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  1. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Sunny but chilly, 9c feels like 6
    Sunny but chilly, 9c feels like 6
    Sunny but chilly, 9c feels like 6
    Sunny but chilly, 9c feels like 6
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  2. JWK
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  3. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
    Another Iris reticulata.
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  4. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
    Yes I did, I was pleased with my last one. I think it was better insulated than glass - apart from being cheaper!
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  5. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    The setup has an inner tray of 40 deep plugs (the larger one @GreenFingeredPete asked about does 72). I'm going to sow as few seeds as I can in each plug, so I can let them stay as long as...
    The setup has an inner tray of 40 deep plugs (the larger one @GreenFingeredPete asked about does 72). I'm going to sow as few seeds as I can in each plug, so I can let them stay as long as possible. After that it'll be the usual juggling of 7s pots between different propagators!
    The setup has an inner tray of 40 deep plugs (the larger one @GreenFingeredPete asked about does 72). I'm going to sow as few seeds as I can in each plug, so I can let them stay as long as possible. After that it'll be the usual juggling of 7s...
    The setup has an inner tray of 40 deep plugs (the larger one @GreenFingeredPete asked about does 72). I'm going to sow as few seeds as I can in each plug, so I can let them stay as long as...
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  6. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    But the data doesn't need to be saved for eternity. Every spam email ever sent (and I have just erased 10 solar panel ones) still exists. That is just beyond ridiculous. We need laws about data...
    But the data doesn't need to be saved for eternity. Every spam email ever sent (and I have just erased 10 solar panel ones) still exists. That is just beyond ridiculous. We need laws about data collection and retention, and it should be the users who generate the content who get to decide...
    But the data doesn't need to be saved for eternity. Every spam email ever sent (and I have just erased 10 solar panel ones) still exists. That is just beyond ridiculous. We need laws about data collection and retention, and it should be the...
    But the data doesn't need to be saved for eternity. Every spam email ever sent (and I have just erased 10 solar panel ones) still exists. That is just beyond ridiculous. We need laws about data...
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  7. Kevin Cowans

    What is this Weed?

    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side....
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side. There are typically 3 to 7 pairs (sometimes 5-15) of lateral leaflets, plus a single, distinct, terminal...
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side. There are typically 3 to 7 pairs (sometimes 5-15) of...
    Looks a match to me for Cardamine hirsuta.Structure and Shape: The leaves are pinnately compound, meaning they have a central stem (rachis) with multiple leaflets arranged on either side....
    20260213_145539.jpg CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA 30-10-2024 16-01-40.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA 16-04-2014 10-07-40.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA  HAIRY  BITTERCRESS 08-05-2008 12-37-51.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA  HAIRY  BITTERCRESS 02-05-2011 14-25-13.JPG CARDAMINE  HIRSUTA 08-05-2008 10-12-25.JPG
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  8. shiney
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    FEBRUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
    Walkies
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  9. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    When I was driving buses it was quite funny to watch some people trying to reverse their tiny cars. Some even expected me to reverse a bus some 36 ft long, not way, I would just sit and smile.
    When I was driving buses it was quite funny to watch some people trying to reverse their tiny cars. Some even expected me to reverse a bus some 36 ft long, not way, I would just sit and smile.
    When I was driving buses it was quite funny to watch some people trying to reverse their tiny cars. Some even expected me to reverse a bus some 36 ft long, not way, I would just sit and smile.
    When I was driving buses it was quite funny to watch some people trying to reverse their tiny cars. Some even expected me to reverse a bus some 36 ft long, not way, I would just sit and smile.
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  10. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
    White Tailed Eagle seen flying high over the house this morning, looks like the male of the 'resident' pair as it only has one foot.
    Grey Wag 1.jpg Gold 2.jpg Chiffchaffs.jpg Goosander 2.jpg Goose 30.jpg goose 1.jpg
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  11. Plantminded
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    Plants which tolerate wet winters and dry summers

    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
    We went there a few years ago - my dream garden!
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  12. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since...
    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since found my garden to be full of stones, rubble etc, so I might just have been lucky that it was stable enough
    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since found my garden to be full of stones, rubble etc, so I...
    Tbh @Friendly I don't remember much but I think the path was scraped out because I had a chap with a mini digger doing something else. I just worked on that scraped area. However I have since...
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  13. GreenFingeredPete

