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by tigerburnie
Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:24 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Farewell, good friends .....
Replies: 11
Views: 3472

Re: Farewell, good friends .....

Not quite sure what words to say, wishing you some peace.
by tigerburnie
Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:16 pm
Forum: Growing places
Topic: A view of my garden
Replies: 499
Views: 248749

Re: A view of my garden

Another greenhouse video, this time to get closer to the plants I used my small Sony camera, which does not have a very good microphone, so the waffling I do is a bit indistinct(which could be seen as a bonus). Hope you find it of interest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIJhooEDjrI
by tigerburnie
Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:17 am
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: Butterflies everywhere
Replies: 14
Views: 16979

Re: Butterflies everywhere

Just starting to appear in numbers up here this week, Common blues(which are not common here), Red Admirals and Tortoiseshells in the garden, not big numbers yet though.
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by tigerburnie
Mon Jul 25, 2022 10:14 am
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: 2022 harvests
Replies: 122
Views: 101306

Re: 2022 harvests

The farmers are already harvesting autumn sown Barley, never known it so early, the haulms on the tatties have been cut off too, all before the rape seed, most unusual growing season up here.
by tigerburnie
Sun Jul 24, 2022 9:57 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Mid Summer Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 254
Views: 26868

Re: Mid Summer Bits and Bobs.

I've had some of my best ever Spring Onions and the onions from seed are doing really well, including the red ones that often bolt, the leeks however are bolting badly. Thankfully we just had a decent drop of rain, won't fill the water butts, but no need to water tonight.
by tigerburnie
Sun Jul 24, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: 2022 harvests
Replies: 122
Views: 101306

Re: 2022 harvests

Geoff wrote:Dug 68kgs of Charlotte today from 32 seed potatoes, always happy at over 2kgs per root.

Well done, I think I got less than half that amount, not enough water put on them due to shortages.
by tigerburnie
Sun Jul 24, 2022 1:16 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Mid Summer Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 254
Views: 26868

Re: Mid Summer Bits and Bobs.

Strong wind up here today, but still 22 degrees, will need to do some watering later as the onions look parched as do the carrots, the tops on a lot of the carrots look a bit burnt, have a feeling all is not well with one end of the bed where the full sun hits it. Already plan to put the roots into ...
by tigerburnie
Sat Jul 23, 2022 9:26 pm
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: Wildlife photographs
Replies: 414
Views: 153345

Re: Wildlife photographs

This Red Grouse was printed in a magazine, can't remember if I posted it before or not
ImageRed Grouse by tigerburnie, on Flickr
by tigerburnie
Sat Jul 23, 2022 9:04 pm
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: Wildlife photographs
Replies: 414
Views: 153345

Re: Wildlife photographs

There's a forest less than 10 miles from me where Bullfinches gather for the winter, 3 or 4 years ago about 50 of them used to hang around the track that cuts through the woodland. There used to be Capercaillie as well, but they have gone, I have found some, but they are about 75 miles away and I'm ...
by tigerburnie
Sat Jul 23, 2022 4:41 pm
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: 2022 harvests
Replies: 122
Views: 101306

Re: 2022 harvests

Lifted my second early tatties, I'd like to tell you what they are but I can't remember, they taste nice though, what ever they are. :)
by tigerburnie
Sat Jul 23, 2022 2:50 pm
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: Wildlife photographs
Replies: 414
Views: 153345

Re: Wildlife photographs

Another colourful bird, not so popular with fruit tree growers though, a male Bullfinch
ImageThe sun came out by tigerburnie, on Flickr
by tigerburnie
Sat Jul 23, 2022 9:50 am
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: Wildlife photographs
Replies: 414
Views: 153345

Re: Wildlife photographs

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A cock Chaffinch finding some shade in the local forest.
by tigerburnie
Sat Jul 23, 2022 9:49 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Mid Summer Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 254
Views: 26868

Re: Mid Summer Bits and Bobs.

We have 16 degrees today and quite a bit of cloud, though not planning doing any of this work business you talk about.......... 8)
by tigerburnie
Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:20 am
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: 2022 harvests
Replies: 122
Views: 101306

Re: 2022 harvests

They do look nice, I grew heaps last year and as my wife dosn't eat them I sort of over dosed on them, not grown any this year, just Broad Beans for a change.