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Fencing quotes

Hello . I've built a fair few fences but always for myself or freinds, funnily I've never done any for my gardening buisness. This week though I've had 4 requests out of the blue and I have time in a couple weeks to take them on. I don't want to sell

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Lawn feed without weed and moss kill

Hi all hope you are all safe and well.

Simple question that's proving hard to find a simple answer too.

Got a customer with a very mossy lawn, we've  decided that feeding what grass there is is a better option than killing off the moss, its about 50% o

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Applying weedkiller during drought

Hi all.Couple of clients wanting an application of weed killer to clear their block paved drives. Rain is forecast on Wednesday (4 days times) and everything is extremely dry. Question being; is it best to wait until after the rain so the leaves have

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Etesia Bahia/hydro what’s high hours?

Looking to buy an etesia hydro 80, the one I'm condsidering has 1300 hours on the clock it's a 2006 Kawasaki engine, looks in pretty good condition, I'm just a bit unsure how many hours is considered high on these, don't know much history about it ot

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Speedwell

Hi all, noticing a bit of an increase of Speedwell in the gardens. I know it can be difficult to shift and have had a recomendation of Crossbar. Has anyone on here used it? Any good? Is it safe to use in gardens with regards to pets & kids?  

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Machine maintenance

Morning 

Has anyone got any tips of how they keep a maintenance routine for machines/kit?

Apart from the standard servicing, I've tended to fix problems when they arise (Happy to do the work myself). But as my business is growing (will be taking on a s

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Future business growth

Hi, 

What would be the one investment that you think would help your business grow or make it more profitable?

Is it a certain piece of machinery? More employees? Different types of marketing?

 

 

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Tripod Ladders

 Currently in the market for the 3 leg adjustable tripod ladders. Trying to work out what's the best average height one people use. 

 Also any recommendations on brand to go with? 

 Will be picking a smaller set up and the very largest set.  Ideally ne

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Bosch Rotak 43Li Ergoflex problem

I've been using the mower for the last 3 months for the smaller gardens the end of last week it was intermittenly cutting out, used for one lawn this morning then on the second one it wouldn't start. All the batteries are fully charged tried a differ

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Leaf vacuum / blower

Hello, could I please ask your opinion on garden vacuums. We manage a large estate with tons of trees that shed onto the lawn. What’s everyone’s favourite piece of kit for a job like this. 

 

Regards,

 Mel 

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New Holiday Pay Regulations

Any thoughts on the new holiday pay regulations?  Looks like it'll be a real pain calculating holiday entitlement for employees working  irregular hours.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/calculating-holiday-pay-for-workers-without-fixed-hour

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Epimedium

Evening one and all,

Has anyone got a go to Epimedium for full sun, preferably not the vigourous types. I wanted to use rubrum or orange queen but I am not sure they are ideal for full sun, as Iv only ever used them in semi shade.

 

best 

Paul

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What first mower

Hi all

I'm just contemplating adding garden maintenance to the current property maintenance I already do(roofing, decorating fencing amongst  others)

With a budget of £1500 to get equipment, I now it's not nowhere near enough to get everything 

So what

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Camon LS42 scarifier

hi guy's 

Anyone ever changed the cartridge on one of these undone everything but the cartridge won't drop out any advise would be great....

Cheers Lee 

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Getting a mower up and down a set of steps.. by yourself?

I have a potential customer who has a small unaccessable lawn.. i

The only way is up and down about 15 narrowish steps.

The lightest mower i have is an old etesia which is about 35kg (dont want to buy another mower just for this)

The only problem is i c

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Husqvarna Pole trimmer problem

Hi - can anyone shed any light on fixing the angle adjustment on the Husqvarna Pole Trimmers HE series.

Suddenly we cannot lock the head in a fixed position - it is only 2.5 years old

 

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Etesia mowers

We are considering a pedestrian Etesia mower with combined collection and mulching capability, has anyone any thoughts as to which model to go for ? Also is the mulching finish acceptable ? Any negatives on these machines ? Many Thanks

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Stihl cordless hedgecutters HSA86 Blades query

Hi All. I have a problem re-assembling the blades on my hedgecutter. I found them siezed after Winter so stripped them down and gave them a scrubbing after soaking them in resin remover. I put the blade assembly back  together and when I tighten the

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PA1 Online training....and assessment

A groundbreaking first which we're pleased to announce - the PA1 is now fully online - both training and assessment !

The first step in the Certificate of Competence to spray pesticides safely (& legally) has just been made available by LANTRA and is

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Anyone in Thanet???

My late Father-in-Law's gardener has furloughed himself due to COVID. The bungalow NEEDS a gardener urgently. An hour a fortnight would be sufficent - catch is the route to the back garden is through the bungalow, no side access - but even if the fro

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