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  1. mowgley

    Heated propagator

    Thank you all for your valued input. Will leave it till early March. Will let you all know how my first attempts of seed growing goes Again many thx Sean
    Thank you all for your valued input. Will leave it till early March. Will let you all know how my first attempts of seed growing goes Again many thx Sean
    Thank you all for your valued input. Will leave it till early March. Will let you all know how my first attempts of seed growing goes Again many thx Sean
    Thank you all for your valued input. Will leave it till early March. Will let you all know how my first attempts of seed growing goes Again many thx Sean
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  2. Fran

    Colour through the year

    I spent the day in a lecture theatre in London so I missed out on a lovely day. I'm hoping tomorrow is pleasant because I'm working from home and will, hopefully get an opportunity to inspect the...
    I spent the day in a lecture theatre in London so I missed out on a lovely day. I'm hoping tomorrow is pleasant because I'm working from home and will, hopefully get an opportunity to inspect the garden for any signs of spring activity.
    I spent the day in a lecture theatre in London so I missed out on a lovely day. I'm hoping tomorrow is pleasant because I'm working from home and will, hopefully get an opportunity to inspect the garden for any signs of spring activity.
    I spent the day in a lecture theatre in London so I missed out on a lovely day. I'm hoping tomorrow is pleasant because I'm working from home and will, hopefully get an opportunity to inspect the...
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  3. anth440

    bamboo stems

    Cheers Steve, will have a go, but not usually very good with houseplants !!! do much better in the garden.
    Cheers Steve, will have a go, but not usually very good with houseplants !!! do much better in the garden.
    Cheers Steve, will have a go, but not usually very good with houseplants !!! do much better in the garden.
    Cheers Steve, will have a go, but not usually very good with houseplants !!! do much better in the garden.
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  4. martyn

    west facing?

    just what i needed to get started. thanks very much
    just what i needed to get started. thanks very much
    just what i needed to get started. thanks very much
    just what i needed to get started. thanks very much
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  5. carole_no1

    curry plant and cats!

    This is said to workhttp://plants.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/2131/1?SA=1303
    This is said to workhttp://plants.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/2131/1?SA=1303
    This is said to workhttp://plants.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/2131/1?SA=1303
    This is said to workhttp://plants.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/product/2131/1?SA=1303
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  6. chan

    pelargoniums

    Thanks for the advice - will try that today. Unfortunately the only warm room also has the only sunny window at this time of year!might be back here in a couple of months asking if anyone has...
    Thanks for the advice - will try that today. Unfortunately the only warm room also has the only sunny window at this time of year!might be back here in a couple of months asking if anyone has any cuttings from 'lord bute' - it is my favourite and is the one which is suffering most -...
    Thanks for the advice - will try that today. Unfortunately the only warm room also has the only sunny window at this time of year!might be back here in a couple of months asking if anyone has any cuttings from 'lord bute' - it is my favourite...
    Thanks for the advice - will try that today. Unfortunately the only warm room also has the only sunny window at this time of year!might be back here in a couple of months asking if anyone has...
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  7. Gardening Newbie

    Sowing Sweet Peas

    its from the accidental gardeners almanac by michael powell, brilliant book!
    its from the accidental gardeners almanac by michael powell, brilliant book!
    its from the accidental gardeners almanac by michael powell, brilliant book!
    its from the accidental gardeners almanac by michael powell, brilliant book!
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  8. warbaby

    Fir needles

    :D Thanks everybody, I will be taking all suggestions and trying out till I succeed.
    :D Thanks everybody, I will be taking all suggestions and trying out till I succeed.
    :D Thanks everybody, I will be taking all suggestions and trying out till I succeed.
    :D Thanks everybody, I will be taking all suggestions and trying out till I succeed.
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  9. Madrat

    recomandations please

    Firstly Madrat, I did not "slag off your gardening abilaty" as you put it, I merely pointed out that your avitar did not say much about your gardening, ie it is not plant or gardening,...
    Firstly Madrat, I did not "slag off your gardening abilaty" as you put it, I merely pointed out that your avitar did not say much about your gardening, ie it is not plant or gardening, orientated. I also pointed out that if you have a political point to make, then start a new thread in the "Non...
    Firstly Madrat, I did not "slag off your gardening abilaty" as you put it, I merely pointed out that your avitar did not say much about your gardening, ie it is not plant or gardening, orientated. I also pointed out that if you have a political...
    Firstly Madrat, I did not "slag off your gardening abilaty" as you put it, I merely pointed out that your avitar did not say much about your gardening, ie it is not plant or gardening,...
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  10. Liz

