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  1. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Good morning all, light cloud and light winds temp 4c to 10c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 7.14 Sunset 17.30 Rain showers later
    Good morning all, light cloud and light winds temp 4c to 10c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 7.14 Sunset 17.30 Rain showers later
    Good morning all, light cloud and light winds temp 4c to 10c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 7.14 Sunset 17.30 Rain showers later
    Good morning all, light cloud and light winds temp 4c to 10c Precipitation 0% Sunrise 7.14 Sunset 17.30 Rain showers later
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  2. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    @Busy-Lizzie do you have a greenhouse at your Norfolk home too? It will be exciting setting your new one up. Will your gardener look after it when you are back in the UK or will you just leave it...
    @Busy-Lizzie do you have a greenhouse at your Norfolk home too? It will be exciting setting your new one up. Will your gardener look after it when you are back in the UK or will you just leave it empty?
    @Busy-Lizzie do you have a greenhouse at your Norfolk home too? It will be exciting setting your new one up. Will your gardener look after it when you are back in the UK or will you just leave it empty?
    @Busy-Lizzie do you have a greenhouse at your Norfolk home too? It will be exciting setting your new one up. Will your gardener look after it when you are back in the UK or will you just leave it...
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  3. Kevin Cowans

    My Garden Progress

    HelloThanks for the Replies.Well, I spent some Time with the Phlox Yesterday whilst it was relatively Nice out, and, it turned out to be less of an issue than I thought.Due to the Soil still...
    HelloThanks for the Replies.Well, I spent some Time with the Phlox Yesterday whilst it was relatively Nice out, and, it turned out to be less of an issue than I thought.Due to the Soil still being Wet after the Rain overnight, I was able to Pull the Grass pretty easily, I will just need to...
    HelloThanks for the Replies.Well, I spent some Time with the Phlox Yesterday whilst it was relatively Nice out, and, it turned out to be less of an issue than I thought.Due to the Soil still being Wet after the Rain overnight, I was able to...
    HelloThanks for the Replies.Well, I spent some Time with the Phlox Yesterday whilst it was relatively Nice out, and, it turned out to be less of an issue than I thought.Due to the Soil still...
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  4. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    Distasteful doesn't equal illegal and therein lies the problem - yes, we can all look at what we believe Randy Andy has been involved in (bearing in mind that we are seeing only a small amount of...
    Distasteful doesn't equal illegal and therein lies the problem - yes, we can all look at what we believe Randy Andy has been involved in (bearing in mind that we are seeing only a small amount of what actually happened) and we can even join the dots in our own heads - - but, that is not how the...
    Distasteful doesn't equal illegal and therein lies the problem - yes, we can all look at what we believe Randy Andy has been involved in (bearing in mind that we are seeing only a small amount of what actually happened) and we can even join the...
    Distasteful doesn't equal illegal and therein lies the problem - yes, we can all look at what we believe Randy Andy has been involved in (bearing in mind that we are seeing only a small amount of...
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  5. 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:
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  6. 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:
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  7. GreenFingeredPete

    Visiting Gardens

    I’d be surprised if Beth Chatto’s gardeners use slug pellets or insecticides :thud:. Birds tend to be vocal here in the morning and out looking for worms mainly early morning and at dusk. Sound for me...
    I’d be surprised if Beth Chatto’s gardeners use slug pellets or insecticides :thud:. Birds tend to be vocal here in the morning and out looking for worms mainly early morning and at dusk. Sound for me also includes wind through the trees and swishing through dried grasses in winter.
    I’d be surprised if Beth Chatto’s gardeners use slug pellets or insecticides :thud:. Birds tend to be vocal here in the morning and out looking for worms mainly early morning and at dusk. Sound for me also includes wind through the trees and swishing...
    I’d be surprised if Beth Chatto’s gardeners use slug pellets or insecticides :thud:. Birds tend to be vocal here in the morning and out looking for worms mainly early morning and at dusk. Sound for me...
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  8. Bear

    Cross runner beans

    Isolating beans to try to successfully cross them is very difficult :noidea:I grew my own variety of chilli but they are easier to isolate. Their progeny also need to be isolated from other chillies as...
    Isolating beans to try to successfully cross them is very difficult :noidea:I grew my own variety of chilli but they are easier to isolate. Their progeny also need to be isolated from other chillies as chillies are extremely promiscuous. Mine ('Shiney Hybrids' - or as @CanadianLori calls them...
    Isolating beans to try to successfully cross them is very difficult :noidea:I grew my own variety of chilli but they are easier to isolate. Their progeny also need to be isolated from other chillies as chillies are extremely promiscuous. Mine...
    Isolating beans to try to successfully cross them is very difficult :noidea:I grew my own variety of chilli but they are easier to isolate. Their progeny also need to be isolated from other chillies as...
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  9. GreenFingeredPete

    Help With Growing Seeds

    Tomato seed varies in price widely. F1 seed I have costs around £3.99 for 8 seeds where as open pollenated seed can be half that price for about 50 seeds.
    Tomato seed varies in price widely. F1 seed I have costs around £3.99 for 8 seeds where as open pollenated seed can be half that price for about 50 seeds.
    Tomato seed varies in price widely. F1 seed I have costs around £3.99 for 8 seeds where as open pollenated seed can be half that price for about 50 seeds.
    Tomato seed varies in price widely. F1 seed I have costs around £3.99 for 8 seeds where as open pollenated seed can be half that price for about 50 seeds.
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  10. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    Isn't there a weight limit imposed for those working on offshore oil and gas rigs, something to do with the winches during an emergency and rescues.
    Isn't there a weight limit imposed for those working on offshore oil and gas rigs, something to do with the winches during an emergency and rescues.
    Isn't there a weight limit imposed for those working on offshore oil and gas rigs, something to do with the winches during an emergency and rescues.
    Isn't there a weight limit imposed for those working on offshore oil and gas rigs, something to do with the winches during an emergency and rescues.
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  11. 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.
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  12. JWK
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  13. GreenFingeredPete

    Plant labels

    I'm notoriously bad at labelling.My best effort is masking tape on the pot and a scribble with a permanent marker. That works a treat, and the solution lasts so well that when I re-use the pot...
    I'm notoriously bad at labelling.My best effort is masking tape on the pot and a scribble with a permanent marker. That works a treat, and the solution lasts so well that when I re-use the pot I find it very instructive that something I thought was a forced Hyacinth in fact must be a Jalapeno...
    I'm notoriously bad at labelling.My best effort is masking tape on the pot and a scribble with a permanent marker. That works a treat, and the solution lasts so well that when I re-use the pot I find it very instructive that something I...
    I'm notoriously bad at labelling.My best effort is masking tape on the pot and a scribble with a permanent marker. That works a treat, and the solution lasts so well that when I re-use the pot...
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  14. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    Aaah ..... you've caught me out It took all but the last 18" of that branch. It might have taken it but I sawed it off anyway to avoid jamming the machine.
    Aaah ..... you've caught me out It took all but the last 18" of that branch. It might have taken it but I sawed it off anyway to avoid jamming the machine.
    Aaah ..... you've caught me out It took all but the last 18" of that branch. It might have taken it but I sawed it off anyway to avoid jamming the machine.
    Aaah ..... you've caught me out It took all but the last 18" of that branch. It might have taken it but I sawed it off anyway to avoid jamming the machine.
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  15. 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:
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  16. 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
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  17. 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...
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  18. Victoria
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    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
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  19. 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...
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    15
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    1,344
  20. Logan
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