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Can Anyone Confirm Whether This Is True?

That when dogs pee on grass it is only the female dogs pee that burns and kills the grass. I have several patches on the grass verge outside my house where dogs have peed and there are several patches...

Mr-H

Invasive Weed

Help please. I have been attacked by a small leafed weed which looks and smells like Mustard Cress. Patio Weed killer seems to have little effect, and this weed seems to be extending across my garden...

Chipchopper

Sunflower Recipe's

I've now, just harvested the first of my sunflower heads and have some good size black & white striped seeds. I'm planning on roasting some in the oven, to make some snacks but would welcome any other...

rsvp

Chicken Question

am looking after a friend's chickens and a bit worried about the silkie. It stayed in one of the hen houses most of the day and just doesn't look 'right' to me, slightly tatty and bit grubby looking....

Stargazer

What Exactly Is "sharp Sand"?

I am taking fuchsia cuttings and the instructions say to mix some sharp sand into potting compost. I know it is probably not essential but there is an argument about what exactly is sharp sand. ie is...

gedk

Pruning Lower Half Of Leylandii

Is it possible to cut back the lower branches of a Leylandii tree to the trunk to form a more traditional tree shape and look ? I only have a small garden, and am looking to create an impression of a...

yobanfa

Plum Wood

I've just got a border terrier pup and was told to give her a piece of wood to chew on, I've got some small pieces of plum wood for her, is it safe for her though?

oldboar

Animal Clicking Noises

Around 3 am this morning i heard loud clicking noises coming from our front garden. The automatic lights came on but I couldn't see any animal. Has anyone any idea what animal emits a clicking noise....

carrust

Did You..

...know that Minnie Driver's middle name is Cab.....

john1066

Transplanting..

I need to transplant a rose bush..When is the best time?

seadogg

Buddhleia?

A neighbour has a multi stemmed plant with flowers made up of small units giving a fluffy appearance which reminds her of candyfloss (same colour of pink). It is about 5 feet high and the butterflies...

cecil39

Blue Tits Nesting

Do blue tits nest twice? or this late? I saw two of them taking a great interest in one of our nest boxes this morning perching on or near it and peering into the hole as if they were sizing it up for...

alidoc

Black Rabbits

Are there pure black wild rabbits ?, whilst cycling in the Yorkshire countryside I saw one on the verge . I've seen thousands of the common brown ones but never a black one before....

Chipchopper

Bad Cold

I have a nasty cold that started off at the back of my throat. What's the best way to get through it ?...

Cmitchell

Ideas Wanted For Edging

Please look here http://www.flickr.com/photos/38603329@N07/9559240160/lightbox/ at the photograph I took of my MIL’s front Garden. As you can see the edge of the drive has some “breeze block”...

wired

Bees

I have a papyrus plant by a water feature, the papyrus is in a double pot, the outer one is full of water. For several weeks now bees have been to the roots of the plant, heads down bottoms up and...

mallyh

Plant Care

can anyone tell me how i can look after my coconut and banana plants during the winter thanks x...

beegeebee

Removing Honey And Honeycomb From A Wooden Surface

Have already asked this question on chatterbank but, it may be more judicious to also ask here. My daughter has honeycomb and honey on the inside of window shutters and obviously now needs to find...

Eve

Who Is This Little Guy?

I spotted this little guy looking at me earlier. Couldn't get close enough to get a decent zoomed in shot on my phone so it's a bit of a rubbish photo I'm afraid. In the three just to the lower left...

hope19

Strawberry Plant

I bought a strawberry plant from a school fair,it is flowering but the blooms are red and now is producing yellow one too,what sort of plant is it,I`m beginning to think it isn`t a strawberry plant...

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