budlia63

Talkback: Nesting robins

Great fairygirl I'll stop sanding it down now!!

environmental responsiblity

hi obelixx the neighbour is unapproachable and often rude so I can't have a quiet word.  I did phone the council's environmental officer and she said they are powerless even with the product ban!!  it would have to be a private procecution and i'd have to prove detriment/affects on my garden/plants/wildlife.  I lose faith in the council more each dayx

environmental responsiblity

 point taken gold1locks but just need to share it's now raining and i wondered if the run-off will affect the soil and slugs etc for when the birds start feeding their young.  What do you think?  Also I have popped a reminder notice through the neighbours door about the creasote ban so feel that i have tried.

Beginner failing miserably.

Don't give up Dan,  it's an exceptionally slow year so things are lagging behind the usual progress at this time.  Just a word on watering it's easier to cover seedling with a lid, propagator or clingfilm as they don't need excessive water-just to stay dampish keep them in the warmth and check every couple of days.  when they are up expose to light and air and pot on as soon as u can handle them.  Good luck and happy planting the rewards are huge

Talkback: Nesting robins

great stories I puyt up anew birdbox 6 weeks ago and two bluetits have been interested since.  They both appear to be pecking the entrance hole mayb to enlarge it and they haven't nested yet.  What's wrong should i make the hole bigger ?

environmental responsiblity

My neighbour has used creasote about 20 ft away from our pond full of frog spawn and nesting birds.  It smells aweful and leaves a film on the pond.  This product was banned in 2003 for gardeners and must be the worst product ever used in gardens.  please can i ask that you think about our native wildlife, frogs, bees, birds badgers etc when treating wood?  we don't fully know the extent that the careless use of poducts has had on our species but we do realise now that we have to save them from decline and extinction

Where have all the hostas gone?

hi all

Verdon, I don't have signs of my hostas yet but when they do i spray my garlic concoction and it seems to help but early in the season it may be worth slug pellets and then the spray to keep them off.  i have planted in terracotta and plastic and don't have a preference unless we get a sunny summer then plastic as it won't dry out as quickly as clay.  my best container to deter slug damage is a copper planter i was given and only use it on my tender specimens when all else fails i have looked for some more but they are pricey. Hope you are enjoying the thaw

Has anyone got buds on there apple tree yet

Oh dear the March winds are here today and causing havoc lots of new growth just starting but cold wind frazzles it!  No open buds on apple yet but still a bit cold in Lancs I think

Talkback: Frogs and toads in the garden

Hi all, still haven't any frogspawn but some interest from blue tits on new birdbox so swings and roundabouts as they say

pop ups urgh!

thanx sotongeoff done! & it seems to have gone will celebrate with a glass of vino now In the words of Arnie I'll b back

environmental responsiblity

pop ups urgh!

Northern Light

kidling? is it worth getting GW subscription on ereader?

no more food talk please :o(

name the iris please

can anyone name this plant?

no blueberries

contact daniel haynes

local flower show