    GQT

    Haven't listened to GQT recently but whilst producing Watercress in running water is the ideal method, it can definitely be grown and provide a decent harvest in a pot - or even in a garden pond. ...
    Haven't listened to GQT recently but whilst producing Watercress in running water is the ideal method, it can definitely be grown and provide a decent harvest in a pot - or even in a garden pond. I've done and eaten both and still alive and kicking . Obviously depends on your site/surroundings...
    Haven't listened to GQT recently but whilst producing Watercress in running water is the ideal method, it can definitely be grown and provide a decent harvest in a pot - or even in a garden pond. I've done and eaten both and still alive and...
    Haven't listened to GQT recently but whilst producing Watercress in running water is the ideal method, it can definitely be grown and provide a decent harvest in a pot - or even in a garden pond. ...
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  14. Victoria
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    Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

    I agree, very cheery.
    I agree, very cheery.
    I agree, very cheery.
    I agree, very cheery.
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  15. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    I raided bm store today :) Enormous planter, trays and compost, some bags were reduced, couldn't not to take.
    I raided bm store today :) Enormous planter, trays and compost, some bags were reduced, couldn't not to take.
    I raided bm store today :) Enormous planter, trays and compost, some bags were reduced, couldn't not to take.
    I raided bm store today :) Enormous planter, trays and compost, some bags were reduced, couldn't not to take.
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  16. Kevin Cowans

    Hozelock Auto Reel, Outside Year round or.....

    HelloThe one I purchased, with 30m of Hose, reaches the end of the Back Garden, not Hard to do, and more importantly, reaches all of the Front Garden too :)I made sure to Measure before I...
    HelloThe one I purchased, with 30m of Hose, reaches the end of the Back Garden, not Hard to do, and more importantly, reaches all of the Front Garden too :)I made sure to Measure before I Ordered and it came to 26m so at 30m all is Good :)Kevin
    HelloThe one I purchased, with 30m of Hose, reaches the end of the Back Garden, not Hard to do, and more importantly, reaches all of the Front Garden too :)I made sure to Measure before I Ordered and it came to 26m so at 30m all is Good :)Kevin
    HelloThe one I purchased, with 30m of Hose, reaches the end of the Back Garden, not Hard to do, and more importantly, reaches all of the Front Garden too :)I made sure to Measure before I...
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  17. PoppyB

    Partial screening suggestions

    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really...
    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really hedging plants.Another option, if you don’t mind it being deciduous, is flowering currant, Ribes...
    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really hedging plants.Another option, if you don’t mind...
    That Escallonia should be a good one I had one in my last garden. Mahonias and Nandinas are slow growing, as you have found, and need more space to show their eventual shape, they are not really...
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  18. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2026

    Don't want to brag, but we've got sunshine here in Wilts
    Don't want to brag, but we've got sunshine here in Wilts
    Don't want to brag, but we've got sunshine here in Wilts
    Don't want to brag, but we've got sunshine here in Wilts
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  19. JWK
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    Show Off Your Pets 2026

    Van & Munch on The Courtyard Bench waiting for the sun ...
    Van & Munch on The Courtyard Bench waiting for the sun ...
    Van & Munch on The Courtyard Bench waiting for the sun ...
    Van & Munch on The Courtyard Bench waiting for the sun ...
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  20. hi2u_uk

    any tips for rain and outdoor plants in containers ?

    If you follow the advice given above re ensuring the containers are able to drain well and raise the containers off the ground so excess water can run out, there is little more you can do whilst...
    If you follow the advice given above re ensuring the containers are able to drain well and raise the containers off the ground so excess water can run out, there is little more you can do whilst the rain continues other than providing some form of cover for each container. A few sticks in each...
    If you follow the advice given above re ensuring the containers are able to drain well and raise the containers off the ground so excess water can run out, there is little more you can do whilst the rain continues other than providing some form...
    If you follow the advice given above re ensuring the containers are able to drain well and raise the containers off the ground so excess water can run out, there is little more you can do whilst...
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