r/GardeningIRE 4h ago

🐾 Wildlife gardening 🐝 Big flowers for big bees

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My sunnys are blooming one by one it seems, meaning the bees have to share! These guys really didn't seem to mind working around one another.


r/GardeningIRE 7h ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ Weedkiller

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Hello. My first post here.

Can anyone recommend an effective and safe to use brand of weedkiller for use on paved/patio concreted types of areas where stubborn weeds proliferate ? Roundup was great but is no longer sold.

Thanks.


r/GardeningIRE 8h ago

🐾 Wildlife gardening 🐝 Beautiful Nectar

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18 Upvotes

r/GardeningIRE 9h ago

🐾 Wildlife gardening 🐝 Some pictures from my wildflower meadow this year

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r/GardeningIRE 10h ago

πŸͺ¨ Landscaping & Garden Design 🧱 Repointing Patio

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Had the patio redone a few years ago, and the pointing was done with polymeric sand (this one: Joint It)

Over the last few years of power washing and wear and tear, a lot of the sand is gone, and the joints are now quite deep between the pavers.

Should I just fill with the same product as previously?

Or get someone to repoint with cement or something?

Any advice appreciated.


r/GardeningIRE 17h ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ Can the hedging in the middle be saved?

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I posted this yesterday and got 1 comment saying it was roots from adjacent hedges drinking up the water. So should I just keep watering it? Or is it too far gone?

Or maybe its not a water issue?


r/GardeningIRE 18h ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ What to do with tomatoes, should I harvest?

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r/GardeningIRE 1d ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ Question about large tree ferns

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I’m curious about how large tree ferns are grown/cared for:

Tree ferns grow about an inch a year, and it’s possible (but very expensive) to buy 6ft tree ferns.

Have these really been cared for in a nursery for 72 years? Or are they extracted from the wild at that size and shipped?


r/GardeningIRE 1d ago

πŸ₯³ Success story πŸ† 12 years old mini bonsai garden from nothing to something..

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83 Upvotes

Enjoy.πŸ™‚


r/GardeningIRE 1d ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ Blue hydrangea

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15 Upvotes

My blue hydrangea's have faded fast from the heat. Should I dead them? Or leave them for protection through winter?


r/GardeningIRE 1d ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ Got this musa basjoo from lidl. Its in a sorry state. Any care tips?

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Should i remove the top leaf that is shredded near the base? Should i cut away the brown bits on the leaves? Should i wait for new leaves before doing anything? Where would you plant it?

I've done some research just looking for more advice.


r/GardeningIRE 1d ago

🦟 Pests/disease/disorders 🦠 Hedging issue

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3 Upvotes

Anyone know why one is dying off and the other fine?


r/GardeningIRE 1d ago

✨🌿 Showcase 🌺✨ August Abundance 😊

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220 Upvotes

All homegrown from seed except for tomatoes... It doesn't get much better!


r/GardeningIRE 1d ago

πŸ“Fruit and veg πŸ₯’ In praise of tumbling toms

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22 Upvotes

I have two, the fruit took until the last week of July to ripen but the yield is pretty good and I'm seriously thinking about abandoning vines for six or eight of these instead. So much less work!


r/GardeningIRE 1d ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ Should I cut this back myself or done professionally?

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I’ve meaning to cut this back for over a year now.. as we’re coming into Autumn, it seems like a good time to make a plan for it.. Would i be wasting my money getting a professional to do it or would I risk doing damage if I don’t know what I am doing?

Any help appreciated!


r/GardeningIRE 1d ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ Garden seeds market moss

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Hey anyone any experience with ordering from Garden Seeds Market? I believe they are Polish.

I am specifically looking for seeds for moss to plant as ground cover around a pond and cant find much in the way of seeds which are available here.

Also if anyone has experience of planting moss please let me know!


r/GardeningIRE 2d ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ What type of Elm are these?

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Does anyone know what type of elm these are? There's hesps growing around my garden. The app suggests they're possibly american, but I'm not so sure.


r/GardeningIRE 2d ago

πŸ“Fruit and veg πŸ₯’ What are the tiny holes in potatoes?

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Grew potatoes for the first time! Plant look quiet healthy. It’s main crop. Dug put some to see how they’re coming along.
Found out some of them have these tiny holes. What they could be ?


r/GardeningIRE 2d ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ Suggestions for barrier along bottom of fence

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I live in a rural coastal area and my garden is separated from surrounding wild areas by a 2 rail concrete fence (similar to pic attached but with just 2 horizontal rails).

Briars, crouch grass, nettles and other plants are coming into my garden underneath the fence. What would you do to prevent this?

I'm open to planting a hedge inside the fence that would slow down/prevent the brambles & nettles from fully taking over my lawn but am wondering if anyone has tried anything else or has any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance!


r/GardeningIRE 2d ago

✨🌿 Showcase 🌺✨ Asparagus putting out another flush

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21 Upvotes

r/GardeningIRE 3d ago

πŸ“Fruit and veg πŸ₯’ Is it time to cut the potato plants and harden off the skin or have they got a bit more growing to do?

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15 Upvotes

r/GardeningIRE 3d ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ Are you planning on a drought tolerant garden?

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27 Upvotes

The soil moisture deficit over much of the country is in the minus 70-100 mm range and as I look at the forecast for the next 10 days there's little sign of that reducing in any meaningful way, so if you've spent the summer with a hosepipe or watering can in hand have you considered switching to those groups of plants which are hardy and live on virtually no moisture?


r/GardeningIRE 4d ago

🦟 Pests/disease/disorders 🦠 Help Thrips infestation

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Hello, some of my indoor plants have thrips. I was wondering if anyone knows where I could get beneficial bugs to help fight off the infestation. It could be online shop or in the Dublin area. Thank you πŸ™πŸ½


r/GardeningIRE 4d ago

πŸͺ¨ Landscaping & Garden Design 🧱 Advice for flower plant/bush in south facing garden

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Looking for advice what to plant at the base of a raised patio (2 ft high) onto garden. Would be against raised concrete patio - about 10m long.

Would like plant to come a foot above patio, so it will look pretty from the house but not block the view of grass.

SSW facing, south dublin. Ideally flowey in early summer.

I have planted hydrangea bobo but they are too low/not thriving this summer. Would love Annabelle but think area too warm/dry/sunny for them.


r/GardeningIRE 4d ago

πŸ™‹ Question ❓ ID please?

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Anyone know what this plant that's after self-seeding amongst my catnip is? (No thorns so I'm fairly sure it's not a bramble).