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The gardening thread, it's all uphill from here

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  1. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    As we approach middle age, for those of us that have made a success of our lives: gardening becomes a thing. So here is a thread dedicated to that topic.

    First up I'd like to discuss lawncare, specifically aeration. What is everyone's view on aeration tools, do you think these are worth getting or is there a cheaper alternative?
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  2. Saf

    Saf Not606 Godfather+NOT606 Poster of the year 2023

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    Prefer the spike rollers. That looks like it’ll punch too big of holes in your lawn. Might as well go old school and whack a basic garden fork in it.
     
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    looks like a complete waste of money
     
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    This is an interesting watch. Before I watched this, I bought one like the ones he discards right at the start. It's rubbish, you have to poke all the dirt out with a stick after each plunge. Only £30 but it's going to the scrap metal bin at the dump. That IS a waste of money.
     
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    Chuck some of these little fellas in and they'll have it aerated in no time. <ok>


     
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    Why is it 'aerated' and not "airated"?
     
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    That reminds me, I need to buy fork handles
     
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    Just using the Latin stem "aer" which means "air" in English. A bit like aeroplane and airplane, I suppose.
     
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    It's all Greek to me.
     
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    Well googled again buddy <ok>
     
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    Need to put my spuds in this weekend. Got the ground dug ready

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    You know that I don't google, buddy
     
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    What varieties are you growing this year?
     
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    Dunno tbh, have to ask herself. Depends what’s on sale in the site hut probably.
     
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    Smash <ok>
     
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    Don’t ask ‘er indoors, you need to approach this like a man. You need some earlies and a main crop. Suggest waxy for the earlies, good cold in salads and personally I’d go for a red main as they are good for jackets, roasts, mash and hold intact well in stews.
     
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    Do they look like the ones that probed you?
     
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    They weren't as funny or entertaining but they were gentle it has to be said, so I said it, so to speak, in a so to speak manner.
     
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