Hooray! It's nearly stopped raining so I'll walk the mile to the polling station without getting soaked. Then, all being well, I should be able...
Good morning all.It's election day here in Ireland, so of course it's raining... the result won't be known for some time, because of our voting...
Thanks, @Plantminded .
Thanks, @Plantminded - it's a heavyish, mostly alkaline loam. I've never fed anything growing in the ground, in the 5 years we've been here, so...
I'm reviving this old thread to ask if anyone has tried a "chelsea chop" on plants which flower earlier in the year? I'm thinking about my...
Freezing fog pretty well all day today (well, temperature rose to 1.9C this afternoon so no longer technically freezing...). Tried not to look at...
Hope your journey is uneventful, @Busy-Lizzie , and you find all well at your French house.@lizzie27 - does your neighbour's bedroom window...
Our large, fairly local food supermarket has decided to stop delivering as far as our house, which is a bit of a blow. I can get most of the...
I think it might be a Parasola, possibly P.plicatilis, or pleated ink cap. We have honey fungus in this garden so I'm confident that your fungus...
Good morning from frosty East Clare.There was lots of goose grass in this garden when we moved in, and I had a couple of years pulling up every...
Thanks, @Penny_Forthem . It's good to read your experiences! All being well, my daughter will be back on a few of the food groups currently...
Thank you, @Obelix-Vendée - that's excellent advice which I shall act on. Interesting talk of pickled shallots & onions: daughter's booklet...
Good morning!I wish I had your energy, @Busy-Lizzie . My Christmas cards won't be started for another week or so, and we have yet to write our...
Afternoon everyone. Wall-to-wall rain here today, so apart from a quick dash to the post office to send off our nearly-7-year-old grandson's...
Spanish bluebells have much wider leaves than the native ones, @Notwellygood . I believe if you keep pulling off the top growth you do weaken the...
Hello everyone!Hope Bert soon loses his grip. Good news about your internet, @Busy-Lizzie ; hopefully your friend will soon have her...
When kitting out our former house in west Yorks, in 2005, we found carpet width was measured in metres, but length in feet. Maybe that was just...
A few days ago I got a message about my Screwfix order. "Your parcel has left our sortation facility and is now starting its onward journey." I...
Afternoon all. We're largely post-Bert now, though it's still pretty windy. Mild, though, and dry this morning when I re-sited the pole for the...
I tried dried mealworms last winter, and none of my garden birds would touch them, not even when I soaked them. Strange...
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