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Bringing a houseplant home
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In forum: House plants
My tip, which I had to figure out the hard way, is that whenever you purchase a plant from one of the DIY stores, always replant them into a slightly larger pot when you get home. They have usually overgrown the small pot that you have purchased them in and you will notice them drastically perk up within a day of repotting.
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- Posted: Sun. 16th September 2007 09:07
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- Posted: Sun. 16th September 2007 09:03
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Vegetable container gardening
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In forum: Container gardening
My tomatoes, carrots and peppers seem to not thrive in the containers I have them growing in. Could it possibly be because of the container itself?
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- Posted: Sun. 16th September 2007 09:01
- Last reply: Fri. 5th October 2007 13:22
Tomato blight
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In forum: Tomato blight
i had to destroy all my tomato plants this year because of blight. My question is, as I bought a lot of high quality compost to grow them in, do I now have to throw it all away, can I disinfect it ,can I use it on flower beds as a mulch? Syd
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- Posted: Sat. 15th September 2007 17:14
- Last reply: Sat. 15th September 2007 18:12
New to gardening- Yellowing leaves on Lavatera
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In forum: New to gardening
I have 2 lavatera which are 2 years old, and 3 bought this early summer. The new ones have grown very well, except this week some of the leaves have turned yellow, and are dropping off. The foliage on the older ones dont look as healthy, and some of the leaves are also turning yellow. I thought lavateras retained their foliage, but maybe this is just a natural consequence of approaching Autumn. Any advice please?
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- Posted: Sat. 15th September 2007 08:35
- Last reply: Thu. 20th September 2007 07:41
forum
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In forum: New member
Is there a way we can add live links or pictures to the forum?
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- Posted: Thu. 13th September 2007 08:27
- Last reply: Sun. 6th January 2008 09:26
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- Posted: Wed. 12th September 2007 22:14
- Last reply: Sat. 15th September 2007 11:01
Sawflies
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In forum: Edible gardening
My gooseberries bushes are constantly being plagued by sawfly grubs. Does anyone know a way of completely eradicating them?
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- Posted: Wed. 12th September 2007 22:08
- Last reply: Thu. 13th September 2007 08:24
help!
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In forum: Lawns
my lawn was laid by my builders and unfortunately, the soil wasn't tamped down as well as it should have been. Now I have a lumpy lawn. Additionally, the drainage seems to be patchy - well drained in some areas and almost boggy in others. Any ideas/suggestions on how to recover? Or am I best served having new turf laid in the spring by professionals?
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- Posted: Wed. 12th September 2007 15:43
- Last reply: Sat. 22nd September 2007 11:36
pruning Royal Purple Cotinus
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In forum: Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
Can I keep this at a height of 3-4 ft by pruning or will it not flourish
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- Posted: Tue. 11th September 2007 14:52
- Last reply: Tue. 11th September 2007 22:56