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housework using plants

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 by flowering rose

21/10/2012 18:02:53

by carolinesmith

pond maintenance

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 by jns

08/01/2013 15:42:30

by Gracie5

Re-design

on the spot or move like a car or one of the large expensive lawn mowers? Other flaws i believe the lawn mower possess:Electric mowers wire trailing behindCleaning and maintenanceweight of the mowerTurning the grass into a useful source for gardening by luke browning

25/01/2013 00:09:18

by luke browning

Sooty mould

Hello, this is my first post on here. I have a lemon tree in the greenhouse and it's covered in sooty mould. I've cleaned all the leaves once, sprayed it with a spray suggested by my local garden centre, but it's back again. Does anyone have any by snowy43

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29/04/2012 12:44:25

by snowy43

Static-electrical winowing

I'm spending quite a bit of time cleaning seeds for sowing next year. I've been using the two recommended methods of sieving and winnowing. I've also been using static electricity to separate the chaff. I use a large plastic soup or yogurt pot. You by Dinah

15/12/2012 00:25:13

by Dinah

Talkback: Shed clearance

our sheddies would love to see a few pictures of your shed over at http://www.readersheds.co.uk once you have cleaned it up.! Having good storage is one key element to keeping the shed tidy. I just got hold of some old coffee tins from the office by Rosalind

28/11/2011 18:37:42

by Adam Pasco

Talkback: Algae in the garden

/decking clear of moss and slime for months. vinegar and washing up liquid also works i've been told. I always laugh at my neighbours who spend hours and loads of water spraying their drives and patios to clean them. How ridiculous when all you need by matt

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28/11/2011 18:43:07

by James

CUTTING BACK CLIMBERS

re-attach them. Where you have to prune, make clean cuts just above leaf nodes to encourage new growth and reduce die back. Give everything a feed of tomato food which is low in nitrogen but high in potassium which will encourage new flowers by lindapalmara

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29/07/2012 02:30:10

by lindapalmara

pest control

or twice. Go & have a look at the chemicals in you local garden centre & have a good read of the labels. Thanks. I have wiped leaves and stems with eco detergent. The leaves are all sticky with honeydew. I will check out sprays. Just clean the leaves by GillT

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28/03/2012 11:04:08

by Sue 2

Make do and mend coldframes...ideas?

if they have any polystyrene boxes. They usually chuck them out at the end of the day and once thoroughly cleaned (the fish boxes need a good airing too) they make excellent cold-frames. Aitch I'm using the inside of our old dishwasher covering the top by Beltane

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19/04/2012 09:28:06

by Beltane

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