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Overgrown Garden
'm already planning a bonfire to get rid of much of the overgrown shrubs and ivy but the lawn needs some serious attention!  I have a photo or anyone who is inerested! Thanks so much! Hello, If it were me, i would cut or strim the area to start to make by sandra99
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06/08/2012 11:34:06
by Matt Lee
strawberries
just one runner per plant to develop after fruiting, cut the others off. Root the remaining runner and stop it at one plantlet. If you have planted them in containers watch out for vine weevil which will destroy the roots. water is also a very important by Martyn Bottomley
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18/04/2012 08:42:28
by Martyn Bottomley
Waterlogged area
Are you looking for vegs or flowers? Do you mostly want to dry it out or do you want it to be productive as well?  I have a squelchy area that I have planted with willow cuttings for winter colour/cut stems/catkins.  The area is away from any drains - you by BensGrandad
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26/05/2012 09:42:41
by Robot
NEW LAWN - NEED TO WATER!!
so waste of time and water until the weather has settled into a warmr pattern Walking on a lawn can create yellow (dead looking patches) in winter. It may have been too cold for it also, the area that looks very obvious may have been roled up for a by steve 5
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25/02/2013 08:37:35
by steve 5
In the Green
if you leave a patch bare of grass it will soon fill in or you could seed it. I think I would cut irregular shapes from the turf, pop the snowdrops in and re-seed with a mix of grass seed, compost & sand mixed.  It depends how proud you are of your lawn by Percy-Grower
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18/03/2013 23:32:40
by Lyn
Talkback: Biodiversity at the Malvern Show
insects, birds, bumble bees etc, as I have not been clearing and tiding up the garden due to flu and pulled ligaments. I have a nettle patch, I Have no lawn, but a small of grass, due to lack of neglect. I am looking at these areas, and wondering if I am by Wildman of Pershore
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28/11/2011 18:43:36
by happymarion
baffled by strawbs and a mystery plant
hi i'm quite new to growing fruit and veg and continue to be baffled by the things that happen in my veg patch! i've had some great advice from this forum which has helped me no end. so i've come back to ask some more questions which i've been by Mizz
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10/07/2012 11:03:21
by Tina5
Small Potatoes
applicable) and water as well, producing many marbles I suspect.   Ah, but you said 'No feed' - manure adds nutrients to the soil - did you manure your potato patch last winter or is this a very new plot?   I only started our new plot this spring so I did by James5
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27/07/2012 13:55:36
by Lynne22
Talkback: Derelict gardens
French neighbours say. I' m all for wild / neglected gardens but when you see abandoned prams and assorted scrap metal mixed in then it' s not so good. Every autumn I usually do the annual tidy up and cutting back to make the garden neat and tidy by Allotment Robin
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28/11/2011 18:41:33
by kaycurtis
Talkback: 10 uses for nettles
on this excellent article is what do you mean by"the end of each season". I have asked already in 2 places at what stage it is best to cut the nettles down to avoid sacrificing butterflies and ladybirds.I let a big patch grow in my garden but the "gardener" I paid by spidea
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21/07/2012 06:18:49
by Gary Hobson