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  1. 'not green fingered'

    What kind of hedge?

    "I adore Yew hedges, they take age"I don't think they take a long time - unless you want a tall hedge. For something a few feet high I don't think it will take too long, and it won't grow so...
    "I adore Yew hedges, they take age"I don't think they take a long time - unless you want a tall hedge. For something a few feet high I don't think it will take too long, and it won't grow so fast that it will need cutting all the time!
    "I adore Yew hedges, they take age"I don't think they take a long time - unless you want a tall hedge. For something a few feet high I don't think it will take too long, and it won't grow so fast that it will need cutting all the time!
    "I adore Yew hedges, they take age"I don't think they take a long time - unless you want a tall hedge. For something a few feet high I don't think it will take too long, and it won't grow so...
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  2. hammer

    heater.

    hi got 8x6 greenhouse after a heater for the winter is this a good one. http://www.unwins.co.uk/bio-green-electric-greenhouse-heater-2kw-pid1527.html[/img]
    hi got 8x6 greenhouse after a heater for the winter is this a good one. http://www.unwins.co.uk/bio-green-electric-greenhouse-heater-2kw-pid1527.html[/img]
    hi got 8x6 greenhouse after a heater for the winter is this a good one. http://www.unwins.co.uk/bio-green-electric-greenhouse-heater-2kw-pid1527.html[/img]
    hi got 8x6 greenhouse after a heater for the winter is this a good one. http://www.unwins.co.uk/bio-green-electric-greenhouse-heater-2kw-pid1527.html[/img]
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  3. mztrouble

    Finally!

    Supposed to... total assortment.... I am having this problem with nasturtiums this year.... grrrrrrr.Still no flowers from my sp. In Italy it was so hot in summer that they were mummified...
    Supposed to... total assortment.... I am having this problem with nasturtiums this year.... grrrrrrr.Still no flowers from my sp. In Italy it was so hot in summer that they were mummified before they could bloom, I hoped to finally see a sp bloom now (I NEVER HAVE!!) but nope, they are just...
    Supposed to... total assortment.... I am having this problem with nasturtiums this year.... grrrrrrr.Still no flowers from my sp. In Italy it was so hot in summer that they were mummified before they could bloom, I hoped to finally see a sp...
    Supposed to... total assortment.... I am having this problem with nasturtiums this year.... grrrrrrr.Still no flowers from my sp. In Italy it was so hot in summer that they were mummified...
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  4. Scotkat
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  5. daz and debs

    Are your brugmasia's flowering yet?

    I should have mentioned that a lot of the time the plant is in my kitchen by the window and is put outside when it's a warmish day, it will stay outside if we have a half decent summer. The...
    I should have mentioned that a lot of the time the plant is in my kitchen by the window and is put outside when it's a warmish day, it will stay outside if we have a half decent summer. The Cornish website is ---Daturas to go. Cheer T Digger.
    I should have mentioned that a lot of the time the plant is in my kitchen by the window and is put outside when it's a warmish day, it will stay outside if we have a half decent summer. The Cornish website is ---Daturas to go. Cheer T Digger.
    I should have mentioned that a lot of the time the plant is in my kitchen by the window and is put outside when it's a warmish day, it will stay outside if we have a half decent summer. The...
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  6. Small flower

    Tap splitter & timer connection?

    Found another source on my web-travels:
    Found another source on my web-travels:
    Found another source on my web-travels:
    Found another source on my web-travels:
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  7. men8ifr

    What's best to fill in holes left be areator?

    I use 1part coir fibre to 4 parts JI no 1 to 2 parts river sand. [sharpe sand which tals to you when you rub it in your hands unlike builders sand that stays in a ball when wet.] Brush it into...
    I use 1part coir fibre to 4 parts JI no 1 to 2 parts river sand. [sharpe sand which tals to you when you rub it in your hands unlike builders sand that stays in a ball when wet.] Brush it into the holes or use the back of a rake.All fomulea work but the aim is to replace the cores or fill...
    I use 1part coir fibre to 4 parts JI no 1 to 2 parts river sand. [sharpe sand which tals to you when you rub it in your hands unlike builders sand that stays in a ball when wet.] Brush it into the holes or use the back of a rake.All fomulea...
    I use 1part coir fibre to 4 parts JI no 1 to 2 parts river sand. [sharpe sand which tals to you when you rub it in your hands unlike builders sand that stays in a ball when wet.] Brush it into...
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  8. scooby-mas

