First proper afternoon of gardening since the new knee and I really enjoyed it.
OH and I hoed and weeded the space along the front of the house and then I carted round almost every pot from the north facing terrace to the south facing front so they could get direct sun now that it's less intense, weeding and potting on as needed then watering.
Very satisfying.
All that's left are the mints on the steps down to the garden and my ficus benjamina and elastica which are enjoying themselves and don't yet need to come in for winter.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Are they coming up the drain pipe @Liriodendron ? If they are, try putting the plug in when you're not using the sink. We get spiders in the bath, but never in the kitchen sink (maybe they come up but can get out because it's not as deep).
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I heard they don't come up the plug hole but are attracted to the sink or bath to get a drink. Then they can't climb out. I suppose that the chain on the plug would give them something to climb up. I usually drape a bit of toilet paper over the side of the bath when I see one. The clever ones climb up and away. The silly spiders hide underneath.
We had one in the car this morning driving on the M25! Not what you want in heavy traffic. Fortunately OH had the quick presence of mind to get the window down and shove it out.
They don't really bother me either, @Obelixx. I moved them to the utility where they'd be out of harm's way... I was just a bit bemused at the number of them taking a liking to the kitchen sink. Unless it was the same one, day after day, squeezing under the utility door to get back to the kitchen? Probably not, though, since there's a perfectly good sink (empty of spiders) in the utility.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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OH and I hoed and weeded the space along the front of the house and then I carted round almost every pot from the north facing terrace to the south facing front so they could get direct sun now that it's less intense, weeding and potting on as needed then watering.
Very satisfying.
All that's left are the mints on the steps down to the garden and my ficus benjamina and elastica which are enjoying themselves and don't yet need to come in for winter.
I've been able to do a lot more gardening over the last fortnight - feel more like my old self again!
Spiders don't bother me @Liriodendron so I just pick them up and move them somewhere safer but it lust be a PITA for people who can't cope with them.