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Gardening
Anything about Gardening. Successes, failures, what to do etc.

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	Red Palm Beetle/Weevil - Picadura Roja I see the magnificent Palm at the front of Mora La Nova station appear to have been killed by the Red Palm Beetle. Started Nov 29^th, 2014 at 1:59pm by Smidge (Ex Member) « Pages 1 2 »	27	30234	Jan 29^th, 2016 at 3:23pm By: Ritaratbag
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	What's eating my peas ? Got a lovely crop of peas this year (thanks to planting in the Autumn) but something's eating them. I suspect birds or lizards. Any suggestions ? (and don't bother with the funnies) Started Feb 17^th, 2016 at 5:19pm by Bigyin « Pages 1 2 »	17	17100	Feb 21^st, 2016 at 7:13pm By: Bigyin
	Processionary caterpillers Pine Processionary Caterpillars are maturing and are on the move, We have never seen so many nests around our home as well as up in the mountains. The animals are nocturnal, leaving the nest to fe... Started Jan 21^st, 2016 at 8:39pm by ColinB (Ex Member)	14	13700	Mar 24^th, 2016 at 11:30pm By: ColinB - Ex Member
	Comfrey Is anyone growing comfrey or knows where to get comfrey plants? Started Oct 6^th, 2013 at 11:45am by LaRapita (Ex Member)	14	12846	Oct 17^th, 2013 at 6:27pm By: LaRapita - Ex Member
	pre-perforated irrigation hose.... ...the brown tube with holes. My pump kicks out 4 bar - what length of tube can I expect to be effective? Have tried Gardena green leaky hose and a black tri-tube Lidl product but the holes seem t... Started Dec 8^th, 2015 at 8:00pm by ColinB (Ex Member)	12	13080	Apr 12^th, 2016 at 12:59pm By: Bricon - Ex Member
	When to plant Hi I have got a few cleared terraces and would like to plant some Olives on Some of them and also a few Orange, Lemon and Pear trees. Can anybody advice on when it is best to plant and also where... Started May 10^th, 2013 at 3:57pm by cazntony (Ex Member)	11	8002	Aug 1^st, 2013 at 12:09am By: Bigyin
	Wild orchids Just been out strimming and came across this.Has anyone else got one, and if so,what is it..?? Started Sep 14^th, 2013 at 9:50am by Nobrot (Ex Member)	10	10360	Oct 9^th, 2014 at 4:13pm By: Bigyin
	fire licence I went to get a fire licence today, no problem all sorted now until march. if anyone needs to know what to do please ask Started Oct 7^th, 2014 at 5:04pm by fishman (Ex Member)	10	8953	Nov 17^th, 2014 at 6:03pm By: fishman - Ex Member
	Chipping, Shredding, Mulching Has anyone found benefits in using a chipper / shredder for olive prunings? I'm fed up with burning huge quantities of prunings and seeing all that energy going to waste. Was wondering if chippings co... Started Jan 24^th, 2013 at 4:14pm by PlanesPete	9	7431	Sep 4^th, 2013 at 9:12pm By: Manna@mannahouse - Ex Member
	Growing Australian, South African & Mexican plants Have just arrived (near Camarles) with lots of pots of Australian, South African & Mexican plants most of which I have grown from seed.� I would welcome any experiences of growing these plants in this... Started Aug 23^rd, 2013 at 9:15pm by Phemie	7	5814	Aug 25^th, 2013 at 11:58am By: Ritaratbag
	Nurseries and garden centres Hello all. We are new to the forum and are trying to get the location of a couple of nurseries. We bought a casita in the mountains last year and we want to try and establish some shade giving cl... Started Nov 16^th, 2018 at 6:38pm by Will_Mary (Ex Member)	6	4246	Nov 28^th, 2018 at 6:15pm By: Michael
	Thrips Hi all, At the end of my tether and now I am turning to chemical warfare, so can anyone tell me which pesticide to use and were to buy it, to get rid of the little blighter's. Yours Mrs Bull... Started Aug 9^th, 2014 at 9:10pm by Bulldog	6	6365	Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:08pm By: Michael
	Help! Advice for using palm tree corpse? We now have a very tall corpse of a palm tree killed by the horrific palm beetle. My husband would like it removed but I want it taken down to say 4 foot high, hollowed out & used as a big planter! D... Started Apr 11^th, 2016 at 12:55pm by RiumarPat (Ex Member)	6	6773	May 9^th, 2016 at 5:29pm By: DenGeo
	English runner beans I planted both Spanish and English runner beans,Spanish are doing fine but the English are full of flowers but they are not setting.Has anyone else had this problem? Started Jun 27^th, 2014 at 10:09am by Cariad	5	5294	Jul 7^th, 2014 at 5:52pm By: Ritaratbag
	I've just ordered 4 sq metres of astro turf....... ......what is the best fertiliser for it in this climate? Started Aug 27^th, 2013 at 8:42pm by ColinB (Ex Member)	4	4079	Aug 31^st, 2013 at 2:07pm By: philmountains
	Compost Hi Does any one know where we can get some compost ... not looking to purchase by the bag ... wanting about 1000kg Started Aug 27^th, 2013 at 9:52pm by sue100 (Ex Member)	4	4461	Aug 8^th, 2014 at 2:09pm By: maxwell - Ex Member
	Top soil available!! Free!! I have recently taken up an area of grass in my garden and put down stones, too damn expensive to water it. So now I have an enormous mound of good quality top soil. Anyone want it? Just come... Started Jan 2^nd, 2017 at 9:48am by Huw (Ex Member)	4	5254	Jan 11^th, 2017 at 3:05pm By: Huw - Ex Member
	When to sow seeds Hi Does anyone have a good planting calander for this region? I have a mix of vegetable seeds purchased in England. Tried celery and leeks in trays but they didn't germinate. Started Apr 2^nd, 2016 at 10:00am by Ticallion (Ex Member)	4	5381	Apr 6^th, 2016 at 9:22am By: Ticallion - Ex Member
	RASPBERRIES................MMMM 12/05/2014 PICKED MY FIRST ONES TODAY............... AND MY FIRST BABY BEETROOT... DO YOU HAVE A GARDENING QUESTION. MAYBE I CAN HELP ANDY Started May 12^th, 2014 at 9:40pm by AndyJulie (Ex Member)	3	5926	Jan 25^th, 2015 at 11:41am By: Ritaratbag
	What is this insect Found this in the swimming pool, only has 4 legs and pinchers at the front also long tail. Started Aug 26^th, 2016 at 11:04am by Cariad	3	5123	Aug 27^th, 2016 at 9:19am By: Pondgirl - Ex Member

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