    Evergreen complete

    I dont like to use granules but preffer a liquid lawn fertilizer Lawn magic. Many of the pelleted feeds place nitrates in th eleaves so the lawn greens up and looks nice but there is a risk that...
    I dont like to use granules but preffer a liquid lawn fertilizer Lawn magic. Many of the pelleted feeds place nitrates in th eleaves so the lawn greens up and looks nice but there is a risk that after application if it doesnt rain, the lawn can scortch as the pellets rest on the leaves and heat...
    I dont like to use granules but preffer a liquid lawn fertilizer Lawn magic. Many of the pelleted feeds place nitrates in th eleaves so the lawn greens up and looks nice but there is a risk that after application if it doesnt rain, the lawn can...
    I dont like to use granules but preffer a liquid lawn fertilizer Lawn magic. Many of the pelleted feeds place nitrates in th eleaves so the lawn greens up and looks nice but there is a risk that...
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  9. Layla 2

    yellow Geraniums

    Thank you for your interesting replys,bought them mail order,will show a picture when,and if they flower
    Thank you for your interesting replys,bought them mail order,will show a picture when,and if they flower
    Thank you for your interesting replys,bought them mail order,will show a picture when,and if they flower
    Thank you for your interesting replys,bought them mail order,will show a picture when,and if they flower
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  10. goosegog5555

    West facing plot

    Hello, does anyone know of a nice scented shrub or plants to go in a West facing garden please
    Hello, does anyone know of a nice scented shrub or plants to go in a West facing garden please
    Hello, does anyone know of a nice scented shrub or plants to go in a West facing garden please
    Hello, does anyone know of a nice scented shrub or plants to go in a West facing garden please
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  11. Slinky

    Bonsai Attempt

    Wow, they are weird looking. Why would you train a chrysanthemums to look like a rock, not enough rocks?
    Wow, they are weird looking. Why would you train a chrysanthemums to look like a rock, not enough rocks?
    Wow, they are weird looking. Why would you train a chrysanthemums to look like a rock, not enough rocks?
    Wow, they are weird looking. Why would you train a chrysanthemums to look like a rock, not enough rocks?
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  12. elliegreenwellie

    Brilliant morning

    That was very nice of him to invite you in. Must have been great to have a private tour.
    That was very nice of him to invite you in. Must have been great to have a private tour.
    That was very nice of him to invite you in. Must have been great to have a private tour.
    That was very nice of him to invite you in. Must have been great to have a private tour.
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  13. intermiplants

    solanum rantonneti

    well i had to replace them today as they bit the dust..bought two more but this years came with instructions (bring inside for the winter)...if they had told me that last year i would be 25 squid...
    well i had to replace them today as they bit the dust..bought two more but this years came with instructions (bring inside for the winter)...if they had told me that last year i would be 25 squid better off:mad:
    well i had to replace them today as they bit the dust..bought two more but this years came with instructions (bring inside for the winter)...if they had told me that last year i would be 25 squid better off:mad:
    well i had to replace them today as they bit the dust..bought two more but this years came with instructions (bring inside for the winter)...if they had told me that last year i would be 25 squid...
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  14. freengringers

    Fake Plants

    I like real ones, but there are just some places in the house where it is too dark for even ivy to grow, so I have good artificial ones to add a bit of "life". Lovely arrangement, Peter.
    I like real ones, but there are just some places in the house where it is too dark for even ivy to grow, so I have good artificial ones to add a bit of "life". Lovely arrangement, Peter.
    I like real ones, but there are just some places in the house where it is too dark for even ivy to grow, so I have good artificial ones to add a bit of "life". Lovely arrangement, Peter.
    I like real ones, but there are just some places in the house where it is too dark for even ivy to grow, so I have good artificial ones to add a bit of "life". Lovely arrangement, Peter.
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  15. Agaveman

