Fidgetbones - re blight. Depends exactly where your SIL lives, of course, but it's pretty windy here too. And I read recently that Crug Farm (you know, the plants place http://www.crug-farm.co.uk/ ) is in a rain shadow.
16 degrees here at present (Gloucestershire) but a pretty claggy day. Grey and overcast, with the sun making very rare appearances. It is nice to get into the garden without freezing my wotsits off.
Speaking of which Verdun, it did in fact hit 17c here in East Berkshire, 18c in central London earlier too. The cloud broke at 10am-2pm and it was delicious I'm pretty sure that's a record breaker!
Thank you for asking about these wonderful little creatures, I was thinking the other day that I'll start back up the thread now the weather is turning mild, in your neck of the woods certainly, I wouldn't be surprised to see them emerging early. Definitely put out food in a hedgehog feeding station to stop the cats and foxes being crafty. I face mine towards the shed leaving a space that only the hogs can get through, with a brick placed on top. A meat based cat or dog biscuit is perfect, it helps condition their teeth in the process of eating.
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Went exploring today and had lunch on a terrace in the sunshine, jackets off. Lovely.
The media over exaggerating the weather, well I never
Very mild but also cloudy here in the SE, highs of 13/14c
I suppose it's possible if the cloud breaks! But there's more chance of that your end than mine
Fidgetbones - re blight. Depends exactly where your SIL lives, of course, but it's pretty windy here too. And I read recently that Crug Farm (you know, the plants place http://www.crug-farm.co.uk/ ) is in a rain shadow.
16 degrees here at present (Gloucestershire) but a pretty claggy day. Grey and overcast, with the sun making very rare appearances. It is nice to get into the garden without freezing my wotsits off.
Speaking of which Verdun, it did in fact hit 17c here in East Berkshire, 18c in central London earlier too. The cloud broke at 10am-2pm and it was delicious
I'm pretty sure that's a record breaker!
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Hey Verd,
Thank you for asking about these wonderful little creatures, I was thinking the other day that I'll start back up the thread now the weather is turning mild, in your neck of the woods certainly, I wouldn't be surprised to see them emerging early. Definitely put out food in a hedgehog feeding station to stop the cats and foxes being crafty. I face mine towards the shed leaving a space that only the hogs can get through, with a brick placed on top. A meat based cat or dog biscuit is perfect, it helps condition their teeth in the process of eating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln33mU2vvRY