"Oh I see a Border Reaver are you" I am afraid we had ways of dealing with them down in Durham it included ants nests and honey smeared on intimate places then sending them back. My late wife did not look kindly on her pristine window ledges being overtaken with leaking boxes of seed, it was her who told me to order the large Robinson greenhouse from the Great Yorkshire show many years ago and banished me from window ledges. In her memory I still do not bring stuff in as Daughter has now taken over the window ledges with pledge and dusters. Our problem as you well know is frost right up to the end of May so planting early is not really an option and we still get good crops and flowers, just a bit later is all.
Weather here - short sudden heavy showers, followed by bursts of sun and always the wind. I've lost count of number of times I have stood christmas tree up
Haha frank yes among the debateable lands here not far from the wall either.... Although not originally you see so not a true reiver
We are currently having a nasty hail shower amongst the sunshine may be time to claim the pledge and the dusters from your daughter .... Although the greenhouse needs to be fondly used
Time to wedge the christmas tree amongst breeze blocks rosa ???
Bunny, on my way up, have the strawberry jam and cream ready. Jeannie, when I was stationed up there the lads wore lead in their kilts to stop some of the icy draught, they also played Blue Bonnets Over the Border until I was almost tempted to shoot holes in their bag pipes, we technical boys wore trews. The sun is still shining though it is getting a little cooler as the wind turns, it seems to be blowing in all directions at the moment. Yes Bunny Reiver not reaver, after a few Newcastle Browns they were usually weavers.
Have just been out - please excuse windswept appearance- and put a series of canes around pot - not in it- and wrapped string round and around and around.It was the tree going over not the pot. Will see if that makes a difference
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"Oh I see a Border Reaver are you" I am afraid we had ways of dealing with them down in Durham it included ants nests and honey smeared on intimate places then sending them back.
My late wife did not look kindly on her pristine window ledges being overtaken with leaking boxes of seed, it was her who told me to order the large Robinson greenhouse from the Great Yorkshire show many years ago and banished me from window ledges. In her memory I still do not bring stuff in as Daughter has now taken over the window ledges with pledge and dusters.
Our problem as you well know is frost right up to the end of May so planting early is not really an option and we still get good crops and flowers, just a bit later is all.
Frank.
Cloud & sunshine here this morning, calm & still.
Fortunately I don't think that there was anything flying round in the wind yesterday - everything seems to be where I left it!
Weather here - short sudden heavy showers, followed by bursts of sun and always the wind. I've lost count of number of times I have stood christmas tree up
We are currently having a nasty hail shower amongst the sunshine
Time to wedge the christmas tree amongst breeze blocks rosa ???
Pleased nothing has flown away highland jeannie.
I'm stay put for now, scones in the oven !
Bunny, on my way up, have the strawberry jam and cream ready.
Jeannie, when I was stationed up there the lads wore lead in their kilts to stop some of the icy draught, they also played Blue Bonnets Over the Border until I was almost tempted to shoot holes in their bag pipes, we technical boys wore trews.
The sun is still shining though it is getting a little cooler as the wind turns, it seems to be blowing in all directions at the moment.
Yes Bunny Reiver not reaver, after a few Newcastle Browns they were usually weavers.
Frank.
Christmas tree hasn't any fully established roots yet so it blows ut of pot
. It is tied to a stake but far too windy. Any one any ideas??
Bjay
Have just been out - please excuse windswept appearance- and put a series of canes around pot - not in it- and wrapped string round and around and around.It was the tree going over not the pot. Will see if that makes a difference