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  1. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    @Baalmaiden Koralik fits the bill
    @Baalmaiden Koralik fits the bill
    @Baalmaiden Koralik fits the bill
    @Baalmaiden Koralik fits the bill
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  2. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    Not sure where you saw it was going to continue, they mostly have been saying a mixed outlook.
    Not sure where you saw it was going to continue, they mostly have been saying a mixed outlook.
    Not sure where you saw it was going to continue, they mostly have been saying a mixed outlook.
    Not sure where you saw it was going to continue, they mostly have been saying a mixed outlook.
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  3. Kevin Cowans

    My Garden Progress

    Hello @JennyJBThanks for the Reply and the Advice, much appreciated.Kevin
    Hello @JennyJBThanks for the Reply and the Advice, much appreciated.Kevin
    Hello @JennyJBThanks for the Reply and the Advice, much appreciated.Kevin
    Hello @JennyJBThanks for the Reply and the Advice, much appreciated.Kevin
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  4. BB3

    Variegated lavender pruning

    I’m done with lavender :sad:. They don’t like winter wet and even in my dry sandy soil they really only last a couple of years. Nepetas are much more reliable, easy to divide and equally popular with...
    I’m done with lavender :sad:. They don’t like winter wet and even in my dry sandy soil they really only last a couple of years. Nepetas are much more reliable, easy to divide and equally popular with bees. I avoided them for many years thinking that my neighbour’s cat would show an interest but this...
    I’m done with lavender :sad:. They don’t like winter wet and even in my dry sandy soil they really only last a couple of years. Nepetas are much more reliable, easy to divide and equally popular with bees. I avoided them for many years thinking that...
    I’m done with lavender :sad:. They don’t like winter wet and even in my dry sandy soil they really only last a couple of years. Nepetas are much more reliable, easy to divide and equally popular with...
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  5. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    We are as ready as we can be for the new doors tomorrow. Dogs are ensconced in their dogotel (the house is very quiet), the patio is clear and the front porch empty of the usual things which seem...
    We are as ready as we can be for the new doors tomorrow. Dogs are ensconced in their dogotel (the house is very quiet), the patio is clear and the front porch empty of the usual things which seem to collect there. I heard from my friend via Whatsapp today; she is being moved to a hospice. I told...
    We are as ready as we can be for the new doors tomorrow. Dogs are ensconced in their dogotel (the house is very quiet), the patio is clear and the front porch empty of the usual things which seem to collect there. I heard from my friend via...
    We are as ready as we can be for the new doors tomorrow. Dogs are ensconced in their dogotel (the house is very quiet), the patio is clear and the front porch empty of the usual things which seem...
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  6. simone_in_wiltshire
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    What are we doing in the garden 2026

    The bulbs are usually planted outdoors in autumn. Unless you have heavy clay soil which is wet or soil which goes not drain well, they should be fine planted in your borders now. They need sun and...
    The bulbs are usually planted outdoors in autumn. Unless you have heavy clay soil which is wet or soil which goes not drain well, they should be fine planted in your borders now. They need sun and well drained soil.
    The bulbs are usually planted outdoors in autumn. Unless you have heavy clay soil which is wet or soil which goes not drain well, they should be fine planted in your borders now. They need sun and well drained soil.
    The bulbs are usually planted outdoors in autumn. Unless you have heavy clay soil which is wet or soil which goes not drain well, they should be fine planted in your borders now. They need sun and...
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  7. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    So where is this mystery item coming from, the moon.:biggrin:I'm, lucky in that I can usually hear my doorbell from the top end of the garden.But I agree its a pain if you intended going out somewhere.
    So where is this mystery item coming from, the moon.:biggrin:I'm, lucky in that I can usually hear my doorbell from the top end of the garden.But I agree its a pain if you intended going out somewhere.
    So where is this mystery item coming from, the moon.:biggrin:I'm, lucky in that I can usually hear my doorbell from the top end of the garden.But I agree its a pain if you intended going out somewhere.
    So where is this mystery item coming from, the moon.:biggrin:I'm, lucky in that I can usually hear my doorbell from the top end of the garden.But I agree its a pain if you intended going out somewhere.
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  8. NigelJ
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    What's Looking Good February 2026

