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What's buzzing or flying near you 2021?
I'm a bit worried for what is not flying round here; I've not seen any wrens since Christmas. I think this cold spell is taking its toll.
Post by: WoolyBack, Feb 9, 2021 in forum: Wildlife Corner
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Your Day (apart from gardening) - what took place?
Surely there would be a bookshop in London you could order a book from? Amazon is just sucking resources out of UK and paying little towards our...
Post by: WoolyBack, Nov 3, 2020 in forum: Off-Topic Discussion
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Pear Tree Pruned Too Early - advice and rant needed!
I often put them in a plastic bag to minimise the loss of water and stop them going soft before ripening.
Post by: WoolyBack, Sep 29, 2020 in forum: Edible Gardening
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Isn't any peat in compost an environmental no-no?
Over the years, I have used my fair share of peat based products, as well as a lot of chemicals that are now considered unsafe for both the...
Post by: WoolyBack, Aug 25, 2020 in forum: Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling
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Isn't any peat in compost an environmental no-no?
From their web site: "We only use peat-free compost at the nursery to pot plants on. Some of the young plants supplied to us in spring are grown...
Post by: WoolyBack, Aug 24, 2020 in forum: Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling
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Isn't any peat in compost an environmental no-no?
Sue Beesley at Bluebell Cottage Gardens uses nothing but Melcourt Sylvagrow MPC not too pricey at £7 for 50L. I've used this a few times with...
Post by: WoolyBack, Aug 24, 2020 in forum: Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling
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Isn't any peat in compost an environmental no-no?
In that case they are unlikely to need vast quantities of compost. The main problem with most peat free is drying out of surface compost but wet...
Post by: WoolyBack, Aug 21, 2020 in forum: Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling
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Bark or Manure?
You are quite right. The book I was quoting from, 'down to Earth Fruit & Veg. growing', dates from 1960 L D Hills founded the HDRA, the national...
Post by: WoolyBack, Jul 27, 2020 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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Bark or Manure?
you could try gypsum @ 8oz./sq yd. about £20 delivered for 25kg bag here as an example:...
Post by: WoolyBack, Jul 27, 2020 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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Dock Terror!!
If they are small, hoeing should be good enough for most of them and rake up the tops so they don't reroot. The main thing is never let them set...
Post by: WoolyBack, Jul 27, 2020 in forum: NEW Gardeners !
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Solved Help please with ID of a tree
You could offer to trim it for him to a mutually agreed height?
Post by: WoolyBack, Jul 27, 2020 in forum: Identification Area
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Damage to nectarines
No grubs inside. During a night visit I saw slugs on the polythene and an earwig on a nectarine. So could ne a mixture of the 2.
Post by: WoolyBack, Jul 13, 2020 in forum: Trees
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Damage to nectarines
I have a nectarine in a polytunnel. The first year it had a good crop but since then something is destroying nearly every fruit before it has a...
Thread by: WoolyBack, Jul 9, 2020, 3 replies, in forum: Trees
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Forgot the name
Looks a bit like peris but they generally have small flowers in the spring.
Post by: WoolyBack, Jun 20, 2020 in forum: Identification Area
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Not that impressed with Onion sets.
I grew sturon and 'stur bc 20' last year and they grew very well 300 sets produced 70kg, the best crop I've ever had. I've planted out about 200...
Post by: WoolyBack, Jun 19, 2020 in forum: Edible Gardening
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Something is hungry? Help!
Look under pots and trays that are near them.
Post by: WoolyBack, Jun 11, 2020 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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Something is hungry? Help!
The most likely culprit is slugs. Some other insects have a chew at things sometimes: woodlice/earwigs but No.1 suspect would be slugs. I had some...
Post by: WoolyBack, Jun 11, 2020 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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After Brexit - am I stupid or what?
good idea. we might still be able to buy Nissan when the jobs have gone in the NE. Nissan says UK factory under no-deal Brexit threatHad a look...
Post by: WoolyBack, Jun 11, 2020 in forum: Off-Topic Discussion
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Advice on Fig trees.
Thank's for the reply, when I can, I'll remove mine from it's pot and see how it does. It did start growing some figs early on but these dropped...
Post by: WoolyBack, Jun 8, 2020 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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Advice on Fig trees.
I've tried planting 'the original' in a small orchard away from the house in a largish pot but it doesn't get any watering so , over the last few...
Post by: WoolyBack, Jun 8, 2020 in forum: General Gardening Discussion

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