TopCat
Putin fanboy
Should be ok.
The gardening thread
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it says to water twice a day if it doesn't rain so will try and do that.
newme
Giant in Pastyland now
I am removing huge amounts of cow parsley and dumping any seed I can in the hole caused. Better than that shit taking over again. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good, or progress in general. Seed costs bugger all and if any takes its better than nothing for patching.
newme
Giant in Pastyland now
Bloody thing has gone up and out of stock since I decided to buy it earlier lol! Sounds about right.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
I got some wood preservative that claimed not to have harmful chemicals in. The advertising message that sold it to me was along the lines of 'we tested it against the other preservatives and it was no worse'.
I've always treated wood that's outside (shed and fences fair enough) but recently read someone say that at end of life how do you then get rid of it?
newme
Giant in Pastyland now
My council housing person suggested I get rid of the plasterboard in the shed (don't ask, not me). By leaving it in the rain til it was pliable and binning it. I had them test for asbestos incase but none thankfully.I got some wood preservative that claimed not to have harmful chemicals in. The advertising message that sold it to me was along the lines of 'we tested it against the other preservatives and it was no worse'.
I've always treated wood that's outside (shed and fences fair enough) but recently read someone say that at end of life how do you then get rid of it?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
When I was growing veg on allotments in England the things that made life a misery were :
frost
blight
pigeons eating brassicas
carrot fly ( but I found a way to limit that)
cabbage whites
Only have a problem with cabbage whites here
TopCat
Putin fanboy
I will check the damage later. Aw well.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Digging out one of the neglected beds, I've discovered the soil is all full of builder's sand 
Presumably it happened when they were here putting the fence up last year. Will I have to dig it all out, will it affect the growing success of whatever i plant in here?
Presumably it happened when they were here putting the fence up last year. Will I have to dig it all out, will it affect the growing success of whatever i plant in here?
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Hopefully you can see the difference between the yellowish section and the other bit.
BoatieBird
Well-Known Member
I don't think it will cause any problems May Kasahara, iirc sand is sometimes added to clay soils to improve drainage.
You might want to mix it in a bit with the soil though.
You might want to mix it in a bit with the soil though.
Leafster
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Like BoatieBird has just said, it shouldn't be a problem. I'd maybe add some extra organic matter.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Great, thanks both
sparkling
Proper country now
I love cow parsley...its like a lace cuff all along the lanes where I used to live.
Ron Merlin
Jus de chaussettes
Took three days for my toms to appear. So it begins...
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Beechgrove returns tonight!
Hollis
bloody furious
Hmm - with my "gardener" the next door neighbour's son having vanished I am left with this in my one bed:
Other than weeding: three questions I have are: Does anyone know what plant this is?! Should I be pruning it? Should I be trying to put it back against the wall... As things are its leaning outwards towards the sun..
Secondly:
These are the same as the plants in previous photo but have got less sun - Err, I'm assuming that they are dead now?! So I guess I should remove them.
And, yeah, I will be weeding the rest of the bed.
Thanks for any advice - I'll be visiting my dad this weekend who will no doubt tell me what to do..
Other than weeding: three questions I have are: Does anyone know what plant this is?! Should I be pruning it? Should I be trying to put it back against the wall... As things are its leaning outwards towards the sun..
Secondly:
These are the same as the plants in previous photo but have got less sun - Err, I'm assuming that they are dead now?! So I guess I should remove them.
And, yeah, I will be weeding the rest of the bed.
Thanks for any advice - I'll be visiting my dad this weekend who will no doubt tell me what to do..
BoatieBird
Well-Known Member
I think the one scrambling up the wall in the top photo might be a Pyracantha Hollis
Does it have large spikes?
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Does it have large spikes?
Pyracantha
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newme
Giant in Pastyland now
It looks fine, just in my garden lol. Stuff spreads like crazy, trying to get more wild flowers/clover/plants I actually want in the garden. The gunnera has just sprouted extremely quickly, few days ago its nothing, now its like a foot long in 7 places!
As the other raised beds are out of stock, whats wrong with these? Apart from being metal.
Ron Merlin
Jus de chaussettes
Must have planted these beauties ten years ago 
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Came home from holiday to find my seedlings have come up! Happy
I remember now that's what happened last year.
steveseagull
Well-Known Member
I have got ivy sprawling all over a patch of ground I want to plant on. Proper rooted in. What is the best way of dealing with it permanently?
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
I take the garden fork to mine. Run it just below the ground surface and the roots come out reasonably easy. I find it quite therapeutic because you pull a strand and you see the end of it several yards away coming towards you. It doesn't seem to be like brambles where if you leave any part of the root it regrows. Bit harder when the stems get really thick admittedly.
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