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Portuguese laurel under stress
Thanks @Plantminded I think the colour of the soil in the photo makes it seem that way, but it doesn't feel dry. I will water the planting hole thoroughly before putting it back. I certainly...
Thanks @Plantminded I think the colour of the soil in the photo makes it seem that way, but it doesn't feel dry. I will water the planting hole thoroughly before putting it back. I certainly should have soaked it, you are right. Soaking it also get rid of some of the compacted soil, I can...
Thanks @Plantminded I think the colour of the soil in the photo makes it seem that way, but it doesn't feel dry. I will water the planting hole thoroughly before putting it back. I certainly should have soaked it, you are right. Soaking it also...
Thanks @Plantminded I think the colour of the soil in the photo makes it seem that way, but it doesn't feel dry. I will water the planting hole thoroughly before putting it back. I certainly...
CostasK, Mar 2, 2026 at 11:41 PM, Trees
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CostasK
Mar 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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MARCH PHOTO COMPETITION 2026
Cowslips bursting into life.
Cowslips bursting into life.
Cowslips bursting into life.
Cowslips bursting into life.

shiney, Mar 1, 2026 at 8:50 AM, Photo Competitions
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Songbird
Mar 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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What are we doing in the garden 2026
Preparing the drive to the tip next week, I continued to tidy up the beds and cut down what shows new growth. Found 5 ladybirds who their new home in the Geum. There must be 7 or so now sleeping....
Preparing the drive to the tip next week, I continued to tidy up the beds and cut down what shows new growth. Found 5 ladybirds who their new home in the Geum. There must be 7 or so now sleeping. 8 bags so far and several non-green waste like that Chinese plastic waterfall that OH bought 4...
Preparing the drive to the tip next week, I continued to tidy up the beds and cut down what shows new growth. Found 5 ladybirds who their new home in the Geum. There must be 7 or so now sleeping. 8 bags so far and several non-green waste like...
Preparing the drive to the tip next week, I continued to tidy up the beds and cut down what shows new growth. Found 5 ladybirds who their new home in the Geum. There must be 7 or so now sleeping....
simone_in_wiltshire, Jan 1, 2026, General Gardening Discussion ... 24 25 26
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simone_in_wiltshire
Mar 3, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Latest moan from you and me 2026
That would still mean queues in that row of pumps or building a wider forecourt for a separate pump. We are all diesel cars here but not the two mowers or the big strimmer so we'd be a 5 litre...
That would still mean queues in that row of pumps or building a wider forecourt for a separate pump. We are all diesel cars here but not the two mowers or the big strimmer so we'd be a 5 litre refill job on the days the cars aren't thirsty.
That would still mean queues in that row of pumps or building a wider forecourt for a separate pump. We are all diesel cars here but not the two mowers or the big strimmer so we'd be a 5 litre refill job on the days the cars aren't thirsty.
That would still mean queues in that row of pumps or building a wider forecourt for a separate pump. We are all diesel cars here but not the two mowers or the big strimmer so we'd be a 5 litre...
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 65 66 67
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Obelix-Vendée
Mar 3, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026
Good afternoon all. Thoughts are with your relatives & friends caught up in the latest world madness.Minus 3 last night, but blue sky and sunshine! I had an early walk, taking the latest mouse...
Good afternoon all. Thoughts are with your relatives & friends caught up in the latest world madness.Minus 3 last night, but blue sky and sunshine! I had an early walk, taking the latest mouse caught in the humane trap in a kitchen cupboard, releasing it into woodland a fair distance from...
Good afternoon all. Thoughts are with your relatives & friends caught up in the latest world madness.Minus 3 last night, but blue sky and sunshine! I had an early walk, taking the latest mouse caught in the humane trap in a kitchen cupboard,...
Good afternoon all. Thoughts are with your relatives & friends caught up in the latest world madness.Minus 3 last night, but blue sky and sunshine! I had an early walk, taking the latest mouse...
Loofah, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 63 64 65
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Liriodendron
Mar 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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What's your weather like 2026
A lovely sunmorning. Registered 21c on the patio so we've been sitting outdoors getting free vitamin D , Jenny namaste
A lovely sunmorning. Registered 21c on the patio so we've been sitting outdoors getting free vitamin D , Jenny namaste
A lovely sunmorning. Registered 21c on the patio so we've been sitting outdoors getting free vitamin D , Jenny namaste
A lovely sunmorning. Registered 21c on the patio so we've been sitting outdoors getting free vitamin D , Jenny namaste
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Off-Topic Discussion ... 99 100 101
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Jenny namaste
Mar 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Whaaattt?
