My San Marzano plum tomato plants have now produced buds and flowers and I've noticed that there seems to be a lot of buds/flowers (10 or 12) on some of the trusses. Am I going to have a bumper crop...
A pretty little field mouse has taken to running up my neighbours lilac tree and onto my wall to avail itself of my birds peanut feeder! While cute to watch - how can I deter it? Yes,I can move the...
Can anyone advise me how to deal with slugs, they are eating my garden plants. I have put slug pellets down which attracts a few but i seem to be over run with the darn things
Planted the above today and also put in a pergola for it to climb on.
Will it be sufficient to apply some eco-mulch to keep the roots cool or should I surround the base with pebbles?...
We've recently planted a few pots..agapanthus, geraniums, etc...but will be spending a number of weeks away from home. We used to have a watering system but got rid of it when we changed to a water...
Anyone done this themselves? Got an area of garden approx. 50m2 in an L shape that we want to put artificial grass on. The plan is to remove the existing soil/grass down to a depth of 8". Then add 4"...
I said weeks ago that nxt door had put their trampoline right nxt to our fence. Today they have visitors over . For 2 hours there has been several kids on it screaming, and I mean screaming, the...
Can someone please tell me - when using the foam mattress topper with an egg shell profile, is it more comfortable to sleep directly on the shaped side or on the flat side ? I would really appreciate...
I brought a rug doctor from over sea,I brought a converter to go from 240v to 120 it starts up for a while and it turns it self of, I brought a new motor and that does the same so it got to be...
We have a detached property with a large field behind us which has until recently belonged to the local County Council who leased it out on an annual basis. The field has now been sold to a local...
I have floor to ceiling net curtains and the middle has gone grey and dingy, I assume caused by sunlight. I have tried washing them and soaking with net whiteners but the results are poor. Is there a...
The 6ft border fence between ourselves and our neighbour was paid for by us,he didn't want to pay anything towards it, So its our fence, but he paints his side and hangs plants off it etc. Whilst we...
This flower has grown from a packet of wildflower seeds sent to me from one of my sponsor dogs at Dogs Trust for Valentines Day. Does anyone know what it's called?
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I remember probably a couple of years back Royal Mail said they were unable to leave parcels/packages with a neighbour unless this had previously been arranged by filling in some sort of form. Has...
I have "inherited" a large quantity of haberdashery, including numerous sewing machine needles. ( Standard Singer-style) The sizes seem to be stamped on them, visible with magnifying glass, but I...
Haven't been on here for ages, but remember that there was a member called Ratter, is he still about? Could do with a bit of advice. My son has a rat infestation, which the pest control people have...