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 Topic: this year's tomatoes |
Mistress Rose
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun May 19, 19 6:47 am Subject: this year's tomatoes |
| Possibly a little extreme for slugs. I have some rather dirty fleece I might try as a slug deterrent as it seems to be a non- poison way to go. I usually use a combination of beer traps and old copper ... |
| Topic: Exciting news |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun May 19, 19 6:44 am Subject: Exciting news |
| You seem to have it under control. Good start to the year with a new allotment. |
| Topic: Mistletoe |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 18, 19 8:15 am Subject: Mistletoe |
| I know of a few trees with mistletoe, but it isn't common in the south and south east. |
| Topic: this year's tomatoes |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 18, 19 8:14 am Subject: this year's tomatoes |
| It could also be that they have been a bit cool. None of my plants that have been out on the patio have grown very fast this year as it has been rather cool. Not a bad thing as I can't put them out un ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 18, 19 8:10 am Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
| Hope you have a good weekend Gregotyn. You do seem to be getting on well with the log nets. I had to make 13 log sacks up yesterday to finish off an order, and another for 10 next week. This is while ... |
| Topic: this year's tomatoes |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri May 17, 19 6:32 am Subject: this year's tomatoes |
I assume by 'technically tended' you mean you bunged them in and hope for the best Shan.  |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri May 17, 19 6:29 am Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
| It would be interesting for you to visit Australia, and you would have friends to be with there. Cassandra seems well and interested in their elections and various other political things like keeping ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu May 16, 19 6:59 am Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
| We have been fortunate with the weather lately as it has been mainly dry, although generally a bit cool. Seems to be warming up a bit now though, so plenty of charcoal orders. Husband and son will be ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed May 15, 19 6:05 am Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
| Now I wanted to go to grammar school because they taught science and the girls secondary mod didn't. We had to play hockey, but I didn't like it, so managed to arrange my violin lesson for games doubl ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sun May 12, 19 5:13 am Subject: Wildlife |
| We don't use the front forks. They came with the tractor, but make it too long to use in the woods. I think we might try to sell them soon, as I can't see us ever using them, but obviously not until t ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun May 12, 19 5:09 am Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
There is education and education. Some very well educated people left school at 14 or 15 and have been interested in things so have learnt a lot after school.
Husband and I went to a reunion of my ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sat May 11, 19 7:00 am Subject: Wildlife |
| It seems another wren has taken up residence in the front forks of the tractor; in the other tube to the blue tit. |
| Topic: Electrics q |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sat May 11, 19 6:59 am Subject: Electrics q |
| That is very early Dpack. Grandparents new house in London suburbs built in 1930s didn't have electricity for a year, so grandfather installed gas lighting. Husband's grandparents in a not remote vill ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 11, 19 6:56 am Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
Glad you are back with us Gregotyn, and a good idea to give the password to the librarian.
We have the last of our busy weekends for a bit this weekend, so hope to be able to report on Monday.
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| Topic: Electrics q |
Mistress Rose
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri May 10, 19 6:23 am Subject: Electrics q |
| Husband rewired a house a few years ago that still had the DC wiring in it as well as the AC. Dated from when electricity was first available in the city; 1920s or 30s I think. If you found some 1897 ... |
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