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I was at an organic garden talk last night and it was surgested that you sink plastic bottles , 3 per tree in the ground , holes in the base , leave the top on and fill with water rather than just watering the ground ( obviously not at the moment

Hello - I'd like to set up some kind of irrigation system in my greenhouse but I have no idea where to start. I have googled the topic and have found water bags with hoses attached and they seem quite cheap. Has anyone used these or does anyone

...I guess its different if its near the house due to possible dampness... if so then easiest thing is to move it.. I was overloaded during the summer with rain water & no need to water garden as already done.. I bet next year we will be saying theres

by blackspot or rustSet up automatic watering systems for potted plants when going on holidayTop up water levels in ponds and aquatic featuresAround the gardenDeadhead flowers of lady's mantleWater camelliasBuy bulbs for autumn plantingFlowersPick plums

, I have some of the cat scarers but they don't work either, will just have to cary on with the water spray or hose when I get the chance but having the cats in my garden limits the amount of birds coming in as the cats scare them off, I've had to stop

and covered with a propagator lid and put them on my window ledge ready to take to my new property. I am such a novice to gardening that I don't even know how often to water them? I have been browsing the internet and some websites say to cover the propagator

Dear all, I bought 2 weeks ago enough box to do about 20m of garden edge. I ran out of time before getting the last 4m in. Now the weather has turned ugly. What is the best thing to do with them? 9cm pots with about 20cm growth. I also have half

hardening off before planting out, if they'd been kept in sheltered conditions -or they might have  suffered a degree of neglect whilst at the supermarket, perhaps under or over-watering by non-gardening trained staff.  Or even watering with hard water

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I work at sea 8 months of a year and my back garden consists of grey stone slate chips and decking. I have troughs and tubs of veg and herbs along the back frence I would like to have a row of mini-fruit tress that grow no more than 2.5m high