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  1. Fat Controller
    Informative x 6

    Miracle Gro MPC - avoid!

    A bit like roll your own....:biggrin:
    A bit like roll your own....:biggrin:
    A bit like roll your own....:biggrin:
    A bit like roll your own....:biggrin:
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  2. pattie

    how to grow herbs

    My search for dill plants in the local supermarkets has proved fruitless so I did the next best thing- I bought a packet of dill seeds for 49p! Thank you all for your contributions... I'm...
    My search for dill plants in the local supermarkets has proved fruitless so I did the next best thing- I bought a packet of dill seeds for 49p! Thank you all for your contributions... I'm learning about (and yearning for) more herbs, especially unusual ones.
    My search for dill plants in the local supermarkets has proved fruitless so I did the next best thing- I bought a packet of dill seeds for 49p! Thank you all for your contributions... I'm learning about (and yearning for) more herbs, especially...
    My search for dill plants in the local supermarkets has proved fruitless so I did the next best thing- I bought a packet of dill seeds for 49p! Thank you all for your contributions... I'm...
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  3. JWK
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    Vegetable Growing 2024

    I suppose we're just used to it in this area @Obelix-Vendée I just stay off any ground as much as possible. I had to trample around in the front garden recently, as I was putting in some new...
    I suppose we're just used to it in this area @Obelix-Vendée I just stay off any ground as much as possible. I had to trample around in the front garden recently, as I was putting in some new bare root hedging. It's just grass though- it'll recover, and I can't get too excited about it! ...
    I suppose we're just used to it in this area @Obelix-Vendée I just stay off any ground as much as possible. I had to trample around in the front garden recently, as I was putting in some new bare root hedging. It's just grass though- it'll...
    I suppose we're just used to it in this area @Obelix-Vendée I just stay off any ground as much as possible. I had to trample around in the front garden recently, as I was putting in some new...
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  4. Tui34

    HCB I did it!!

    Have they got lots of spice, I find any I buy these days to be a bit lacking on flavour.
    Have they got lots of spice, I find any I buy these days to be a bit lacking on flavour.
    Have they got lots of spice, I find any I buy these days to be a bit lacking on flavour.
    Have they got lots of spice, I find any I buy these days to be a bit lacking on flavour.
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  5. Jenny_Aster

    Converting a Wheelie Bin to Compost Bin

    I did see my mate who converted his green bin last year. He decided against using it due to a lack of somewhere practical to keep it.
    I did see my mate who converted his green bin last year. He decided against using it due to a lack of somewhere practical to keep it.
    I did see my mate who converted his green bin last year. He decided against using it due to a lack of somewhere practical to keep it.
    I did see my mate who converted his green bin last year. He decided against using it due to a lack of somewhere practical to keep it.
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  6. wiseowl
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    Informative x 4

    What's your weather like MARCH 2024

    They were correct, apart from no mention of thunder (just a couple of rumbles). Have a lovely double rainbow at the moment.
    They were correct, apart from no mention of thunder (just a couple of rumbles). Have a lovely double rainbow at the moment.
    They were correct, apart from no mention of thunder (just a couple of rumbles). Have a lovely double rainbow at the moment.
    They were correct, apart from no mention of thunder (just a couple of rumbles). Have a lovely double rainbow at the moment.
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  7. wiseowl
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2024

    My hot cross buns are proving @Tui34 We'll have them with local butter studded with crystals of Noirmoutier sea salt. I have to make a second batch for Possum's return from Barcelona on Monday...
    My hot cross buns are proving @Tui34 We'll have them with local butter studded with crystals of Noirmoutier sea salt. I have to make a second batch for Possum's return from Barcelona on Monday evening. She doesn't do dried fruit so they'll have chocolate chips instead.Flounder and the last...
    My hot cross buns are proving @Tui34 We'll have them with local butter studded with crystals of Noirmoutier sea salt. I have to make a second batch for Possum's return from Barcelona on Monday evening. She doesn't do dried fruit so they'll...
    My hot cross buns are proving @Tui34 We'll have them with local butter studded with crystals of Noirmoutier sea salt. I have to make a second batch for Possum's return from Barcelona on Monday...
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  8. shiney
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    Like x 3

