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The best time to prune a weeping willow is during the dormant season, typically late winter or early spring before new growth begins. This allows for easy identification of dead, diseased or damaged...
Wasp problem the best bet is to put up wasp traps from mid April when the fertilised queen wasp emerges from hibernation or in June when she is just beginning to make her nest.Drowing...
Leylandii hedge the bare side will not regenerate to fill the bare patches At best, you will be able to peg growths made elsewhere across your bare patches my advice would be to start...
Watering this is always a tricky one.Are your plants in a peat based or soil based compost.If in a soil based compost they will need less watered less frequently.If however, your plants are in...
Slow fruiting greengage tree provided that it is in an open position and is has pollinators it should fruit.As you know the last two summers have not been great which might have influenced its...
The optimum propagation temperature for seed germination varies depending on the type of seed. Generally, most seeds will germinate best at a temperature between 68-86°F (20-30°C). However, some seeds have specific temperature requirements for...
During July and the start of August it’s a good idea to lightly prune back your apple trees cutting back the spring growth by about 60 percent or 4 leaf nodes created in the...
Wisteria cuttings.Your best bet is to take heel or nodal cuttings from the base of current year’s wood now.Put them in sandy peat mix in a propagator. The aim is to keep them in...
There are two fungi that cause Blight in the genus Buxus, namely Volutella buxi and Cylindrocladium buxicola.The latter was first noticed in the British Isles in 1994 believed to have been introduced from central...
Moles If you have ever had problems with moles you will be aware just how hard it is to control them.Arriving from almost thin air you wake up one morning to mole hills.It only...
