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Support for trained fruit trees

Hi,

We have a customer who bought few differently trained fruit trees (espalier and fan) which will be trained along the brick wall. 

Each tree has branches at different levels so probably the only reasonable way to do it will be to install wires separ

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Whats the best screw type.

Morning All,

Is there an ideal screw for attaching shelving of any kind to the plywood lining in vans??

Best

 

Paul

 

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Hollow tine aerators.

I've had a heavy Chinese machine on hire and it did the job but was awful to use. 
I want to buy a machine and am considering a Camon LA25 made by Tracmaster. It's about the right weight and money for myself. The Groundsman is undoubtedly a better mac

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Spanish Bluebells

Hello all

Anyone got any suggestions for controlling spanish bluebells in borders and lawns? Have tried Roundup provantage 480, and its having an effect, but its very slow! Have lost touch with the herbicide side of agriculture a bit, so wondered if f

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What’s your tipple

After a hard days work. What does Everyone favour in the pub ? A Henry or a Guinness or G&T 

Are gardeners ale drinkers 

(light hearted discussion away from best mowers)

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Gardening after appendix surgery

Hi,

This is perhaps a weird question, but I have just had my appendix out and I'm trying to work out when it would be safe to start working again (I'm a gardener). I keep reading conflicting advice on websites and most of them say after 2 weeks but th

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Has this fell off my mower?

You know the feeling, you are part way through mowing a lawn and you see a small aluminium part that looks like it could have fell off your mower, but you cannot decide what it is, it doesn’t help that it has grass stains on it.

So is it part of my Ho

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when do you cut hedges?

Sorry for the lay person question but Just starting out and I just need some advice from pros on when you trim your hedges? Lots of varied advice online. Most hedges round here are various conifers, beech, privet etc. Are there general principles in

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Make the most of a Staycation

We launch our Iconic modular outdoor kitchens on May 1st following 3 years of planning!

Take a look at our website and comment's very welcome

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Trade Partners

With Iconic kitchens supplied exclusivly through the trade we are starting to build our CRM database.

Although we design and build our kitchens offering an installation service for the units, worksurfaces, grills, fridges, sinks and all other componen

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Nomix Lance problems

Hi,

I bought the frontline compact lance a couple of years ago, the first one I had the square discs didn't work so they sent a replacement. The second lance for used a couple of times and then blocked despite using the cleaning fluid. At the time I t

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Does this sound like a really bad idea?

Ongoing issue now over several years. Plant hire business near me, located on outskirts of a small village, dispose of all their tyres, plastics on a huge bonfire once or twice a month. Because it's on the edge of the village people can smell it, but

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Baggers

Hi All

I have a client with a bagger problem with them digging up her lawn! Any good way to stop them from visiting the lawn at all, please?

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Leather jackets.

What chemical are you guys using leather jackets, my supplier said this week that they is nothing. Thanks

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Lawn Moss

I have a few clients that now have a lot of lawn moss - if you think it's wet in the UK you should try the West of Ireland !  The problem is that none of them would want the nuclear option of Ferrous sulfate, scarifier, full reseed etc.

Does anyone kn

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Camelias stressed / deficient / Lime leaching ? soil testing ?

At least Three gardens i have visited with mature camelias appear to be showing signs of stress or defficiency , drooping light green leaves flower buds stunted , previously vigerous with dark green glossy leaves . 

The temperature here in Yorkshire h

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Spray tech 60 l pedestrian sprayer

I bought the above last week without thinking about the fact my knapsack license wouldn't cover me to use it . I I have decided to sell it , it cost £1250 I would like as near as possible to the that but willing to take offers .

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Easy lift harness suppliers?

Anyone know who else supplies these, tried henchman, fr jones, both companies cant get hold of any, anyone got one there selling? 

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Customer management app/software recommendations

Any recommendations for customer management apps/software? We've got lots of enquiries coming in from different avenues and need to control it better than using excel, and communicating with the team.

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Prices for differnt work

Hi all

I hope you are all well and busy!

Just wondering if you have different prices (charges) for normal gardening jobs, grass cutting to weeding to hedge cutting or you change for each job done? Like the following

Will you charge less for cutting gras

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