    What happened?

    thanks pete2255.
    thanks pete2255.
    thanks pete2255.
    thanks pete2255.
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  11. elainefiz

    VIBURNUM-when to prune/

    Then you will never be without them ever again. Think you get six in a pack, they look like jelly in a pot with foil tops usually. Just take your cuttings, normally 3 or 4 to a pot, pierce a small...
    Then you will never be without them ever again. Think you get six in a pack, they look like jelly in a pot with foil tops usually. Just take your cuttings, normally 3 or 4 to a pot, pierce a small hole in foil top and slide them in, Gel has all the hormone wotsits that do the root growing and...
    Then you will never be without them ever again. Think you get six in a pack, they look like jelly in a pot with foil tops usually. Just take your cuttings, normally 3 or 4 to a pot, pierce a small hole in foil top and slide them in, Gel has all...
    Then you will never be without them ever again. Think you get six in a pack, they look like jelly in a pot with foil tops usually. Just take your cuttings, normally 3 or 4 to a pot, pierce a small...
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  12. Liz

    Any begonia experts?

    Sorry to hear you lost your Begonias Liz, I don�t think you will be on your own though. This winter has been particularly cold and damp in fact it�s the coldest here for years. My...
    Sorry to hear you lost your Begonias Liz, I don�t think you will be on your own though. This winter has been particularly cold and damp in fact it�s the coldest here for years. My unheated greenhouse with overwintering plants is given a wide berth. I shall take the above advice and...
    Sorry to hear you lost your Begonias Liz, I don�t think you will be on your own though. This winter has been particularly cold and damp in fact it�s the coldest here for years. My unheated greenhouse with overwintering plants is...
    Sorry to hear you lost your Begonias Liz, I don�t think you will be on your own though. This winter has been particularly cold and damp in fact it�s the coldest here for years. My...
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  13. mel_deb

    passion flower

    Hi all, Nothing to do with pruning or growing of, but a story. I had a Passion Flower growing up and over a garden shed, it died, or so I thought,it reappeared the other, more sheltered, side of...
    Hi all, Nothing to do with pruning or growing of, but a story. I had a Passion Flower growing up and over a garden shed, it died, or so I thought,it reappeared the other, more sheltered, side of the shed and has lived there happily for many years. The shed is on a concrete base with a homemade...
    Hi all, Nothing to do with pruning or growing of, but a story. I had a Passion Flower growing up and over a garden shed, it died, or so I thought,it reappeared the other, more sheltered, side of the shed and has lived there happily for many...
    Hi all, Nothing to do with pruning or growing of, but a story. I had a Passion Flower growing up and over a garden shed, it died, or so I thought,it reappeared the other, more sheltered, side of...
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  14. Bayleaf

    GARDEN DESIGN SURVEY-STUDENT NEEDS HELP!

    1=b 2=b 3=a 4=a 5=b 6=b 7 organic means using no synthetic sprays or fertilizers 8=c 10=b 11=a 12=no 13=b 15= if i cant physically do anything then i let my husband help me. 16=a 17=e 18=less...
    1=b 2=b 3=a 4=a 5=b 6=b 7 organic means using no synthetic sprays or fertilizers 8=c 10=b 11=a 12=no 13=b 15= if i cant physically do anything then i let my husband help me. 16=a 17=e 18=less chemicals, increased wildlife, more plants that need little or no watering, using plants to suit...
    1=b 2=b 3=a 4=a 5=b 6=b 7 organic means using no synthetic sprays or fertilizers 8=c 10=b 11=a 12=no 13=b 15= if i cant physically do anything then i let my husband help me. 16=a 17=e 18=less chemicals, increased wildlife, more plants that need...
    1=b 2=b 3=a 4=a 5=b 6=b 7 organic means using no synthetic sprays or fertilizers 8=c 10=b 11=a 12=no 13=b 15= if i cant physically do anything then i let my husband help me. 16=a 17=e 18=less...
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  15. wanadoo

