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Turf renovation, rejuvenation

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Tue Aug 31, 2021 3:52 pm
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by EA01 » Tue Aug 31, 2021 8:21 am

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Spent the day (the ENTIRE day) HARD WORKING in the garden (on a mid week day off), scalping the lawn to near bare earth, going over it with a hired...

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You want sand? Got a bit of it here.

Was at a bar just out of town once. Tourist said to the owner, 'how far away in the Kalahari Desert?' 'Under...

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Tue Aug 31, 2021 3:52 pm
Elkhorns or Staghorns?...thing I have Elkhorns...

Last post by EA01 « Tue Aug 31, 2021 9:29 am
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by EA01 » Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:25 am

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Picked up c couple of 'pups' out Jnr Fliegs way today! ... :)

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No, I have not killed it...it appeared to be 'finished' but much new growth is now evident... :)

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Last post by EA01
Tue Aug 31, 2021 9:29 am
Allotment

Last post by om15 « Sat Aug 07, 2021 3:44 pm
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by om15 » Sun Dec 31, 2017 3:29 pm
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As part of my slide into being a non working person I have requested a village allotment. Much to my surprise there isn't a 12 year waiting list,...

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Heavy rain this summer has caused blight on the allotments, I have lost all the tomatoes but saved the potatoes, have a heavy crop of grapes and the...
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Last post by om15
Sat Aug 07, 2021 3:44 pm
Petunias by the pool

Last post by llondel « Fri May 21, 2021 5:01 pm
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by EA01 » Fri May 21, 2021 10:36 am

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I love figuring out how to post piccys! :)

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I love figuring out how to post piccys! :)

Oh no, not again.

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Last post by llondel
Fri May 21, 2021 5:01 pm
Peeing on plants

Last post by Rossian « Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:58 pm
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by Slasher » Sat Oct 08, 2016 5:36 pm
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Serious question.

Can a bloke's pee or dog's piss affect flowers and shrubs when sprayed on over a long time?

After some research I say it doesn't...

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A long time ago in sunny Cyprus just outside one of the transit accommodation blocks (101 for the cognoscenti) there was a rosemary bush that must...
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Last post by Rossian
Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:58 pm
Zinnias! :)

Last post by Karearea « Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:35 am
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by EA01 » Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:11 am

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I did a mass planting of Zinnias in the front yard garden bed back in late Sept early Oct., and a week later I planted another row in front of that,...

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My mother used to have Zinnias in the garden years ago.
I liked them because they had interesting caterpillars on them.
My mother was not so...

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Last post by Karearea
Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:35 am
Tomato Caterpillars

Last post by EA01 « Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:03 am

by EA01 » Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:03 am

Mrs FLiegs went to check the crop today, discarded 26 tomatoes due caterpillar infestation.

Pyrethrum or 'Bt' to treat ???

Little bastards!

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Last post by EA01
Wed Dec 09, 2020 9:03 am
Muscadine Grapes

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Sat Sep 05, 2020 4:08 pm
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by EA01 » Sat Sep 05, 2020 8:16 am

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I Love a wine!....I love a vineyard!...over the years I have tried to grow some...but in the Hot & humid SEQ, not with much success.

Then I found...

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We picked them wild in West-Central Georgia (USA).
Very Bible Belt so didn't know anyone making wine.
I was much too young anyway.

PP

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Sat Sep 05, 2020 4:08 pm
Impatiens Flowers

Last post by Karearea « Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:39 am
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by Fliegenmong » Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:19 pm

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In previous residences I have had these grow like crazy on the south side (Damp & shady), 3 years trying to propogate these from seed now, and I just...

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^ I've only ever grown them indoors: I know they seem inclined to be subject to mildew/mould.
Don't know if that's any help.

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Last post by Karearea
Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:39 am
Potting Bench

Last post by Fliegenmong « Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:10 pm
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by Fliegenmong » Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:14 am

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I just built an awesome big potting bench out of old hardwood timber I had lying around and about 20 odd fence palings....it's awesome!!! :)

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Goodness me, ...was it really 2017 since I posted this?...I was out there just today enjoying the facility...time does indeed fly, but now I have...

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Last post by Fliegenmong
Fri Apr 17, 2020 1:10 pm
Help has arrived......

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sun Aug 04, 2019 1:02 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Thu Aug 01, 2019 9:35 am

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Three gardeners arrived here at o'crack sparrows to sort out our nearly half acre jungle of a garden. I'm just not coping with the workload as the...

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Indeed did that too.

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Sun Aug 04, 2019 1:02 pm
I've got Sticky Willy!

Last post by om15 « Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:03 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:26 pm

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It's gone rampant this year - never seen it so bad. Not a nice weed, can give you allergic contact dermatitis as I've found out to my cost. Got some...

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Horses like the taste of it, I often pull up a couple of handfuls and feed it to my neighbouring ponies, they champ away with enthusiasm. It does...

