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  • 26 January 2012 - simon k.
    I've grown Nicola potatoes in the same ground for the last two seasons and wonder can they be put there... (More)
    It is best to move potatoes in a rotation to new ground as there is a danger of a build up of potato... (More)
     
  • 25 January 2012 - bradc
    What is the best way to control Box Blight? I have been using Octave and Eyetac 50 but it always seems... (More)
    There are two different fungi associated with box blight and control is very difficult to achieve, if... (More)
     
  • 25 January 2012 - ferny
    What is the best tropical plants/trees to use in sheltered sunny garden, taking into account our cold... (More)
    Tropical trees and plants and cold frosty winters are mutually exclusive!The true Tropics have no frosts.However,... (More)
     
  • 24 January 2012 - larry
    I potted up some houseplants in peat free compost last year. Now I can see tiny worms round the base... (More)
    The present of tiny worms is an indicator that the compost has been too wet. Allow it to dry for a couple... (More)
     
  • 24 January 2012 - 160120121
    I have a small pale pink early flowering clematis. the roots are well protected. I have always cut it... (More)
    If it is an early flowering kind, it should not be pruned until after flowering, if at all, or perhaps... (More)
     
  • 24 January 2012 - celined
    I was wondering can you advise me on what hedge to plant. I live on the top of a very windy hill and... (More)
    Plain green holly would make a good, wind-resistant hedge or a mixture of holly hawthorn and beech. (More)
     
  • 24 January 2012 - Breen
    Could you let me know if adding sulphate of iron to soil ( black moss type) would be of benefit when... (More)
    If the soil is already black, it is likely to be acidic but you can get an inexpensive test kit from... (More)
     
  • 23 January 2012 - sweetpeafan
    I want to build a raised vegetable garden. what is best type of wood to use for this project (More)
    First of all, it is by no means essential to grow vegetables in raised beds. Raised beds only have value... (More)
     
  • 23 January 2012 - 230120121
    I put mushroom compost on the soil in my Poly Tunnel, and now I have loads of mushrooms growing. I know... (More)
    This is very common and they are perfectly good to eat, if no chemicals have been used in the greenhouse.Pick... (More)
     
  • 23 January 2012 - shirley1
    I had a cherry tree cut down some years ago but the base and roots were left in ground. I now discover... (More)
    Honey fungus breaks down dead tree stumps ...so it ispart of the natural process and might or moght not... (More)
     
 
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