We’ve had a strange day here. Our StatePremier has resigned because of a witch hunt. She has been the best NSW Premier I can remember. No doubt she’ll be replaced by a male. 😡. Never mind, we just have make the best of it. Makes me think of the German leader going, as well. Sigh!
I'm off to see Son 1 and family in Burgundy today.
@Tui the papers have reported this morning "Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday the establishment of a “tariff shield” against the rise in energy prices: blocking gas prices until April and lowering the electricity tax to limit the increase at 4% in February 2022". This is to prevent the electricity increase of 12% in February, not January.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Good morning and happy October everyone. Woke at just after 5 am with torrential rain here , seems to have eased off ( at least temporarily). Hoping that's not a sign of a particularly wet season ahead, i hate the cold enough without adding damp to the mix. thinking of you @punkdoc and hope everyone else doing well.
Does anyone know if it is possible to self study for the theoretical RHS L2 ones ( and pay the exam fees to sit the exam in controlled conditions ?) I'm asking as one of the websites talked about it being like "GCSE biology" type level, which "should" be doable for me on my own. i don't even know if one can sit the exams without being enrolled in a course. (For the practical section I am assuming would need to attend the course if I wanted a diploma, but was thinking along lines of minimising total cost)
Wet and stormy here. Sister is climbing Snowdon for charity tomorrow…..rather her than me in this weather 😳
Double digging was done at college yesterday 😅. It was really great to actually do something that I have drawn so many diagrams about 🤣. Asked your question @Hostafan1, but no answer given re research. Just the usual list of reasons about improving soil structure (Charles Dowding says the opposite), only way to deal with clay soils (Charles Dowding says the opposite), only way to deal with perennial weeds (Charles Dowding says the opposite). The RHS is revamping its syllabus this year. It will be interesting to see how much they change. Can’t see the dinosaurs 🦕 giving up digging……but at least the obligatory hormone rooting powder might get removed. There is a classic “examiners comment” on one of the past exam questions on cultivation techniques which says “candidates who gave no-dig as one of their examples could be given no marks, as it is not a method of cultivation” 🤔🤔🤔.
Anyways ….4 more days of studying til judgement day. Going to see if I can remember the 213 latin plant names in my plant portfolio before breakfast 🤣. Stratiotesaloides anyone??
An illuminating discussion. Sounds to me like it's more " old wives tale" than actual "science". I'm in agreement about " dinosaurs " too. "No dig" was developed donkeys' years ago.
Happy October everybody! Love your pic @Pat E - The viburnum I lost to honey fungus was the tinus - I still have the other which has the wonderfully scented flowers in winter. The scent a whole room for ages don't they? Euw @floralies - not very pleasant for you. But hopefully the procedure will have sorted the reason you had to have it in the first place. I guess the RHS is a huge ship @chicky and too big to turn around quickly. When I first got into gardening years ago I had the RHS A-Z plant books and obsessively looked at them. Now, sometimes, I can picture a plant I've never grown when its latin name comes up. But if you showed me a picture of the same plant I couldn't name it! (Nor indeed a plant I have spent weeks raising from seed - the minute someone says - what is that? my brain freezes. So good luck! (Looked up Stratiotesaloides - it looks like a very pretty pond plant!). Good luck and a fair, but not too much of it, wind to your sister. Safe journey @Dovefromabove - we've had a really good downpour overnight so hopefully your garden will have had a good drink too.
@Obelixx We have solar panels too, but sell the energy to EDF for more than we buy it. Trouble is they price of electricity consumption goes up, but never production!!
@Busy-Lizzie I watched Channel 2 (French) last night. Glad to know that something will be done about it. Seems such a hefty increase.
@floralies I hope your nose feels better by tomorrow.
Hello all from a comfy Best Western hotel near Woburn Park …. right in between the farm where I was born and my Granny’s lovely home and garden in Heath & Reach.
We had a good journey …. one decent stop at Bridgewater to refuel and stretch our legs … just as well we did … it seems that motorway services with fuel are few and far between in this part of the country. However, there is lovely sunshine here … it was tipping it down in Devon as we waved in @Hostafan1 ‘s direction.
Now to put my feet up and have a ☕️
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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In a bit of a funk here, not surprising I suppose.
Have a safe journey home @Dovefromabove.
So glad you finally had some good news, @Hostafan1
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I'm off to see Son 1 and family in Burgundy today.
@Tui the papers have reported this morning "Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday the establishment of a “tariff shield” against the rise in energy prices: blocking gas prices until April and lowering the electricity tax to limit the increase at 4% in February 2022". This is to prevent the electricity increase of 12% in February, not January.
Does anyone know if it is possible to self study for the theoretical RHS L2 ones ( and pay the exam fees to sit the exam in controlled conditions ?) I'm asking as one of the websites talked about it being like "GCSE biology" type level, which "should" be doable for me on my own. i don't even know if one can sit the exams without being enrolled in a course. (For the practical section I am assuming would need to attend the course if I wanted a diploma, but was thinking along lines of minimising total cost)
I'm in agreement about " dinosaurs " too. "No dig" was developed donkeys' years ago.
Euw @floralies - not very pleasant for you. But hopefully the procedure will have sorted the reason you had to have it in the first place.
I guess the RHS is a huge ship @chicky and too big to turn around quickly. When I first got into gardening years ago I had the RHS A-Z plant books and obsessively looked at them. Now, sometimes, I can picture a plant I've never grown when its latin name comes up. But if you showed me a picture of the same plant I couldn't name it! (Nor indeed a plant I have spent weeks raising from seed - the minute someone says - what is that? my brain freezes. So good luck! (Looked up Stratiotes aloides - it looks like a very pretty pond plant!). Good luck and a fair, but not too much of it, wind to your sister.
Safe journey @Dovefromabove - we've had a really good downpour overnight so hopefully your garden will have had a good drink too.
@Busy-Lizzie I watched Channel 2 (French) last night. Glad to know that something will be done about it. Seems such a hefty increase.
@floralies I hope your nose feels better by tomorrow.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.