Leggi

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Posted: 18/10/2012 at 17:16

The car failed, but luckily not on anything serious and should be about £40 to fix, there's life in her old wheels yet!

Maybe the cat got bored and made a waterslide Geoff?

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Posted: 18/10/2012 at 16:30

Same with this one Becks, it just scraped through last year but I'm hoping it will struggle on a little longer. If it needs any work done I think I'll be in the position of looking for a 'new' one.

And there's nothing I hate more than having to look for new cars when I have no interest or knowledge of them.

Fingers very much crossed here.

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Posted: 18/10/2012 at 16:04

It's ok, I love Christmas really

Lottie that's a very impressive crop you have there, must be worth all the hard work.

I've just taken the old banger in for her MOT, wish her luck please people.

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Posted: 18/10/2012 at 15:23

You lot are very naughty with your talk of Christmas, but I think I might get some of these...

Begonia looks odd !

Posted: 18/10/2012 at 14:53

If you have a picture then please post it, someone here will know what is up with them.

You really do need to go out at night with a torch and have a look, you'll be staggered by the number of them around especially during warm wet periods. I tend to deal with them by using something sharp and planting a patch of some cheap plants, that I know they like, to tempt them to a certain area (50p trays of unloved Marigolds from B&Q were this years choice). Snails get a slightly more under foot treatment.

You can also use beer traps and there's a thread on here about a flour trap somewhere. All the methods mentioned work, you just need to pick one and stick with it when there are plenty of them about.

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Posted: 17/10/2012 at 17:32

It's gone very dark here too and meanacing looking clouds.

Good job I'm squirrelled away in the spare room whilst the noises from housework filter upstairs, think I'll stay here til I hear the hoover switch off...

Rhubarb

Posted: 17/10/2012 at 17:20

Let it die back naturally so the energy from the stems goes back in to the crown, just pick up and throw away/compost any bits that fall off over winter. I've mostly left mine this year as I want to dig it up and divide it in the Spring for new plants, either then or I'll leave it if I spot a special offer for new 'barbs somewhere.

Unknown plant

Posted: 17/10/2012 at 17:10

It very much does sound like Common Vetch, it came up in my Mother in Laws garden this year probably from the bird feed mix she was putting out. I find them lovely plants.