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planted out mr runner beans monday morning where doing very well until i checked yesterday every single one had been shredded i felt like crying the culprits....pidgeons and or pheasants so after running round trying to find netting pegs and sticks for their defence erecting it all i was feeling very fed up..thinking of bird scarers now as a deterent anyone any ideas of home made ones its an open windy site thinking flapping noisy things like pidgeons i guess
wisteria at the moment for me so stunning this year
i have 7 lilly bulbis 2nd year on and actually looking like lillys worth the wait
morning all,its fab here in south staffs sun just showing birds singing heaven,will soon be at work ,cant wait its in the garden ,worth all those months of cold
I had a lot to move two years ago so with no home i planted in rows in a vacant patch in the kitchen garden they gave a show last year a few but this year look fabulous and nearly all showing so i agree with dove make sure you dont give them too rich a soil thry do better poor and a sunny spot with their feet above soil level i love them only a short lived show but they give spikey structure all year
am worrying too may be nuts right everything being late has a knock on effect maybe its that i was in the garden today for a few hours not one did i see very scary
good idea will have a go with that one thanks
had a handfull for breakfast the other day always pot up a few and put in green house for early pickings yours look great making mouth water
you could lay down some polythene over the obvious infested areas the polythene heat brings the grubs to the surface in the mornings collect up and dispose
I use bamboo got 2 huge thickets of it and our local woods to get twiggy supports looks natural and saves money
