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free seeds
Well I carefully saved my free seed packets from various gardening magazines and kept them unopened waiting for the weather to improve. So I was a little dissapointed and perhaps naive to see how few each contained. Still I won't look a gift horse by Jamjaf
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08/04/2013 00:34:27
by Jamjaf
Lawn with heavy clay base
, can anyone recommend a soil/lawn  improver that I could  use please? I'll leave lawn clippings as a natural mulch in the meantime by Pete Reed
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13/05/2013 13:29:54
by Pete Reed
Spongy Lawn
I have recently moved house and the small lawns are like sponge and full of moss. I would like to buy and airator (think its called that), it spikes the lawn and takes our small plugs of soil, then brush in sharp sand to improve drainage. I know I by Sizeyuk1
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31/03/2012 22:46:49
by Sizeyuk1
problem soil
I have just created new beds for growing fruit and vegetables and the top soil that I hto ordered is extremely alkaline ,what is the best way of improving it.. My existing soil is neutral to alkaline Have you done a ph test on the soil?-if so what by annefiona
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08/12/2012 07:41:44
by Italophile
Garden Patio Ideas
With the weather finally improving,  I am keen to get in the garden and start tinkering around, as I am sure everyone else is.I have been looking at ways to improve my patio and came across this: http by Earl20
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23/04/2013 18:14:07
by Fairygirl
Any advise welcome
to improve the drainage in the soil before planting. our garden v heavy clay but luckily lots seems to thrive, i;'m just learning,also only been in house 4 months, have been going through lots of horticultural grit when i created new beds where was paved by Poly-anthus
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21/05/2013 22:35:03
by fidgetbones
potting compost
to use. Many thanks.......TGG. The nutrient balance in it can change - nitrogen, for example, can go up. Rather than throw it, or use it as mulch to improve garden soil, mix half and half with some fresh compost and use it. by TheGardenGoblin
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15/04/2012 14:41:13
by Alina W
about plants
for a while until the weather improves, im in the midlands of ireland and its cold and frosty at night, but i have spring onion seedings in the ground already and they are getting on fine..maybe plant out half and reserve half for a few weeks just by dan
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15/04/2012 20:59:07
by rosie plum
schizostylus
I have a one-year old schizostylus plant which is  producing lots of flowers in its second year. However the flowers are a dull pale pink, not bright coral as they were originally. What is wrong and how can I improve the colour? No idea, we have by nina lewis
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21/10/2012 22:02:30
by blue elvan
holly shrubs
holly looked ailing and i pruned it or cut it back and recovered . Holly hates waterlogged soils - try to improve the drainage in the area. my holly is thriving and it seems to be sprouting wild in the woods near here, must agree with dovefromabove by del 12
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22/05/2013 20:52:57
by Stevetheclueless