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  1. Verdun

    Verdun Passionate gardener

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    These "fat cats"......is there no shaming them? :noidea:
     
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    • Scrungee

      Scrungee Well known for it

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      A few trees on our dog walking circuit are dying, others are wilting and/or shedding leaves, wildflowers are having very short flowering seasons, clumps of nettles (that caterpillars rely on for food) are shrivelled and dying.

      And there's those nasty cracks that dog owners worry about their pets getting their paws caught in whilst running.

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      But there should be magnificent autumn colours this year, and loads of free firewood when the autumn gales knock down all the weakened trees.
       
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      • BigC

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        Set fire to your Garden Shed :roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol::roflol:
         
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        • Kandy

          Kandy Will be glad to see the sun again soon.....

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          EAA0D5A8-6622-4AA6-84E8-BE94D2201764.jpeg 131E4296-C48F-4CAB-B949-DCF5D3CD0780.jpeg 44FD754F-135E-4478-A91C-31904266F0F5.jpeg 2A6B1E14-8B90-49A7-8595-94132BDA9F88.jpeg 9DF643BC-BFCE-4835-AEF3-652F6514E6A1.jpeg B1DFCF13-A35B-4CAE-AB2A-8AADBF655A2B.jpeg Well our borders are starting to shrink away from the lawn or should that be the other way round:snorky:
          Here are a few piccys to show you the cracks we have and this is despite putting ash,compost,and leaf mould into the soil each year so we must be doing something wrong,oh and when we have plenty of rain there are ooodles of worms large and small that I have added to the soil over the last 17 years as being a new build there wasn’t one worm in the soil when we moved in.

          The green primrose is one of those that has double flowers and is only looking a bit healthy because of all the water I chuck on it

          The photo with the red rose petals has the crack going from the edge of the border across the grass verge so don’t know what stresses are going on there.
           
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          • noisette47

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            Whatever are you all complaining about? All that is what my plants have to contend with every year! Made worse this year by torrential rain until June. Shall we all take up macramé instead?
             
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            • Gail_68

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              [​IMG] C, that's a bit harsh [​IMG]….best behaviour or the [​IMG]
               
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              • pete

                pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                I thought they said 430 thousand litres per day on the news, but I might be wrong.
                Even so, sounds a lot.
                So they sell it to us in cubic meters, why quote it in litres, a litre is a pretty stupid amount when buying petrol, so why quote litres for something that is basically a lake.:smile:
                 
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                • Gail_68

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                  pete in general this government is just robbing we mate and they think buy talking long term they're confusing the public...fare from it ;)
                   
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                  • BigC

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                    Confusing the public aint that the art of politics....
                     
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                    • pete

                      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                      I'm not saying they are trying to confuse us.
                      Just think a litre is a pretty small amount of water when talking about a lake.
                       
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                      • ARMANDII

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                        Well, that would be a good idea if the soil was already moist but most soils are bone dry down to 3 feet or more so mulching now would be closing the stable door after the Horse has bolted. I add around 2000 liters of used commercial compost and garden compost every year so adding "body" to my sandy, quick draining soil and, for me, mulching is already substituted by my adding the used and garden compost.
                         
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                        • pete

                          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                          Personally I grow stuff, ornamentally that is, that loves a good hot dry summer.
                          So some of my stuff is actually revelling in these conditions.

                          I think there is often times when most summers dont actually suit the kind of plants that I like to grow.
                          This is an odd one, summer that is up till now, plants are more resilient than most people think, so my disappointments of most years are only the same as those that grow more conventional plants are this year.
                          At last a good growing year.:yay:

                          Mind you, my spuds are rubbish so are my onions.;):biggrin:
                           
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                          • Gail_68

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                            Pete I have to agree on this one mate...the plants have really loved it :dbgrtmb:
                             
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                              It makes all the difference if your soil is sandy or loamy. The plant roots can go very deeply to search out moisture.
                              Improving the clay soil here hasn't made a jot of difference.....it compacts, it shrinks, it cracks......and the only way to keep the plants alive is regular watering. Fortunately, we've got a spring-fed farm reservoir :)
                               
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                              • Gail_68

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                                Hello noisette sorry to hear what's happening mate to you and a good many members :sad:
                                 
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