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Lawn Mulching
I have just bought a property with a large lawn area which is quite a chore to mow. With it being so large it is a nuisance to collect all the grass cuttings. I just wanted peoples opinions on leaving the cuttings on the lawn to mulch by Kenc3
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07/03/2013 23:35:18
by Busy-Lizzie
Talkback: Heavenly horticultural fleece
difficulty with mowing. What preparation for winter can I give my lawn which is not in a very good condition. Lots of dandelion weeds etc. Can I fertilize it? I mean just throw something across it in a watering can? Its a solid patch but when close up doesnt by Doug Ovenden
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28/11/2011 18:30:01
by J Dainty
Grass seeding steep bank
make your own. Jumbo trays with a few holes in, compost and soil with some sort of mesh part buried, then seeded. That's gonna be some job to mow that.  I have planted Burnet instead of grass on my banking as the grass and mud kept getting washed away by Cecil
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12/07/2012 16:18:56
by backyardee
Wallflowers
There's also orange bedder, scarlet bedder, yellow bedder. You can get them mow as bare root plants. by John Reynolds
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30/09/2012 13:44:49
by Christopher2
Weird egg type shapes on my wet grass
. Picture would help Toadstools   I look forward to this time of year and all the different fungi that appear.  If you want to mow the lawn sweep the fungi/toadstools off first to avoid making a sludgy mess of the lawnmower and lawn, but othewise just enjoy by Leanne Pugh
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06/10/2012 12:13:31
by Dovefromabove
Ground Elder
I have a large garden in a rural setting that was grown over when we bought the house 3 years ago. We've managed to tame most of it now but I can't get to grips with the ground elder. For two tears I just mowed it like grass, but this year I planted by LouatLarches
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03/08/2012 16:40:09
by Bookertoo
lawn
it starts growing again use a lawn weed and feed preparation and with regular mowing it will look fine by the Summer It all depends on how important is is to you-but probably preferable than starting again. Thank you both for your advice. I think I'll follow by hortensia4
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14/11/2012 16:21:29
by hortensia4
Talkback: Fat hen
lawn weedkiller for broad leaved weeds -like dandelion-that, and regular mowing should help But not yet -wait till everything starts growing Vinegar weed is trichostema lanceolatum and you can look that up in wikipedia. It has blue flowers. I've never by mo smithso50
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02/02/2013 21:37:01
by nutcutlet
Help!!! My Grass won't grow!
high nitrogen feed twice this year in the warmer months to produce top growth -then an autumn feed to develop root growth That should help-don't mow too short-but if it is genetically a short lawn there is not much more you can do. But you cannot do by Mark O'Neill
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25/02/2013 11:35:07
by sotongeoff
Talkback: Wildlife-friendly plants
is surrounded by rushes but there are several gaps - any ideas for suitable wild-life and insect friendly plants please. We have left some long grass and wildflowers in our garden and would like to do mow it twice a year as suggested in this article. But at what by kaycurtis
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11/05/2012 06:12:08
by Gary Hobson