Wasn't Puting getting a lot of his drones from Iran? I assume Iran will want to keep any they make now.
Wasn't Puting getting a lot of his drones from Iran? I assume Iran will want to keep any they make now.
Wasn't Puting getting a lot of his drones from Iran? I assume Iran will want to keep any they make now.
Wasn't Puting getting a lot of his drones from Iran? I assume Iran will want to keep any they make now.
Tidemark, Aug 17, 2024, Off-Topic Discussion ... 363 364 365
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pete
Mar 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Tomato Growing 2026
Sowed a few more: Dwarf Irma's Highland Hungry Like the Wolf Black Russian Cherry Roma Grusha Chernaya Emily's Circle Pa's PridePlus extras of some of earlier sown dwarf types due to...
Sowed a few more: Dwarf Irma's Highland Hungry Like the Wolf Black Russian Cherry Roma Grusha Chernaya Emily's Circle Pa's PridePlus extras of some of earlier sown dwarf types due to family/neighbour requests.Might pop in a Dwarf Copperhead. Hmmm...
Sowed a few more: Dwarf Irma's Highland Hungry Like the Wolf Black Russian Cherry Roma Grusha Chernaya Emily's Circle Pa's PridePlus extras of some of earlier sown dwarf types due to family/neighbour requests.Might pop in a Dwarf...
Sowed a few more: Dwarf Irma's Highland Hungry Like the Wolf Black Russian Cherry Roma Grusha Chernaya Emily's Circle Pa's PridePlus extras of some of earlier sown dwarf types due to...
eatenbyweasels, Dec 18, 2025, Edible Gardening ... 2 3 4
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eatenbyweasels
Mar 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Showy natives
Daucus carota, the wild carrot is another beautiful flower. They look like a birds nest and are lovely dotted through a border.
Daucus carota, the wild carrot is another beautiful flower. They look like a birds nest and are lovely dotted through a border.
Daucus carota, the wild carrot is another beautiful flower. They look like a birds nest and are lovely dotted through a border.
Daucus carota, the wild carrot is another beautiful flower. They look like a birds nest and are lovely dotted through a border.
Adam I, Mar 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM, General Gardening Discussion
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Thevictorian
Mar 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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What's Looking Good March 2026
Grevillea, the flowers have been in formation since December and are just starting to open up.
Grevillea, the flowers have been in formation since December and are just starting to open up.
Grevillea, the flowers have been in formation since December and are just starting to open up.
Grevillea, the flowers have been in formation since December and are just starting to open up.

shiney, Mar 1, 2026 at 1:16 AM, General Gardening Discussion ... 2
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Plantminded
Mar 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Electric cars.
1500 amperes is not to be sniffed at for sure - all good as long as the magic smoke is contained, but the moment something goes wrong, that is going to be one hell of a bang.
1500 amperes is not to be sniffed at for sure - all good as long as the magic smoke is contained, but the moment something goes wrong, that is going to be one hell of a bang.
1500 amperes is not to be sniffed at for sure - all good as long as the magic smoke is contained, but the moment something goes wrong, that is going to be one hell of a bang.
1500 amperes is not to be sniffed at for sure - all good as long as the magic smoke is contained, but the moment something goes wrong, that is going to be one hell of a bang.
pete, Apr 7, 2021, Off-Topic Discussion ... 187 188 189
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Fat Controller
Mar 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Butterfly/ Moth /Dragonfly Images 2026
Saw brimstones again. Watched a very pale peacock feeding on a blue hyacinth and then basking on a stone slab. Quick glimpse of a comma near the pond. A few years ago we had sparrows pulling at...
Saw brimstones again. Watched a very pale peacock feeding on a blue hyacinth and then basking on a stone slab. Quick glimpse of a comma near the pond. A few years ago we had sparrows pulling at the primrose flowers. Haven't done it this year but now they are having a go at the forsythia flower buds.
Saw brimstones again. Watched a very pale peacock feeding on a blue hyacinth and then basking on a stone slab. Quick glimpse of a comma near the pond. A few years ago we had sparrows pulling at the primrose flowers. Haven't done it this year but...
Saw brimstones again. Watched a very pale peacock feeding on a blue hyacinth and then basking on a stone slab. Quick glimpse of a comma near the pond. A few years ago we had sparrows pulling at...
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Wildlife Corner
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On the Levels
Mar 3, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Can anybody recommend a pressure washer?
Thank you all for your interesting and useful suggestions.
Thank you all for your interesting and useful suggestions.
Thank you all for your interesting and useful suggestions.
Thank you all for your interesting and useful suggestions.
