Dovefromabove

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underground slugs

Posted: 07/12/2012 at 06:04

Can you describe the little horrors for us, or even post a picture?

And are they eating the roots or the tops of the shrubs?

And what sort of shrubs are we talking about?

Aut of control Laurel bush

Posted: 06/12/2012 at 07:12

Yes I agree, cut them right back, they'll shoot again from the base.

Hello Lisa and Nigel This is a good place to spend some time isn't it .... and I thoroughly agree Nigel - I think that working with the seasons is very good for our emotional and physical health. It's been basic to our evolution for milliions of years and suddenly mankind becomes dependent on artificial light and ignores the repeating patterns of life, and then wonders why everyone is struggling and getting depressed etc ....

Where are all the birds ?

Posted: 05/12/2012 at 06:20

We've had a few visitors to the feeders both here and at work, mainly goldfinches on the sunflower hearts and a few tits on the seed feeders. Robins, wrens and blackbirds are around too but not visiting the food I'm putting out very much yet. I've not seen any greenfinches on the feeders yet, nor many chaffinches. I think there's still plenty of wild food about so they're not having to use our feeders yet, but I also suspect that the rotten spring and summer we had resulted in lots of failed broods and exhausted parents, so numbers may well be down. It'll be up to us to keep them going throughout the winter and spring to try to raise the numbers again.

Sycamore trees

Posted: 04/12/2012 at 21:17

We don't even "know what it is yet "

Sycamore trees

Posted: 04/12/2012 at 21:07

Turns nicely - makes lovely bowls

Seed swap

Posted: 03/12/2012 at 21:32

The worst that can happen is that someone who may seem from their posts on here to be a perfectly reasonable member of humanity may turn out to be something else - people have been stalked and worse. I'm not aware of that sort of thing having happened via this Board, but ....

However, as I said I have given my address to a person I do not know in order to receive tomato seeds, and as yet I'm not aware of anything untoward happening in my life .... but in my humble opinion it would be irresponsible not to point out the inherent dangers of revealing personal details to even the most regular/reasonable of posters.

Laburnum Tree

Posted: 03/12/2012 at 06:38

Have a good look at your tree and try whichever of those two suggestions hasn't been working

Perhaps a clue will be how the tree looks apart from the lack of flowers - if it's making growth and has plenty of healthy foliage and you've been feeding it then I'd stop feeding (although you could give it some potash to encourage flowering).

But it's looking a bit weak all over with little new growth and sparse foliage then it will benefit from some feed and a good mulching.

Seed swap

Posted: 03/12/2012 at 06:20

You'd also have to be happy to give your address to total strangers - not always a wise thing to do - but that being said I've done it in the past and been the grateful recpient of some 'rare breed' tomato seeds

Please fill this in!

Posted: 02/12/2012 at 16:07

I think that for students, asking on a forum (almost any forum) is a good way to get the views of a cross section of the general public - however, I do think that the request could have been phrased better and perhaps a bit more than the perfuntory 'thanks for your time'.

I'm sorry but I'm not inclined to take part.

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