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Spray qualified gardener(s) required

Customer would like the benefit of a spray-qualified person to help maintain bits of their garden...please contact us if you are placed to help...

1. ST11 9HQ...needs regular spraying of conifer mite on large leylandii hedge . Progreen advising on pro

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Activity monitoring

Just curious to know if anyone has used a fitness monitoring device such as fitbit to look at things like calories burned, steps taken etc. whilst working, and whether there was a device people would recommend? I fancy a new toy to play with!

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Dying trees - Expert needed (West Midlands)

I have a customer who is losing his Red Western Cedars / Thuja's. The smaller ones start at 13' high going up to about 17' further down the row. He had about 32 of them planted around 3 years ago (before we took the maint on).  It looks like whatever

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Mower warranty advice

Hello all,

I bought a Hayter 41 pro on the 9th of April this year. I noticed the mower was leaking oil and took it back to the dealer this morning. Their technician located the fault to a gasket somewhere around the cylinder head and said it was proba

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Problems choosing a plant for an established hedge

I seem to be struggling to find  a place to buy plants that are fairly established.

I am looking for a cost effective hedging that  is already 50cm or taller, and would need 3-4  plants per metre.

Ideally small leaved, which is why I originally went fo

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Converting fertiliser application rates

Evening gang, I'm just looking at some liquid fertilisers and having forgotten most of my gcse maths can't convert the application rates from l/hectare to more sensible figures for knapsack application. Is there a formula to use? The product I'm look

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Viking mowers

Hi, can anyone tell me how to increase the revs on the Viking mowers. The only screw i can see near the carb doesn't appear to do anything?? Also does anyone have a recommendation for online parts ?

Thanks Jason Creed 

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Scarifier questions

After years of using an old Sisis "Fibrano" scarifer which  I bought for £35 some 20 years ago, decided it was time to get something a bit better as it's incredibly hard to push, all the debris flys foward making a right mess everywhere and the steel

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Bank overdraft fees targeted in major shake-up

Banks and building societies will no longer be allowed to charge fixed daily or monthly fees for overdrafts.

In addition, there will no longer be higher fees for unplanned overdrafts than for arranged ones.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said

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Starting a basic garden maintenance business.

Hello everyone thanks for taking the time to read this. I’m looking to start a small side buisness outside my normal job. I want to do it properly and get all insurance and declare it if I get enough custom. I have basic knowledge of gardening and I’

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Plum leaf curl aphid? Are there realistic summer treatments?

Looks like Plum leaf curl aphid symptoms (but no actual aphids??)

Is there much I can do in June, and any helpful practical advice on the following quote...

"You can apply cultural methods to control leaf curl plum aphids. Use quick hard blasts of wate

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UK Lawn Care Association One-Day Events

Good evening all,

Apologies for the plug, but these events will most certainly be of interest to LJN contributors - if they be established or new to the industry...

https://members.uklawncare.net/uk-lca-regional-events-summer-2019/

The UKLCA for the fir

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What happens if you’re unable to work ?

Could happen to any of us....

- how would you handle a similar situation ?

- what contingencies have you planned for ? 

My illness meant my business closed overnight. One day a full order book, the next I was in hospital close to death. Perennial so

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To drain a fuel tank or not?

Hi all. I'm no expert on fuel and it's effects on machinery and hoping for someone with more knowledge. 

I run a gardening service on a part time basis (a 2nd job) so there are times when some of my equipment rarely gets used. Should I completely empt

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Stihl or Husqvarna hedge trimmer

My Stihl HS45 is starting to show it's age (6 years) and is beginning to smoke a little.

I was wondering about replacing it with a Husqvarna 122HD60 instead, mainly because i like the idea of the rotating handle and also the slightly lower vibes.

Apart

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the g.v.w (gross vehicle weight) con

Not sure if you heard on the radio about a vans being stopped on Marlow Bridge a couple of weeks ago. Basically the've put a sign up to say  max 3T gvw. Many vans were stopped an ticketed, irrespective of what they actually weighed, if they have a gv

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Is there a better value roller mower than this?

Hi, I am currently looking for a rear roller mower and have seen this Honda for sale https://www.gardenmachinerydirect.co.uk/lawn-mowers/honda-petrol-lawn-mowers-hrx476qx.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwocPnBRDFARIsAJJcf95XypsW-yjmVjKTxcVTcBWsSQqjY9emZ1fMui8_oy_s

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troublesome plant

Hi

Can anybody recomend a product that will get rid of this ? i think its a type of seedum we didnt really notice it when we put the membrane down but now its everywere and trying to avoid removing the gravel and digging the soil out. ive hit it twice

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Turfing cost - opinions

Hello everyone.

First time poster here.

Just looking to get some opinions on a job I'm quoting in S E London.  Basically it's a massive lawn.  1200m2.  I'd normally charge £15 per m2 for anything over 80 bits.  This brings the quote out to a staggering

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Ride on mulchers

I'm currently looking at options for a dedicated mulching machine.The objective being to reduce time and waste removal on large residential properties that we are mowing,some are weekly and some fortnightly but the new machine would mainly be used la

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