Searching the site?

Just joined this site, and very pleased to find it now that the BBC Garden Forum is facing imminent collapse.

One thing that would help users: is there any chance of a search facility being set up? It would be a great help to find if our questions have already been raised, rather than keep repeating the same questions and answers.

That's what the BBC is famous for..........Repeats.........lol

Does the search at the top of the page not help???

Having joined today, i am finding my way around, a little confusing at first but never been known to give up. Will let you know what I think once conversant with the operation. Frank.

Well, I know they say there's no such thing as a silly question, but I seem to have managed to ask one! Somehow I missed that search box even though I thought I'd looked all around.

Thanks for the patient replies - at least this has demonstrated to me that this is a friendly and helpful place!

other sites do have a "search the Forum" feature which narrows the results massively whereas the search on here gives you reams and reams from the ENTIRE site

I put in "window boxes" and had 7 pages to scroll through by which time I was past caring

still didnt find the answer either! (I was wanting to know when to plant them out with the seedlings I've grown over the winter)

Just did a search for my rhubarb query. Very easy to use. Thanks for the info. on how to do that, Daniel. As Green Magpie said, it will save the same questions being repeated (as long as people think to use it.) Perhaps your post above could be in the Help section.

Green Magpie (like the name, btw) I didn't spot the search box at the top of the page, so it's not just you!

Hi,

I used to use the 'garden clinic' on the old - now closed - BBC site and often found answers to questions I had about my garden.  Also it was interesting just reading the posts.  Could you tell me what would be the nearest thing to it on this site as I have yet to find my way around properley.

Thank you

If you click on 'Forums' at the top you get a list of forums. there is one on 'Problem Solving', which is probably the nearest to the 'Clinic', but there are more options than on the Beeb site, so you might look in 'Plants', or 'Allotments' etc.. 

Wow, that was quick.  Thank you.

Also, Dipadee, try the Search box at the very top of the page which Daniel explains on the fifth message above this one.

I also struggled to find the search box!

It would make sense if there was a separate 'search the forum' box; not only would it be easier to find, but it would then be in line with all other online forums, which tend to have this facility.

Anyone who uses other forums regularly will be accustomed to having a search option within the forum itself.

Thanks Daniel