oldherbaceous wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:23 am I have been thinking long and hard about this, Stravaig, and after I have seen the way half a dozen Pigeons have been acting over the last few days, I have come up with the conclusion that, they just think about food and sex…..I won’t say who Cook said that reminded her of…
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- Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:58 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: If birds think
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1941
Re: If birds think
Old Codger?
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:05 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Long awaited Spring Bits and Bobs…
- Replies: 339
- Views: 65582
Re: Long awaited Spring Bits and Bobs…
Two things bother me about composting as related to peatfree composts. How well,or poorly, is the matter composted, have had bags of GP compost opened and be full of live fungi. Allied to that what is the input to the process, is it domestic green waste bins or, more likely, commercially sourced Eas...
- Fri Mar 17, 2023 3:59 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: GYO closing down in June?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1490
Re: GYO closing down in June?
https://www.betterretailing.com/industry-news/dc-thomson-has-cut-over-25-magazines-from-two-uk-sites/ "... The full list of Aceville titles to be closed is: Crafts Beautiful, Great British Food, Grow Your Own, PaperCrafter, Let’s Get Crafting!, Let’s Knit!, Natural Health, Period Ideas, Sew, So...
- Sun Mar 12, 2023 1:51 pm
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: Products I've liked
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10580
Re: Products I've liked
Oafs eh? Think you've described them rather well Primrose. My husband yesterday experimented with making a lentil oaf to use up a surplus of rather ageing lentils. It was so stodgy and solid and highly indigestible. Definitely not a success. Even the magpies are urning up their beaks at the chopped ...
- Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:00 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Half a beetle?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2978
Re: Half a beetle?
Beetle used to be the name for a large wooden hammer, used to hammer fence posts in, I was hoping a mallet was going begging.
- Sat Feb 11, 2023 2:29 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Happy Birthday Peter.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1052
Re: Happy Birthday Peter.
Thank you all.
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Late Winter Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 294
- Views: 44364
Re: Late Winter Bits and Bobs.
Westi stir the paint thoroughly, as shed stored paint sometimes separates out a bit.
- Thu Jan 12, 2023 6:30 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Dandelions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1766
Re: Dandelions
Made wine from the yellow part of the flower once, wasn't overly impressed.
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 1:31 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 157
- Views: 29489
Re: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
OH, no, I twisted admins tail a little.oldherbaceous wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 10:59 am Morning, Peter, did you put the links and the thank-you button in place?
I spend my working days glued to a computer, have done so since 1980. Way less technical than I used to be, but much wider spread of responsibilities in different areas.
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 4:07 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 157
- Views: 29489
Re: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
https://www.toolstation.com/einhell-pxc ... ger/p51882 links now work and there's a thank-you button on all posts.
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 11:49 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Happy New Year
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1716
Re: Happy New Year
Happy New year to you all!
- Fri Dec 30, 2022 11:45 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 157
- Views: 29489
Re: Early Winter Bits and Bobs.
Same here OH, done two allotment viewings with prospective tenants, one yesterday evening, light drizzle, one this morning heavy drizzle. Third prospective tenant hasn't yet replied to text invite..... Three plots to let, one of 2.5 Rod full of fruit bushes, which both prospects would probably uproo...
- Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:48 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Jenny Agutter is 70 today
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3017
Re: Jenny Agutter is 70 today
Simple fix, tick the remember me box when logging in.
- Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:15 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Merry Christmas everyone…
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7694
Re: Merry Christmas everyone…
OH next logon, tick the "remember me" box.
- Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:13 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Testing testing Old Herbaceous One Two Three
- Replies: 1
- Views: 443
Testing testing Old Herbaceous One Two Three
From the RHS Quick facts Clay soils contain more than 30 percent fine clay particles Clays swell and shrink as they wet and dry, effectively cultivating themselves Clay soils take longer to warm up in spring Wet clay soils are easily damaged when dug or walked on Drought is much less damaging on cla...