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Talkback: Couch grass

great solution! thanks I remember watching the programme and seeing an alternative to furniture oil but can't remember whether it was vegetable/sunflower/olive oil. I have just bought some wooden furniture so would like to start the way I mean by flowerbum

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14/04/2012 13:48:32

by estherp

Talkback: Eating weeds

the plant can cause inflammation of the gall bladder along with other side effects. Even Holland and Barrett offers this warning. @whizzyfarmerProbably why Kate said "while, according to folklore,"... In the war dandelion root was dried and ground to make by Dave Hamilton

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28/11/2011 18:43:18

by Femina Athur

Talkback: The grey squirrel

the bulb on each plant. To me this is very strange behaviour for them, but i was wondering would you have any solutions to keep them away and stop them destroying my bulbs? There are ultrasonic pest repellers available that detect the motion of the squirrel by Dragonfly

28/11/2011 18:37:41

by Richard Jones

Waterlogged area

I have an area at the top of my plot that gets very waterlogged and at the moment is still very squelchy. What could I plant in it when it dries out a little and wouldnt be harmed by future water saturation. I thought of planting some rhubarb by BensGrandad

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26/05/2012 09:42:41

by Robot

Talkback: Preparing beds for planting

allotment i certainly will have fun planting in the next weeks coming. What was the oil mentioned on Thursday when treating camelias for a black sooty coating? Please can anyone help? My rhubarb is in its second year and has just started to produce new by joseph woosey

28/11/2011 18:31:05

by paulo

Your thoughts please

fabulous Fatsia japonica (castor oil plant) that I think meets your requirement. Large shiny leaves, not quite lime green but bright green. Even has candelabra-like flowers in October. Grows to about 10 ft. There is a variegated type available. I love mine by Cia

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26/05/2012 18:50:12

by Cia

Talkback: Growing giant sunflowers - planting out

of sunflowers which are grown to give us our sunflower seed oil for cooking are ploughed up each year just like our rape which gives us our rape-seed oil. I did enjoy the BBC4 programme called "Botany, the Blooming of Plants", last night very much. Hi i have by old chippy

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28/11/2011 18:43:41

by mooncarrot

Creosote - Which one and the best technique?

probably spray the larger part of it, but creosote type stuff can and does kill greenery, so where the spray falls (other than on the wood) be prepared for any plants or grass it touches to die off. Having said that, I still wouldn't use anything else by Earl20

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10/03/2013 16:18:21

by Brumbull

Talkback: Pussy galore

As a keen gardener, my solution is never to leave any bare soil available - thus killing two birds with one stone: I have to plant all those impulse purchases and I'm deterring Fluffy from my borders as well. The water pistol solution is indeed by Tina

28/11/2011 18:29:57

by Tina

Talkback: Sowing seeds for home-made ratatouille

Too cold to even contemplate seeds! Monty's video on planting courgettes is all well and good but Lancashire is still in deepest winter - roll on some sunshine. Can anyone help - I have just planted onion seeds in a heated propogater and can find by DABBLER

28/11/2011 18:40:23

by Anonymous

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