kaycurtis

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Talkback: Ragwort

Posted: 19/07/2012 at 22:02

I find Dandilions a particular nuisance weed, people say oh! they are good for bees, I personally have never seen a bee near them, in fact the whole country is clogged up with dandilions as year on year left uncontroled they are taking over not only spare earth but grow up between plants, making it now practically impossible to remove.

Talkback: 10 uses for nettles

Posted: 19/07/2012 at 21:50

I live by the railway which is full of nettles, they spill over into me garden but butterflies are so rare now. when I moved here in 1975 the place was buzzing with wild life, birds bees butterflies grasshoppers frogs toads newts grass snakes slow worms even adders in abundance, they are still here, not in the same numbers, I even used to have butterflies overwinter in my house but no more. the fact that the m25 was built through the middle of the village changed the water table and left a never ending scar on the landscape, depriving all these creatures of their natural habitat, sorry but you must blame the government for mindless distruction of our countryside.

Talkback: Seed germination

Posted: 29/06/2012 at 01:42

Pippa do the nematodes remain in the garden, after you've watered them in or do you have to continue to do it, I ask because I have slugs every where, I did buy some for vine weevil but we still have vine weevil, have frogs in the garden but they seem to be fussy when it comes to slugs.

Talkback: Growing herbs

Posted: 29/06/2012 at 01:31

I like the idea of comfrey ointment, I use comfrey as a feed for my plants, I hope the ointment doesn't smell as vile, the plants seem to like it.

Talkback: Choosing plants for Chelsea

Posted: 22/06/2012 at 14:43

Andy, glad you did so well at Chelsea, your garden was lovely, although I only saw it on TV.

Talkback: Parakeets

Posted: 22/06/2012 at 14:39

these birds are everywhere, loads in Reigate, Sry, shouldn't be here really,they would have a long way to fly home though.Noisy glad they don't come to my garden, I have loads of birds and love them, I would hate them to be chased away by this species.

Talkback: Diarmuid Gavin's Chelsea garden

Posted: 25/05/2012 at 22:18

I loved Joe Swifts garden and really pleased that he got gold, now going on to the tower garden it gives you an idea what can be achieved with planting on blocks of flats to hide the hidiuose things from view.

Talkback: Ladybird pupae

Posted: 25/05/2012 at 22:11

I am really worried about all these things being introduced into this country after all so many of the plants that have been introduced have become out of conttrol and imported their own bugs that are decimating our native species, you only have to look at the grey sqirrel that is causing the demise of our own red squirrel, the Japanese knot weed, Lily beetles,rabbits,American cray fish, the harliquine Ladybird wich is killing our own native species and so much more.

Talkback: A gold medal at Chelsea

Posted: 25/05/2012 at 21:56

would like to congratulate Andy on gold, great stuff.

Talkback: Ground elder

Posted: 19/05/2012 at 09:58

I have real trouble with ground elder as my neighbour never clears it from his garden, thinks it's ground cover and although I have dug it out for many years but have been very unwell and unable to do it of late, NOW rampant, I am at my whits end.

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