    Some more Camellia photos.
    Some more Camellia photos.
    Some more Camellia photos.
    Some more Camellia photos.
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  9. Busy-Lizzie
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    Gardens and Pretty Places we have visited

    You can always block out their faces to make them sort of 'anonymous' , but if they're in the distance and nobody can make out who they are it should not matter.
    You can always block out their faces to make them sort of 'anonymous' , but if they're in the distance and nobody can make out who they are it should not matter.
    You can always block out their faces to make them sort of 'anonymous' , but if they're in the distance and nobody can make out who they are it should not matter.
    You can always block out their faces to make them sort of 'anonymous' , but if they're in the distance and nobody can make out who they are it should not matter.
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  10. GreenFingeredPete

    Nerines (Bowden)

    They need all the sunshine with their necks in the sun.
    They need all the sunshine with their necks in the sun.
    They need all the sunshine with their necks in the sun.
    They need all the sunshine with their necks in the sun.
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  11. glosmike

    Potted Blueberries and honeyberries experiences ?

    If you want something unusual try Ugni. They are related to blueberries but the fruit ripen much later and have a fragrant taste - we liked them, more for snacking on than pies I suspect. I bought...
    If you want something unusual try Ugni. They are related to blueberries but the fruit ripen much later and have a fragrant taste - we liked them, more for snacking on than pies I suspect. I bought the variegated one and have it in my front garden. I think it would be OK in a pot.
    If you want something unusual try Ugni. They are related to blueberries but the fruit ripen much later and have a fragrant taste - we liked them, more for snacking on than pies I suspect. I bought the variegated one and have it in my front...
    If you want something unusual try Ugni. They are related to blueberries but the fruit ripen much later and have a fragrant taste - we liked them, more for snacking on than pies I suspect. I bought...
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  12. BB3

    How do you tell a tic from a small spider?

    Oops! Sorry @cactus-girl I repeated what you said. We must watch the same programmes.
    Oops! Sorry @cactus-girl I repeated what you said. We must watch the same programmes.
    Oops! Sorry @cactus-girl I repeated what you said. We must watch the same programmes.
    Oops! Sorry @cactus-girl I repeated what you said. We must watch the same programmes.
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  13. JWK
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  14. BB3

    Why don't they ...

    My oldest wheelbarrow may have fitted your criteria as it had a few holes but they were from rust. There was one drawback with it. The wheel that was on it rusted off last year :sad:. It went into...
    My oldest wheelbarrow may have fitted your criteria as it had a few holes but they were from rust. There was one drawback with it. The wheel that was on it rusted off last year :sad:. It went into the skip with the old greenhouse that was falling down.The greenhouse was only 50 years old and the...
    My oldest wheelbarrow may have fitted your criteria as it had a few holes but they were from rust. There was one drawback with it. The wheel that was on it rusted off last year :sad:. It went into the skip with the old greenhouse that was falling...
    My oldest wheelbarrow may have fitted your criteria as it had a few holes but they were from rust. There was one drawback with it. The wheel that was on it rusted off last year :sad:. It went into...
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  15. PzaMayor3
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    Terrace in the Mediterranean

    I hope so @ViewAhead !! Good luck with them!!
    I hope so @ViewAhead !! Good luck with them!!
    I hope so @ViewAhead !! Good luck with them!!
    I hope so @ViewAhead !! Good luck with them!!
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  16. simone_in_wiltshire

