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I don't think so. Mine is a 14'x25' job, and I suspect I'm going to have to wait a while. The question is, how warm do I have to wait for it to get? I'm BURNING to get started on my seeds (although I suppose I could start germinating stuff in our 4x6 coldhouse).

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Yup, whipping yourself with nettles is an old one. It's a counter-irritant and provides some temporary relief from the pain of arthritis. Seems pretty extreme to me but I'm told that although one sting is painful, a really lot of them provides a warming buzz... although a friend of mine had to be ho...

This one is 14' by 24' - that's 4.27 x 7.32m. I put the markers for the uprights in yesterday and I'm really hoping someone will tell me that the temperature won't matter too much...

If any body wants to know, the latest DEFRA position for the UK is here. Avian flu can only be spread by contact with bird faeces, no mention of water. I guess if anyone is really worried about rain butts they could treat or boil the water.

There, I'm finished.

My polytunnel arrives on Wednesday *vibrates with excitement*, but I see from the instructions that I should put it up on a "warm and sunny day" because the cover is more flexible in warm conditions. Ideally I suppose I should wait until the weather is hot (it's early spring here) but how ...

I'm near Dorchester, at a little place called Tincleton near Puddletown. No, really, you skeptical folks - we're in the Piddle Valley. Welcome to Dorset 8) I bookworm a lot, but I have very little real experience... learning as I go, and very happy to share, but I'm here to learn from the rest of you!

Calm down, chaps, it's fairly difficult to catch. DEFRA hasn't issued any guidance yet- if we have any vets they might advise here - but I've culled this from the CDC in America. I've highlighted anything I think is specially relevant. Travelers' Health Travelers' Health Home > Travel Notices > Out...

Ina, if that photo is a chicken of the woods it's a really old one. I've only come across one of them, and that was at head height in an urban area (and I was away from home so had to leave it). It was a really startling yellow, and looked just like someone had pinned a rosette to the tree.

I started off being shown one species (shaggy parasol) and was blown away when I found a decent group of them. I got myself the Roger Phillips book which is nice to look unknowns up in, but no use on the day. I have a Collins field guide now (below) which is invaluable because first it tells you wha...

You'd be right about that. My lovely sheet mulch - which worked a treat while it lasted - was removed three times and all came up in one piece, potatoes and all. That was 18 months ago and I'm still cross about it!

OMG! I forgot to... *takes professional hat off*

I threw three keyhole beds straight into my lawn the first year, just because I couldn't not. Advice from that is; 1. Don't overcrowd 2. Back it up with a ribbon of potato plants sown straight into the lawn with a sheet mulch, no need to dig (unless you have badgers* nearby!) 3. Soil fertility is li...

Chicken tractor... *smacks forehead* Why didn't I think of that? What a brilliant idea! Thanks a bunch, it's a plan!

Oh dear. I can sympathise, having two kids myself, but I have to burst your bubble. *puts on professional hat* I'm a pharmacist, and I've just completed a pandemic flu protocol which the local NHS is now studying. Think of me as an informed amateur. Although the protocol is for local health services...