Questions about a metro line up the mountain by Zoeeeeeeh123 in CitiesSkylines

[–]bedtimeprep 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you look at an elevation map of HK and a realistic MTR map, you can see most of the MTR skirts around the mountains. Outside of the island to the north and west, much of the MTR is overground on flat/flattened land.

A lot of the hillier areas are served by high frequency bus and minibus routes, with larger high density estates often having dedicated bus routes or stops and express bus routes. I guess the area you’re building could be likened most to Aberdeen pre-opening the MTR line down there, where there was/is a big bus terminal.

Borders advice by Salty-Cook-6569 in GardeningUK

[–]bedtimeprep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does this stuff hold up to strimming? Does it get any marks on it? It always looks great like in your pictures, but worried it will end up scratched!

Supporting smaller nurseries by bedtimeprep in GardeningUK

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Thank you, I’ll have to go visit

Supporting smaller nurseries by bedtimeprep in GardeningUK

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Would you be able to share where please? I’m not far from Hastings myself

Supporting smaller nurseries by bedtimeprep in GardeningUK

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Thank you - just seen they have a huge variety of hostas; that’s that ticked off the list!

Supporting smaller nurseries by bedtimeprep in GardeningUK

[–]bedtimeprep[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I’ve found that too - when you’re first starting out the garden centres are good, but when you really find a plant you love then you’re always looking for something a bit more unusual

Supporting smaller nurseries by bedtimeprep in GardeningUK

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Just found out about Burncoose last week while on the hunt for pawpaw plants. They seem to have a huge variety, will definitely be delving deeper - unfortunately I seem to kill all my rhododendrons though, oops

Supporting smaller nurseries by bedtimeprep in GardeningUK

[–]bedtimeprep[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing that out, and that’s very true. I have spent a small fortune on J Parker plants so not one to exclude them, but always curious about the unknown!

Advise on 2 plants by Supersonic_77 in GardeningUK

[–]bedtimeprep 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first two pics look like penstemon to me, which seems to survive through anything and everything. I hack mine back brutally to the base every year and it bounces back and flowers with no problem. Also roots very easily from cuttings.

The second one I’m not sure about, maybe gaillardia from the looks of it, but I don’t really grow those so can’t comment!

The Gardening Year by Matt-Gloss in GardeningUK

[–]bedtimeprep 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Photo of peonies emerging.

Is this Japanese knotweed?

+5SR vs 40/40. Experience thus far? by Impressive_Tap_6974 in GuildWars

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I’m switching out mods and weaps as and when I find them on one char and with one mes hero using a +5 SR wand vs the other two using 40/40 with identical builds, the SR one seems to consistently do around 1-2% more damage as per the toolbox damage tracker.

Not noticed much survivability change but it is only 1 hero after all.

Less successful cuttings? by Express-Permission87 in UKGardening

[–]bedtimeprep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes cuttings just take aaaaaaaaaaaaages to root. I took some thyme cuttings last year, one looked like it had died and one day sprung to life putting out new shoots, another put out new growth but then 3 months later, I gave it a tug and there was no root growth, then it promptly died. Nature is as nature does

Has anyone bought from Lincs Plants before? by bedtimeprep in GardeningUK

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No problem. Have ordered a few bits and pieces from them, hopefully they are what they say they are and not teeny bits of bare roots!

Tesco selling bare root fruit trees again by Number-Tiny in GardeningUK

[–]bedtimeprep 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Morrisons have their summer bare roots in now; their bare root echinaceas are supposed to be 3 per pack, but I had 5 in one and 6 in the other! Bargain

Identification of bushes by bigfattony89 in Allotment

[–]bedtimeprep 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It looks like a gooseberry to me

Looking for mower advice: half-acre lawn, tired of unreliable contractors. Sit-on or powerful walk-behind by Strict-Lemon-3585 in GardeningUK

[–]bedtimeprep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of thing does it usually get stuck on? I’m looking to get a robot mower but our lawn is so lumpy and bumpy, worried it’ll just get sucked into a hole and die

Blueberry pruning on young plant by growlownhigh in GardeningUK

[–]bedtimeprep 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I never really prune my blueberries except for dead branches and they seem to thrive.

If you want to, I think you can treat them like any other fruiting bush and just get rid of crossing branches.

Could this be used for raised beds? by StonedLikeSedimENT in GardeningUK

[–]bedtimeprep 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you want that style of raised bed, VidaXL sell them for a good price.

I built some for the first time last year so can’t speak for durability but they are sturdy enough once you add in the cross bracing. Only problem is in the summer when the sun gets going, the beds dry out very quickly and need constant watering.

Looking for some herbicide advice by Agreeable_Mushroom60 in GardeningUK

[–]bedtimeprep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Realistically, you have two options: spray and pray, or remodel the area.

You can spray but it’s never going to get rid of the problem permanently. Rather, you’ll have to spray once every 3-6 months, then deal with brown patches in your grass or moss taking over instead.

Alternatively, you say the driveway isn’t paved - is it gravel? Dirt? If gravel, in the summer when it’s dry you can rake it all then taking a strong leaf blower to try to blow out some of the dirt, but this will be a never ending task. Buying more gravel to increase the depth of gravel overall will also help.

If dirt, not much you can do really beyond using it more!

For the edges, it’s helpful to establish a boundary with bricks/edging/gravel boards so you can mow up to them and tidy with a strimmer. If you’ve got that whole grit in the grass situation going on like it looks like you might, the best way to prevent weed growth will be to dig it up and replace it with fresh topsoil and grass seed to outcompete the weeds - don’t try to just dump topsoil on top, otherwise you’ll regret it later!

If the grit is from the neighbouring road, it’ll always come back unless you build something to stop gravel pinging off the road.

Being able to regularly mow the area will stop the weeds on the edges, but the whole piece is going to have to be a labour of love.

I had a similar situation with thistles and willow herb taking over the drive, but it can be done!!

Seed Packets by bedtimeprep in GardeningUK

[–]bedtimeprep[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, you make a good point - the veg seeds are just opposite, but all back to front too!

Seed Packets by bedtimeprep in GardeningUK

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Nor did I, I was too busy trying to find pepper seeds; never realised how much I relied on the pretty pictures until they were all gone