WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN JULY 2018

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  1. Logan

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    Lovely flowers @Perki :love30: don't worry about the lawn it will recover.
     
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        Begonia

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          Hey @Perki get that lawn watered and fed lol
           
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            I am considering finishing the whole lawn off and reseeding it :dunno:, I've wanted to redo the lawn for years but can't be bothered with the hassle of rotavating and the time doing it.
             
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              @Logan Yes, it's one of many wild ones in the garden.
               
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                My grass is a mouthwatering vision of loveliness in a gorgeous tweedy brown/green hue. It is of course the ''in trend'' and has the extra little seed head popping up here and there, with an exciting touch of dandelion showing a golden haze in the best patches..... :wub2: just wonderful!
                 
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                    Honestly @Perki from experience...your lawn is a whole lot better than mine was when I started the renovation job...I just used the old methods and tools...I cut the lawn used 4 in 1 and waited...new seed wont grow in 4 in 1...kept watering....then I scarified with a long tined rake and I raked it and I raked it and got all the crap out...it was looking pretty bare...Then I opened it up a little using the hand holer....and really aerated the soil...after six weeks I broadcasted compost and sand mix over the whole lawn and sowed the seed...I'm really happy with it now I use 4 in 1 twice a year and I feed it Miracle Gro soluble lawn feed every 2 weeks...its lush
                    Give it a go before you take the drastic measures you may be surprised
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                    PS...I only cut this with a small Qualcast Panther 30 hand mower...anything else I find too harsh. It is a plant also so dont forget to give it a drink daily
                     
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                        I planted 6 begonias bulbs in the spring and this is the only that has come up. I have 2 more that are in leaf but nowhere near as strong as this one. Next year I will only try again if I have a greenhouse. Otherwise I'll try something different.

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                          Hi Jack did you chit them first ( similar to doing potatoes ) ?
                           
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                          Hi Jack,

                          The best way to start Begonia corms off is to lay them ( hollow/dented side upwards ) on top of a tray of compost or shallow pots. When they have produced shoots about 1/2 to an inch long then you pot them up individually into 3" pots, this time burying the tuber about an inch deep.
                           
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                            Do you know that they're frost tender?
                             
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