Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / July 2008

Hi, I have bought a large wooden trough (150cm). It's well made, but
rather than having draining holes at the bottom there are just 2 gaps (1
to 2 cm wide) running the length of the trough between the planks of wood.
How should I line this please? I was thinking of some chicken ...

Just a query for those with council, or indeed other plots. How often
are plots inspected by 'the powers that be'.  Our plots have been
inspected once a year up until now. It will change to quarterly
inspections as well as increased rent.

I have just moved to a new house which has lots of trees .  It is clear I am
going to need to invest in a garden vacuum/blower, but I have no idea what
to look for except I want an electric one.
I read a couple of reviews about the black and decker one which said that

I have dug over and rakes a piece of ground ready to sow grass seed bu
it is now covered with a fresh growth of docks.   If I use a weedkille
on these docks, how soon after can I sow the grass
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Is cat poo good or bad for the garden? Just spotted one of next door's cats
having a dump (away from plants and he has tried to bury it, bless him). I
know it doesn't do lawns much good, based on a neighbour who used to live
across the road and kept blaming my cat (all cats look ...

I've just bought a couple of these (I was intending to grow some from
seed but Crocus had decent-sized plants discounted to £3.50 each and I
couldn't resist) and would be grateful for some advice as to whether I
can treat them as hardy in my London garden.  One problem is that my

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Good afternoon to you all. Can someone help us.
We have ground elder growing up in amongst the ivy. We would like t
kill off the ground elder without killing the ivy.  We were looking t
us round up for the ground elder but know this will kill off the ivy i

Mary, the Egglu arrived yesterday at my daughter's in the UK, I will
pick it up in early September.  I think I will leave "at the point of
lay" chickens until Spring, what do you advise?
Judith

I have a sweet pepper in a pot in the conservatory.  Some of the leaves
of the plant are going a blotchy yellow.  There are aphids present on
the plant, but I feel that maybe the leaf discoloration is a separate
issue.    Can anyone advise me on this?  Thanks,

Southern California Zone 10. We have a 90x40 patch of aptenia iceplant.
Until a few weeks ago, it was verdant and lush. The ground is flat..
In the last several weeks, the aptenia iceplant developed blotches of dying
stems and leaves. The stems of some plants get hard and shrivel, ...

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The toms are cherry, normal, and beef................lost the
labels.........like always! :)

On average, how much time would you say you devote per week pulling weeds
from the garden?  I say per week, rather than per day because I used to pull
weeds on the farm - but I don't live on a farm anymore and I'm certainly not
going to devote 10 hours a day doing it.

i put my decidedly unphotogenic little orchid's photos up on
my flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redenigma/2642427733/in/photostre
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