@floralies that sounds nasty...hope you’re ok. @Allotment Boy thatsounds too good to be true! It really doesn’t harm the birds at all? How bizarre. How large a bag a seed do you use for that quantity of chili, if I may ask? I haven’t got bag of seed, but rather 5kg of seed in a large bucket that I regularly scoop out for my feeder. Thanks 🙏🏻
Thanks for your kind wishes everyone. Nurse coming in to dress it everyday. Once it feels a bit more comfortable I shall be out there, what is it with gardening that you can't leave it alone? I was only trying to prune back the Salvias and other asssorted perennials!
As everything is dripping wet just did a tour of the garden. Took a watering can in the greenhouse to do the over winter tubs. The early clematis has buds on in there. Took this picture of the spring tub in flower.
@dappledshade re chilli powder, I used that amount in a 4KG bag. No it really does not harm the birds, I read some time ago in parts of the Southern USA they refer to some chillies as bird peppers because the birds actively seek them out. I am not an expert on avian physiology but I know enough to know it's very different to ours. The chilli will loose heat & effectiveness over time but it is enough to put the squirrels off & send them elsewhere.
I bought a pot each of Gaziania and snapdragon seedlings a week ago and today planted them on in trays. That's two trays of each for the price of one summer bedding set. 😁 Its nice to get started . Next the tomato seeds to do.😁
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@Allotment Boy thatsounds too good to be true! It really doesn’t harm the birds at all? How bizarre. How large a bag a seed do you use for that quantity of chili, if I may ask? I haven’t got bag of seed, but rather 5kg of seed in a large bucket that I regularly scoop out for my feeder.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Took this picture of the spring tub in flower.