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Talkback: Making leaf mould
woodland walk. Oh, and a few of the long leaves in the compost would soon go but not too many. Nice tips Kate. I make leafmould with leaves raked off the lawn but sometimes top up with leaves from under my hedge. I’ll keep an eye out now for bugs and hogs I by James Bond
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07/12/2011 14:41:38
by Kate Bradbury
Talkback: Autumn on the allotment
Yum, your recipe makes me feel hungry and I have been eating a half a pound of tomatoes a day for the last three weeks! Lovely blog. Lovely blogger. Delicious soup. Well done, Lila! Congratulations on the new blog Lila! How exciting!I can relate by Kathryn
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28/11/2011 18:39:36
by Lila Das Gupta
Talkback: Bees at Gardeners' World Live
Morning,Help, please! One of my compost bins (rigid plastic) is infested with ants! Anyone any ideas as to what to do to get rid of them, please? I know they are making the most beautifully fine compost - but there are limits!Thanks a lotJane P We by Patricia bowers
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28/11/2011 18:38:52
by bunnysgarden
Talkback: Winter snow and tender plants
,I left my dahlias in the ground last winter, it got down to -8c and they came up again the following summer. I cut them right back, cover them with a polythene bin liner and mulch with old compost. I understand that it's the wet that can kill them by happymarion
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28/11/2011 18:41:34
by mikegwen
allotment
Hi I am about to take on my first allotment in scotland and I want to grow everything. I have some experience growing veg in containers but never anything of this scale and I can't make my mind up. Any advise on what tends to survive better. Many by Geewiz
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22/04/2013 16:36:01
by Ali Newbie Gardener
Talkback: Potato scab
in the winter. The worms drag it down. My friend was complaining her potatoes were the size of peas so I gave her one of mine - it was so large she made three dinners from it, so it makes economic sense too. thanks Lainey - I took a delve down this weekend by Simmo
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28/11/2011 18:39:12
by AUBenjamin
Talkback: Manure
... Peegee: Sheeps wool makes great compost (there is a company that manufactures the stuff and it feels wonderfully silky). The secret is to mix it with other things: wool alone will not break down very well. Can I use ash from my wood burning stove ( I burn by frances
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28/11/2011 18:37:57
by milly1
urban gardening and cat poop
compost bins, but in a separate system as I had seen dog poop composters.  My aim is to manage the quantity, there is so much of it  and make it easier to "handle" before getting rid of it, rather than produce a prduct to go in my garden. All ideas welcome by Janyce
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18/12/2012 17:08:17
by Lavender Lady
Talkback: Vine weevils
these pests in most of our containers.we have a large biscuit tin that fit in our oven and we clear out and replace any affected containers treat them with weevil killer and then each time we use our oven the tin is put in to cook the compost in the remaining by mothermook
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28/11/2011 18:38:24
by Yana
moss
going to leave the old turf and then add top soil etc as a blanket-my feeling is in two years time you will be kicking yourself in anger Organic matter is manure or well rotted garden compost to add structure to the soil-I would prefer to spend money by martin white
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18/02/2013 11:01:28
by LearningSlowly