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Ladybirds sound like there going to get a result. Iv just started getting b fly on my potted dwarf beans so Im going to try and hunt down some ladybirds and pop them on. Good luck!

Trees are wonderful living things. Theres nothing like sitting on a hill under a large tree watching the world go by. :oops: :flower: There is a book you might like by Roger Deakin called Wildwood:A journey through trees. Its all about wood, trees. He camps out in a rookery and its just such a real ...

Hello St John Arnt you the patron saint of something or other? :flower: Great place Scotland, travelled round it for 4 months when I was 18 and had the time of my life. Met a raindeer, a woman wha ran a cheeseshop on a bridge nr Blairgowrie who I will never forget and got chased along a beach by a m...

In the words of Brucie Boy himself

Nice to see you, to see you, nice

Im going to find a suitable picture and let you see that I am indeed not small, pink with a big nose and go oink! Im scarier!!!!

Growing pots in the desert for the Uk winter, isnt that just nutty as a fruit cake! We have always got ours locally from a farmer or market, the imported ones which I think iv tried in the past just go horrible and bitty in the pan. As George from PP would say "Yuuk" Do the markets sell a ...

I will buy new seals in bulk as Im v happy with the jars.They do look v nice indeedie
Me thinks the birthday fairy will have to be informed.

My two year old little Boo Boo hugs and kisses it, so hopefully its feeling the vibes

I havnt gone quite that far yet though..

This is our favourite cake! We have it with vanilla custard, clotted cream and also with strong cheese. I emailed Nigel at the guardian a few yrs back and told him what a great recipe it was and he replied suggesting we try it with a strong fruity cheese. Its a big cake and Iv found that people who ...

mmm, with a big slab of v strong fruity cheese!. Delic

Thanks x Im going to leave it a while and plan some more. The kilner jars are quite pricey! Im going to save up the ones from pickles and stuff weve bought and use them. When you reuse them though.. do you just do the lid up as tightly as poss and hope its sealed? Or even get him with the bigger mus...

I took some of the grass off around the tree and its almost like concrete. :( There is a little circle of soil left bare so startting from that I have got a trowel and made some holes with a trowel in and through the grass so when it rains water can get through the concrete layer. Iv been giving in ...

The tree is about 7ft and about 5/6 ft wide.
How many cans would you reccomend and is there a perticular feed they like?

Thanks

Loved this programme and will buy the book and place it right next to my Hamilton collection. It seemed almost monochrome the way they filmed it. Also where oh where does Alice get all those wonderful outfits from. Hubby and I are always saying that there must be so many good presenters out there li...

We are renting at the mo and have a med size plumb tree in the garen.Its situated on a v dry piece of ground that built up. Im v excited about the plumbs getting big and healthy enough to make stuff with but Im not sure if I should be watering, feeding or washing the tree to deter insects in the plu...