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Ive now abandoned the crisp ploy :? . The weather has turned nasty so The Assassin Cat has come in for her weekly sleep day, I keep puttin her in the cupboard and Im sure she can sense something...its only a matter of time before she sees it (fingers crossed). The flamin humane traps still havent ar...

Well judging by my headache reckon mine's 40% vodka this morning Would probably reduce any plant to a steaming stick

Not to mention how you'd explain the injuries at A&E

Well this is turning into 'mouse wars' here :cussing: the damn things still under there..the cats just havent seen it. I have the door open and a line of crisps there now, hoping to lure him out and then I can catch him (or club him to death with a tin of beans :lol: ) The 'snap your head off' trap ...

:lol: Never had a rabbit!!! Can just imagine the palaver trying to catch one!! :lol: It's normally The Assassin who brings me stuff home...and always dead. She eats a lot of it and my patio is littered with cadavers :shock: Last week (and right up there with the duck at the top of unusual prey list)...

Think I'll give that a miss thanks There's no way on Gods earth I'm squatting over a rose bush

My sympathies go out to you...Ive lost all my toms and spuds to blight the last two years and it's soul-destroying :( It also seriously affected the household budget! This year I'm growing Sarpo Mira, a supposedly blight resistant variety - in a totally new patch of ground that was previously lawn s...

Oh Im so glad its not just me!!! :lol: :lol: Will try the nut thing, because I really dont want mice in me kitchen :shock: I was thinking about removing the kickboard but some numpty sealed it to the floor when she built the kitchen (erm......thatd be me then :oops: ) Havent heard him so far this mo...

Flaming stupid cats grrrrrrrrrrr Twice this week Ive been woken up by fat-lazy housecat climbing through the window and depositing live mice in me house grrrrrrrrr Now, aside from the annoyance and sheer amazement that fat-lazy house cat could actually catch anything, in my attempts to shoo the bl**...

lol Yugogypsy...there's a lot of them around. SPS - I'd get hold of the Environmental Health Officer . They have powers too - I once lived in a very damp house where the landlord did nothing to help despite numerous complaints. When I found a slug in the babies cot I went to the EHO who came round a...

Thanks guys...am looking into it further

I've always fancied bee-keepin but have been put off by the initial set-up costs. Plus, its hard enough to find someone who'll look after the lizard if i go away....never mind a swarm of bees :lol: How much Honey could one hive produce? What kind of maintenance would they require once the hive was u...

You could use it to club the slugs to death with

Jeez Stonehead!! Where do you live?? Sodom and Gomorrah

That was Thyme, Ina. Suppose it will attract insects when it flowers?? Reckon mine will be a bit more bodged together...but sure the insects wont mind too much