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  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    you got yourself some bargins today cath, well done, i love magnolia trees, would love to get my hands on one, will have to wait a bit though, my **** will is loosing its silver fur balls and sprouting leaves so its obviously happy in its pot, enjoy yours .
  • katie5
    katie5 Member Posts: 242
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    just want to share with you all that i have birds in my bird house!!! i'm so excited i wanted to go out in the garden today but didn't want to scare then away.

    its time to assemble my hanging baskets i think - its like a ritual for me it's my way of saying **** off winter here comes spring :smile:

    Katie xx
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    i saw a magpie building a nest today have couple of doves make nest in garden lovely watching them hope to get in garden tomorrow and sort it out a bit val
    val
  • katie5
    katie5 Member Posts: 242
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    tinkerbelle wrote:
    Katie Val everyone ..............the birds are lovely good big mug of decent coffe in the morning garden is lovely for me Katie still couple of weeks to early for my hanging baskets last yearbrilliant red geraniums this year maybe paler flowers not sure tinks


    i was disappointed with baskets last year - got a tray for hanging baskets from B&Q and they were shocking - want something really colourful and bright this time.
  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    just going to sort out the shed today as its overcast out there, ground is damp also.
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    right must get off here get dressed and get out side lol ttfn for now val
    val
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,479
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    OH took pity on me and dug the main veg patch over, planted the rhubarb and now has sore legs/hands/back, oh dear.

    The sparrows have a nest in our forsythia arch, can't see if its an old or a new one, they're certainly very noisy in there, I can hear them from here.

    Might even have to buy some petrol this next week, wake the lawnmower up and try a stripe or two.

    Anyone know how to get rid of a huge pampas grass, I've used weedkiller, axes, saws, spades, hedgetrimmer and fire, all to no avail so far. Result, two crocked humans, one still standing pampas!......and now we have a small one growing as well, aagghhhhhhhhhh.

    8) Its a grin, honest!
  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Step 1

    Place a plastic tarp around the base of the cluster. The tarp protects the ground from dropped seeds while you are getting rid of the pampas grass.
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    Step 2

    Put on protective clothing to prevent accidental injury from the sharp edges of the grass blades.
    Step 3

    Cut the pampas grass to the height of 2 to 3 feet using a pair of long-handled pruning shears. Make quick cutting strokes and allow the pampas grass to fall to the ground onto the tarp.
    Step 4

    Pick up the plastic tarp from the ground and dispose of the clippings by placing in plastic trash bags and depositing into a trash container. Clippings contain numerous seeds and should not be used in a home garden compost.
    Step 5

    Prepare a solution of 2 tablespoons of glysophate herbicide per 1 fluid ounce of mixing compound, such as water. Glysophate is a systemic used to kill the foliage and the root system of pampas grass.
    Step 6

    Spray the solution at the base of the pampas grass cluster. Spray additional solution on the remaining foliage.
    Step 7
    Wait approximately one week. Prepare another solution of glysophate herbicide. Prune the remaining pampas grass cluster to ground level. Spray the entire cluster with another application of the glysophate herbicide.

    Read more: How to Get Rid of Pampas Grass | Garden Guides http://www.gardenguides.com/108446-rid-pampas-grass.html#ixzz1Hi47Vj9H




    found this, hope im allowed to post it as im not sure.
  • caterina57
    caterina57 Member Posts: 1,424
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Although its quite nippy and very dull today I have been out in the garden and pottered for an hour. Took things very steady and decided to weed the top border for about 2ft used my kneeler/seat so that I didnt have to bend, as after the flare scare on Thurs realise that I have to be careful.(only have 42ft to weed now!) I still have to plant the **** Willow and Magnolia trees though, but I had to come in from the garden to answer my phone -- it was my lovely nephew who has said he will call tomorrow to plant them and under NO circumstances was I to even think about doing it. Bless him - he was here when I had my flare so understands that I am not up to heavy stuff.

    Cath
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    hi got out and grass had its first cut front and back swept most of back still needs work but much better than was washing on line not sure will dry. put some weed and feed down need some can sprinkle on will get some next week had to come in as have habit of over doing things val
    val
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,479
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Coco thats brilliant, I didn't know all that info was out there, good stuff, I'm on the case!