    Beschorneria Yuccoides

    My beschorneria yuccoides is also flowering for the first time Agaveman. Maybe it's something about Gloucestershire that brings out the best in them eh? I planted it about 5 years ago and this is...
    My beschorneria yuccoides is also flowering for the first time Agaveman. Maybe it's something about Gloucestershire that brings out the best in them eh? I planted it about 5 years ago and this is the first time it's flowered. I'm getting lots of enquiries about it as it's planted in my front...
    My beschorneria yuccoides is also flowering for the first time Agaveman. Maybe it's something about Gloucestershire that brings out the best in them eh? I planted it about 5 years ago and this is the first time it's flowered. I'm getting lots of...
    My beschorneria yuccoides is also flowering for the first time Agaveman. Maybe it's something about Gloucestershire that brings out the best in them eh? I planted it about 5 years ago and this is...
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  16. walnut

    Pollination

    Walnut that is clever. I knew that it needed the right chemicals in the pollen to open the stigma, but 'tailgating' by unwelcome pollen is very smart.Also I didn't know that grafting could...
    Walnut that is clever. I knew that it needed the right chemicals in the pollen to open the stigma, but 'tailgating' by unwelcome pollen is very smart.Also I didn't know that grafting could produce a chimera. I can see people getting very involved in both aspects. Many thanks.
    Walnut that is clever. I knew that it needed the right chemicals in the pollen to open the stigma, but 'tailgating' by unwelcome pollen is very smart.Also I didn't know that grafting could produce a chimera. I can see people getting very...
    Walnut that is clever. I knew that it needed the right chemicals in the pollen to open the stigma, but 'tailgating' by unwelcome pollen is very smart.Also I didn't know that grafting could...
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  17. moyra

    Clematis

    I am sorry I think I have put this thread in the wrong place - better go transfer it to where it should be.
    I am sorry I think I have put this thread in the wrong place - better go transfer it to where it should be.
    I am sorry I think I have put this thread in the wrong place - better go transfer it to where it should be.
    I am sorry I think I have put this thread in the wrong place - better go transfer it to where it should be.
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  18. Liz

    Strange clematis

    No info on Salvias, but the Clematis green flower thing is well documented in Chrisopher Lloyds books amongst others. There is a Virus which has a similar effect, but then the flower is badly...
    No info on Salvias, but the Clematis green flower thing is well documented in Chrisopher Lloyds books amongst others. There is a Virus which has a similar effect, but then the flower is badly distorted as well and is obviously sick!
    No info on Salvias, but the Clematis green flower thing is well documented in Chrisopher Lloyds books amongst others. There is a Virus which has a similar effect, but then the flower is badly distorted as well and is obviously sick!
    No info on Salvias, but the Clematis green flower thing is well documented in Chrisopher Lloyds books amongst others. There is a Virus which has a similar effect, but then the flower is badly...
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  19. honeytone

    Montbretia

    Is it possible that they don't like chalky soil? My friends live near Portsmouth and they have great difficulty in growing them.
    Is it possible that they don't like chalky soil? My friends live near Portsmouth and they have great difficulty in growing them.
    Is it possible that they don't like chalky soil? My friends live near Portsmouth and they have great difficulty in growing them.
    Is it possible that they don't like chalky soil? My friends live near Portsmouth and they have great difficulty in growing them.
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  20. hammer

    blossom drop.

    Probably just a couple that had not been pollinated. A truss is as your say a group of yellow flowers on your tomato plants. Botanically a compact cluster of flowers at the end of a...
    Probably just a couple that had not been pollinated. A truss is as your say a group of yellow flowers on your tomato plants. Botanically a compact cluster of flowers at the end of a stalk. Twice a day for maturing tomato plants is not excessive. Regarding quantity, that can only come by...
    Probably just a couple that had not been pollinated. A truss is as your say a group of yellow flowers on your tomato plants. Botanically a compact cluster of flowers at the end of a stalk. Twice a day for maturing tomato plants is not...
    Probably just a couple that had not been pollinated. A truss is as your say a group of yellow flowers on your tomato plants. Botanically a compact cluster of flowers at the end of a...
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