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These Xmas decorations lark is hard work.

Am currently reading "Human-ish: How Anthropomorphism Makes Us Smart, Weird and Delusional" by Justin Gregg. Am really enjoying it. Entertaining, informative, and written in a very engaging style! I recommend it.

Normally I would cut them right down to the base pretty much bar a few inches but unfortunately family matters has meant I still haven't had the chance and some are still in flower so think it's best I leave until February this time

The word that i don't like is when people say absolutely instead of just yes or no.

If it drains very well the soil is not clay and there can not be a solid concrete base under the lawn. There might be rubble underneath from demolished buildings containing lime mortar. The lime can push the soil ph above 7.5 making the soil too alkaline resulting in your grass not growing well.

That smacks of being utterly tasty @AnniD . Awful. If I watched SCD I, too, would have not watched it all.

I think one clever chap found the problem down our allotment when he couldn't grow beans in the manure but could grow sweetcorn, so knew grass type plants were ok. He was the only one who didn't dig it all out and replace the soil but he was very limited in what he could grow/grows in that spot...

The EU are supposed to be unveiling a new plan to curb CO2 emissions in the EU car market this week. Gossip is, the 2035 ban on ICE vehicles will only be imposed to the rental and fleet sector with the private sector being pushed back to 2040.

It was an old church and I think they wanted the effect of the acoustics there.44 years is some good while to wait for your first violin. It may not be too late for a guitar but devoting the time to it and arthritic fingers would be a frustration.Keep up the work on The Final Countdown...

That's good to hear. It's better for the plant to remove the dead seed heads soon as the flower has fallen. Then rather than put energy into making seeds, the energy goes into making the tuber bigger, so more flowers next year. If they were in the ground, then you can let them seed and get more...

The bottom of the wood is looking a lot more open now, as most of the plants down there drop their leaves for the winter.Another surprise is a workshop Lupin. I tried to grow some from seed, earlier in the year, one of which survived and went into the railway. Most didn't grow and a few others...

Do not talk to me about Spanish Blue Bells. The previous owner planted them out the front and back and after 5 years of digging (amazing how far down the bulbs push themselves). The odd one keeps appearing like the bamboo they planted.

I just tried it on identify.plantnet.org and it gave me 57% probability Jasminum beesianum, with no other strong candidates.

Yes. If it was a long blade you should then tilt the angle of the blade, handle raised very slightly, on the stone as you go round the curve. On a short blade it doesn't really matter much.