Tidemark, Mar 2, 2026 at 7:42 PM, Off-Topic Discussion
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Tidemark
Mar 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Heat mat recomendations
That does sound wrong, you need the Sensor inside one of the propagators.Putting the sensor into the compost might be good to germinate the seeds, but once growing above the compost we prefer to...
That does sound wrong, you need the Sensor inside one of the propagators.Putting the sensor into the compost might be good to germinate the seeds, but once growing above the compost we prefer to just lay it on the surface of the compost rather than in it, reason the air temp varies more...
That does sound wrong, you need the Sensor inside one of the propagators.Putting the sensor into the compost might be good to germinate the seeds, but once growing above the compost we prefer to just lay it on the surface of the compost rather...
That does sound wrong, you need the Sensor inside one of the propagators.Putting the sensor into the compost might be good to germinate the seeds, but once growing above the compost we prefer to...
markharry66, Jan 9, 2026, Tropical Gardening
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ricky101
Mar 3, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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A Joke or Two 2026

JWK, Jan 1, 2026, The Muppet Show ... 21 22 23
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Ladybird4
Mar 3, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Nerines (Bowden)
Just checked my lidl, they don't have bulbs at all. And I dislike how they changed the layout of the shop.
Just checked my lidl, they don't have bulbs at all. And I dislike how they changed the layout of the shop.
Just checked my lidl, they don't have bulbs at all. And I dislike how they changed the layout of the shop.
Just checked my lidl, they don't have bulbs at all. And I dislike how they changed the layout of the shop.
GreenFingeredPete, Feb 24, 2026, Gardening Discussions
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Alisa
Mar 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Show Off Your Pets 2026
It bothers me as I still haven't got windscreen wipers for my glasses.
It bothers me as I still haven't got windscreen wipers for my glasses.
It bothers me as I still haven't got windscreen wipers for my glasses.
It bothers me as I still haven't got windscreen wipers for my glasses.
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Pets Corner ... 6 7 8
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shiney
Mar 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Vegetable Growing 2026
The usual way is to prepare the soil well before planting - clearing all weeds, adding garden compost or well-rotted manure and any fertiliser. After planting, keep the onions/garlic/shallots...
The usual way is to prepare the soil well before planting - clearing all weeds, adding garden compost or well-rotted manure and any fertiliser. After planting, keep the onions/garlic/shallots weed free as they are shallow rooted and don't do well with compeition.If you think they need it,...
The usual way is to prepare the soil well before planting - clearing all weeds, adding garden compost or well-rotted manure and any fertiliser. After planting, keep the onions/garlic/shallots weed free as they are shallow rooted and don't do...
The usual way is to prepare the soil well before planting - clearing all weeds, adding garden compost or well-rotted manure and any fertiliser. After planting, keep the onions/garlic/shallots...
JWK, Jan 1, 2026, Edible Gardening ... 2
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Obelix-Vendée
Mar 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Help With Growing Seeds
Wow @GreenFingeredPete ! You should count each pot as it's own raised garden and feel really proud of just how much you have going on there. I'm looking forward to any pics you share of this years...
Wow @GreenFingeredPete ! You should count each pot as it's own raised garden and feel really proud of just how much you have going on there. I'm looking forward to any pics you share of this years gardens.
Wow @GreenFingeredPete ! You should count each pot as it's own raised garden and feel really proud of just how much you have going on there. I'm looking forward to any pics you share of this years gardens.
Wow @GreenFingeredPete ! You should count each pot as it's own raised garden and feel really proud of just how much you have going on there. I'm looking forward to any pics you share of this years...
GreenFingeredPete, Feb 7, 2025, NEW Gardeners ! ... 16 17 18
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CanadianLori
Mar 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
My Garden Progress
Hello @CanadianLoriBeing Autistic, I absolutely understand I mentioned somewhere previously, but, I do not like Straight Lines as, to me, there is no such thing, there is always a deviation...
Hello @CanadianLoriBeing Autistic, I absolutely understand I mentioned somewhere previously, but, I do not like Straight Lines as, to me, there is no such thing, there is always a deviation no matter how small.That is why my Patio is shaped the way it is.Kevin
Hello @CanadianLoriBeing Autistic, I absolutely understand I mentioned somewhere previously, but, I do not like Straight Lines as, to me, there is no such thing, there is always a deviation no matter how small.That is why my Patio is...
Hello @CanadianLoriBeing Autistic, I absolutely understand I mentioned somewhere previously, but, I do not like Straight Lines as, to me, there is no such thing, there is always a deviation...
Kevin Cowans, Jul 19, 2018, General Gardening Discussion ... 53 54 55
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Kevin Cowans
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