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& because I have arthritis in my neck I can't bend down to clean them out so OH does the bending down bits. If we were starting again I think we'd go for a shed attached to the run which is 8'x12'. I am getting an eglu soon & can't wait. Enjoy your girls

the plantsFork over bare patches ready for planting spring bulbsLift tubers of dahlias, gladioli, and begonias, clean them off and store them in dry compost in a cool, frost-proof placeSow sweet peas in pots and protect the plants in a frame over winter

? With the water in it it should be quite strong and no glass bits to drop? Any jam jar with a suitable size to support the bulbs, as long as they are clear and clean.  Plastic bottles are possible but the top where cut can be very sharp for the bulb - children

their flowers pecked clean  off

Ont chemical insecticide,chemical herbacide,and chemical funguside is banned,so we are compelled to use horticultural soap ect,We now have more bugs,weeds and fungus than ever before. The soap dosn't kill bugs it just makes them nice and clean. Bill

Summer is the ideal time to take leaf cuttings from your houseplants. A single leaf can produce many young plants, and this technique is particularly useful for foliage plants such as Begonia rex.Healthy begonia plantClean, sharp knife and cutting

vulnerable to attack, so protect them by waiting until they're a good size before planting out. Exploit the beetles' habit of jumping and catch them with a sticky trap. Coat a piece of card with grease, such as insect barrier glue, leaving a clean strip along

the tubers being eaten away by vine weevil grubs. None of my begonias has survived. Next autumn I'll remember to empty out the pots, clean up the tubers, and store them in clean dry compost for winter instead.

I spell it.  I agree with you regarding cleaning agents, the use of herbs not only smells good, but many of them are as you say, disinfectant and antimicrobial.  Rosemarie is one as is mint, especially the deeper green ones such as black perppermint

whole plants but watch what you're pulling out with it. There'll be all sorts of invertebrate life in there. if you are cleaning out the pond or DE-weeding ,put the old weed by the pond edge so small creatures can crawl back into the pond . jns im