bigger roses but the David Austin website says from 45cm. Do you have a patio big enough?
    That would be fine for 2 or 3 years so long as you keep them watered in hot weather. Terracotta pots dry out faster than plastic ones. Don't forget to feed them either. Ideally 60cm pots would be better for bigger roses but the David Austin...
    That would be fine for 2 or 3 years so long as you keep them watered in hot weather. Terracotta pots dry out faster than plastic ones. Don't forget to feed them either. Ideally 60cm pots would be...
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  6. Loofah
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    Friendly x 4

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Hello all. Thanks again for congratulations! Yes, taking it easy today, just about to go out to the final concert of the festival, which has a number of interesting groups taking part.Went to...
    Hello all. Thanks again for congratulations! Yes, taking it easy today, just about to go out to the final concert of the festival, which has a number of interesting groups taking part.Went to church earlier, then down to the harbour at Mountshannon to recycle the glass bottles and jars. ...
    Hello all. Thanks again for congratulations! Yes, taking it easy today, just about to go out to the final concert of the festival, which has a number of interesting groups taking part.Went to church earlier, then down to the harbour at...
    Hello all. Thanks again for congratulations! Yes, taking it easy today, just about to go out to the final concert of the festival, which has a number of interesting groups taking part.Went to...
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  7. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Yes, it is a bitter winter but really, it's a cycle. Every few years we get one like this and then we get a few years where it hovers just below freezing so not too bad. Rinse and repeat!The sun...
    Yes, it is a bitter winter but really, it's a cycle. Every few years we get one like this and then we get a few years where it hovers just below freezing so not too bad. Rinse and repeat!The sun is brilliant right now. And we're at 2 like Miami... oh wait, theirs is 2 c ours is 2f -16.6c. It's...
    Yes, it is a bitter winter but really, it's a cycle. Every few years we get one like this and then we get a few years where it hovers just below freezing so not too bad. Rinse and repeat!The sun is brilliant right now. And we're at 2 like...
    Yes, it is a bitter winter but really, it's a cycle. Every few years we get one like this and then we get a few years where it hovers just below freezing so not too bad. Rinse and repeat!The sun...
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  8. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    @Alisa - I succumbed to a cymbidium in Morrisons too! It came in a pointless outer metal planter which I accidentally left behind at the till. Honest!
    @Alisa - I succumbed to a cymbidium in Morrisons too! It came in a pointless outer metal planter which I accidentally left behind at the till. Honest!
    @Alisa - I succumbed to a cymbidium in Morrisons too! It came in a pointless outer metal planter which I accidentally left behind at the till. Honest!
    @Alisa - I succumbed to a cymbidium in Morrisons too! It came in a pointless outer metal planter which I accidentally left behind at the till. Honest!
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  9. Julie2709

    Red robin in a pot

    Thanks ill do just that!
    Thanks ill do just that!
    Thanks ill do just that!
    Thanks ill do just that!
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  10. BB3

    Did I plant this?

    I'll leave mine, @Plantminded . It's on its first year in a makeshift alpine planter, and I'm hoping it will self seed between the paving slabs around. So unless it starts to look very untidy,...
    I'll leave mine, @Plantminded . It's on its first year in a makeshift alpine planter, and I'm hoping it will self seed between the paving slabs around. So unless it starts to look very untidy, I'll let it do exactly what it wants to do.It's a very nice plant :)
    I'll leave mine, @Plantminded . It's on its first year in a makeshift alpine planter, and I'm hoping it will self seed between the paving slabs around. So unless it starts to look very untidy, I'll let it do exactly what it wants to do.It's a...
    I'll leave mine, @Plantminded . It's on its first year in a makeshift alpine planter, and I'm hoping it will self seed between the paving slabs around. So unless it starts to look very untidy,...
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  11. nightofjoy

    Complete re-hash of our first owned garden.

    A lot depends on your soil, is it acid, alkali or neutral? It's good that you have ordered a soil testing kit. Azaleas, Pieris and camellias like acid soil. Is it clay, sandy, loam etc ?Some...
    A lot depends on your soil, is it acid, alkali or neutral? It's good that you have ordered a soil testing kit. Azaleas, Pieris and camellias like acid soil. Is it clay, sandy, loam etc ?Some other evergreen shrubs are - Choisya (they come in different varieties and sizes, white flowers),...
    A lot depends on your soil, is it acid, alkali or neutral? It's good that you have ordered a soil testing kit. Azaleas, Pieris and camellias like acid soil. Is it clay, sandy, loam etc ?Some other evergreen shrubs are - Choisya (they come in...
    A lot depends on your soil, is it acid, alkali or neutral? It's good that you have ordered a soil testing kit. Azaleas, Pieris and camellias like acid soil. Is it clay, sandy, loam etc ?Some...
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  12. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    I don't understand how anybody can swim in either of them without personally adding to the number of corpses.
    I don't understand how anybody can swim in either of them without personally adding to the number of corpses.
    I don't understand how anybody can swim in either of them without personally adding to the number of corpses.
    I don't understand how anybody can swim in either of them without personally adding to the number of corpses.
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  13. BB3
    Funny x 9

    What an eejit!

