Loads more dead bramble and blackthorn suckers through the shredder.
Anyone know what eats the bark of the young blackthorn? My suspicion is voles. I've seen the damage before but usually in hard winters when other things are under snow. We haven't had any lying snow, just a few flakes one night
Hi Edd, no sheep, the nibbling is from ground level up to 4 or 5 inches, We have assorted mice and voles, rabbits occasionally, mutjac, rats and that's about the lot.
thought about it today but as really cold wind whipping across the fields decided to do some jobs indoors , in fact just about to have an afternon snooze
put potatoes in egg boxs for chit ting does that count as gardening ?
Yesterday went volunteering with litter picking lots rubbish collect and conservation area looking cleaner, did want to plant some little tree but maybe next time with them
Today been out cutting up brambles some that come from next doors garden all in garden bin ready to be gone tomorrow some were really long up over the bare trees
Did write a lot on here yesterday but internet messed up and lost the post
Archiepem like the butterfly nice find
GWRS that counts I would say all in preparing for the garden
Get well soon Hostafan1 and well done Lunaria and Bubba Ray for all your hard work.
Sunny and warmish when I got home today so I shifted some large Heuchera and split up a drift of cowslips to soften the effect a bit. Doesn't sound a lot but I was aching afterwards at least I can scratch that job off my To-Do list
Yeah, it has been too cold in the house (9 degreesC) to sit the last few days so I did some jobs around the garden. Everythings normally organised and ready to go from late autumn when I pack everything up so it's just been dealing with the outcome of the gales. Milled some lime (stone age style),ditto bonemeal, checked the hogs, composting, turned the leaf mould, harvested tomatoes, raked, earthed up the garlic, half filled pots ready for transplanting, cleaned bird feeders, restaked, repotted a damaged planter, cut back some monocots of some description, siphoned the water butts and fitted mesh filters, pruned the berries and trees, wirebrushed some metal stakes, checked the tools (roof blew off shed), jetted the lichen from the greenhouse exterior. Mixed up some sowing composts low and high nutrient. Sowed some seeds indoors when it was a bit warmer but waiting for 345 and 600 cell trays for the rest. Still too wet to mow the lawn, I should have scalped it last cut of last year as it is quite clumpy .
Too cold and damp for anything to be going on here apart from moles up to their tricks and Rasta doggy (wheaten terrier) trying to excavate them so the grass looks like a bomb site and she needs a bath.
I hope your knee's OKfor the flight Hostafan.
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Loads more dead bramble and blackthorn suckers through the shredder.
Anyone know what eats the bark of the young blackthorn? My suspicion is voles. I've seen the damage before but usually in hard winters when other things are under snow. We haven't had any lying snow, just a few flakes one night
In the sticks near Peterborough
Been too cold for gardening for several days.
Hi Edd, no sheep, the nibbling is from ground level up to 4 or 5 inches, We have assorted mice and voles, rabbits occasionally, mutjac, rats and that's about the lot.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Worked out doors yesterday , tidying up etc
thought about it today but as really cold wind whipping across the fields decided to do some jobs indoors , in fact just about to have an afternon snooze
put potatoes in egg boxs for chit ting does that count as gardening ?
Yesterday went volunteering with litter picking lots rubbish collect and conservation area looking cleaner, did want to plant some little tree but maybe next time with them
Today been out cutting up brambles some that come from next doors garden all in garden bin ready to be gone tomorrow some were really long up over the bare trees
Did write a lot on here yesterday but internet messed up and lost the post
Archiepem like the butterfly nice find
GWRS that counts I would say all in preparing for the garden
Archispem, wow @ the flutterbye!
Get your rest now Mrs G!
Get well soon Hostafan1 and well done Lunaria and Bubba Ray for all your hard work.
Sunny and warmish when I got home today so I shifted some large Heuchera and split up a drift of cowslips to soften the effect a bit. Doesn't sound a lot but I was aching afterwards
at least I can scratch that job off my To-Do list
Yeah, it has been too cold in the house (9 degreesC) to sit the last few days so I did some jobs around the garden. Everythings normally organised and ready to go from late autumn when I pack everything up so it's just been dealing with the outcome of the gales. Milled some lime (stone age style),ditto bonemeal, checked the hogs, composting, turned the leaf mould, harvested tomatoes, raked, earthed up the garlic, half filled pots ready for transplanting, cleaned bird feeders, restaked, repotted a damaged planter, cut back some monocots of some description, siphoned the water butts and fitted mesh filters, pruned the berries and trees, wirebrushed some metal stakes, checked the tools (roof blew off shed), jetted the lichen from the greenhouse exterior. Mixed up some sowing composts low and high nutrient. Sowed some seeds indoors when it was a bit warmer but waiting for 345 and 600 cell trays for the rest. Still too wet to mow the lawn, I should have scalped it last cut of last year as it is quite clumpy .
hats off to you Frank, you human dynamo.
Knee still painful here: waiting for Doc to call. Supposed to be jetting off to the sun on Monday. No idea if he'll veto a 7 hour flight.
Too cold and damp for anything to be going on here apart from moles up to their tricks and Rasta doggy (wheaten terrier) trying to excavate them so the grass looks like a bomb site and she needs a bath.
I hope your knee's OKfor the flight Hostafan.