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total systemic weed killer question

question - if a total systemic pesticide is used to kill weeds with seeds - are seeds killed or rendered u/s along with the host weed or does it depend on where in growth cycle the weed is?

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Best waterproof clothing range?

Hello, newbie here, working outdoors in the North West and getting soaked. Can you please recommend best waterproof clothing preferably one that doesn’t make you sweat too much. Thanks! 

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Efflorescence?

Hi all

We had a new honed smooth Indian sandstone patio layed. After around a week, we noticed blotches on some of the slabs. Is the just the salts and minerials coming through or something else?

Someone mentioned this usually happens if they haven't b

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Bank of Dave helps a landscape gardener

Have followed Dave Fishwick for years on both TV & Twitter and always admired his ethics and willingness to go into bat for normal people against the big guns of finance.

https://twitter.com/fishwickdavid/status/1301492963395203075?s=21

Nice one Dave

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Parker Brand pole trimmer attachment

Just bought a Parker Brand 5 in 1 multi tool as just starting out and no money.

Anyone know how I can grease the chainsaw attachment as the oil tank is too close to the grease nipple for my grease gun to attach. Emailed Parker Brand and they don't kno

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Lawnmower Recommendation

Hi all.

I'm new on here. I've been mowing lawns for about a year now, and I started off with a Hyundai mower. It's been a great little starter mower but I know I'll need to upgrade to a more robust machine sooner or later. I've been looking into the S

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Strimmer attachments

Hi all, 

Can anybody advise on a strimmer attachment or accessory (or if such a thing exists), other than cord, that makes cutting up against walls and around young trees easier ? 

Cheers

Henry

 

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Kota Blue Limestone

Good evening all,

 

it's been a while since I have been on as I left the industry a few years back. I hope you are all keeping well. I have recently moved house and we have decided to lay 900x600 Kota blue limestone pavers. I have done the usual prep o

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Compost top dressing

Can any one help me with an idea of calculating how to work how compost I need for top dressing lawns, preferably litres per square metre,  I have all sorts of calculations for soils, gravels etc but this.

Thanks 

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Anyone use the Stihl Smart connectors?

Just found out about them in an email from Stihl.  Like the idea but are they any good?  Is there a monthly charge?

 

Darren

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Viking/Sthil Mower Parts Diagram

I have an elderly 2009 Viking MB 655.1 VR and the drive no longer works.  I can't find more than the basic owner manual on the internet. I wonder if any other members had access to any parts diagrams or similar, so that I can see how to penetrate the

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US Lawn Care Worker Shot !

Just so, so glad we tend settle our differences a little more amicably, but over in the US anything can happen. Anyway, on the wire from the US :

'An argument over payment for lawn care service escalated into a felony charge of aggravated assault whe

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jointing compound staining dots on indian sandstone

Looking for advice i have been using jointing compound for a while now with no problems at all although the last one has left small dots off staining on the indian sandstone i am presuming its from small parts off the compound being left on the slab,

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Tis that season again

Today we were hard at it one of us on the ground the other up the Henchman working our way around a large garden with too many high hedges. Literally at the same time both of us stopped and ran. An hour later we returned to the wasp nest - to see thi

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Levels

Morning people ,does anyone use a lazer level , dumpy level on fencing and are they better than string line ??

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Developers and gardens

Hi All,

Having destroyed my wrists hitting the crap that Developers bury in the garden of new build houses is it about time that we named and shamed them or campaigned to have gardens covered under building regulations? They should not be allowed to b

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New chainsaw

I'm looking at purchasing a chainsaw for some odd jobs that it will come in handy for. I have the relevant tickets but I'm wondering if any of you guys have had experience with the stihl ms181 or ms211.

I have used a ms211 before and really like them

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RSL Engineering Excavator Attachments

RSL Engineering Ltd - Digger and excavator attachment manufacturer. We specialise in bespoke excavator attachments/digger attachments and Unimog accessories. We locally produce British made digger bucket products such as the versatile hydraulic, or m

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Stihl pressure washers

Good evening all. I hope we are all appreciating the drop in temperatures!  I'm thinking of getting a pressure washer. Just as a toy really, for use on my own patios and decking and cleaning the vehicles etc. I don't need anything superturbocharged o

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Business performance.

Hi All, 

So I'm a hortracutral gardener and have gardens over Oxfordshire. I've been around plants most of my life as my mother has been a professional gardener for 30+ years.

I only started taking it seriously a couple of years ago and went self emplo

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