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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Glad I got my seed orders in early. Our fox is currently getting mice appetisers. One each night for the last four nights. When I stop catching them in the greenhouse, I will replant the sunflower seeds. Good job I only put half a packet in the first time.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Put in an order with Chiltern yesterday ... phew!

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I think many of us have tins/ boxes of old seeds.  Many of them might be viable. Now's the time to find out.  Also, there's the escapees at the bottom of the tin. What's that game where you rummage about in sawdust or whatever to het your prize? Serendipitous seed sowing.
    Also we'll get loads of ID threads which we all enjoy
    Win win win😀
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • dappledshadedappledshade Posts: 1,017
    Fairygirl said:
    Our local one has just closed today.
    Girls got me a voucher for Mother's Day, so that's me humped!  
    That's such a lovely thought 😊 and it’ll be valid a good long time, certainly with this going on.
  • dappledshadedappledshade Posts: 1,017
    Both my local garden centres have closed. They are trialing phone orders, however, limiting customers to one trolley max.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Trowell garden centre near us is doing deliveries in the locality.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    @dappledshade they didn't think of it themselves - I had to tell them! :D

    I doubt they'll be delivering though. I'll just have to wait, and it's not the end of the world to be honest. I've more important concerns just now with my daughter.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • dappledshadedappledshade Posts: 1,017
    Fairygirl said:
    @dappledshade they didn't think of it themselves - I had to tell them! :D

    I doubt they'll be delivering though. I'll just have to wait, and it's not the end of the world to be honest. I've more important concerns just now with my daughter.  :)
    Nothing bad, I hope...? Take care x
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Thank you @dappledshade

    It's highly likely she has the virus, so we're all self isolating for about another ten days. 
    We'll get there. We're made of sturdy stock up here    ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • dappledshadedappledshade Posts: 1,017
    Oh no, I’m sorry to hear that.
    Hang in there, I almost definitely had it, two weeks ago now and aside from a grim 3 days with a tight chest and chest pain, and a very dry cough, it wasn’t too bad.
    Everybody is different, I know, but I hope your daughter is better soon and all of you stay healthy.
    Scots are easily the toughest folk I’ve ever come across; lived in Edinburgh and in Glasgow for a bit, years back and very nearly moved to Scotland permanently, i loved it and the people so much, but couldn’t hack the weather and the very short winter days.
    That would probably be because I’m a soft southerner 😁
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