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Critically Acclaimed Gardening Greats: John Brookes (MBE), Noel Kingsbury, & Michael King, Launch New Online Courses with MyGardenSchool to Propagate Gardening Excellence Globally.
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Safe Use of Pesticides (PA1) and Hand Held Applicator (PA6) courses run throughout the year, but December through to April are our busiest months for training when the weather is at it's worst and in preparation for the growing season. The next cours
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Amid huge excitement the Garden Design Academy has just launched its new Facebook page. We have taken the same approach to Facebook as we did with our web site. First sign up and put something on line; learn how it works and what we could do with it.
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The Bath Gardening School launches with new Spring-Summer calendar
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Hi All,Has anyone a good tip for a trolley with wheels that can carry 250-400kgs root balls etc?? best Paul
"I prefer doing it when it's raining lightly or after rain as you get a bit of free water to help it work. You can never get near the recommended amount of water with a knapsack. "
"Just watch you do not walk off the lawn to paved are with wet boots, you will spread the iron and leave rusty marks. "
"Better in the rain as less risk to transferring it onto paving IMO! Works after when wet...."
Really need to spray some lawns that im a little late on doing but the forcast looks pretty dire.Ive never sprayed iron in the rain / drizzle. So is it a yay or nay?
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"Judging from photo which shows plenty of perennial weeds along with the surrounding grass being very sparse and of poor quality the whole area needs TLC.
Anyway back to the question, you have to bear in mind that a high traffic area used in wet…"
Anyway back to the question, you have to bear in mind that a high traffic area used in wet…"
Hi, Any advice on what is the best way to fix this muddy patch would be without adding paving? It's a high traction area which has been churned up over winter. I was thinking of putting som mesh down after spreading some grass seed but if there is…
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Rootball cart/trolley etc
Hi All,Has anyone a good tip for a trolley with wheels that can carry 250-400kgs root balls etc?? best Paul
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Spraying Iron sulphate in the rain?
Really need to spray some lawns that im a little late on doing but the forcast looks pretty dire.Ive never sprayed iron in the rain / drizzle. So is it a yay or nay?
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Best way to fix this?
Hi, Any advice on what is the best way to fix this muddy patch would be without adding paving? It's a high traction area which has been churned up over winter. I was thinking of putting som mesh down after spreading some grass seed but if there is…
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Stihl smart connector
Has anyone tried this? Sounds potentially useful for £20. It's a nightmare trying to get everyone to record hours used on a machine!
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