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The benefit of not weeding and tidying up
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In the courtyard by the back door
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In the courtyard by the back door
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You took the emoji's right out of my mouth Dove
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Fantastic!
That's great
In the sticks near Peterborough
Is it a duck?
Love a duck!!!
Duck not disturbed, taken when off feeding
That's very exciting - wonder how long until they hatch? ?
28 days on average for mallard eggs to hatch as opposed to chicken eggs which take 21 days. I only know this as I used to hatch them in an incubator at school so my pupils could watch the whole magical process.
Ah lovely!
Yes, they will hatch at around 28 days and then mother duck will take them to water, either a pond or stream which you hopefully have nearby. Takes about 8 weeks before they are fully fledged.
Love the nettles & ferns BTW - my sort of garden