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Topic: First swallow 2013 |
barremic
Replies: 6
Views: 7342
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Forum: Irish Wildlife, Irish Wild flowers and nature gardening. Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 5:49 pm Subject: First swallow 2013 |
Saw one on Monday, in Baldoyle, love to see them arrive  |
Topic: Hollyhock... |
barremic
Replies: 8
Views: 17920
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Forum: Perennials, Ferns and Ornamental grasses Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:35 pm Subject: Hollyhock... |
our ones were that tall last year not so good this year about 6 foot
the strange thing is from one plant we put in 2 years ago we have one stalk with deep red flowers and one stalk with pure white, ... |
Topic: 'Propagation' talk at Dublin Five Horticultural Society. |
barremic
Replies: 2
Views: 10062
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Forum: The Events Diary, environment and ecology / home and garden. Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 10:40 am Subject: 'Propagation' talk at Dublin Five Horticultural Society. |
Lol got my hopes up there till I read the date! |
Topic: Sawfly |
barremic
Replies: 11
Views: 13108
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Forum: Irish Weeds & Pests and Diseases of the garden. Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 2:14 pm Subject: Sawfly |
No sign of them so far, hopefully...
the plants look good and healthy at the moment with plenty of fruit.
the only problem i have now is some bind weed that we have been trying to tackle under the ... |
Topic: Sawfly |
barremic
Replies: 11
Views: 13108
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Forum: Irish Weeds & Pests and Diseases of the garden. Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:38 pm Subject: Sawfly |
Hi Sirpsycho
I sprayed 2 years ago with detergent and water. I also blasted quite a few off the plant with the hose, i know they can climb back up, but quite a few birds enjoyed the easy pickings.
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Topic: pros and cons of glass or polycarbonate sheets on glass hous |
barremic
Replies: 10
Views: 22653
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Forum: Irelands Garden tools / equipment. (mowers, glasshouses & polytunnels etc). Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:08 pm Subject: pros and cons of glass or polycarbonate sheets on glass hous |
hi Maeve,
our garden is quite long, and unfortunatly the wind seems to tunnel abit, even though the walls either side are not high.
it is not particularly exposed as there is a house at the back. ... |
Topic: pros and cons of glass or polycarbonate sheets on glass hous |
barremic
Replies: 10
Views: 22653
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Forum: Irelands Garden tools / equipment. (mowers, glasshouses & polytunnels etc). Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:20 am Subject: pros and cons of glass or polycarbonate sheets on glass hous |
prime example of why i am sorry no one told me about the problems with glass before I bought mine last year.
two more 2'x4' sheets flew out this morning, with shattered glass now all over the grass ... |
Topic: Leeches in pond |
barremic
Replies: 6
Views: 11051
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Forum: Water features in Ireland, including all aspects of water gardening. Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:13 am Subject: Leeches in pond |
Hi
thanks for all the replies.
i am worried about the dogs injesting them as they like to drink out of this water! they stand on the edge of the rocks, lean over and take a sip on hot days.
a ... |
Topic: Leeches in pond |
barremic
Replies: 6
Views: 11051
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Forum: Water features in Ireland, including all aspects of water gardening. Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:11 pm Subject: Leeches in pond |
Hi all,
I have just been cleaning some leaf debris from a small pond at the end of the garden, and discovered some black spots on some of the leaves, when i looked closely they were moving, they ap ... |
Topic: eggs in soil |
barremic
Replies: 2
Views: 5791
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Forum: Irish Wildlife, Irish Wild flowers and nature gardening. Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:52 am Subject: eggs in soil |
I used to find quite a few yellow small eggs in pots that i grew lillies in, they almost look like some of the little fertiliser grains that you get when buying shop bought plants, as far as i could t ... |
Topic: pros and cons of glass or polycarbonate sheets on glass hous |
barremic
Replies: 10
Views: 22653
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Forum: Irelands Garden tools / equipment. (mowers, glasshouses & polytunnels etc). Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:41 am Subject: pros and cons of glass or polycarbonate sheets on glass hous |
hi optimum
we put in a green house last january/february, standard horticultural glass, ina fairly sheltered spot at the end of the garden, and since then we have lost about 6 sheets of glass, i am ... |
Topic: Storing Onions in an Irish Climate. |
barremic
Replies: 4
Views: 5021
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Forum: Vegetable growing, fruit and allotments in Ireland Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:31 am Subject: Storing Onions in an Irish Climate. |
Hi Tippben
I had the same problem this year, last year my onions stored great, and i didnt even do much to look after them.
this year though, i dried them in the GH on wire frames then tried for ... |
Topic: onion sets |
barremic
Replies: 9
Views: 8391
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Forum: Vegetable growing, fruit and allotments in Ireland Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:00 pm Subject: onion sets |
They have a couple of types in b&q
white sturgeon and a red variety, cant remember which one, but i have grown them before. |
Topic: Spring Onion Ready? |
barremic
Replies: 4
Views: 3524
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Forum: Vegetable growing, fruit and allotments in Ireland Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 12:59 pm Subject: Spring Onion Ready? |
they will get bigger if left in the ground. I missed a few at the end of last year, and they kept growing through the winter, didnt grow too much through the snow but they did survive.
i was abl ... |
Topic: pondless waterfall with 8 ft stream |
barremic
Replies: 12
Views: 15175
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Forum: Water features in Ireland, including all aspects of water gardening. Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:04 pm Subject: pondless waterfall with 8 ft stream |
wow great water feature, we hope to add something like that possibly next year. We have a formal koi pond already, but we fell in love with one of the stream water features in the botanic gardens, and ... |
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