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How to grow rocket leaves from seed

On 20/07/2011 in Projects: Seeds and bulbs

by making successive sowings throughout spring and summer. As autumn approaches, cover crops with sheets of horticultural fleece to keep the cold at bay, and you could be cropping right through to first frosts.Rocket seedLine for sowingHoe or trowel


What to plant under Acer

On 23/05/2013 in forum

to stop the weeds appearing, or do I just need to keep hoeing it? Bought a new hoe today! Thanks for the reply.  If you know someone with a clump of snowdrops they might give you, then split them up and spread around within the circle. They will flower


Favourite tools

On 28/04/2012 in forum

, such as garden hose, hose nozzle and fitting, hose reel cart, etc. We are manufacturer for such lines. Look forward to serving you.   A Dutch hoe is a great tool for the garden. I use it to cut down annual weeds between my plants. It's also good in small areas


Hairy bitter cress

On 19/10/2011 in Problems: Weeds

or hoe off young seedlings and remove from the soil surface. Avoid deep cultivation which brings up new seeds. Apply a mulch to the surface after weeding to prevent further germination. Use contact weedkiller to kill seedlings and young plants before


Self-heal

On 19/10/2011 in Problems: Weeds

of other plants, particularly grass in lawns. The most effective organic approach is to weaken the plant by hoeing it wherever it appears in beds or borders, or to dig it out using a fork or trowel. If it establishes itself in the lawn you will have to lift


Shepherd's purse

On 19/10/2011 in Problems: Weeds

, short-lived plants, which can produce many generations in a single season by setting large amounts of seed. Pull out young plants individually by hand or hoe off young seedlings and remove them from the soil surface before they get a chance to set seed


What to do now in your garden - week 21

On 31/10/2011 in Weekly checklists

plants for sale at garden centres or by mail order, offering everything from delicious cherry types to beefy cooking toms - the choice is yours. Plant tagetes with your tomatoesScoop out floating pond weed and algae from poolsHoe bare soil and hand weed


Weeds vs an old rickety back

On 17/02/2013 in forum

, but it will still be a big improvement and they're not too hard to hoe gently out of the chippings. you could also spray the mypex with simazine and then cover with chippings , regards Derek whack the weeds with a helper, then when u see weed seedlings, use a hoe


Nettles

On 07/08/2012 in forum

's fairly easy to work. They are easy to pull up when spotted and do make great compost as well as a liquid feed if you can cope with the smell of them rotting in a bucket of water.  As you are making veggie beds I assume you'll be out there regularly hoeing


what to do with overgrown patch

On 26/06/2012 in forum

to be hinting at green manure perhaps- but that is more digging in If you hoe off the weeds as they appear that is a good control-pernicious weeds like dandelions need pulling out or treating with a weed killer. What sort of veg do you want to grow? Have you


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