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who's burying the plums?
hi all, whilst preping soil for green manure, I raked 2 perfect plums up from just under the surface...2 teeth marks, but otherwise ripe and juicy....but who put them there? I havent seen any squirrels on the allotment site, so maybe not them by ritna
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18/09/2012 17:19:31
by ritna
cm holes in my lawn and dead grass
of thatch (dead grass) which needs raking out, it wouldn't have taken much  scrabbling by a bird to make that mess - or it could've been squirrels  or jays burying nuts.  Or it might possibly be hedgehogs looking for worms, beetles etc, and gathering by Omen
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14/10/2012 13:39:08
by Omen
Talkback:
about 12 sq metres in a long rectangular strip, 2m wide x 6m long. I have tried to get rid of the debris and have forked and raked the soil, raking as much as i can and treadind down, there were loads of bulbs too which i have dug up and lots of stones by bendiddley
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24/03/2013 12:56:00
by Brumbull
Sentimental Tool
, and decided to live in a OAP's home. She was 94. She had a beautiful garden, split to look look lovely and also feed here. I was given a rake that she had used throughout her life there, to use in the garden when I got married.   Nearly twenty years later, I by Wodufin
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18/05/2013 22:11:28
by GillyL
Talkback: How to maintain your lawn
I have bought a lawn rake and scarifier which has got 5 different cutting height settings (positions) available but no instructions or advise as to how to decide which setting to use at the begining.Can anyone advise me. Please!! Worth watching by algarra1949
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16/06/2012 20:32:30
by jan pay
Leaves on lawn
I rotavated and overseeded our lawn 3 weeks ago. Germination has started but seems quite slow. The lawn is now becoming covered with leaves. So, the question is, do I keep off the lawn and leave the leaves, or do I rake off off (or blow off by Potsy
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12/10/2012 11:09:06
by Alina W
Beetroot
and swell up. Do this the day before you wish to plant them and have the ground dug, raked and ready. Mark a line with string where you want to sow the seed and draw out a drill with the corner of the rake or a stick, about 1" deep. Next day drain the water by Jason Raymond
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01/01/2013 15:24:45
by Mrs. Little Bush
Wild flower meadow
by snowdrops and naturalised narcissus pseudonarcissus. Any ideas as how to impoverish the soil would be very welcome. As a former conservation land manager, I can only say that you should cut as often as you can and rake off. and stick with the yellow rattle. by deadkeendaisy
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10/03/2013 20:57:42
by nutcutlet
spring lawn feed via a spreader
Can anyone advise what is a good spring feed for lawns using a spreader?  Our lawn has moss and weed through it so will give it a rake and aerate it first but have no idea what feed is good to use at this time of year. Immediately-do nothing by Gill Lindfield
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01/03/2013 10:46:57
by sotongeoff
Used 4in1 now have patches
Hi I used evergreen 4 In 1 law feeder / weeder and now I have really dark patches ( think its dead moss after treatment) do I need to rake out the moss and seed? Please help and how long will it take for new grass to grow?? It is probably moss by Brian22
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23/04/2013 18:18:20
by Gold1locks