    MARCH PHOTO COMPETITION 2024

    Good Friday. View from the bridge at Trengwainton
    Good Friday. View from the bridge at Trengwainton
    Good Friday. View from the bridge at Trengwainton
    Good Friday. View from the bridge at Trengwainton
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  9. Logan

    no emails

    The info @Jiffy gave seems to be working for me - for now! I'll just keep an eye on it, but perhaps it's more of a problem for some than others. Hopefully you can resolve it @JWK
    The info @Jiffy gave seems to be working for me - for now! I'll just keep an eye on it, but perhaps it's more of a problem for some than others. Hopefully you can resolve it @JWK
    The info @Jiffy gave seems to be working for me - for now! I'll just keep an eye on it, but perhaps it's more of a problem for some than others. Hopefully you can resolve it @JWK
    The info @Jiffy gave seems to be working for me - for now! I'll just keep an eye on it, but perhaps it's more of a problem for some than others. Hopefully you can resolve it @JWK
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  10. JWK
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    What's buzzing or flying near you 2024 ?

    Just seen a goldcrest behaving oddly in the Scots pine outside our bedroom window. I’m guessing this is a mating display? Its orange crest was fluffed up, and it was fluttering its wings and tail....
    Just seen a goldcrest behaving oddly in the Scots pine outside our bedroom window. I’m guessing this is a mating display? Its orange crest was fluffed up, and it was fluttering its wings and tail. They are regular visitors to the pines in our front garden, but I’ve never seen them do this...
    Just seen a goldcrest behaving oddly in the Scots pine outside our bedroom window. I’m guessing this is a mating display? Its orange crest was fluffed up, and it was fluttering its wings and tail. They are regular visitors to the pines in our...
    Just seen a goldcrest behaving oddly in the Scots pine outside our bedroom window. I’m guessing this is a mating display? Its orange crest was fluffed up, and it was fluttering its wings and tail....
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  11. Dropmore

    Clematis Pinching

    The slugs do it for me...;) Do you mean pinching out to get more sideways, bushier growth, as opposed to the general cutting back?
    The slugs do it for me...;) Do you mean pinching out to get more sideways, bushier growth, as opposed to the general cutting back?
    The slugs do it for me...;) Do you mean pinching out to get more sideways, bushier growth, as opposed to the general cutting back?
    The slugs do it for me...;) Do you mean pinching out to get more sideways, bushier growth, as opposed to the general cutting back?
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  12. Punkdoc
    Agree x 11

    Assisted dying

    This is how voluntary assisted dying works in Australia.You have to meet several eligibility criteria and it has to be approved by two different doctors.This more recent one covers...
    This is how voluntary assisted dying works in Australia.You have to meet several eligibility criteria and it has to be approved by two different doctors.This more recent one covers voluntary assisted dying and dementia.
    This is how voluntary assisted dying works in Australia.You have to meet several eligibility criteria and it has to be approved by two different doctors.This more recent one covers voluntary assisted dying and dementia.
    This is how voluntary assisted dying works in Australia.You have to meet several eligibility criteria and it has to be approved by two different doctors.This more recent one covers...
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  13. Fat Controller

    2-tier trough planter?

    I would just make something too. Some deck boards or fencing timber screwed together or with corner brackets/battens, lined, and a couple of holes at the back so that you can hang it onto screws...
    I would just make something too. Some deck boards or fencing timber screwed together or with corner brackets/battens, lined, and a couple of holes at the back so that you can hang it onto screws or hooks. You could make it big enough to hold one of the standard plastic troughs too, if it...
    I would just make something too. Some deck boards or fencing timber screwed together or with corner brackets/battens, lined, and a couple of holes at the back so that you can hang it onto screws or hooks. You could make it big enough to hold one...
    I would just make something too. Some deck boards or fencing timber screwed together or with corner brackets/battens, lined, and a couple of holes at the back so that you can hang it onto screws...
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  14. JWK
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    Chillies 2024

