Harcostar universal rain trap diverter for water butts
This universal rain trap diverts rain water from your down pipe into your water butt. When the water butt is full, the...
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Coping with holidays
For most gardeners, the main drawback of taking holidays away from home is the adverse affect it has on the garden. The dread of returning home to find knee-high grass, pest- and disease-ridden fruit and vegetables and container plants burned to a crisp.
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Watering the garden can take a lot of time during the summer months, especially if there is a prolonged dry spell. If you are new to gardening, it is easy to think the simplest solution is to unravel the hose each evening and shower the whole garden using
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If you do nothing else...water new plants. Make sure new additions do not suffer during dry spells. Plant up summer containers bedding once the threat of frosts has passed. Feed container plants about six weeks after planting. If it’s a nice day...trim he
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Gardeners should save water as a matter of routine, because the next prolonged dry spell might be just around the corner. Install a water butt to collect rainwater from drainpipes. If you want to collect a lot of water try connecting several butts togethe
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