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Thanks for the repetitive mowing advice; I'd have thought they'd become more not less persistent, anyway: I'll certainly give it a go! Just have to put it on my list of things to make and do, along with: renovate a house and make wooden stuff to sell to earn some cash. Not sure what I can get here i...

Hi there, I searched for killing nettles and only got 1 hit, and the killing did not relate to the nettles... The reason for the post is that I have a little orchard, which has been neglected for years, and is completely rammed with the said stingy pests, and I wish to kill them off. Does anybody kn...

Hi there, My lemon tree is a wee baby by comparison: bought 2 years ago from a French supermarket, with one lemon on, into which the shop's labeller had stapled the ticket. Since then no fruit... seemingly because the ants eat all the flowers. Any idea how to stop this, because from the number of fl...

Hi there, We bought a capsicum and a chilli plant in the summer this year, and got crops to the value of about half the cost of buying them. Hey-Ho! Now though, they are going mental, with buds all over, but I can't help noticing that the weather is not getting any warmer (even in France) and if I l...

I've always kept it in a pot - you don't want the blighter taking over the garden; especially when the garden in question is a 5m² patch of gravel!!

This is a new one on me; I am nearly 50, and have seen rhubarb growing in my family garden as long as I can remember, and I've never seen it in flower - now mine is!!! The flowers actually look more like little cauliflowers but I'm sure they are in fact flowers. The question is what should I do with...

Thanks for all that, from everyone!
I'm not seeking a magic bullet, honest; I just hoped someone know of a

"non-toxic to the environment, but unpleasant for dandelions"

kind of answer
Note to self - MUST TRY HARDER

Not really the answer I was looking for, but thanks for caring.

BTW did you know that it is said that the only dog breed named in the bible is a greyhound?
(Proverbs 30:29-31, King James Version)

Good day (and hello from the Charente area of France, where it was -5°C last night) I am currently preparing land for next years "crops" (hah! did you see the pathetic specimens we produced this year?) and have composted with a nice well-rotted and wormy mix of horse poo (can I say poo her...

Hello (or bonjour) from the Charente in France. I'm new to vegetable growing so please bear with me... I planted some cauliflower plants bought from a garden centre, and for a couple of months they were quite exciting, forming tiny (ickle wickle) heads which grew from an inch to about 4 (in old mone...