Wondered why there were Begonia flowers on the deck.The culprit is the resident Grey Squirrel.It reaches up to the plant nips the flower off,takes a bite of the petals,drops it and goes on to the next spoiling a good display.The traps are coming out of storage!!

Stephen,If desalination plants produce Hydrogen then that can be harvested to power Hydrogen fuelled cars etc cutting down on pollution and we wouldn't have the problem of disposing Lithium batteries from electric cars.

In 1976 I was away at sea so I missed the drought then but when I came home the Government of the day were proposing that the wetter parts of the UK would be linked to to drier parts by pipelines linked to rivers and canals to move the water around.As usual nothing done,too expensive, not enviroment...

For the last week or so a Red Kite has been soaring on the thermals above the houses in our area.Not into photography like Tigerburnie so no photo of it:but a magnificent bird.

Farnborough air show next week and the planes which will be flying and on show have been practicing flying over the airport and town.This has led to road closures,because of Shoreham,which seems a bit silly when you have the likes of a 777 and large military planes flying over housing estates betwee...

Hello Primrose,
Bees can forage for pollen etc, upto five miles from the hive but on average it is only within a mile radius and during its lifetime a Bee can travel the equivalent of to the moon and back in its quest.

But how do you use Elephant Garlic in cooking..?It isn't a true garlic but, I understand,belongs to the onion family and very mild in taste.I grew it many years ago and the only use I could find was to grate or slice it into a salad or roast it with the Sunday joint as a side dish.I have never seen ...

Struggling to look up and turn my head as my neck and shoulder muscles felt "tight" so after a bit of nagging from my sister went and had a massage.Nothing too strenuous,a firm Swedish going over, and my first professional massage.What a difference to my neck and shoulders when finished.Sh...

Foxes.
Earthing up potatoes.
Indian call centres and automated answering services.
Grumpier old men than me!!!

We have a wooden windchime in the shape of a Dragon(Idris,of course!)hanging from the low roof overhang and for some reason this year's brood of Goldfinches have taken a shine to it.They play in,on and around in a game of chase before going onto the roof to forage for bugs and grubs in the moss on t...

Thank you for the advice,Westi and Monika.Planted them today;they have two chances......

Did you think that you were back in the Army and cooking for the Battalion???
A couple Senior moments too!The Beef became Lamb and Grams became Kilos.Ain't getting on a bit great!

Been given some Celeriac plants.Last time I had a go at these (thirty years ago and not tried since) I could not get them any bigger than golf ball size.Any tips and advice on how to grow them to decent size would be much appreciated.

There is another possibility in addition to variety size and fertilization results. Asparagus crowns migrate to the surface of the soil over time because the new crown grows on top of last year's crown every year. Asparagus beds should be maintained so 3 to 5 inches of soil covers the crowns. Crowns...