    How does an escaped gardening glove work it's way down to the bottom of the wheelie bin? And whose bright idea was it to make gardening kit green or brown? I want my kit to be dayglow orange or...
    How does an escaped gardening glove work it's way down to the bottom of the wheelie bin? And whose bright idea was it to make gardening kit green or brown? I want my kit to be dayglow orange or high viz yellow. And if it flashes when you whistle, that'd be fine. If they can do it for phones, why...
    How does an escaped gardening glove work it's way down to the bottom of the wheelie bin? And whose bright idea was it to make gardening kit green or brown? I want my kit to be dayglow orange or high viz yellow. And if it flashes when you whistle,...
    How does an escaped gardening glove work it's way down to the bottom of the wheelie bin? And whose bright idea was it to make gardening kit green or brown? I want my kit to be dayglow orange or...
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  14. JWK
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    Show Us Your HousePlants In Bloom Now 2026

    I think I put the cyclamen up last month, but they really do last all winter in the unheated porch, the smaller one on the left is a seedling from presumably the red one.
    I think I put the cyclamen up last month, but they really do last all winter in the unheated porch, the smaller one on the left is a seedling from presumably the red one.
    I think I put the cyclamen up last month, but they really do last all winter in the unheated porch, the smaller one on the left is a seedling from presumably the red one.
    I think I put the cyclamen up last month, but they really do last all winter in the unheated porch, the smaller one on the left is a seedling from presumably the red one.
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  15. Stuarta99

    Pruning roses

    Ok thanks. Had noticed this before and interesting how they say don't worry to much about where or if at an angle
    Ok thanks. Had noticed this before and interesting how they say don't worry to much about where or if at an angle
    Ok thanks. Had noticed this before and interesting how they say don't worry to much about where or if at an angle
    Ok thanks. Had noticed this before and interesting how they say don't worry to much about where or if at an angle
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  16. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    This is really me Yesterday i was going to use the microwave, i put some baked beans in a bowl and opened the microwave door put it in closed the door. Set the power and pressed the start button....
    This is really me Yesterday i was going to use the microwave, i put some baked beans in a bowl and opened the microwave door put it in closed the door. Set the power and pressed the start button. I kept pressing it but it wouldn't start. Told hubby and he tried it and put the time in first and...
    This is really me Yesterday i was going to use the microwave, i put some baked beans in a bowl and opened the microwave door put it in closed the door. Set the power and pressed the start button. I kept pressing it but it wouldn't start. Told...
    This is really me Yesterday i was going to use the microwave, i put some baked beans in a bowl and opened the microwave door put it in closed the door. Set the power and pressed the start button....
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  17. Spruce
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    All you want to know about hedgehogs....

    This little one is being cared for at my local rescue. When a cosy home is required, there's nothing quite like hedgehog engineering .
    This little one is being cared for at my local rescue. When a cosy home is required, there's nothing quite like hedgehog engineering .
    This little one is being cared for at my local rescue. When a cosy home is required, there's nothing quite like hedgehog engineering .
    This little one is being cared for at my local rescue. When a cosy home is required, there's nothing quite like hedgehog engineering .
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  18. Neil Clements
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    Evening all, new here

    That's a great outcome @Neil Clements, I'm glad that the pushy couple lost out to a respectful gardener! Looking forward to hearing how your garden develops and welcome to the forum!
    That's a great outcome @Neil Clements, I'm glad that the pushy couple lost out to a respectful gardener! Looking forward to hearing how your garden develops and welcome to the forum!
    That's a great outcome @Neil Clements, I'm glad that the pushy couple lost out to a respectful gardener! Looking forward to hearing how your garden develops and welcome to the forum!
    That's a great outcome @Neil Clements, I'm glad that the pushy couple lost out to a respectful gardener! Looking forward to hearing how your garden develops and welcome to the forum!
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  19. Jblakes

    Evening all, Conifer hedge help needed.

    Easily done.
    Easily done.
    Easily done.
    Easily done.
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  20. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
    Right, I didn't realise that, thanks, not seen it today.
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