I've tried to keep the thread up to date. The drought was quite a shock, seeing how much water evaporated but it's good now that it's full again....
Exactly my thoughts. Olive trees in pots do need to be watered but they are not marsh plants!
Our water capture system is working and after a couple of days of rain the pond is looking good again. So pleased.[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
But why would anyone want an enormous tomato?! I'm happy with my little and moderately sized juicy ones.....they're the most tasty, which is...
If, like us, Belgium has had a torrential downpour, the pond will be fine.
I've been picking Black Russian for a few weeks, not many but they are big and tasty. Mine are prone to blossom end rot, unfortunately.
That’s crazy!:scratch:
This is true. Cereal prices are decided globally. If say, the harvest is poor in Britain and Europe and maybe a bumper year in North America the...
Wild cherries fruit here every year. The ones I’ve tried are rather tasteless and sour. Presumably they are fine to eat in quantity as cultivars...
Aestivation: new word for me too. Well at least the aestivation due to the hot weather stops them breeding.
.....is it will kill off most of the slugs!
Hope he didn't eat the toad.....but it's always a possibility with a wildlife pond.
A Grey Heron dropped in this morning!
Mr Redwing and I did a taste test of the six varieties we are growing. In order of flavour these are our ratings out of 10:Black Russian: 8...
:rasp: Those aren't amphibians!
I’m not too worried about that. The mixed hedge is a valuable wildlife corridor leading to a stream. Hopefully amphibians will find their way up;...
Five years!!:scratch::sad:....I want it to look good before that!
We planted all of those as well; all good for wildlife apparently. All but the bogbean have started to flower.Your lawn is looking as brown as...
That's good to know about the moss and that it's working. Once the weather cools and dampens down, probably in the early autumn, I'll get some...
I've been picking fruit for about a month; first was Sungold, followed by Tumbling Tom (both red and yellow), then Orkado and Sweet Aparitif at...
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