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  • 7 May 2012 - 070520121
    Are these ash seedlings which are appearing in their hundreds aound an old ash tree? They are appearing... (More)
    Those are ash seedlings, shed by the tree after a good seed year. This can occur every year or every... (More)
     
  • 7 May 2012 - steno
    i have a pauls scarlet for about 7 years. it flowers brilliantly but it never seems to have anchored... (More)
    This is a common problem with standard trees and especially with decorative hawthorn trees. It occurs... (More)
     
  • 3 May 2012 - Katz
    I got a present of a plum tree (Prunus Domestica Victoria). I was told that it was a minature, but not... (More)
    'Victoria' plum is easily the best variety for growing in Irish conditions. It is not dwarf and will... (More)
     
  • 28 April 2012 - 290320101
    Most newspapers now use coloured ink. Is it still OK to use them in compost or for mulching? (More)
    While the ink itself does contain metals and some other chemicals, the amounts are very small and readily... (More)
     
  • 28 April 2012 - bláithín
    My Kilmarnock willow hasn't any catkins for the past few years. I have it about 10 years and it had catkins... (More)
    The Kilmarnock willow is a weeping form of goat willow and a male clone. Its catkins are produced on... (More)
     
  • 25 April 2012 - Noelfitz
    My Magnolia wilsonii is sick, few leaves, dying branches, damaged buds, possibly due to cold weather... (More)
    This is very likely to be due to harsh winds in recent days. Magnolia foliage is very easily damaged... (More)
     
  • 14 April 2012 - 290320101
    I have 4 varieties of tomato plants - 'Golden Sunrise', 'Red Cherry', Gardeners Delight' and 'Moneymaker'.... (More)
    All of those can be grown outdoors with 'Gardeners' Delight'the most reliable. (More)
     
  • 14 April 2012 - hilljames
    I have tomato seedlings that the leaves have started turning a whitish colour, they are also pale green... (More)
    That sounds like a touch of frost, or sun scorch on a hot day. Whitening and dry patches can be signs... (More)
     
  • 11 April 2012 - LilyO
    Is a box hedging suitable as a low 'divider' between a garden border and a piece of meadow. Not looking... (More)
    Box hedging has come under a cloud in recent years because of the damaging box blight disease. In any... (More)
     
  • 4 April 2012 - mulcahy
    I would love to get a Cornus kousa "Satomi". Do you know who supplies them? ( I have enquired locally... (More)
    Cornus 'Satomi' grows to about five metres in time and can be planted within three metres of a wall.Johnstown... (More)
     
 
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