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    Urgent Advice - Cat poop in garden - Arrrrgh!

    Ok, you're not going to like this but here goes anyway......One way to teach your local cats to stay away (it won't work on your own pet...
    Post by: Damage, Jul 27, 2009 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Batten down the hatches

    Hi JWK,The soil cable is 100W. So if it was on all the time it would be like keeping a light on permanently. Not too bad cost-wise. However,...
    Post by: Damage, Oct 8, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Batten down the hatches

    Right, that's my greenhouse totally insulated with bubble wrap top to bottom. Bit of a fiddly job but well timed; it was only 5 degrees here last...
    Thread by: Damage, Oct 6, 2008, 5 replies, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Chainsaw Accident

    You lot are absolutely right. It's all about awareness of the situation, experience and not losing concentration.Not a tree stroy, but...
    Post by: Damage, Oct 6, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Sourcing Budhlia's

    Hi pdragon70,Try any derilict building site, disused petrol station or any other neglected patch of hardstanding. There you will find budhlia...
    Post by: Damage, Oct 6, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Do I need a base?

    Hi jonno,There's the "raising it up" issue that Paladin talks about, and there's also the issue of securing it firmly to the ground. In high...
    Post by: Damage, Jul 22, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Cardboard

    Very true Ivory.However, shame to waste the organic material.... and paper and cardbaord are so good at restoring the balance when you have...
    Post by: Damage, Jul 14, 2008 in forum: Compost, Fertilisers & Recycling
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    My patchy lawn

    Looking better rach. What did you do?
    Post by: Damage, Jul 14, 2008 in forum: Lawns
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    Advice please ...

    If the area of lawn that you want to raise is not too big, it would be good to big patch of turf still attached on one side. That way it will...
    Post by: Damage, Jul 14, 2008 in forum: Garden Projects and DIY
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    Feeding toms

    Banana skins and other ripe fruit give off a chemical that encourages other fruit to ripen. I think it is ethylene or something.
    Post by: Damage, Jul 14, 2008 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Curled leaves on Pepper/Chilli plants

    That description also often caused by overwatering. Try to let them get a little dry on the top of the compost between waterings. (But not very...
    Post by: Damage, Jul 11, 2008 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Success and failure

    HI anakat,Are those Agapanthus in the ground? Do you have to protect them in winter? Is that quite a sheltered position? etcDo tell!Mine are...
    Post by: Damage, Jul 10, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    pathetic garlic

    You've just described my garlic exactly.I pulled them out last weekend coz I needed the space and the rust was looking nasty. Now drying in the...
    Post by: Damage, Jul 2, 2008 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    red pepper plants

    Hi T Digger,Scrunched-up, crinkly leaves that are still nice and green is a sure sign of over-watering (I've learned from my own mistakes).
    Post by: Damage, Jul 2, 2008 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Complete newbie lawn cock up ?

    Hi Abasconditus,Got a tip for you....Get an old funnel. Unscrew the nozzel from the end of your sprayer lance. Put the lance down through...
    Post by: Damage, Jul 2, 2008 in forum: Lawns
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    Long arms

    Hi The Nut,Get a pair of mole grips. Grip tight onto the bit inside being careful not to knacker it if it is plastic - and press closed (the...
    Post by: Damage, Jul 2, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    mares tail growing in paths

    My dad always used to put a squirt of washing up liquid in with the Round Up. This is the same thing as a "wetting agent".By breaking the...
    Post by: Damage, Jul 2, 2008 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
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    Chillies

    This is all brillient news. Thanks for the info guys.I've sown half the seeds now and will keep the rest for next spring in case the young ones...
    Post by: Damage, Jun 26, 2008 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Blank Canvas. Greenhouse. Advice Appreciated.

    Definitely a good idea to have staging that is easily removable if like me you end up wanting to fill it full of plants to overwinter. You'll then...
    Post by: Damage, Jun 24, 2008 in forum: Greenhouse Growing
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    Automatic watering (tomatoes)

    Hi Kristen,I have an automatic system in my greenhouse. You don't need electricity. Mine is a battery powered jobby that goes on the tap and the...
    Post by: Damage, Jun 24, 2008 in forum: Edible Gardening
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