WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY 2018

@shiney - there used to be (still could be) a similar rat problem here, and it was so severe that it (they) destroyed the timber bungalow I used to live in. The only way to stay on top of the problem is poison. I have a 10kg drum of Neosorexa Gold and use bait boxes - easily obtained on eBay etc.
Fortunately I get on really well with the neighbours, and at this time of year we have to be vigilant finding bodies to dispose of safely.
It seems that once a rat run is established it will be reused time and time again, so the battle is constant. Persevere - I wish you luck.

 

Shiney, there may be some one near you that may be a rat catcher which use a dog Jack rus etc or ferrets

 

Yesterday I was sowing more seeds....
Courgette, Butternut Squash, more toms (cherry and marmandie) thai basil, lemon grass, chillies.

Got some flowers to do today but need a trip to wilko for more trays as I've run out.

Also will be potting up the new lemon tree and might be naughty and buy an orange tree too.

 

Borrow a Jack Russell or one of the terrier ratting breeds? obviously keep the cat out of sight

 

Planted clematis montana, cut grass and sorted one or two bits thIs morning at niece's new build
Back to open plant delivery and pot up
Warm and sunny so hope to get into my own garden later

 

I hadn`t thought of that - and anyway, I made a mistake (it`s those senile dentures again) it`s only 3 kg so possibly not quite heavy enough.
I have found though that this particular bait works better than the one I used to get at Homebase

 

Get one of these - they were bred especially for the job !

 

To be honest, as I'm not into plant propagation (too many other interests) other than layering one or two azaleas and rhodos.... not a lot.

It's just a case on checking on stuff.

Like our hydrangea, which is doing nicely despite the recent cold weather.




Then there's our sambuca, that gets a drastic prune each year, but is budding up well






These bulbs which I recycled from a large tub of various plants given as a present to my wife two Christmases ago. More to come up yet.



They produced enough to do as well in the tub with a few less.



Nice fat buds on one of our wisterias.



Some nice flowers on our mimosa, but it was very late this year.



Fish are getting more active, tried some of the birds, fat pellets on them which they seemed to like rather than their expensive koi pellets, despite only just beginning to be interested in food.



That took all of ten minutes.

Enough for today. It's golf tomorrow, might have another look on Thursday.

It's a hard life, isn't it?

 

WHAT'S BUZZING OR FLYING NEAR YOU TODAY - 2017

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