hi happymarion,do you work at the botanical gardens in bristol?? if so will you be at the bee event in sept? my daughter has asked me if she can go so we may go for a day out just depends how im feeling.
hope you are well and hello kate.xxx
poppy...dont get to worried about the rats just give the council a ring they are there to help and remember they deal with theses situations all the time. thoses plug in things are rubbish ,i brought 1 for the same purpose and it didnt work either,at 1 point i had about 15 in my garden and actually ive still got them but im not to bothered,mind you now i am a bit as ive read the blog about electric ,happymarion,me to didnt think of that. i also think that poison stays in the mud for ages so do be very very careful with your little dog,maybe remove that soil and put it in a few black bags,,,not sure if washing it all down ie hose or rain helps ....maybe other bloggers know... good luck.
my daughter loved your picture of mouse and the story kate.x
Sarah's pondlife, how great you can come to the Bee and Pollination week-end. There will be lots for you and your daughter to enjoy. I will certainly be there on one of the days at least. We have been having to put up with builders all summer as the sewage and electricals for the house needed attention but, hopefully, a lot of the industrial plant will have disappeared. Poppy, do try to remember the disease that rats can cause humans - their urine in an open scratch or a bite from a disease-carrying rat-flea can be fatal. Do get expert help for your problem and , in the meantime, always wear gloves when gardening.
I have been unable to use one of my compost bins this year as a colony of bumble bees has taken over. Occasionally I have a peep to see how they are. A week or so back I had to be careful about mowing my lawn as the bees seem to be enjoying my clover. However I have runner beens growing alongside the bin and I notice the bees take off from the bin and fly over to my neighbours garden - how ungrateful for the accommodation!
I am not anti-slug; I now feed them and they are quite engaging(!); they learn to come for food and I feed them bits of bread and cheese. They do me no harm. I grow stuff that doesn't attract them anyway but they are there anyway. They do a lot of clearing up; old leaves, anything mucky, they don't really eat my plants except occasionally and I forgive them as they do such a good job tidying up.
morning happymarion,well i will let you know what day [hopefully] we are going if i cant make it [due to my snake bite]my husband will go with izzie.. my daughter loves bees and really wants to go ..
What a interesting and fun thread with so many different 'beasties' in everyone's compost!! I can now add Toads to the ever increasing list!...I have been inundated with toads and little baby frogs all over the garden this year which is great to see as they will eat up a few of my resident slugs! I did have a grass snake in the garden near the compost bins last summer but not sure if it came out of a bin or not....
Taffy - why don't you get in touch with the people at Fruit Share (fruitshare.net)? I'm sure lots of people would be happy to take some plums off you (but yes, the compost bin is fine).
I have had grass snakes breeding in my compost bins for the past seven years. I make sure they are filled by the spring then cover them with sheets of corrugated iron. I resist the urge to peak too often. Last time I looked I found piles of empty nut shells so there must be mice either living in there or using the corrugated iron as a save place to dine, I hope mice don’t eat grass snake eggs.
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if so will you be at the bee event in sept?
my daughter has asked me if she can go so we may go for a day out just depends how im feeling.
hope you are well and hello kate.xxx
poppy...dont get to worried about the rats just give the council a ring they are there to help and remember they deal with theses situations all the time.
thoses plug in things are rubbish ,i brought 1 for the same purpose and it didnt work either,at 1 point i had about 15 in my garden and actually ive still got them but im not to bothered,mind you now i am a bit as ive read the blog about electric ,happymarion,me to didnt think of that.
i also think that poison stays in the mud for ages so do be very very careful with your little dog,maybe remove that soil and put it in a few black bags,,,not sure if washing it all down ie hose or rain helps ....maybe other bloggers know...
good luck.
my daughter loved your picture of mouse and the story kate.x
Poppy, do try to remember the disease that rats can cause humans - their urine in an open scratch or a bite from a disease-carrying rat-flea can be fatal. Do get expert help for your problem and , in the meantime, always wear gloves when gardening.
my daughter loves bees and really wants to go ..
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Kate