Sun's shining - shall I hang the washing outside or will that cause rain?
Hitch in cakebaking operations as OH said he was going to the shop so I've given him a little list, and ginger traybake is going to be glammed up with some chunks of real preserved ginger - and I'll use the syrup to make the icing with
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Tidying up garden and emptying old flowerpots etc i found one of the False Widow Spiders there has been so much about in the press. It has very distinctive markings.
I know where it is so will now give it a wide berth as I am one of those people who react badly to bites. Thing is it means can't carry on clearing that area. Did chaeck on Google and definitely is it.
Oooh Matty, must have been scarey, but I read they are not agressive only if we accidently touch them. Apparently they've been here for a hundred years or so.
I've just seen a humming bird hawk moth on the single dahlias. Only the second one I've seen this year. I went to get the camera then we had a torrential downpour. the sun is out again and the bumble bees are back on the dahlias so hopefully the moth will come back.
It's been pouring with rain here in the Conwy valley too all day so far but very mild temperatures - strange weather for October.
I have a couple of canna indica tropicanna gold in pots. I've never grown them before so can anyone tell me how to look after them over winter? Do I treat them like dahlia's & lift them for storage or leave them in their pots in a sheltered spot? They didnt flower at all either but I put this down to the long cold spring.
Hope the tray bake turns out as gorgeous as it sounds!
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Sun's shining - shall I hang the washing outside or will that cause rain?
Hitch in cakebaking operations as OH said he was going to the shop so I've given him a little list, and ginger traybake is going to be glammed up with some chunks of real preserved ginger - and I'll use the syrup to make the icing with
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Did you put bubble wrap on the list Dove?
Cake yummmmmmmm!
Good day all
Beware spiders!
Tidying up garden and emptying old flowerpots etc i found one of the False Widow Spiders there has been so much about in the press. It has very distinctive markings.
I know where it is so will now give it a wide berth as I am one of those people who react badly to bites. Thing is it means can't carry on clearing that area. Did chaeck on Google and definitely is it.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2013/oct/17/false-widow-spider-attacks
Matty, get some conkers and put them around your windows and doorways - apparently spiders keep well away from them
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good afternoon everyone,
Oooh Matty, must have been scarey, but I read they are not agressive only if we accidently touch them. Apparently they've been here for a hundred years or so.
I've just seen a humming bird hawk moth on the single dahlias. Only the second one I've seen this year. I went to get the camera then we had a torrential downpour. the sun is out again and the bumble bees are back on the dahlias so hopefully the moth will come back.
It's been pouring with rain here in the Conwy valley too all day so far but very mild temperatures - strange weather for October.
I have a couple of canna indica tropicanna gold in pots. I've never grown them before so can anyone tell me how to look after them over winter? Do I treat them like dahlia's & lift them for storage or leave them in their pots in a sheltered spot? They didnt flower at all either but I put this down to the long cold spring.
Hope the tray bake turns out as gorgeous as it sounds!
It's out of the oven and cooling - will make the icing when it's cool - should be ready for 3.30ish
Think Verdun knows all about cannas - mind you, he probably leaves his outside all winter in his tropical paradise
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
See, what did I say? He leaves his out all winter - green with envy here
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Brumbull love the deterent.