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Suggestions of plants for a hedge

garden compost and manure all along the planting line and maybe some grit if you can to open up the soil and aerate it. Be patient and plan to plant in autumn when you can but bare root whips very cheaply. Fork over the line, rake it roughly smooth by nancyg

07/03/2013 21:01:51

by nancyg

Dalek Style composters How to turn?

...http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0050I2FB4/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (unfortunately I bought the last one...but it gives you the idea.) I upgraded from one similar to this, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Joseph-Bentley-JBY0125-Compost-Aerator/dp/B0047ZG59O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8 by LearningSlowly

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04/03/2013 16:28:01

by artjak

Talkback: Moss

, It would help if you thought about what has caused the moss to be there in the first place. Moss grows on lawns that are wet, badly drained or shaded. Sometimes bad drainage is caused by the soil being compacted. That is why it helps to aerate lawns by lindsayf12

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20/04/2012 19:37:35

by stewart smith

Talkback: Lawn trouble

of lawn dressing and even, one year, sand! This year, I spent the longest time ever spiking and aerating, and applied more than double the advised quantity of lawn dressing to no avail. My neighbours don’t seem to have the same problem – the underlying by Pippa Greenwood

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28/11/2011 18:37:43

by Jackie

Overgrown Garden

you seen the price of well developed shrubs at Garden centres) ?. As regards the grass, Im with Doctoc63....... give it a couple of weeks and then use the mower on a high setting for the rest of the year. Come September / October... scarify and aerate by sandra99

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06/08/2012 11:34:06

by Matt Lee

Don't want my greenhouse blowing down..

, while I don't really fit the description very well , I am pretty handy at DIY and will try and help. First, breeze blocks come in 3 types, low density (sometimes called aerated), medium density and high density (sometimes called concrete blocks.) You by garjobo

26/04/2013 00:22:59

by BobTheGardener

Is Vermiculite dangerous

aeration and drainage which is good for seeds/cuttings, it improves germination and reduces the risk of damping off. Vermiculite is usually spread on top of a seed tray. Perlite does the same as above and retains moisture. Perlite is usually mixed by kevin merriman

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06/07/2012 17:12:25

by Bookertoo

grass cuttings

,got a bucket in the shed now Palaiglide and an old shower curtain ,,know what i mean cheers everybody Palaisglide, as I said grass cuttings go anaerobic if just left, turned and or aerated they compost just fine. Berghill, in my experience no they don by 4711

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13/07/2012 19:13:20

by Palaisglide

Talkback: Green manure

: aerating, scarifying and feeding your lawn (info here: http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/category/lawn-care/), and perhaps sprinkling a mixture of sharp sand, topsoil and grass seed over the lawn. This will probably need doing every year if you by Kate Bradbury

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28/11/2011 18:41:24

by melanie

personal experience on composting

and aerate compost. I am not physically able to tip compost out so find this works for me. I get loads of worms - handfuls -so must be doing something right. I have started adding beer/cider to the heap as well ie if its stale! That sounds like a handy by Sam Glendinning

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09/01/2013 23:48:55

by Sam Glendinning

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