    They'll need extra warmth if they're in a a greenhouse. They need nighttime temps of at least 12C just to surviveThey look great!
    They'll need extra warmth if they're in a a greenhouse. They need nighttime temps of at least 12C just to surviveThey look great!
    They'll need extra warmth if they're in a a greenhouse. They need nighttime temps of at least 12C just to surviveThey look great!
    They'll need extra warmth if they're in a a greenhouse. They need nighttime temps of at least 12C just to surviveThey look great!
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  15. JWK
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    What are we doing in the garden 2024

    We finished the mowing this morning, just before the rain started. First cut of the year finally completed!
    We finished the mowing this morning, just before the rain started. First cut of the year finally completed!
    We finished the mowing this morning, just before the rain started. First cut of the year finally completed!
    We finished the mowing this morning, just before the rain started. First cut of the year finally completed!
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  16. Simon Peake

    Weed.?

    Agree looks like Campanula persicifolia, we have lots self seeding through the garden. Very pretty and you sometimes find little groups of bees huddled together inside the flower when it’s cool or...
    Agree looks like Campanula persicifolia, we have lots self seeding through the garden. Very pretty and you sometimes find little groups of bees huddled together inside the flower when it’s cool or rainy weather
    Agree looks like Campanula persicifolia, we have lots self seeding through the garden. Very pretty and you sometimes find little groups of bees huddled together inside the flower when it’s cool or rainy weather
    Agree looks like Campanula persicifolia, we have lots self seeding through the garden. Very pretty and you sometimes find little groups of bees huddled together inside the flower when it’s cool or...
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  17. KT53

    Potted acer waterlogged!

    Too late now but I would have cut the root ball just inside the pot rim, then pruned the roots some more before putting it back in the same pot. Here's a video of a chap root-pruning a potted acer...
    Too late now but I would have cut the root ball just inside the pot rim, then pruned the roots some more before putting it back in the same pot. Here's a video of a chap root-pruning a potted acer Root Pruning
    Too late now but I would have cut the root ball just inside the pot rim, then pruned the roots some more before putting it back in the same pot. Here's a video of a chap root-pruning a potted acer Root Pruning
    Too late now but I would have cut the root ball just inside the pot rim, then pruned the roots some more before putting it back in the same pot. Here's a video of a chap root-pruning a potted acer...
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  18. On the Levels

    Les Jardins de Sericourt, France

    @noisette47 It is a wonderful garden and well worth the time spent in it. Les Jardins de Séricourt, jardins contemporains remarquables (jardindesericourt.com) Hauts de france, Pas de Calais
    @noisette47 It is a wonderful garden and well worth the time spent in it. Les Jardins de Séricourt, jardins contemporains remarquables (jardindesericourt.com) Hauts de france, Pas de Calais
    @noisette47 It is a wonderful garden and well worth the time spent in it. Les Jardins de Séricourt, jardins contemporains remarquables (jardindesericourt.com) Hauts de france, Pas de Calais
    @noisette47 It is a wonderful garden and well worth the time spent in it. Les Jardins de Séricourt, jardins contemporains remarquables (jardindesericourt.com) Hauts de france, Pas de Calais
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  19. Escarpment
    Like x 16

    Lunchtime Fox

    Rena, I like it!
    Rena, I like it!
    Rena, I like it!
    Rena, I like it!
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  20. JWK
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    Faces to Names 2024

    Here I am, with a very good mug of coffee, in the beach cafe outside the Tate St Ives on a very blustery day in late September.
    Here I am, with a very good mug of coffee, in the beach cafe outside the Tate St Ives on a very blustery day in late September.
    Here I am, with a very good mug of coffee, in the beach cafe outside the Tate St Ives on a very blustery day in late September.
    Here I am, with a very good mug of coffee, in the beach cafe outside the Tate St Ives on a very blustery day in late September.
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