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Anemone de Caen
them in autumn, dry and store them, and replant in spring. If you intend leaving them in a pot over winter maybe you should go for John Innes no 3, as ordinary MP compost will be nothing but peat and sand by autumn,  Goldilocks has covered most things by roxy2
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29/04/2012 22:43:51
by Alina W
New roses for old
, sprayed at the first sight of aphids etc.  To no avail.  I don't know which roses they are.  All have about 3/4 very  tall thin stems and after yearly pruning to a third of height, they shoot up in the Spring to full height, produce only one or two buds by Naki
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18/06/2012 09:24:30
by Paul N
Peony Pruning?
the area around the root ball without actually touching it. Rake in bone meal in early spring making sure you do not damage the roots that are near the surface. They like almost full sun although shade from early morning sun after frost.You can grow from by Moonlit Hare
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08/07/2012 15:29:14
by Gardening Grandma
Talkback: How to improve your lawn
,but will do it again.this spring.thankyou for all your advice.ifound it so helpful Moss in a lawn is invariably due to poor drainage / soil compaction. After you have raked out the moss, use a fork or hollow tine aerator to spike the lawn and brush sharp sand by helenshearer
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07/04/2012 17:59:41
by Debbie McKenzie
Talkback: Wildlife-friendly plants
, if the meadow has Spring-flowering flowers, then it should be cut after they have flowered and set seed. If it has Summer-flowering flowers, then it should be cut in Autumn. .Whenever the meadow is cut, it's essential to remove the cuttings. If the cuttings by kaycurtis
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11/05/2012 06:12:08
by Gary Hobson
Talkback: Growing chillies from seed
and purpose dead but come spring, they will burst back into life again. Unless you really have killed them that is! I found this info on the internet earlier this year. Regards, Angela. Can I grow peppers and cucumbers the same? I grow them the same by Denzle43
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03/03/2012 13:08:47
by logmia
Talkback: How to build a compost bin
easier. It rots down quicker if you turn it, but I never do!  I just leave it for a year. I empty it out in the spring and spread it onto the ground where I need it.     What stops the kitchen waste from dropping through the spaces of the pallets by toddbudnikas
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07/05/2012 17:22:06
by SIMONNE15
Talkback: Leafcutter bees
to feed on then seal up the cane with the cut leaf, then next spring the " Baby " grows and hey-presto a new baby Bee,  NEVER,NEVER use PESTICIDE, you will kill all the Bees etc, I think this must have been my problem last year when i planted 10 laurels by tessa1958
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29/07/2012 07:31:27
by curlyone
Talkback: How to grow lupins
I gasped in horror watching this as i manured all my soil in spring and also give a liquid feed every few weeks . i love the look of the new lupins and will be adding more nxt year. i have jused started to plant hollyhock seeds in my greenhouse by Beths
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12/06/2012 23:29:14
by Hollie- Hock
Talkback: How to grow agapanthus from seed
facing there is plenty of light and  heat. Will now have to see how I get on as its the first time of growing these. Geoff   I sowed loads of agapanthus seed last spring form seed collected th eprevious year and stored in paper bags.  Loads germinated by foresterone
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31/07/2012 12:26:45
by Loveday Archer