In the field behind us there are some sheep. No idea the breed but most have horns and very small tails. Over 2 weeks ago 1 lamb was born. A deep...
We have blackcurrants, redcurrants and gooseberries growing by a very old bramley apple tree and a Chinese gooseberry over them as it scrambles up...
Our sweet peas have germinated and doing better than the veg seeds.
I really hope that you can dig out all the unwanted plants and not use chemicals. Yes it is very time consuming but your ground then isn't full of...
and very smelly! All can be removed and no chemicals are needed.
Cleared some weeds from one area and then we tackled the veg patches. "Found" loads of moolis and small beetroots that we thought had all rotted...
Well a great start before the weather turns cold again. Small tortoiseshell, large white and then a brilliant brimstone (butterflies) flying...
@infradig I agree 100 times that when you pull up your own carrots the scent is there straightaway and then when you cook them or eat them raw...
@infradig well you are going against much advice about the conditions for sowing carrots. So many tell us not to use rich soil and yes use...
This morning before the rain we did some cutting back of seeded plants that the birds had no finished with, dug up ivy that had self rooted in a...
@NigelJ good point and one that I should have known.
But then thinking a bit more when it rains carnivorous plants do have rain water go into their pitchers but with our plants we have never done...
Agree about Nepenthes, they are not hardy enough to be outdoors especially this time of the year. Have never heard about watering the "cups". We...
WE also had no success with carrots when sown outdoors. So some years ago we experimented by sowing directly in the ground in the polytunnel....
A mistle thrush flew into the orchard with a small flock of starlings. Not seen that before. It then moved away from them and came very close so...
You see wonderful clumps of daffodils in flower alongside roads in many areas. They are never lifted and divided nor are they fed. So how do these...
@NigelJ we are the same with the blandas. Only planted blue but we are getting more whites coming through. Like them both. The narcissi are...
A hornet flew over the garden room. Seems very early.
Saw a butterfly today but so quick and away. Could it have been a small tortoisehell?
@strongylodon Fabulous photos.
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