Shrinking Violet

What's the weather like in your area?

Hooray!  Cleared up this afternoon and lots of sunshine.  Scouts & Guides had St. George's Day parade and kept dry (even if a bit chilly).

What's the weather like in your area?

Yes Janet - what attracted us to Tiverton is the fact that it is lively with a lovely market and good communication links nearby.  We've looked at several properties, some of which have a handkerchief for a garden - pretty useless so far as I'm concerned, especially when north-facing.  But one or two come up to expectations, so I reckon we'll get there eventually.  And keep fingers crossed for not too much rain!  (One of the downsides of the south west, be it mid-Devon of West Somerset, is that it's on the rainy side of the country.  But on the plus side, that's why it's so green and lush.)

What's the weather like in your area?

Ooh-er Janet 4:  I'm hoping to move to Tiverton this year, if we can get a bit of movement in the housing market.  Perhaps I'll have a re-think.

Anyway, here in jolly Somerset we have lots of joined-up April showers aka Rain!

What's the weather like in your area?

Lovely bright & sunny atm, but clouds are gathering . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bird feeders causing weeds?

Yes, that happens with my feeder, too, and that does have a tray underneath.  It catches quite a lot of the seed, but much more falls to the ground and it does germinate and have to be weeded regularly.

I don't know if the seed could be re-used as it were, and it is an expensive waste.  However, on the plus side, at this moment I'm looking at three siskins and two goldfinches eating happily.

Plant stall for early July

In my experience, stalls don't grow very well unless planted at the full moon and fed regularly

Plant stall for early July

Oooh!  It's spooky.  Is this a request for ideas for what to sell, or a plea for customers? 

(Answers on a postcard  )

What's the weather like in your area?

Well, what do you know - it is chucking it down with huuuuge hailstones!  Oh, me poor tulips!

What's the weather like in your area?

Bright blue sky and sunshine - what a treat!  But as I look across the Bristol Channel to Wales I can see ominous, dark skies, ditto over Exmoor, so it won't be long before it tips it down again.  April showers?

Basil

It also roots very easily:  pick off a few shoots and strip off the lower leaves.  Put them in water, and within a week or so they will develop roots.  Pot up in the usual way.  No need to suffer the agonies of trying to get seeds to germinate (a bit hit'n'miss in my experience) and no need to repeat-puchase those leggy specimens in the supermarket! 

Fungus on peas

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The wrong kind of birds

Community Orchard