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    Hot Chestnut?

    I believe that the newly arrived chestnut blight is caused by leaf mining moth larvae. The leaves go brown and the tree can be weakened, but...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Sep 1, 2006 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    bark chipping

    The books tell you to spread it two inches thick, but that is so expensive. I make it go much further - about an inch or less.
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 31, 2006 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    bark chipping

    I can't find past threads either!I agree with Jazid. I value shredded bark chippings because a. As a mulch they reduce water loss through...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 31, 2006 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    are earwigs to blame?

    Could be earwigs or beetles. Earwigs get a bad press and although they will nibble the occasional flower, they are valuable garden friends...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 31, 2006 in forum: Pests, Diseases and Cures
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    Hip Hip Hooray!

    Just a few of the many different sorts of rose hips now ripening in the hedgerows. You don't get these with dead-headed hybrid teas![img]...
    Thread by: Hornbeam, Aug 31, 2006, 13 replies, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Ident please?

    I certainly would not eat it! There are four black fungi and this one is probably Daldinia concentrica. Also known as "Cramp Balls" and "King...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 30, 2006 in forum: Identification Area
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    Upload your pics for the new gallery

    Primula vulgaris x P.veris. Gold-laced PolyanthusAlthaea rosea. HollyhockHyacinthus orientalis. hyacinthMuscari racemosum. Grape Hyacinth...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 30, 2006 in forum: Members Gallery
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    organic gardening

    Interesting and I await Poppy's response as she treats hedgehogs poisoned and paralysed by blue pellets.
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 30, 2006 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    potting up seeds

    PS - you can't stratify plants from warmer climates because they will be frost tender and not frost hardy
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 30, 2006 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    potting up seeds

    Some seeds need stratification (frost action)to get them going. If you wait till spring then they will not get this unless you put them in the...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 30, 2006 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    organic gardening

    Good slugs and bad slugs - read all about them here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/features/291feature1.shtml
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 29, 2006 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    organic gardening

    Spot on Jazid! Big slugs are carnivorous and eat little slugs so why kill the bigguns? There are lots of different types of slugs and very few...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 29, 2006 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    organic gardening

    You are so right Auntie. Recent tests on dead and sick frogs have shown that they are full of aluminium which they get from eating poisoned slugs.
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 29, 2006 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    organic gardening

    Sorry - but I'm going to say "Off topic" again. What has it got to do with the topic heading "Organic Gardening"? Can't understand what Jazid is...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 29, 2006 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Mulberry tree

    Mulberry trees in Britain have a fascinating history. In addition to their fruit, they were planted for the silk weaving industry as the leaves...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 29, 2006 in forum: Trees
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    Copped Hall

    Visible as a romantic ruin from the M25 near Epping, Copped Hall is a fantastic mansion that caught fire in 1919. Since then it has been a ruin...
    Thread by: Hornbeam, Aug 28, 2006, 1 replies, in forum: Garden Visits
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    Upload your pics for the new gallery

    Doronicum pardalianches. Leopard's Bane Digitalis purpurea. FoxgloveBerberis darwinii. BarberryCampanula persicifolia. Peach-leaved...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 27, 2006 in forum: Members Gallery
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    this flock of birds.....????

    Starlings? Jackdaws? Extras from that Hitchcock film? http://eric.b.olsen.tripod.com/birds.html
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 26, 2006 in forum: Wildlife Corner
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    Upload your pics for the new gallery

    Dicentra spectabilis Bleeding HeartCallistemon citrinus Bottle BrushThunbergia mysorensisTigridia pavonia Tiger FlowerTropaeolum...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 26, 2006 in forum: Members Gallery
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    Caterpillars on rose

    Hi RosietuYou can see Sawfly larvae here http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/gallery/browseimages.php?do=searchresults&searchid=23918and the...
    Post by: Hornbeam, Aug 26, 2006 in forum: Roses
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