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- Tue May 22, 2018 1:57 pm
- Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
- Topic: Butterflies everywhere
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19568
Re: Butterflies everywhere
Just seen a butterfly i have never seen before, could be a holly blue but i have never seen one of those either, it was about just over half the size of a cabbage white with a dark patch on the inside of the wing 2/3mm deep along the outer edge the rest of it was pale blue. Any comments anyone?
- Sun May 13, 2018 8:07 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 228
- Views: 80818
Re: Glorious Spring Bits and Bobs.
Had a morning on the allotment, gave it all a good helping of nemaslug,first time i have used it ,it will be interesting to see if it does work.
- Thu May 10, 2018 7:12 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: MP Compost Thoughts & Faults
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9915
Re: MP Compost Thoughts & Faults
I am no authority on compost but i have been using morrisons it,s rich and dark and hardly any twigs or lumps in it and at £9 for 3x70ltr bags it,s plenty good enough for my needs
- Sat Apr 28, 2018 9:18 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Feed your wormery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4349
Re: Feed your wormery
don,t really need a wormery we have a regular supply of manure from a local stable and within 6months it,s nearly 50% worms,nearly everyone on the allotment is pleased with it and it,s free.
- Thu Mar 22, 2018 3:54 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: road repair
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4800
Re: road repair
Geoff and Peter sorry i am late getting back to you,making the sides secure makes a lot of sense thanks to you both for the advise.
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 6:56 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: road repair
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4800
Re: road repair
Thanks for the input robo,no plant as yet but was hoping to hire a JCB for 3 or 4 hrs, robo, we did the car park with small crush and run a couple of years ago and thats nearly disappeared so would think it needs something a bit heavier trouble is we hav,nt got a big budget but thanks for the input ...
- Sun Mar 18, 2018 5:40 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: road repair
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4800
road repair
Has anyone on the forum had anything to do with repairing the road/track on their allotment? I have got the task of repairing the main track on ours it has a lot of potholes and is really sludgy when it,s wet, I am not sure what aggregate to use as i have never done it before. Has anyone got any ide...
- Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:11 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Late Winter Bits and Bobs - 2018
- Replies: 205
- Views: 76398
Re: Late Winter Bits and Bobs - 2018
I gathered together all the 25mm plastic pipe and the 28mmID x 5ft metal pipe and made the framework for a 12ftx12ft netted tunnel for my brassica bed, good days work i think, it,s probably cost me about 30 quid,i think a wonder wall tunnel would have been about 200 quid, good result!
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:34 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Late Winter Bits and Bobs - 2018
- Replies: 205
- Views: 76398
Re: Late Winter Bits and Bobs - 2018
Had about 3 hours on the lottie this morning got the beds ready for planting in the greenhouse and polytunnel then dug the bed for the spuds which turned over quite easy, i think a lot of the rain has missed us.
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:44 am
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Raised bed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11899
Re: Raised bed
They are not new JohnN, we used to have one hung on the wall in the back yard back in the 40s
- Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:15 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Hyacinth insects
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6047
Re: Hyacinth insects
Thats just what they look like Diane problem solved, thanks for the reply
- Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:34 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Hyacinth insects
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6047
Hyacinth insects
I put some hyacinth bulbs in a pot about ten week before christmas, i brought them into the house two weeks ago and they are doing really well, but i am getting quite a few tiny black flying insects near them and 3 or 4 i have caught inside them. Can anyone tell me what they are and if they are comi...
- Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:04 pm
- Forum: Growing Advice for beginners
- Topic: Roquito chilli pepper pearls - ?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 56434
Re: Roquito chilli pepper pearls - ?
Talking of chillies i had a christmas present of a day out for two to a chilli growing workshop, I expect to go in a couple of months time, I will ask some questions on the pearls and let people know if it helps.
- Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:33 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Pa Snip Enterprise 2017 Seasons Greetings
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6263
Re: Pa Snip Enterprise 2017 Seasons Greetings
merry christmas and a happy new year to you all, shallot man don,t worry you are not on your own, i correct my spelling mistakes with tipex!
- Tue Dec 19, 2017 8:53 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Rat release allowed
- Replies: 37
- Views: 23252
Re: Rat release allowed
I think i read it on this forum about putting jeyes fluid down, it dosn,t kill them but apparantly they don,t like it and it keeps them away, just wondered if anyone had tried it.