The new landscaping in the garden calls for a proper greenhouse (as opposed to the obviously DIY but solid rafters-and-roof-membrane facility...
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The catch is that its probably of asian origin, along with all the finesse of spotwelds from a car battery.
Misplaced welds, incorrectly aligned that...
Got to thinking of this when himself told me today that Pampas grass outside someone's house was a secret sign they were swingers :shock:
We had...
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yep kids used to play sword fights with the leaves and they seem to drop all year round... neighbours lot would fall my way. I think they only thrive...
This is something I'd considered before we started living in these cereally challenged times, but got distracted by other things ... Anyway, while I...
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Welcome advice, especially regarding planting time. In any case, I think the decision might have been made for me: critters of unknown identity...
Anyone have any tricks to keep birds, particularly starlings, from nesting in sheds? I’ve a good amount of holes around the roof and doors that I’ll...
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They do shyte a fair amount. You can gather it and put it on the compost heap. Leave some cardboard under the nests. We have them under all the...
I have a section in the garden with new grass down since last autumn. Unfortunately there are batches of big thistles in it now. I'm prepared to dig...
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This is supposed to be quite good:
Cheaper, hand held trowel like thistle cutters also exist
Not sure whether to post this here or in one of the other topics so sorry if this is in the wrong spot.
One of our neighbors a few doors up go...
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If you start s**ttng in your own garden, the dogs will walk all over it and drag it back to their owner's house. It's like the saying goes don't s**t...
I wouldn't normally contribute to a lawn care thread either, seeing as mine is more of a mole-infested prairie and I've never bothered too much about...
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The old gardening trick when anyone was going to visit the garden (and I'm talking big multi acre big house gardens) was to cut the grass, sweep the...
With the weird weather of this year, it seems somewhat too optimistic to label this thread either summer or autumn harvest, so let's stick with an...
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Nothing like your own beans. Totally different texture to the frozen sh1te you get in the shops. The rabbits unfortunately got mine this year. Its a...
Disastrous on both my apple trees. had a great full blossom and was convinced this was going to be a bumper year.
But its looking bad and we are down...
Normally build my own, two by 1 meter cubes side by side, with loose boards at front.
No time this year so looking here:
They need to be rodent...
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Standard brown compost bin, small in dimension. Clean it repeatedly so rodents aren't drawn in by the smell, thankfully the plastic is robust enough...
Drearily clearing yet more diseased vegetation - and yet more failed crops - from the vegetable garden yesterday, I got to thinking about our...
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It's good to see people growing their own produce. Even if it fails people have to start somewhere... you learn as you go.. if your interested you'll...
My garden is infested with slugs and snails. They’re wiping out almost everything I grow. They’ve polished off all my courgettes, leeks and pea...
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In desperation last autumn, to protect the last of my lettuce, I built a small barrier of wood-ash around the line of struggling plants and then used...
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