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Trade prices at your fingertips!

Here at Agrigem, we really value the customer of the trade members on Landscape Juice and so we have decided to offer you all something in return.

We are offering all trade members the opportunity to be able to access prices that are typically 10-20%

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Weird Worm ID?

I was in an area I had cleared of a pile of old twigs and branches the day previously when out of the corner of my eye I noticed what I thought was a strand of plant fibre or a hair waving in the breeze. on closer examination it was this 'worm', exte

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Hardscape magazine

Here is a link to the latest Hardscape magazine from the US of A, which gets sent to my email.
http://www.clearimaging.com/cms/catalogs/hardscapemagazine_catalog34/catalog.php?signature=hardscapemagazine

Of particular interest is the discussion of th

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Qualifications.

HiI have a vast knowledge and experience base.Will an official qualification be useful in getting more work?Thoughts.ThanksGrahm

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New - Turf selective herbicide - Dicophar 5lt

For once we are not telling you a product is changing or has been withdrawn - but that a new herbicide is available for the UK amenity market...choose your own way to pronounce it!!! 

Dicophar  is being promoted as a replacement to the popular soon to

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Borage - friend or foe ?

Borage is a wonderful annual plant/herb that grows really quickly and has beautiful blue flowers which attract pollinators in their masses. It is also a popular host for lacewings which are an important predator in the garden. Along with comfrey, net

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Artificial lawns, are they the modern trend?

I have been asked in the past six weeks to quote for installing three "AstroTurf" style lawns for different customers. I have to admit that my knowledge set on these lawns is sketchy at best, non existent at worst. I see from a variety of different d

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Pest & Disease Identification

Hi all,

Just a quick question with identifying a problem pest that i have encountered.

Its on my Hostas Leaves and have suspicions that it may be Thrips.

any advice welcome on how to get rid and treat it!

Many Thanks in advance!

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Free show!

I am working near to an airfield where there is a big air display tomorrow. So far I have had free shows from the Battle of Britain fly past, the red arrows, spitfires dog fighting, Flying Fortress, two very big very noisy jet planes, and a dancing h

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Soil in Compost Bins

Job in 2 weeks partly involves removing 3 compost bins 330L plastic type, full of soil.Not sure why they were in the garden as small garden with only around 10m2 of borders, if that.If the bins are still usable I'm going to see if nearest allotments

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Wood chip depth

For a large domestic garden, would around 10cm depth of wood chip be about right for bed that contain shrubs and a few trees, gets no traffic through it. Probably about 100m2 total border size ? Should this depth help suppress the weeds without a mem

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Flower School

Hello everyone, I hope I've posted this in the right place! My new Flower School venture is a leisure class at a vineyard near Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire. Monthly for the time being & aimed very much at beginners/intermediates. This month container

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New Business Name??

Hey Guys,

I have been running my own gardening business for 3 years. Just hourly rate stuff.

Iv now decided I want to go more into mowing and hedge work as then I can price for the job and earn more, also I prefer this type of work over border work etc

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Fertiliser for Vegetables 6-9-6

I use 6-9-6 preseeding fertiliser for new lawns. Any problems using this on a vegetable patch? And is the same sort of rate, (I use about 40g/m2) about right, too little or too much?

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Quick and easy reference charts with costings for weed killers at www.agrigem.co.uk

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know that we have modified our reference charts for each area on our website to now include costing per 100m2.

Now you can quickly compare similar products by what weeds they control and how much it will cost.

I'v

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Shredders

I have an old but reliable Entec treebusta, that is fine on branches, but not so good on small stuff. I now find I'm getting to the point where a shredder would be a big help.
Any thoughts or comments on the different makes ?, I've emailed Eliet to s

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What do you do when it's peeing down?

Here I am sat in my van sheltering from a heavy rainstorm bored out of my mind, so thanks to the technology of 3G and an iphone I am surfing the net looking for advice and tips (It's how I found LJN originally) just wondered what you do? (Keep it cle

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What to do about groups

I've been reviewing the groups - see here if you're not familiar.

Keeping group activity going is really tough but I'm reluctant to remove groups if members still find the content useful.

Perhaps you can let me know your opinion as to whether you'd l

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Public liability insurance..

Now i have basic cover.. up to 5 million i believe, For me to start an up and coming project at the local school requires me to have cover of up to 10 million.. however my current insurance provider (allianz) do not give cover to this amount apparent

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booked up - and taking on more work?

How do you organise this , im working everyday (trying to live in-between)!

Im getting all jobs done and out of the way (besides bank holidays, and odd rain, and running the business/vehicle).

But i still have a full month inc regulars every fortnight

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