Acer advice please
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:04:14 +0000
We have an Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku' in a container. It is about 2
metres tall and is in well drained JI No. 3. The container is located
in a quite sheltered place in an area that receives full sun from mid
morning to early afternoon.
From Spring until late Summer it looked splendid, not exhibiting any
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Garlic "Marco"
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:04:34 +0000
Is it my imagination or did someone recently mention that their
experience of growing Marco was very unsatisfactory? The only reason I
ask is that I realise that I have planted Marco - and it's sprouting v.
well at present; this is the first time I have tried this type (Goodness
knows why I bought it - seduced ...
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Peas
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:33:33 -0000
On my travels today I saw trays of pea plants, about 2 or 3" high for sale.
Seemed to me to be an odd thing to be selling at this time of year. Is it?
Pea plants were Meteor.
mark
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Where did the green cabbage go?
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:11:58 +0000
Is it just me or is the white, tasteless, sanitised lump of nothing
they call cabbage in the supermarkets these days really that bad, or
was the green much tastier and better for us?
And where did it disappear? ...
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Pest Control for bay/rosemary/goji
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:36:16 +0000
Hello all
I have recently noticed that my new potted rosemary/bay/goji berries
are infested with absolutly loads of these little fly like things. They
scurry around the soil but also fly I cant seem to identify them except
for the fact that there small live in soil and have crossed wings they
just look like f ...
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White Powdery 'Fungus' type material in soil
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:16:47 -0700 (PDT)
Just been pulling out some roots of 'Geranium' (Hawkesbill) The ground
is infested with a white powdery substance like the white you get when
you use Mushroom Compost. Can anyone tell me what is is and is it
harmful? The area was very dry. ...
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Landscaping/planting schemes needed.
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:05:15 -0000
Hello all, I am bewildered trawling the web looking for ideas, pictures etc
for landscaping a large garden for my boss. Any links to well organised
informative sites would be greatfully recieved preferably UK
Planting schemes ( pics) Hard landscape, screening for privacy, or anything
unusaul. The garden is 5 ac ...
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abc for newcomers to uk.rec.gardening
Saturday, 31 Oct 2009 00:29:02 +000
For detailed information on this newsgroup you are recommended to
read the charter for uk.rec.gardening at:
http://www.usenet.org.uk/uk.rec.gardening.html
There are a number of FAQ files (answers to Frequently Asked
Questions) which have been put together by the contributors
to this group and are a ...
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OT Frog in Greenhouse
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:51:49 -0000
Hi,
We have had a frog in our greenhouse for most of the summer. Now winter is
approaching I wonder if I should put it in the pond or undergrowth. The
floor is paved and we have taken most of the plants out so am not sure what
it will feed on or if it can hibernate in there.
So should I take it out or leave it ...
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Boston Ivy - Autumn colour
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:39:45 +0100
The Boston ivy is looking its best now, completely engulfing the walls
of the house in reds, purples, oranges and yellows. I took this photo of
our house this morning. Soon all the leaves will be off and it will be
time to cut it back again. All the climber was cut off at the height of
the top of the downstair ...
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