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hedging shrub in poor conditions?
I'm with SteveW on this one,in that it's probably the Leylandii greedily taking the moisture & whatever nutrients are left. You could try...
Post by: Toptaff, Jun 9, 2005 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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Help Identify This Beast !
Could be immature Vapourer moth caterpillars.
Post by: Toptaff, Jun 9, 2005 in forum: Identification Area
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Who's munching my Canna Lillies ?
Could be earwigs....they eat holes in my dahlias...or they would,if I didn't deter the little swines. I stick canes in near my plants & wedge an...
Post by: Toptaff, Jun 9, 2005 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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Protection of pampas grass
De nada Kev! at least the wind didn't trash the spikes through the winter , Mr & Mrs Sparrow have cosy bedding & your Pampas is preparing to send...
Post by: Toptaff, May 14, 2005 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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Hungry caterpillar
Hmmm, sounds like it could be something like 'winter moth' which has little green caterpillars. I'd spray the whole thing with a decent...
Post by: Toptaff, May 14, 2005 in forum: Pests, Diseases and Cures
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sumach 'tree of heaven'
Most of the Rhus family are shallow rooted & send out suckers. If you're going to put it 6' from the house then you will need to keep it in check....
Post by: Toptaff, May 14, 2005 in forum: Trees
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Privet Pruning....guidance needed...
In a word...No! It's really unlikely that you'll kill it. I've hacked back many areas of overgrown privet..the last one yeilding some handy 10'...
Post by: Toptaff, May 11, 2005 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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Fatsia Japonica
P.S....give it plenty,PLENTY of water after you've moved it & water regularly for a couple of weeks.
Post by: Toptaff, May 9, 2005 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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Fatsia Japonica
I've found them almost impossible to kill! I moved a 6'x4' beast 3 years ago and I'm still digging up it's babies that sprout anually from bits of...
Post by: Toptaff, May 9, 2005 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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Peach Tree
Hi, Are you certain that it's not even making blossom buds?The only thing I can think of,assuming that the tree is otherwise healthy , is blossom...
Post by: Toptaff, May 9, 2005 in forum: Trees
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Fatsia help!
Fatsias can sometimes suffer iron deprivation.A hit of 'sequestrene' may perk it up...it perked mine up & it was looking decidedly peaky ,with...
Post by: Toptaff, May 9, 2005 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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Plum Tree Pesticide
That'd be plums...not plims!!!!
Post by: Toptaff, Apr 30, 2005 in forum: Trees
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Plum Tree Pesticide
Hi Helen, The pheremone traps don't actually prevent things such as codling moth,they're more for detecting when the moths are active & likely...
Post by: Toptaff, Apr 30, 2005 in forum: Trees
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can anyone identify this flower
Hmmmm, It looks suspiciously like one of the Tagetes family,maybe one of the 'single' African/French type--possibly 'Pascal' or the trusty...
Post by: Toptaff, Apr 30, 2005 in forum: Identification Area
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how does one choose a tree?
Hi Gail, A few questions spring to mind..How much room is there? ie: how tall can it reasonably get before it gets too big for the corner?...
Post by: Toptaff, Apr 25, 2005 in forum: Trees
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Tea seeds
Wahey!!! Thanks very much! Progress reports will follow!
Post by: Toptaff, Apr 24, 2005 in forum: Tropical Gardening
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Asparagus
Hello Tina, No,I don't think it'll do well in tubs if you want spears to eat. The soil types not nearly as important as good drainage,which is...
Post by: Toptaff, Apr 23, 2005 in forum: Edible Gardening
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Tea seeds
A friend has given me some seeds which she says are from a tea plantation in India where she works as a volunteer. The seeds are quite big (about...
Thread by: Toptaff, Apr 23, 2005, 2 replies, in forum: Tropical Gardening

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