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    You can't I'm afraid. I maintain a few properties...

    You can't I'm afraid. I maintain a few properties with this problem, all you can do is keep cutting them back when you see them.
    Poplars are just one of them trees that is made by nature to...
  2. Yeah the roots are a real pig. I've done a good...

    Yeah the roots are a real pig. I've done a good few of them recently.
    I use a long polesaw and take the majority of the side branches off, then take them down in a few stages rather than fell them...
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    Hmm. This reminds me..we have deer problems too,...

    Hmm. This reminds me..we have deer problems too, I remember watching a news article a few years back that said deer have an instinctive fear of lions. Lion dung has been used from safari parks and...
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    Hi Garden Geek, I think that's a good question...

    Hi Garden Geek,
    I think that's a good question I never really considered the reasons for the difference. I wonder if it's got something to do with the plant hormone auxin being produced in the...
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    Chickens

    Does anyone hear keep chickens?
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    Good solid steel spade, fork and rake. Dutch hoe...

    Good solid steel spade, fork and rake. Dutch hoe (very handy for veg gardening). Good solid secateurs mine are sandvik and have lasted 5 years of full time abuse, they can be taken apart and...
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    One of my customers has an old grape vine growing...

    One of my customers has an old grape vine growing in a greenhouse. The roots are on the outside of the greenhouse because they require a good cold spell whereas the top needs the summer warmth from...
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    If your in Britain, Chiltern seeds, thompson and...

    If your in Britain, Chiltern seeds, thompson and morgan, suttons, kings, secret seeds and also, for more specialist edibles, agroforestry seeds.
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    We use buddleja (butterfly bush) in Britain. Our...

    We use buddleja (butterfly bush) in Britain. Our native butterfly's love it. I don't know if it's the same in America but you could always give it a go.
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    Sorry. you just have to keep pulling out the...

    Sorry. you just have to keep pulling out the suckers! Maybe you could root a few suckers in a pot and swap them for other plants with your friends.
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    Congrats blueberries rock. If they taste good,...

    Congrats blueberries rock. If they taste good, eat them before the birds do..quick! hehe (to good to waste)
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    We have high winds and a 6ft fence that has no...

    We have high winds and a 6ft fence that has no problems with them. However it is a sturdy slatted fence with a 2 inch gap between each board. If you still need a good fence, getting one which is...
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    We used to grow our potatoes in big buckets to...

    We used to grow our potatoes in big buckets to save space. (You plant them at the bottom with a little earth then keep adding more earth as they grow. If you feed and water through the year as well,...
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    My brothers back garden is very dry and sandy,...

    My brothers back garden is very dry and sandy, yet he has a huge gunnera which thrives there. I can only think the gunnera's read no gardening books! If you can start your garden from cuttings and...
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