4 d. ago Stop tomatoes from cracking by hanging one household item in your garden

An expert has warned that the current hot and sunny conditions could cause tomatoes to suffer from sunscald, but there's an easy way to protect your plants

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5 d. ago Gardeners urged to chop up old cans and place around plants immediately

Your garden will be terrorised by bugs no more after implementing this handy trick. Experts recommend using old cans to help protect your plant beds from this one nasty pest

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2 w. ago Top ways to protect plants from thieves as most stolen species revealed

More than a third of gardeners have been victims of plant theft, and new research shows the problem is only getting worse - with botanist James Wong naming the ten plants most at risk from thieves

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2 w. ago UK households urged to cover soil in one item already in your garden

As the temperature heats up across the UK, an expert has recommended taking this one easy step to help protect your soil and garden plants from the sun's relentless rays

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2 w. ago Monty Don urges anyone growing tomatoes to do one thing in July

Gardeners looking forward to delicious tomato crops this summer should complete this one simple task to protect their plants from a fast-spreading and preventable disease

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3 w. ago Protect your plants from insects this summer with this fine mesh netting that’s now on sale

Keep your fruit and vegetable plants safe this summer with this fine mesh netting that keeps insects from destroying your garden - and right now, this mesh is on sale for up to 30% less

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3 w. ago Flies will keep out of your home all summer if you use 1p and 2p coin trick

These pesky insects often find their way into your home during the summer months and can be a pain to get rid of

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3 w. ago Amazon's £14 'easy to install' door fly screens hailed for keeping insects out in summer

The Magnetic Fly Screen Doors are quick and easy to put up and are perfect for keeping pesky insects out - and they're currently on sale at Amazon with 26% off

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4 w. ago Sky urges Brits to act fast as 'lowest price' TV, Netflix and broadband sale ends today

Sky is calling time on the latest sale that's reduced its flagship TV and Full Fibre 300 broadband bundles to their cheapest price ever

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last month The Scottish 'midge map' that shows insect forecast across country this summer

Some places in Scotland are worse for midges than others.

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