I've had a walk around the garden, picking up bulbs that have been dug up or otherwise decided to leave the earth and lie on top. The blackbird is singing away, but no haggis to be seen. The overwintering brassicas are doing very well, some sprouting broccoli and kale picked this week. I gave them a feed with some nettle stuff i had left over as its so mild.
The bulbs I have put in pots, mainly snowdrops pushed out of clumps, I can replant them/give them away later. Bulbs are emerging well. The first pulmonaria is flowering, and the squirrel has decided to eat the camellia buds. I might as well chop it out. The squirrels eat all the flowers before they open.
I'm going to put some hellebore pictures on the camera thread. I'm thinking of pollinating "shooting star" with a double red that is about to flower. I know Verdun will say thats a bit of a long term project, but I hope I have a good few years in me yet. My parents are still alive in their eighties, My great aunt Mabel died at 101, (on my dads side), my dad has a 92 year old cousin still driving, and my mums Aunt Sylvia asked me to her next birthday party when she came to my mums 80th. She's 98 next and still going strong.
It must be all those gardening genes keeping us fit.
Hi Fidget, will shoot over to camera thread next. Hope aunt Sylvia has a good birthday bash
Our birds seem to have deserted us today, even Walter, sunflower feeder hardly touched and as I've been out duing a bit, also cutting broccoli it isn't the sparrow hawk scaring them off. Not me either as I usually don't bother them, just scare the hawk off. Even windfalls that I've put out first thing have hardly been touched.
Maybe Dove's is correct that during bird count more people put food out and our fickle birds try a different take away. If that is the case then surely we don't get a correct count, it would mean that I have hardly any birds, when I usually have a good number of six different types. Or do I not understand "the count"?
I shall definately email the Springwatch team, Dove and maybe Verdun can help them set up cameras at Chysauster to film the elusive haggis if there's any left after Burn's night.
We once went to a Burn's night supper and my brother-in-law was asked to read the poem about the haggis as it was piped in. They picked him because his name his name is Mc........but his ancestors were Irish not Scottish.
This thread has been funny today, had a quick look earlier and have come to the conclusion that all gardeners must be bonkers, I thought it was the beagle owner in me as beagle owners seem to be bonkers too but it is obviously the gardening!! . Anyway, quick break to post, must get on. Bye for now
That's true, everyone going stir crazy at not being able to get outdoors. I had a wander round the garden again earlier, but not much has happened since yesterday!!! Some of my Sweet Pea seeds however seem to have swollen up and risen to the surface if the soil a bit, never known that before, I can just see them....might have babies tomorrow but that would be very quick I've used JI seed compost that I have never used before, it has a built in feeder so maybe that is working.
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On lunch, having a quick catch up and am chortling lots too Kef
In fact so much that people are looking at me funny - I am outside!! 
The sun is shining too which makes the stroll to the sandwich shop much more enjoyable!
keep it up chaps
Don't get a sarnie with mayo on Panda, I'm watching
No mayo - done! Brie, rocket and cress, so not too good and not too bad
I've had a walk around the garden, picking up bulbs that have been dug up or otherwise decided to leave the earth and lie on top. The blackbird is singing away, but no haggis to be seen. The overwintering brassicas are doing very well, some sprouting broccoli and kale picked this week. I gave them a feed with some nettle stuff i had left over as its so mild.
The bulbs I have put in pots, mainly snowdrops pushed out of clumps, I can replant them/give them away later. Bulbs are emerging well. The first pulmonaria is flowering, and the squirrel has decided to eat the camellia buds. I might as well chop it out. The squirrels eat all the flowers before they open.
I'm going to put some hellebore pictures on the camera thread. I'm thinking of pollinating "shooting star" with a double red that is about to flower. I know Verdun will say thats a bit of a long term project, but I hope I have a good few years in me yet. My parents are still alive in their eighties, My great aunt Mabel died at 101, (on my dads side), my dad has a 92 year old cousin still driving, and my mums Aunt Sylvia asked me to her next birthday party when she came to my mums 80th. She's 98 next and still going strong.
It must be all those gardening genes keeping us fit.
Hi Fidget, will shoot over to camera thread next. Hope aunt Sylvia has a good birthday bash
Our birds seem to have deserted us today, even Walter, sunflower feeder hardly touched and as I've been out duing a bit, also cutting broccoli it isn't the sparrow hawk scaring them off. Not me either as I usually don't bother them, just scare the hawk off. Even windfalls that I've put out first thing have hardly been touched.
Maybe Dove's is correct that during bird count more people put food out and our fickle birds try a different take away. If that is the case then surely we don't get a correct count, it would mean that I have hardly any birds, when I usually have a good number of six different types. Or do I not understand "the count"?
I shall definately email the Springwatch team, Dove and maybe Verdun can help them set up cameras at Chysauster to film the elusive haggis if there's any left after Burn's night.
We once went to a Burn's night supper and my brother-in-law was asked to read the poem about the haggis as it was piped in. They picked him because his name his name is Mc........but his ancestors were Irish not Scottish.
Tracey, we're only bonkers when the weather won't let us garden - we're too tired the rest of the year
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Tracey you need to go out with tape measure tomoz.