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Controlling aphids organically – To control aphids organically requires a combination of different methods.The first should be companion planting by sowing such seeds as Tagetes which produce a scent that discourages aphids from feeding...
Sight For Sore Eyes – Lots of gardeners if not every gardener encounters problems in their garden one way or another.Ivy can certainly be identified as one of these garden menaces and can give...
To take bottle brush cuttings take the new shoots produced this year and cut the stem so a small section of last years grow is included on the base of the cutting.This will be...
Mowing A Newly Laid Turf – Just started your own lawn and not sure when you should start cutting it?Most people when now starting a new lawn allow their grass to become too long...
Maintain and Mutilply – With regards to the Wisteria pods on Wisteria plants in your garden,its certainly a good idea to remove them by hand by simply breaking them off at the base.If done...
As the spring bulbs lose their flowers, they start to create energy to store in the bulb or corm for the production of next year’s flowers so now is a good time to provide...
Bracket fungus only attacks dead wood from old trees,so you should be OK planting new trees near to the old tree.However I would remove all the bracket fungus and any old roots you might...
To restore an over grown lawn you are best to cut it back slowly a stage at a time never reducing the over all height by more than a third of the total length...
The main reasons box plants turn red especially in the spring is due to a lack of nutrients,mainly Iron and potash.The best way to cure this is with a liquid feed of tomato feed...
Establishing a new lawn once you have laid a new lawn the next part of the process of creating a new lawn is to help it establish.The Key to this is moisture content in...
