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by Char » Sat Aug 07, 2021 2:28 pm » in Welcome and Forum User Guides.
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Got there at last

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by L Austin France » Wed May 17, 2023 8:54 pm
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Finally got the lawn & the shrubs looking half decent after letting things get away in the winter.
Lawn by me & ride on mower. Hard graft on rest by...
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Fri May 19, 2023 1:40 pm
Battery life and behaviour

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by tagh » Sat May 13, 2023 7:07 pm

I have two Black and Decker lithium 36volt batteries which power three garden tools. On of the two seems to be misbehaving, indicating it is fully...

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Sun May 14, 2023 12:20 pm
Cheapo raised beds

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by L Austin France » Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:39 am
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I made this a few years ago & it's still holding up.
I cut some old corrugated sheets down the middle, hammered some timber into the ground & screwed...
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Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:56 am
Spring harvest

Last post by Spectrum « Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:58 am
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by Polarengineer » Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:46 pm
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All spruced up....
It appears that the spruce is edible and my Norwegian spruce or is it a black spruce? Has sprouted edible cones. They don't taste...
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Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:58 am
At last

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by L Austin France » Fri Feb 24, 2023 6:11 pm

Finaly got to mow the lawns this afternoon.
Haven't cut the grass since last October as it's been so wet. Trouble is it's also been warmish so the...

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Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:04 pm
Boar damage

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by elsie » Tue Oct 04, 2022 1:59 pm
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I've just returned from holiday and discovered several patches of my grass dug over by boar. Has anyone any suggestions on how to deal with it?
I...
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Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:28 pm
Is it worth it

Last post by Headers « Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:31 am
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by hughnique » Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:43 pm
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Growing your own is very satisfying, won't get fresher, but I think it will be abandoned from here on in. This weather has wiped out everything,...
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Last post by Headers
Fri Aug 05, 2022 8:31 am
Honka's out

Last post by L Austin France « Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:44 pm
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by Sparkle » Sun Jun 19, 2022 12:32 pm

OH loves shouting from the garden your Honka's out. Fortunately I don't have any english neighbours close enough to hear and be :shock: As it is I...

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Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:44 pm
Buying Mower blades from Amazon USA

Last post by Headers « Sat Jun 18, 2022 8:46 pm
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by Headers » Tue Jun 14, 2022 2:16 pm

Our mower is US manufactured. I needed some new blades. To get them in France would have cost me about 100 euros.
I searched Amazon and found 3...

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Last post by Headers
Sat Jun 18, 2022 8:46 pm
Amelanchier berries

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by Bayleaf » Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:12 am

Anyone with the brilliant Amelanchier shrub - now is the time to enjoy their dark little berries. Also called the Serviceberry or Juneberry, this...

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Sun Jun 05, 2022 11:14 am
Carnage in the courgettes

Last post by Blaze « Mon May 30, 2022 1:37 pm
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by Headers » Fri May 27, 2022 9:43 am

Despite my best efforts - paillage, dome of protection over and around my courgettes, this morning I found a zone of devastation.
The commando...

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Mon May 30, 2022 1:37 pm
World naked gardening day !

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by Blaze » Sat May 07, 2022 9:09 am

Today, 7 May, is World Naked Gardening Day. Who's going to celebrate it ?????

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Sat May 07, 2022 10:40 pm
First Strawberries

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by Spectrum » Thu May 05, 2022 1:36 pm

Despite being Off colour I have to drag myself off to the polytunnel, at least twice a day, the water system is automatic but I still have to do a...

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Last post by Spectrum
Thu May 05, 2022 1:36 pm
Mower problems.

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by Spectrum » Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:11 am
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I suppose at 16 years old it had to happen sometime, the last two cuts have left a strange line on the grass, it looked like one of the blades (Two...
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Thu May 05, 2022 12:17 pm
Snake menace

Last post by Wilbro « Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:08 am
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by hughnique » Wed Apr 20, 2022 9:46 am
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My neighbour has a vicious snake in her garden, turns out to be a Western whipsnake, totally harmless if left alone, but she is sh----ng herself that...
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Last post by Wilbro
Fri Apr 29, 2022 9:08 am
Pruning a mimosa

Last post by Blaze « Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:50 am
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by Blaze » Sun Apr 17, 2022 5:44 pm

Help !!!

We planted a mimosa a couple of years ago and it isn't doing well. It's grown upwards but is spindly and the prevailing wind seems to have...

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Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:50 am
Cat Poo and how to stop it?

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by Oldblueraincoat » Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:45 pm
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Recently a rather large ginger cat has decided to treat our garden as it's own. The resulting lumps of cat poo in the potager are causing a problem....
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Last post by basquesteve
Mon Apr 18, 2022 12:20 am
cutting down trees

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by hughnique » Sat Mar 19, 2022 10:20 am
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The subject of my ever growing pain in the arse Leylandii has reared it's ugly head yet again. A couple of years ago I had a visit from the...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:33 am
Scarlet Robin

Last post by Yonner « Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:14 am
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by edythuk » Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:37 am

I know this isn't really gardening but I didn't know where else to ask.
Has anyone else seen a scarlet chested robin in France? It definitely was one...

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Sun Apr 03, 2022 10:14 am
Protecting the fruit blossom

Last post by Spectrum « Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:24 am
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by Polarengineer » Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:17 am
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What can you expert gardeners recommend to protect the fruit blossom? What sort of fleece do you use if that is the best method? Are there any quick...
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Last post by Spectrum
Sun Apr 03, 2022 9:24 am
Just cut the hedge

Last post by Veem « Wed Mar 30, 2022 6:44 pm
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by L Austin France » Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:49 pm

and didn't take my hands out of my pockets IMG_20220329_140215_compress80.jpg IMG_20220329_141121_compress89.jpg

only one & a half hours work for...

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Last post by Veem
Wed Mar 30, 2022 6:44 pm
A Potting shed?

Last post by Quiksilver « Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:26 pm
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by Spectrum » Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:25 pm

Where to buy one in France, or get one imported from the UK, any ideas? Have translated it to French as Hanger de rempotage but it comes up with...

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Wed Mar 23, 2022 8:26 pm
A busy day

Last post by Spectrum « Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:17 pm
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by Spectrum » Mon Feb 28, 2022 3:02 pm

A list of seeds sown and to be sown today and tomorrow

Leek 2 var
Toms 4 var
Melon 4 var
Aubergine
Beetroot
Peppers
Buddleia
Cineraria
Scabious...

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Last post by Spectrum
Tue Mar 01, 2022 1:17 pm
A plea from the bees!

Last post by Char « Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:52 pm
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by Bayleaf » Thu Feb 24, 2022 8:17 am

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Last post by Char
Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:52 pm
Gardening in the UK

Last post by tagh « Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:51 pm
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by RobertArthur » Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:36 pm

Dig on for victory:

Modern times: dig on for what? A breach of planning rules.

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Fri Feb 11, 2022 6:51 pm

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