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by oldherbaceous
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 34
Views: 649

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

Yes, please keep popping onto the forum, Primrose, as it just wouldn’t be the same, if you weren’t about! And we need someone to keep me under control…..🙂
by oldherbaceous
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 34
Views: 649

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

Glad you had a good time at St Ives, Barney….a lovely part of the Country.

There are some awful people about, they have no thoughts for anyone, apart from themselves.
by oldherbaceous
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Topic: Ivy, Spiders, poop and Birds
Replies: 3
Views: 42

Re: Ivy, Spiders, poop and Birds

I try and remember to put a good quality face mask on, when i’m cutting or clearing Ivy…it has started to give me a really bad cough if I don’t…. Is it too big to dig out, Myrkk….a silly question really, as you wouldn’t be asking about a root killer!🙂 I’ve never used one, so I can’t really say what ...
by oldherbaceous
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:14 am
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: Chickens
Replies: 4
Views: 99

Re: Chickens

I heard this is happening too…..it’s just meant to be for warning owners directly if there is an outbreak of bird flu
by oldherbaceous
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:37 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 34
Views: 649

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

Gosh Westi, you have done well….wish I was making such good progress!
by oldherbaceous
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 34
Views: 649

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

I was saying to one of the old boys over the allotment, that we had a late start last you too, but he couldn’t remember…..we also had those very late frosts in May, last year and they caught and stunted a lot of the stuff I had planted out….hope we miss them this year! Just been and taken another lo...
by oldherbaceous
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 34
Views: 649

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

It’s so tough when they start getting on a little in life…..i’m starting to know that feeling!🙂
by oldherbaceous
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:28 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 34
Views: 649

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

Sounds like yesterday didn’t turn out too bad then, Peter!

Do you still go for your really long dog walks?
by oldherbaceous
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 34
Views: 649

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

Well the wind was drying out everything really nicely, then came over really black and we had 15 mins of torrential rain, sleet and snow…..now everything is soaked, the sun is back out….you have to smile!🙂
by oldherbaceous
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 34
Views: 649

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

Just come back from the allotments….the wind is bitter, even rolled my sleeves down!

Westi, what sort of pipe lagging are you using, as I can’t think of any that you could turn into Gargoyle?….😀
by oldherbaceous
Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Late Winter Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 201
Views: 73519

Re: Late Winter Bits and Bobs.

Dear Primrose, I meant to say, at one of the big gardens I work at, the Verbena self sows itself every year….so yes, it should be fine to sow it straight into the borders!
by oldherbaceous
Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 34
Views: 649

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

A lot of the trade decorators use that barn-paint, Peter, so must be good stuff.
Sounds as if you have been busy again….
by oldherbaceous
Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:44 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Replies: 3
Views: 98

Re: Purple Sprouting Broccoli

It always used to be the second week in April for sowing Winter PSB outside but, with the weather being all over the place and since it has been so mild, I think there is a very good chance they will germinate…..you should know in a couple of weeks, so there will still be time to re-sow, if there is...
by oldherbaceous
Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Spring Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 34
Views: 649

Re: Spring Bits and Bobs.

Same here Peter, and more rain on it’s way for us!
by oldherbaceous
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:55 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Purple Sprouting Broccoli
Replies: 3
Views: 98

Re: Purple Sprouting Broccoli

Are they a Winter variety, or a Summer variety, Grove?