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acer shrub

Why is our acer shrub turning green from the lovely red colour. It faces north/west and is planted against the house

do flight companies buy back flights. i have booked and paid cash for 4 flights to Australia for December and have recenlty found out my son may not be able to travel due to possibly needing surgery....

crisgal

harvesting lettuce leaves

I am growing some "cut and come again" salad leaves. It says to pick the outer leaves regularly to encourage regrowth. Thing is, i don't know how! Do i just pull the whole leaf off, or cut it at the...

Im a BusyBee

Runner Beans Plants

Although i have a huge (half an acre) garden we dont as yet actually have any 'garden' its all grass and several trees, the ground under which is useless. We are designing and changing it all soon but...

tinkertontom

honeysuckle

please help my new honeysuckle has got a powdery film on some of the leaves my neighbour said its was blue mould but didn't know how to treat it ,so if anyone has any suggestions I would love to know...

fronkdt

What to buy for boarding school

My boyfriends 13yr old son is off to boarding school soon and I wanted to get him something nice but I don't know what. I don't want to get him something that will step on his ex's toes, and I want it...

Lou_906

Compost - home delivery

I need some good general compost for pots etc. Does anyone know of suppliers who do home deliveries? I don't have a car and don't like having to rely on friends to lug great bags of it around. I live...

clockswim

growing sweetcorn

im growing sweetcorn it tells me to harden off and plant out,can any1 tell me what harden off means what do i have to do

EngTeach

US Labor Laws

This is a shot in the dark and I will call appropriate agencies on Monday but..... Does anyone know if piece work is legal in the US and if so what actually constitutes piecework? My sister was...

winebuyer

Burning

Is it true that you can burn out tree stumps and roots by soaking them in diesel and torching them? Or is it just a bloke myth?

starrs

Gas Fire - Safety Check

Yesterday we had our annual safety check on our gas fire and boiler. The thing puzzling me is that some years we get a more comprehensive check ie. the fire is taken away from the wall and the...

fuggy

orchid (phalaeopsis)

i have one from last year. the leaves are green and supple. Q1 what do i feed it with? Q2 was i right in removing last years growth stem which appears dead? Q3 if all is well when cant i expect some...

db60

Dripping pipe to shower

my cold water pipe from cold tank to shower has started to drip. On inspection I see it is dripping from the soldered end of the tap connector. 1) Can I apply something to it like Plumbers Mait to...

Kimbles20

What would go in your happy box?

Hi all, I am putting together a package of bits and bobs for my auntie and uncle who are currently out in switzerland. They have been living out there for a year and although they love the place, they...

answer001

Shops rounding up prices

I just bought a carpet and the shop rounded the price up to the nearest pound because they said they didn't want to have to deal with pence when it came to sorting out the banking. Are they legally...

rhovanion

Chamelaucium Positioning

Have just bought the above plant and it came with absolutely no care instructions. I bought it as a houseplant and was wondering if anyone can help with the sort of positioning it likes - ie. in sun...

Matheous

Begonia Tubers

If I slice the tubers through will I get two decent worthwhile plants? And should I wait for new growth to appear before executing such a task? Any help appreciated.....Thank you.

Matheous

Gas BBQ

Anyone tried using charcoal with a calor gas barbeque.....? I love the flavour it gives-but miss it. I thought it might be possible to sit a foil BBQ tray of charcoal directly on the two existing...

Giggsie

roses

what am I doing wrong? I have a few standard roses the first year they had loads of blooms.Since then every year has got less no sign of life at all this year. Anyone any secrets how to grow nice...

defstarr

top dressing

would there be any ill effects if I top dress my lawn now? All the sites say that Autumn is best but I cannot think of any reason not to do it now.

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