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- Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:36 am
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: cracked bird bath
- Replies: 8
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Beryl There is another type of pond repair product which comes in 2 tubes like Araldite. It makes a kind of putty which can be pushed into cracks and spread over the top. It works in wet conditions too. I can't remember it's name offhand, but costs about a fiver. Pond seal is ok, but I find that it ...
- Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:48 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Roundup concentrate instructions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7786
- Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:42 pm
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Wheelbarrow advice.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 22791
Hi OH I get similar problems myself... Off the top of my head: what about filling your tyre with builders expanding foam? It might be a really silly idea, but might just do the job. Obviously care need to be taken... might even try it myself if you don't. You would need a vent for the air which is d...
- Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:49 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Identifying a decorative tree
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4796
- Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:20 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Discovery Apples
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3206
- Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:03 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: growing a Grape Vine in a big pot ??
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2560
Skip If you want to grow the vine to a reasonable size, then you should get a pot which is 30l or larger. Use John Innes 3 soil based compost. You will need to irrigate regularly, and top dress each year, possibly liquid feeding when it has become a large plant. I would go for drip irrigation on a t...
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:23 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: What's a gardener worth?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7449
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:20 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Killer weed?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9283
Jenny our home garden is about 1/6 acre, there are thick hedges on the sides that matter and a field between us and the road! Sadly due to pressure of time and veg growing at the fields, only propagation and lawn mowing/hedgetrimming goes on here now, even just 5 years ago it was like Tom and Barber...
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:41 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: What's a gardener worth?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7449
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:34 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Showa gloves
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1518
Showa gloves
Having looked at the websites described in another thread, I can't help thinking that these gloves look remarkably like the type which builders (and gardeners) use, which are available from ebay or builders merchants for a third of the price..... Garden Centres/Harrod Horticultural/Organic Gardening...
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:26 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Killer weed?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9283
Lizzie Sounds like spurge to me too. Be aware that it will scar for years - leaving brown patches. Rue is very similar in effect - I have had both in the past. Also, daffodill juice does it to me. Sunlight is needed for the worst effect. Some years back I was crouching, weeding in the buff at home a...
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 8:16 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: What's a gardener worth?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7449
Hi Alan You may be behind the times We live in a low wage area compared to the cost of living and housing market. It depends on what a gardener can do - how knowledgeable is he/she, does he supply own tools -especially powered tools/fuel. They should have public liability insurance, and also employe...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:58 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Facebook.com
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9786
- Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:06 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Facebook.com
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9786
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:20 pm
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Loppers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6066
Hi John I swear by Bahco (were Sandvik) loppers and shears. They are in the medium price range, but the quality is very good and spares are available. The designs are simple and well built using decent steel for the blades. Wolf are ok if you get the higher end models (not telesopic though). BTW anv...