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MYSTERY PLANT

and I have since been unable to find a replacement, (It looked great on the dinning table.) Yes, as already said, it could be an older type of busy lizzie - they used to be much taller and more gangly before improved by modern breeding. by SCORPIO86

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14/04/2012 15:44:37

by Alina W

Common garden mint

Sounds like powdery mildew. It is a fungal disease and mint is susceptible to it. Pick off all infected leaves and improve conditions.Your growing conditions may need to be changed. Powdery mild often occurs when a plant dries out - can happen by lily-larkspur

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24/06/2012 22:41:01

by Daintiness

Laurel with (shothole) mould problem please can u help

options. The good news is that the laurel will outgrow it when the weather improves. by Duggyyes

09/07/2012 22:22:27

by Alina W

Have any of you tried straw as a winter mulch ?

, does it improve the soil etc ? Am interested in anybody's direct experience with this. Thanks. I fear you will either end up with a soggy mat-full of unwelcome visitors- or it will blow all over the place Far better to let it rot down in the compost by blueberry77

22/10/2012 13:14:31

by sotongeoff

Talkback: How to make a composting trench

to improve any new bed that I start, which is usually from removing more of the lawn! J. by Tom Freeman

29/11/2012 17:28:25

by jo4eyes

Red Robin - Do They Look OK?

weeks ago have gone brown, but not the more recent ones. They look slightly diseased to my eyes it just looks like frost damage. Best policy [ as with many things ] is do nothing, nature will put it right. I think they are ok. Expect them to improve by Frozz

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14/04/2013 22:10:03

by Frozz

Why won't my Oullins Gage fruit?

and bone and mulched around the base with home made compost each autumn to improve the soil. It looks vera healthy so I don't know why it won't fruit. Is it still too young or have I picked a temperamental variety? Any advice is welcome. Thank you! by Squeaky73

11/05/2013 20:54:52

by Squeaky73

Clay soil and boggy lawn

can do to improve drainage before I cut my losses and pave the lot please? I'd wait a bit. Everything is so wet you'd have nowhere to drain it to. Keep poking holes, every 4 inches if poss and then brush in some sharp sand to aid drainage by Conbrue

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17/02/2013 22:58:18

by Gardening Grandma

Sharp sand drainage properties

Hello there. I wonder if someone could clear something up for me. I'm sure I've heard of sharp sand being used to improve the drainage qualities of soil, so today when potting a new plant I added some to the compost. But when I started watering by Grimvood

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25/07/2012 17:35:22

by Lokelani

Clay

and sticky when wet and hard as iron when dry. So any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. The tough answer is that you will have your pick of plants ( except the ericaceous) if you improve your soil. When I started I could not get a fork in the ground by Michael Dale2

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25/05/2012 14:48:27

by TJ666

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