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nb1

Tomatoes that need watering when we are away

Hi Guys, Am goimg away for 2 weeks, have no one who can water my 2 tomato plants should I put them in the bath when I am awy or willthey get warlogged. Have lots of green toms, have never grown them...

Veebird

Green tomatoes

Our greenhouse tomatoes have not started to ripen yet and we are going away for six weeks in about 10 days time. I'm tempted to try putting some in a box or a drawer to see if they will ripen while...

john1066

Transplanting...

I need to transplant some currant bushes....When is the best time to do this?

midagetrolop

Provado vine weevil killer

I have found a full container of this at the end of my drive, can anyone tell me what colour it is? This I have found is custard coloured. Will it be ok to use?

gfingers

How do I get rid of ants nests in the lawn ?

I think I have 'Lasius Negletus Ants' in 3 sections of my lawn. There are 13 ant mounds in total, 9 of which have appeared last week. The rest started last year but I thought they were probably mole...

cecil39

picking green nuts

can anyone tell me if hazel nuts will keep if I pick them when they are still green, only the squirrels are taking so many we won't have any for Christmas a this rate, I have seen them on the market...

dennisb66

Mini Fruit Trees

Earlier this year I planted 3 mini fruit trees in a patio we didnt use any more.I later also planted a marigold in each corner where the trees were,see photo...

Bromsgrove

Growing Potatoes in sacks forChristmas Use

I grow potatoes in bags for use at this time of year but as yet have not tried growing a crop for Christmas use. Would I be able to leave the bag outside or does it need a more sheltered environment?...

hairlady

Orchids

Help .All of a sudden the flowers have been dropping off the stems even though I have not overwatered them and have kept it on a windowsill that doesnt get too much sun.There are still some buds on...

tooj

Weedkiller

I have a very large garden and I am struggling to keep it neat getting overrun with weeds. Weedkiller is very expensive these days. Does anyone have suggestions for making your own cheaply. I would...

chessington

Maggots

Hi We have a load of maggots crawling across our patio YUK how do you get rid of these nasty things, don't know where they came from either

Traci66

Miniature weeping willow ... leaves going brown.

I have a mini weeping willow, the past few weeks the leaves have started curling and going brown, it does not look as though the leaves are being eaten and the browning only seems to be occurring on...

derrynoose

Portuguese Laurel Hedge

Has anyone got experience of planting/maintaining a hedge of Portuguese laurel. Is it a suitable plant for a hedge about one metre high? Thanks.

grannie39

IVY

can anyone please tell me how to get rid of an ivy, it has climbed way up above our reach during our holidays, is there something i can put on the growing stems, or can i cut them in midstream and put...

joeluke

Water butts

Have inherited a couple of water butts from a neighbour, but one of them leaks as it has a 4" split on its base Is it repairable and if so how?...

joeluke

Blackberry bush

Blackberry bush in back garden is full of fruits but a lot of the red ones which have ripened into black ones also have small sections of pale pink on them Never happened in previous years. Anyone...

merton69

Just harvested my potatos.

Hello ABer's! Just harvested some spuds from my spudbag and would like to know the best way to look after them as we have some shop bought spuds to eat up first? Also, can I continue to use the bag...

sfby

"Grouting" a garden patio

Following an over-enthusiastic pressure washing of my patio I noticed a lot of the filling between the flags had disappeared. I've looked online & it seems there are 2 approaches - normal grouting...

Oleanda

Hydrangea

When is the best time to move a Hydrangea?