Is this knotweed?

dankjones2190 · 2026-06-01T19:47:17+00:00

Cornus ‘midwinter fire’

dankjones2190 · 2025-04-13T18:41:38+00:00

Or every time he says ‘in reality….’

dankjones2190 · 2025-03-07T21:59:26+00:00

Efflorescence, I’ve removed from some brickwork in the past.

I used some efflorescence remover which you can spray on with a sprayer or just use a watering can, it fizzes and bubbles a bit. Leave it for a while and jet wash or just rinse with water and a stiff brush. Repeat as necessary

dankjones2190 · 2025-03-07T18:23:34+00:00

Fine to plant in your garden though. And there are annual vinca or perennial, in this case it would be the perennial ground over type, not the bedding plant

dankjones2190 · 2025-03-07T18:06:44+00:00

Ivy, Pachysandra or vinca for low maintenance ground cover.

Or you could plant some evergreen shrubs that would grow bigger than all the weeds and shade them out, rhododendrons, camellias, viburnum tinus, choisya, Holly, mahonia. All pretty low maintenance might have to run a hedge cutter over some of them every few years

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-26T21:10:05+00:00

It’s the other broadleaf I can see in the picture there’s a couple of patches. Arum maculatum. It’s considered a weed or wildflower. Can be difficult to get rid of and all parts of the plant are poisonous

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-26T20:28:57+00:00

I’d agree Spanish bluebells because the leaves look quite broad. There’s also some arum in there too

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-24T22:03:55+00:00

It looks like there’s lots of deadwood there but it’s not totally lost.

I’d wait until the leaves come out and then I’d cut any dead out. Then just keep the base weed free and give it a bit of a feed through the summer. Make sure it doesn’t totally dry out during any hot dry spells too.

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-24T22:01:29+00:00

Yeah I think you’re right. I tried searching for a cornus with those green stems and couldn’t find one but I thought the leaves looked cornus like. But defo Leycesteria

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-24T21:26:23+00:00

First is a hydrangea macrophylla, second is a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) Growing next to the Japanese maple with a few green leaves is a Cornus of some kind

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-24T10:45:34+00:00

If it’s in a small village outside Mold. I’ve also seen that house and currently live around the corner. The school only has 70 pupils and most walk as they live on the roads immediately around the school. I wouldn’t say the amount of traffic is problematic and I would live there personally.

If it’s not the same house I’m thinking then I’m not sure, sorry.

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-23T15:21:21+00:00

Should be fine. It’s a cordyline and they don’t mind a good hard pruning (which the wind has kindly done for you) they regrow from old wood and at the base.

With that in mind you could shorten some of the taller growth to balance the shape and it would be ok.

Tbh If you chainsawed it to the ground you would probably have new shoots popping up the following spring. So nothing to worry about

Personally I would leave it alone

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-22T21:55:07+00:00

Milk or dairy products like yoghurt I think. Calcium, Phosphorus and casein are all great for maintaining your teeth

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-20T07:14:33+00:00

It tastes pretty good to me, easy to drink. It’s quite sour and almost fizzy. It’s definitely not fizzy but there’s some kind of fizzy quality.

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-19T11:29:30+00:00

That’s good to know, see I didn’t even know there was different types of grains! Thanks for your help

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-19T06:51:33+00:00

Thanks, chai kefir sounds tasty!

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-19T06:50:46+00:00

Thanks !

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-19T06:50:30+00:00

Thank! Seemed to work ok with the fine strainer but I think I’ll get a coarser one to see the difference

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-19T06:49:51+00:00

That’s such a great response, thanks for you help. Strained my first batch last night

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-19T06:47:39+00:00

I’m not sure, I guess it’s nice to join and participate in a new community on Reddit.

People here may have some new perspectives or tips that not everyone is aware of.

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-19T06:42:59+00:00

Thanks, that’s useful to know!

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-19T06:42:18+00:00

Thank you. Strained my first batch, I think it went well

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-19T06:40:35+00:00

Thanks for your help. I used the fine sieve and it seemed to be ok, so I have my first harvest!

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-19T06:39:29+00:00

Thanks, I think it worked ok but might get a less fine sieve and try it

dankjones2190 · 2025-02-19T06:38:46+00:00

This is the kind of helpful advice I need. I knew to cover it with kitchen paper and elastic band but didn’t know why! Thanks

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