    gardening

    hi Sue and happy new year everyone.also thinking of growing mushrooms and im gonna try tomatoes again.grew toms last year from seed and was so proud,alas died miserably-too small a tub,gunna use...
    hi Sue and happy new year everyone.also thinking of growing mushrooms and im gonna try tomatoes again.grew toms last year from seed and was so proud,alas died miserably-too small a tub,gunna use buckets this time and manure thanks to my friends good advice over allotment.a bit cold yet only 40...
    hi Sue and happy new year everyone.also thinking of growing mushrooms and im gonna try tomatoes again.grew toms last year from seed and was so proud,alas died miserably-too small a tub,gunna use buckets this time and manure thanks to my friends...
    hi Sue and happy new year everyone.also thinking of growing mushrooms and im gonna try tomatoes again.grew toms last year from seed and was so proud,alas died miserably-too small a tub,gunna use...
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  16. dannytrose

    Advice Gratefully Received

    Is a 1sqm bed big enough for spuds? I think my one bag of seed pots take about three times that space.
    Is a 1sqm bed big enough for spuds? I think my one bag of seed pots take about three times that space.
    Is a 1sqm bed big enough for spuds? I think my one bag of seed pots take about three times that space.
    Is a 1sqm bed big enough for spuds? I think my one bag of seed pots take about three times that space.
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  17. JoJo

    Yellow Surfinias

    Thanks for that tip, I'll give it a try this year.
    Thanks for that tip, I'll give it a try this year.
    Thanks for that tip, I'll give it a try this year.
    Thanks for that tip, I'll give it a try this year.
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  18. petal

    Plant Catalogue on DVD

    Has anyone else received a DVD with their Thompson and Morgan catalogue? I watched it earlier and it was quite enjoyable and informative for novice gardeners who like colourful bedding plants. ...
    Has anyone else received a DVD with their Thompson and Morgan catalogue? I watched it earlier and it was quite enjoyable and informative for novice gardeners who like colourful bedding plants. They also featured the begonia carpet in the Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds which raised �£21,000...
    Has anyone else received a DVD with their Thompson and Morgan catalogue? I watched it earlier and it was quite enjoyable and informative for novice gardeners who like colourful bedding plants. They also featured the begonia carpet in the Abbey...
    Has anyone else received a DVD with their Thompson and Morgan catalogue? I watched it earlier and it was quite enjoyable and informative for novice gardeners who like colourful bedding plants. ...
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  19. petal

    New Gardening Programmes

    hi Weed puller - agree with you about the Titch, would have been much more logical to go month by month (& to have started in January, as they presumably knew when they were to screen it). Hope...
    hi Weed puller - agree with you about the Titch, would have been much more logical to go month by month (& to have started in January, as they presumably knew when they were to screen it). Hope you have better look with the Sarcocca Liz & Fran - I can't smell them! - I do envy people that can!...
    hi Weed puller - agree with you about the Titch, would have been much more logical to go month by month (& to have started in January, as they presumably knew when they were to screen it). Hope you have better look with the Sarcocca Liz & Fran -...
    hi Weed puller - agree with you about the Titch, would have been much more logical to go month by month (& to have started in January, as they presumably knew when they were to screen it). Hope...
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  20. Julekha

    Hedging - winter

    I have quite a long privet hedge, and when I planted it many years ago, I used a little compost 'in' with the existing soil and I have not directly fed it since, and it grows really well. Happy...
    I have quite a long privet hedge, and when I planted it many years ago, I used a little compost 'in' with the existing soil and I have not directly fed it since, and it grows really well. Happy New Year.
    I have quite a long privet hedge, and when I planted it many years ago, I used a little compost 'in' with the existing soil and I have not directly fed it since, and it grows really well. Happy New Year.
    I have quite a long privet hedge, and when I planted it many years ago, I used a little compost 'in' with the existing soil and I have not directly fed it since, and it grows really well. Happy...
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    3
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