Hostafan, East Prawle felt like it was miles from everywhere! Those lanes were a challenge in a small car so I wouldn't have fancied taking a large van down there. The house had a lovely garden which takes part in the open gardens scheme, worth a look for anyone in the area at the time.
Fairygirl, I should be back up within the next month mainly to rescue a classic car but also see a few friends. Lots of places I want to see again so will be lugging a ton of camera gear with me.
Hostafan, East Prawle felt like it was miles from everywhere! Those lanes were a challenge in a small car so I wouldn't have fancied taking a large van down there. The house had a lovely garden which takes part in the open gardens scheme, worth a look for anyone in the area at the time.
Fairygirl, I should be back up within the next month mainly to rescue a classic car but also see a few friends. Lots of places I want to see again so will be lugging a ton of camera gear with me.
Narrow lanes? miles from anywhere ? Welcome to my world. I've said before we're more likely to drive along roads with grass growing in the middle than those with white lines. One of my colleagues took a photo of one of our vans in a road in Appledore with only 3" on either side of the wing mirrors between the houses on either side. On Sunday I had to wind up the windows as i was shredding foliage on both sides of the van as I drove and bits of leaves were coming into the van.
A shower at 9pm freshened things up last night - just cooled things down a bit, to be honest. We're not in the hosepipe ban area (Yorkshire Water rather than United Utilities) but I'm not using a hose, just lugging cans about. However careful I am filling them in the kitchen, they always manage to drip when I carry them across the living room... Half of my garden is relatively green, having, I think, some sort of run-off or spring from the hill above. In the other half, I'm reluctantly prioritising precious plants and edibles over everything else.
Am I right in thinking that water from my dehumidifier will be pH neutral, and therefore ok for my blueberries?
Can't see the point in taking food from home when going away. (Apart from teabags, that is... those pale imitations don't wake me up first thing in the morning...) Even OH, who is a very conservative eater, can be persuaded to try new things on holiday.
Re bringing in plant material: yes, there must be some sort of quarantine for imported plants. "Smuggling" in potentially diseased material is just reckless. But I'm wondering if I'll still be allowed to bring seeds and plants from here to Ireland, for my daughter, after Brexit.
Morning Wonky. Hope you're starting to feel better!
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Re bringing in plant material: yes, there must be some sort of quarantine for imported plants. "Smuggling" in potentially diseased material is just reckless.
Morning Wonky. Hope you're starting to feel better!
Playing Devil's Advocate here . Dutch elm disease arrived with a shipment of bananas. Do we quarantine all fruit and veg too?
Hostafan, East Prawle felt like it was miles from everywhere! Those lanes were a challenge in a small car so I wouldn't have fancied taking a large van down there. The house had a lovely garden which takes part in the open gardens scheme, worth a look for anyone in the area at the time.
I've spent a lot of time in Salcombe and around that area, such a lovely part of the country. Is the pub still open in East Prawle? The Pig's Something? There's an amazing National Trust garden in Salcombe too, sub-tropical plants and a beautiful Edwardian house. It's like a different world compared to the climate here.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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Perhaps I should hang some washing out ... try to tempt it ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
https://weather.com/en-GB/weather/hourbyhour/l/UKXX0854:1:UK
Today's winner is BBC. It's raining now.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Fairygirl, I should be back up within the next month mainly to rescue a classic car but also see a few friends. Lots of places I want to see again so will be lugging a ton of camera gear with me.
I've said before we're more likely to drive along roads with grass growing in the middle than those with white lines.
One of my colleagues took a photo of one of our vans in a road in Appledore with only 3" on either side of the wing mirrors between the houses on either side.
On Sunday I had to wind up the windows as i was shredding foliage on both sides of the van as I drove and bits of leaves were coming into the van.
A shower at 9pm freshened things up last night - just cooled things down a bit, to be honest. We're not in the hosepipe ban area (Yorkshire Water rather than United Utilities) but I'm not using a hose, just lugging cans about. However careful I am filling them in the kitchen, they always manage to drip when I carry them across the living room... Half of my garden is relatively green, having, I think, some sort of run-off or spring from the hill above. In the other half, I'm reluctantly prioritising precious plants and edibles over everything else.
Am I right in thinking that water from my dehumidifier will be pH neutral, and therefore ok for my blueberries?
Can't see the point in taking food from home when going away. (Apart from teabags, that is... those pale imitations don't wake me up first thing in the morning...) Even OH, who is a very conservative eater, can be persuaded to try new things on holiday.
Re bringing in plant material: yes, there must be some sort of quarantine for imported plants. "Smuggling" in potentially diseased material is just reckless. But I'm wondering if I'll still be allowed to bring seeds and plants from here to Ireland, for my daughter, after Brexit.
Morning Wonky. Hope you're starting to feel better!
Dutch elm disease arrived with a shipment of bananas. Do we quarantine all fruit and veg too?