03-03-2013, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Janela
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So is mine Meg! 
I put three in a couple of years ago, all different colours, in a group and they are now all the same colour 
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02-04-2013, 04:46 PM
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Where I sprayed the whitefly in the greenhouse they are all dead
I've sprayed the plants with water to wash them and everything looks fresh now. I was hoping not to use chemicals any more but needs must .....I've been sowing seeds over Easter. French and African marigolds (my own seeds) Squash and tomatoes. We've made some paper pots (a pot press from dil
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My lawn needs cutting - can't persuade hubby to get the mower out though
07-04-2013, 05:08 PM
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I put my foot down and hubby got the mower out the lawn is now cut I did a high cut and was amazed at how much I took off .. didn't use the proper mower, just the hover .. I intend scarifying it and then use the big mower with a grass box during the week.Tidied some of the clematis, which are all sprouting and fiddled around in the greenhouse, while hubby edged the lawn. Was amazed to see we spent five hours out there!
Only one disappointment, none of my seeds are sprouting yet
07-04-2013, 06:23 PM
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Re: The Gardening Year 2013
Originally Posted by Janela
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I put my foot down and hubby got the mower out the lawn is now cut I did a high cut and was amazed at how much I took off .. didn't use the proper mower, just the hover .. I intend scarifying it and then use the big mower with a grass box during the week.Tidied some of the clematis, which are all sprouting and fiddled around in the greenhouse, while hubby edged the lawn. Was amazed to see we spent five hours out there!
Only one disappointment, none of my seeds are sprouting yet
I cut the lawns a few weeks ago and the haven't grown much because it is so cold...
11-04-2013, 06:06 PM
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Mrs P has been doing her spring pruning and as usual I have been in charge of picking up all the debris and disposing of it, which can be quite a task as Mrs P is a merciless pruner...
I have been sowing seeds in the greenhouse in trays rather than open ground as I would normally just to give them a bit of a start. Even with the weather getting a touch milder now I'm not convinced that the hard frosts have completely disappeared for a few weeks yet.
Been to the nursery today and bought strawberry plants which I'm planting into troughs this year rather than in a seed bed, as all of the fruit rotted last year because of the wet....please let it be a touch drier this summer...
11-04-2013, 07:17 PM
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I moved my strawberries into troughs in the autumn and they look ok After last years disastrous summer they can't do any worse.I intent to move the troughs around the garden to take advantage of the sun .
My sister has some strawberries in hanging containers and they do really well.
This time last year I had planted my runner beans in doors ready for an early crop, I won't be doing that this year
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