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Re: Red Spots on Gooseberries

2008-05-27T12:27:31Z

<Thank you for that Alec. I think I will move them next year would
<you recommend pruning right back? Also will it affect other fruit
<in the garden or just Gooseberry
<Malcolm

If you move them once the leaves have fallen, no need to cut back
other than to make manageable to dig up etc. But can you move them

Re: Red Spots on Gooseberries

2008-05-26T12:04:30Z

Hi Malcom

It sounds like gooseberry rust, which is caused by a fungus that lives
on sedges in winter and gooseberries in spring/summer.

You can't cure it but can try to prevent it next year by getting rid
of any sedges in your garden. If your garden is downwind of sedges
growing elsewhere, then you'll have the problem again, so you could

Red Spots on Gooseberries

2008-05-25T16:03:42Z

Can someone tell me what causes red spots to come on Gooseberry Fruit
and leaves

If anyone knows the cure please email me

Thanks
Malcolm (Isles of Lewis Scotland

bbc garden make over advice!

2008-03-17T16:45:47Z

Has any one any knowledge of the bbc garden make over?
Is it free as the bbc use it for their programme?
Or is there a charge?
My neighbour has the most horendous front and back gardens you have
ever seen, and she can't now manage either of them the roses are now
like triffids,
plus she is not on pc, so I said I would enquire

Re: Moles Dam moles

2007-10-28T08:38:25Z

Hi Trevor
Moles are searching for worms, mainly, so a possible solution is to
deter worm activity on the lawn by making the soil more acidic. You
can do this with an acidic lawn fertiliser - one based on ammonium
sulphate. But you'd need to do this in spring or summer as you don't
want to be applying fertiliser now. Or you could use iron sulphate

Moles Dam moles

2007-10-26T10:28:44Z

I there anyway of convincing Moles that we do NOT wish
them to ventilate our garden.
its a lawn, but its covered in grass, at least it was
until they increased there activity from their previous
manageable level.
matters get worse when our 5 month old puppy sniffs
them out and tries to help them out.

Re: mini greenhouses

2007-07-04T18:42:09Z

Hi Peter
Our article at this link may be of use to you:
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Rgds
Alec

mini greenhouses

2007-06-24T16:35:41Z

Hi I was wondering if you know of anyone who has bought a mini greenhouse ( the wooden frame variety costing app £150).
I fancy one for the back garden, on my patio against a fence.
I have a cheap plastic one, but I want to be able to use it in the winter.
Peter Fidler

View this page "Chelsea Flower Show 2007 '600 Days with Bradstone'"

2007-05-28T17:55:23Z

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Weed control - grass in flower beds

2007-05-28T15:57:56Z

Someone asked recently about a selective weedkiller to get rid of
grass growing amongst their plants in a flower bed, but we don't think
there is one available to gardeners now.
There used to be Clout, which contained alloxydim-sodium, but that is
no longer available. If anyone knows of anything suitable that's