    Acer in trouble

    @Perki I bought that Acer in 2020 out of naivety that red leaves look nice. Reality was that in the first spring, it lost all its leaves to leave scorch. I took it out of the ground and put it...
    @Perki I bought that Acer in 2020 out of naivety that red leaves look nice. Reality was that in the first spring, it lost all its leaves to leave scorch. I took it out of the ground and put it into a barrel pot for 2 years to have it in a shade corner. It had a poor life because a tree in a pot...
    @Perki I bought that Acer in 2020 out of naivety that red leaves look nice. Reality was that in the first spring, it lost all its leaves to leave scorch. I took it out of the ground and put it into a barrel pot for 2 years to have it in a shade...
    @Perki I bought that Acer in 2020 out of naivety that red leaves look nice. Reality was that in the first spring, it lost all its leaves to leave scorch. I took it out of the ground and put it...
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  17. Adam I

    Mass grafting some apples

    They arrived today, the rootstocks have rather poor root systems so i potted them up instead of planting them out. Give them summer and see if the grafts take.Good lord it was exhausting...
    They arrived today, the rootstocks have rather poor root systems so i potted them up instead of planting them out. Give them summer and see if the grafts take.Good lord it was exhausting grafting them all. I decided to graft the scion then do 2 bud Grafts in the hope at least one of them...
    They arrived today, the rootstocks have rather poor root systems so i potted them up instead of planting them out. Give them summer and see if the grafts take.Good lord it was exhausting grafting them all. I decided to graft the scion then do 2...
    They arrived today, the rootstocks have rather poor root systems so i potted them up instead of planting them out. Give them summer and see if the grafts take.Good lord it was exhausting...
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  18. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    @Obelix-Vendée I couldn't listen to the whole speech but if there were any claims based on actual fact, I'd be extremely surprised. Unfortunately it would seem we are stuck with him for a while...
    @Obelix-Vendée I couldn't listen to the whole speech but if there were any claims based on actual fact, I'd be extremely surprised. Unfortunately it would seem we are stuck with him for a while yet.
    @Obelix-Vendée I couldn't listen to the whole speech but if there were any claims based on actual fact, I'd be extremely surprised. Unfortunately it would seem we are stuck with him for a while yet.
    @Obelix-Vendée I couldn't listen to the whole speech but if there were any claims based on actual fact, I'd be extremely surprised. Unfortunately it would seem we are stuck with him for a while...
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  19. ArmyAirForce
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    Non-Gardener builds an Observatory, Garden Railway and even Dabbles with Plants!

    How lovely to have been able to tame your robin, @ArmyAirForce ! Less lovely to find you have a rat... but very common, of course. We can't put bird food on the ground here because we're...
    How lovely to have been able to tame your robin, @ArmyAirForce ! Less lovely to find you have a rat... but very common, of course. We can't put bird food on the ground here because we're surrounded by farms and therefore rats.Your spring garden is looking very pretty.
    How lovely to have been able to tame your robin, @ArmyAirForce ! Less lovely to find you have a rat... but very common, of course. We can't put bird food on the ground here because we're surrounded by farms and therefore rats.Your spring...
    How lovely to have been able to tame your robin, @ArmyAirForce ! Less lovely to find you have a rat... but very common, of course. We can't put bird food on the ground here because we're...
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  20. Fat Controller

    Hardy fuchsia?

    I think it is about 2.5ft deep, so a fair size. Whatever is in there gets watered daily along with the hanging baskets etc. I do actually have the components of an auto-watering system in the...
    I think it is about 2.5ft deep, so a fair size. Whatever is in there gets watered daily along with the hanging baskets etc. I do actually have the components of an auto-watering system in the shed, just not had time to install it... maybe that is a task for this year
    I think it is about 2.5ft deep, so a fair size. Whatever is in there gets watered daily along with the hanging baskets etc. I do actually have the components of an auto-watering system in the shed, just not had time to install it... maybe that...
    I think it is about 2.5ft deep, so a fair size. Whatever is in there gets watered daily along with the hanging baskets etc. I do actually have the components of an auto-watering system in the...
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