Yes the standard advice is to reduce by around 1/3 in late Autumn to reduce the risk of windrock, then fully prune in late winter any time up to...
Yes very wet and windy here too. Really annoying, I need to cut some wood & apart from in the greenhouse (which would be very awkward) I need to...
Great thread, especially on a very dull wet day.
Volunteer day at Capel Manor yesterday. I was given a Japanese Quince to repot, and to make a bamboo frame to fan train it. It ended up being the...
@lizzie27 it's not as complicated as it sounds, it's a fairly standard way of heating and hot water. If we had better mains pressure we would...
I started just clearing Ivy and Jasmine off the fence beside the greenhouse. In the end I got the hedge trimmer out, and did quite a bit more....
Yes our hot tank is what is known as an indirect cylinder. The circuit running off the main boiler is split into two controlled by motorised zone...
Good morning, we have a new hot water tank. The plumber came yesterday bright and early, tank and heating circuit all drained. When the old one...
Because they are devious little so & so's :mute:
@Escarpment , only just saw your posting so a bit late with this. When you said you soaked your new tree, I hope you didn't leave it too long...
We used to like Cranks wholemeal bread, it became increasingly hard to get post Co**d now I think they have stopped completely. The nearest we...
Ah, I guess a lot of these mill leats were built to very similar designs.
Volunteer day at Capel Manor, mostly leaf clearing, 2 skip bags full, mostly from a deciduous magnolia so rather large leaves, even squashing...
Yes it's a lot of money but it's also a lot of work. Because it's heated indirectly by the CH system that all has to be drained down. The tank...
Glad to hear that @Ante1 is OK not seen any posts from him recently. Managed a good session on the plots today.We have another plumbing...
I have washed pots in the past but now only do it for special decorative ones if they need it. I do tend to get rid of the thin polythene type...
What surprises me about so many modern cars is just how big they all are, especially how tall and with very blunt profiles. How can they be...
All of the curcubrit family (courgettes, pumpkin squash cucumbers etc) cross pollinated very readily, so it's not unusual to get variation in...
Ok mixed messages here. Most are correct, not all. Yes use soil based compost, ericaceous is preferred but not essential. JI 2 is ok , Acers have...
Good question I was wondering the same thing. There may be info on the Kew Gardens or RHS websites as they both have big glasshouse displays from...
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