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• Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494

  1 February

  Yes, that's it, thanks @BenCotto. Not sure if they still exist?

  North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone

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• Plantminded Posts: 3,580

  1 February

  Two coasters will do the trick @Ergates, one to put the mug on and one to cover the top, no need to buy a new mug or set!

  Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.
  
  
  

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• AnniD Posts: 12,585

  1 February

  https://www.scottsofstow.co.uk/

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• wild edges Posts: 10,497

  1 February

  
  

  Ergates said:

  I’ve been refilling a disposable water bottle, but really wanted something I could clean out properly. I used to have just a glass of water until the night I found a large spider had sadly drowned itself in it.
  

  Maybe you could just get a ladder spoon instead.
  

  
  

  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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• Mrs-B3-Southampton,-Hants Posts: 732

  1 February

  I've got 2 mugs with coasters that fit on the top to keep the bugs out. Unfortunately neither have anything on the bottom to show where they came from. I probably found them in a charity shop.   Seek and you will find!

  Southampton 

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• LG_ Posts: 4,360

  1 February

  I have a Simon Drew bug proof gardener mug with a lid/coaster, like this:
  https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/vintage-simon-drew-antibug-mug-for-gardeners/product/HD_301828228
  
  Also spotted this:
  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134751197990
  

  'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'

  - Cicero

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• BenCotto Posts: 4,718

  1 February

  This is what I would choose
  
  
  

  Rutland, England

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• wild edges Posts: 10,497

  1 February

  I'm the kind of person who would just use a jam jar but hillbilly chic is in fashion now so you can buy posh jam jars instead https://www.boobalou.co.uk/ecojarz-classic-silicone-drinking-jar-lid.html
  

  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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• Ergates Posts: 2,953

  1 February

  Wow, some great ideas! I’ve had mugs with matching lids in the past, but haven’t seen any in the shops recently. I thought of coasters as lids, but the ones I have, have cork bases which would get damp with condensation. I’ll check what lids I have in the kitchen, might find something there. I’ve got lots of glass tumblers.

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• Dovefromabove Posts: 88,147

  2 February

  💡 Use the coasters upside down 😉 

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

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