    Resistance is useless! (where would we be without HGTTG?, can't go in garden without my towel :lol: )

    8)It's a grin, honest!
  • suncatcher
    suncatcher Member Posts: 2,174
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    HI gardeners its gone a bit cool in the garden this weekend here.
    I spent Saturday though at bridge north in a garden center. bought two bowls of violas. two ornamental grass's and two ferns. and two more solar panel lights for the garden. then went for a lovely pub lunch at the fox in bridge north lovely :smile:
    Joanne
  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Good morning,

    its overcast and misty here at the moment but will hopefully clear up a bit, wanted to dig in a wooden border edge today (get my son to do the diggin whilst im in charge of the tape measure and naggin :lol: )

    will see how the day goes
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    dell does that mean now is time to sort my roses and how low do i prune them ???
    val
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    thanks that tomorrow sorted then do hope it does not rain lol
    val
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,479
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Phew, just done one of the levels of grass, I found a half a gallon of petrol in a can which made my day, no need for a visit to the bank before buying fuel.

    Need to find a dealer that sells glysophate herbicide, or does it come as something else???

    8) It's a grin, honest!
  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    you can get tumbleweed glysophate from a lot of garden centers, amozon sell it also if you cant get out to a garden center. i should imagine there are a few more makes also. will have a look for you
  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    round up pro max is another, from what i can see it is the main ingredient in several types of weedkiller, so there should be some choice out there, good luck with it i hope you find one that works.
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,479
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Aahhhh! I'll chase it up at the Costalot garden centre, that'll be quicker. I'd better hurry up, OH has got designs on the rather large space that the pampas is taking up. "OOOoooooer! I could do this or that or even....", so we could end up with anything! Cheers

    8) Its a grin, honest!
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Well done for doing the grass Airwave :smile:

    lt's raining :evil

    who's fault is it??!! mmmm???

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    at least the onions and garlic are peeking up now :smile:
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,479
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Did the rest of the grass today on the other levels, just a high cut to start with, a touch lower next week. I expect I'll have all black patches soon on the grass what with all that jollop I put on it.

    I just asked OH, shouldn't WE have onions and garlic ready to plant out, I gather that our seed growing regime is somewhat slower here! Never mind, I'm sure we will catch up, salad leaves, sweet peas, tomatoes, radish beetroot are in the greenhouse or windowsill and showing some enthusiasm. Hopefully some warmer weather will help things along?

    8) Its a grin, honest!
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,479
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    You must have been reading our minds, OH put the tatties in some bags yesterday, they are next to the tap now and will get watered more readily. Pity about the garlics.

    8) Its a grin, honest!
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Good Morning Gardening Guys and Gals :grin:

    Well I bet you are all outsuide in our gardens this weekend hence this thread was down to page 2!!!

    Rehab Tillytop and l need your advice..... both of us have our spring onions planted outside (seeds though l have also tried a sort of seed strip too) about three weeks ago and so far no sign :???: Is that ok??

    I made a cloche yesterday with a lot of help from Lucy my trusty 13 yr old counterpart and it looks pretty damn good if l do say so.

    Anyone think l should be starting to harden off peas and beans yet? If not they will have to be repotted as they are HUGE!!

    Love to all

    Toni xx
  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Thanks Toni for flagging up our onion concerns!

    Rehab, mine, and I think Toni's are both planted outside in raised beds

    I did have a shufty at the seed packets in the garden centre yesterday and it indicated, I think, up to three weeks germination time so we might be ok. Still no sign of mine this morning though.

    Toni, your cloche sounds impressive! How did you make it? And re your peas and beans, I reckon starting to harden them off would be a good plan. I have peas which I grew for pea shoots, but they sort of got abandoned and I now have good size peas which I'm not sure what to do with! I guess if you harden them off and we get frost, you can always cover them with fleece temporarily.

    Going out now to see if me spring onions and chives have grown in the past ten minutes! :grin:

    Love Tilly xxx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Rehab and Tilly

    well I've been out on and off all day :grin: and no sign of the bloomin sprig onions....1/2in deap Rehab....that's waht it said on the packet....worth shoving some more in then?

    The cucumbers and the tomatoes have now got as far as the greenhouse and the pea-nets are errected :x blimey THAT was a pain in the bum eh?

    Lucy got pretty uptight about it all and my back is killing me even though most of my involvement was not practical!! Tilly the peas and beans and the mangetout(Lucy's idea) are all hardening off (well getting rained on!) in the garden now. with the sweet peas

    Lucy will have to have the melons in her polythene greenhouse as they and cucumbers dont mix.....her idea not mine to even TRY them. Chilis ( blame Mellman) and peppers have made it to the greenhouse too.

    Airwave....Montydon said to sprinkle some rocket or radish over your spuds as you will harvest them before you need to pile the muck up around the spuds. I've done it :shock:

    lovely day for the garden

    Love a very happy

    toni xx

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