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Last post by om15
Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:03 pm
Slugs

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:08 am
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by limeygal » Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:54 pm

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Any of you got any tips on how to get rid of slugs? Don't like to use slug bait because of the animals. Tried eggshells, but I think they are just...

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Don't confuse slugs with leeches.

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:08 am
A bit of a crappy question ......

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:32 pm
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by Capetonian » Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:45 am

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It isn't directly to do with gardening.

When I go round the garden and collect the dogs' 'deposits', I always wonder what is the best way to dispose...

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C16, it is an immutable law of poo bag ballistics that any poo bag lobbed joyfully in to an open space will unwittingly intercept any passing twig...

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:32 pm
Mare's (or Horse's) Tail

Last post by Tall Bird « Sat Nov 03, 2018 10:45 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:18 pm

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Jeez, this stuff is intrusive! Not anywhere as bad as Japanese Knotweed but it still needs constant vigilance to control it. Ours came in some soil...

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No crystal ball here C16 . Not heard of Kurtail before - will make enquiries. Roundup has been threatened for some time thanks to EU legislation. The...

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Last post by Tall Bird
Sat Nov 03, 2018 10:45 pm
Compost

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:08 pm
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by Hydromet » Wed Nov 04, 2015 8:32 am

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As I produce quite a bit of sawdust, I put most of it into the compost, along with grass clippings and vegetable scraps, plus a bit of cow manure. I...

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We have a dump in the bush out of sight

Which brings me to a somewhat indelicate question. Forgive me, for I am a Scottish person.

In a place like...

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Sun Oct 07, 2018 12:08 pm
So what animal causes this kind of damage?

Last post by Undried Plum « Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:18 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon Aug 27, 2018 11:22 am

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Three years ago I thinned out some trees down our driveway. Over the last two nights seven of those stumps have been attacked by some animal - see...

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Sneaky bastards, aren't they?

Shape; Shine; Shadow; Silhouette; Spacing; Skyline. They've read the fekkin manual, I tell ya.

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Last post by Undried Plum
Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:18 pm
Plant Identification

Last post by Alisoncc « Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:23 am
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by Alisoncc » Sun May 27, 2018 3:17 am

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Don't profess to now anything about plants other than the ones I put on my plate. Got a neighbour to cut this thing back quite a few months ago, and...

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Following on from the clue from Sise, determined it's a Dracaena Janet Craig. Dug up a sizable stem/cane and potted it for inside. Looks nice....

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Last post by Alisoncc
Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:23 am
Plant Pages (alphabetical)

Last post by Slasher « Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:49 am
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by probes » Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:56 am
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Having noticed there are quite a few germinators and propagators around here, I venture to start the passion of mine again - even though I was quite...

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D is for delicate roses , usually presented by a bloke to the missus as a sincere apology for bonking her younger prettier girlfriend, and then...
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Last post by Slasher
Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:49 am
Agapantha

Last post by OFSO « Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:35 am
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by OFSO » Sun Jun 11, 2017 8:20 am

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This is an Agapantha year in our region. The buggers are everywhere. Willful plants, will not grow from selected seeds but self-seed everywhere. 16...

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Yes, they are stubborn creatures. resist all attempts at planting out in nice healthy regularly-watered earth, but self-seed in any convenient...

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Last post by OFSO
Mon Jun 19, 2017 10:35 am
Germination and Propagation

Last post by limeygal « Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:45 am
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by Ex-Ascot » Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:28 am
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This is always an area I have difficulty with. Even with a greenhouse in the UK I frequently failed. The farm down river has a germination table...

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Dirk-this might help you out
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Last post by limeygal
Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:45 am
Petunia Patch

Last post by Sisemen « Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:36 am
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by Fliegenmong » Fri Jan 01, 2016 12:20 pm

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What a cheerful and delightful little flower to grow...come summer / christmas I always ensure the backyard is 'festooned' with petunias in pots,...

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Great when you have unlimited water.

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Last post by Sisemen
Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:36 am
Sealed bottle garden, watered twice a century

Last post by Sisemen « Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:03 am
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by probes » Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:47 am

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well, maybe even once - if it survives the next 50 years :).

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Not for me. Can’t be arsed with all that watering.

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Last post by Sisemen
Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:03 am
Lime Trees

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Thu Apr 14, 2016 2:29 pm
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by A Lutra Continua » Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:34 am
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Want to put in some lime trees at the brewery. Any suggestions and tips?

Discovered that the ginger beer straight from the bottle is brilliant with...

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Never did plant any limes in the end. I asked the boys what they preferred, lemon, lime, orange or clementine. The latter won. Heathens have probably...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Thu Apr 14, 2016 2:29 pm
DIY

Last post by 500N « Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:07 pm
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by probes » Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:50 pm

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Scallions -

I've never used egg cartons, looks like a great idea.

And I wonder - these scallions have tiny roots already, how does one get these?...

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And I wonder - these scallions have tiny roots already, how does one get these? (I usually just devour mine, not a chance to get growing......

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Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:07 pm

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