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Drying onions

On 24/10/2008 in Allotments

I've been drying out onions to prepare them for storage. This batch was lifted - from sodden beds - during the non-stop rains of late-July, then spread in a single layer on crates and mushroom boxes in the shed. Ordinarily, I would have left them


Raspberries and asparagus

On 06/06/2008 in Unassigned

Sometimes it seems like I've had the allotment forever - I just can't imagine life without it. It seems so long ago when I look back to the early days - no shed, no raised beds, only weeds and lots of work to do.I think we got most things right when


Urban foxes

On 09/06/2010 in Wildlife

I think we have foxes living under our garden shed. I first noticed the scratching in the soil a week or so ago. It didn't look like very much excavation had occured and the hole didn't appear to go very far. But now we have more earth-moving going


has a gas leak killed my euonymous

On 29/06/2012 in forum

I had a gas leak outside my house about 2 months ago.  It was a bad leak.  My eunonymous which is about 4 feet away from where the leak was found is now dying.  This is a very large plant - about 10 feet (3 metres) across and 7 feet (2.2 metres) high.  It has leylandii on either ...


Normanby Hall Country Park

On 11/04/2013 in Garden: Central England

757Normanby, North Lincs01724 720 588www.northlincs.gov.uk/normanbyDN15 9HUOpen all year, daily, 29 Mar-27 Sep, 10.30am-5pm (dusk if earlier). Adults £5.60, OAPs £5.10, children (5-15) £2.80. Card valid for the whole property.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,picn...


Deciduous

On 14/09/2007 in Glossary

Describes plants, principally trees and shrubs, that shed their leaves seasonally.


Security

On 17/09/2012 in forum

Someone is stealing from our allotments and also damaing sheds etc, Is it possible to get a small camera that I can place in my shed and that will take pictures and save on to a memory stick etc so that I can view at home on my PC.


spuce tree called FAT ALBERT

On 21/04/2012 in forum

TREE HAS STARTED TO SHED ITS NEEDLES IS THIS OKAY OR IS IT SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS Spruces can shed their needles in spring, although not usually all at once. If you are getting fresh green growth at the same time it should be fine.


Moving a hob vine

On 18/09/2012 in forum

Hi, Does anyone have experience in moving a hob vine. We moved into our house last November. A vine climbing over an old shed was ignored all summer (in fact shrunk every time the other half was out with the strimmer). However I had to go


Around the garden job checklist - week 42

On 23/11/2011 in Around the garden checklists

Prune suckers away from the base of ornamental treesCollect hoses, sprinklers and other watering equipment to store in the shed over winterProtect glazed pots from frost damage by wrapping up or bringing into a shedOrder bare-root roses for planting


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