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What is the most self-sufficient way to create post holes?

I don't have a tractor and I don't want to buy a post-hole digger so wondered if it was possible to create post holes using, for example, horses (humanely of course). Alternatively, how can I make a...

hairygrape

F1 Tomato Plant

I've always grown my tomato plants in growbags laid on soil in my greenhouse. I sometimes grow F1 types as well as standard non-determinate types such as Ailsa Craig. Each year, the odd tomato or two...

smurfchops

Agreement for tenant to mow lawn

Getting a new tenant in our house, for a year, and we want to make sure he mows the lawn and keeps the borders tidy, on a regular basis. There is a lawn mower in the shed. Is there any sort of...

VW525

Any recommendations for natural insect repellants that work?

Off to Antigua in three weeks and am pregnant so cannot use products containing DEET as I was planning to when booking the holiday at the beginning of the year. I get bitten a lot even in this country...

milly143

Children excercising/Running

My 10 year old nephew has asked to join me when I go for a run from now on. He plays a lot of football already so is generally quite fit I think but I wondered how far he should actually be able to...

oranger

winter windowsill

what herb, veg, etc can i grow on the kitchen windowsill during the winter

Spreeny

raspberries

Someone told me you can get raspberry 'bushes' instead of 'canes' if this's correct does anyone know where I get any from please?...

Hawkwalk

Madbid.com - is it worth a go?

Has anyone here used Madbid.com and do you know if it is worth it. Any idea what the average number of bids would be before you won anything. I can see some real bargains but I imagine that winning...

tigwig

Would this be a stupid idea?

I am planning holidays for next year and fancy going to Disneyland Paris for a long weekend then Majorca for a week later in the year. Of course I do not have the money to pay for it yet but the...

modeller

Old grow bags.

What is the best thing to do with old grow bag compost. I have several in which tomatoes were grown and now are just a mass of old roots . Should I cut it up and use it as mulch or is it suitable to...

Wheelerdealer

Has anyone here climbed Mount Etna or a similar mountain?

Im not interested in actually climbing mountains but more the view when you get to the top so Id like some ideas on mountains that are fairly easy to walk up without needing breathing equipment etc..

Booldawg

help identifying a plant

saw this in the garden centre yesterday. didnt really give it much thought but now I'd like to add it! It had pretty pink mottled, ivy shaped leaves. I dont think it flowers. It wasnt a big shrub, in...

bluebird34

Pruning

I have not been well this year and the garden has not had a lot of attention..I have three plants in my front garden which have become straggly. They are a tall magnolia, a red robin which is now a...

Emmeedask

Return home early

I'm away on holiday at the moment and things are difficult and i want to return home early. Where do I start in sorting this out? Thanks...

dennisb66

Magnolia tree

I have a Magnolia tree outside my front window,I want to cut it back but not sure when the best time is to do it.What do readers think ?

norfolkgal

Tree disposal

This may be a silly question but here goes. have just cut down adn dug up a 6ft conifer tree but do not know where I can take it. can I take to the tip? Do they have the facility to shred or whatever?...

glenbar

Funny cobwebs on plants

My Bougainvillea was ruined this year with a sort of white fungus on the stems and later it developed a strange cobwebby stuff all over. I then went away and came back to find my Oleander had the same...

MrMister

Company taking on agency workers

Are there any ways of finding out if certain companies take on agency staff ? whats the best way of finding out ?

murraykevin3

looking after a Pyracantha bush

Last year there were plenty of berries but towards the end of the summer the plant started to loose leaves, this year some of the branches didnt grow any leaves ,there were no flowers and about ten...

echokilo

Identifying apples

We have inherited several apple trees at our new house - and some have produced some beautiful fruit - but how can I found out the variety?

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