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Re: Cat urine killing english boxwood hedge!
Sorry for chiming in a bit late to the discussion, but I really feel like I need to add my 2 cents. Cats don't just pee on floors and beds because they're in pain - could be a multitude of other...
 
Cordyline Australis not growing straight
Hi everyone, I?ve just signed up as I?m struggling to find an answer to a problem I have with my Cordyline Australis. I have searched and can?t find anything similar, we planted our Australis 3 years...
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How to attract more birds to my balcony garden?
Hello fellow gardeners, I have a north west facing balcony and it attracts some birds. Seeing them makes my day a good day. And I can imagine it pleases you to see your visitors too. My balcony garden...
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What should be planted in winter?
Hello, l live in near Nashville, Tennessee. The last projected frost date here is April 14. Last year, people told me that I should have planted some things in February --- but I don't remember what...
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Perenial Wallflower Help pls
Just planted these as young plants last year but noticed that they have become very leggy, how do i proceed? feel i should cut them back but unsure as to how far, Any help welcomed
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How to preserve some pumpkins for a month until Halloween
We have 5 nice Halloween-sized carving pumpkins in our garden, but the associated vines are just about dried up and I don't want the pumpkins to rot on the ground or in our garage, at least not until...
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Lichen/verdigris?
Hi! First post! We've many well established azeleas in out garden, but some of them are troubled with these deposits on various parts of the branches. It doesn't effect the flowers although some of...
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Broken Asian Pear Tree
The top 5-6 feet of one of my Asian Pear trees broke off yesterday. It wasn't that badly loaded with fruit, but we did have some high winds, and I think the combination of wind and fruit load was just...
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Yellow pear tomatoes not ripening
What's up with that? Week after week they just hang here and nothing changes. The plant is putting out a pretty fair number of buds and I see new fruit all over it. But the oldest fruit which is...
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levelling - dig down or add up?
Hi I live on a slope and after my two patio slab depth patio area my garden slopes down from the right to the left quite considerably. It means there is not much garden for the children to play in. I...
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Broom
Hi all i have broom coming thro the gravel at the top end of my garden it has a membrane but this little s*d finds a way thro in all sorts of places i know it came thro from next door - I cannot seem...
 
Systemic pesticide for roses
I would like to use a systemic pesticide on my roses. I've heard systemic pesticides can be very dangerous. I've tried several different sprays and am not satisfied with the results. Can anyone...
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Pre emergent herbicide in the UK?
Hi all, My new garden has a terrible crabgrass infestation - I have around 20% grass and 80% crabgrass both on my front and back lawn! I tried a 'moss killer' lawn product in the autumn that turned...
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Topped Leylandii by mistake
Hi When I planted some five foot Leylandii last year I took off about six inches off the top ie the growing tip because I thought it might help establish them twelve months on they are growing...
 
Roundup - how far travel?
Please don't lynch me for asking about the "R" word! I just had HUGE amounts of the worst, most deep-rooted weed-grass taken out of a rose path, and don't want to go through that again soon! Already...
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In this Corner Vinca Minor In This One Creeping Charlie
I have spent hundreds of dollars and dozens of hours planting a shaded area around my pergola with dense concentrations of Vinca Minor, only to see the bed infested with Creeping Charlie. I thought...
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Identify and kill "wild rhubarb?"
A wild guess. Bill
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Bougainvillea Bad Luck
Living on the water in the climate of Sarasota, Florida, I should be in bougainvillea heaven, but it's been more like the other place. I am having just miserable luck with mine, no matter how many...
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Toro Wheel Horse stops randomly in 3rd gear.
Apologies in advance if this the wrong forum. Feel free to point me in the right direction. Toro WheelHorse 12-38XL. About 8-10 years old. Bought used last season. Mower does exactly what it's...
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Growing tomatoes under lights
I'm growing some tomato plants under a 400 watt metal halide lamp. They are about three weeks old and several are a few days from blooming. Right now I have them under 18 hours of light and 6 hours of...
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