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Site is still virtually unusable. Slow page turns and having to click 'Post Reply' several times to post anything. Same problem when clicking on subject title. Sometimes it does respond immediately, thereby raising hopes, only to revert on the next click. I don't have a problem on any other...

Well done @AnniD

Yes, Project Gutenberg is a wonderful resource for all kinds of books. I remember reading this particular one some years ago. Even in those days I don’t think I could have wielded a fork of that size. And as for the cap, it would have been turned into a bird bath after five minutes.

Agree, even the best PAS100 compost still contains plastic, which will take far longer to break down than the polymer on slow release fertiliser.Then you have farmers that are widely using PAS100, those microplastics don't even break down in the digestive systems of cattle let alone in the...

Consider threatening them with barbed wire - they'll soon perk up

For those of you wondering what to do with those empty plastic chocolate/biscuits tubs, if you live near to a Greene King pub they can be taken there. The money raised goes to Macmillan .Tub2Pub | Greene King for Good

I was thinking mine could make a good fence treatment, or preservative for any timber that is going into the ground, it has a very similar colour to creosote. I'm glad I didn't actually swallow any of it.My tongue still feels burnt, I'm having to drink lots of cold beer to sooth it.

Thank you; I feel you are right and this is what my gut tells me too. I don't know why we have to breed plants to become so 'over-showy'. Some doubles are so complicated looking, the lovely original flower is lost. I also read somewhere that double flowers are harder for bees to navigate,...

I have in the past taken a cactus right out of the pot and let it dry off completely for several days and then pot up with a dry gritty compost and DON'T water. If the cactus is squishy it is probably beyond saving. Neglect for a while may do wonders!

I could sow some and see what happens. I was going to give to some friends but that I'm not sure about

Rosemary is a good idea. It flowers, used in cooking, grows quickly and growing cuttings is easy. Tough plant as it grows up mountains in Greece.

I grew 3 wisterias from seeds from a seed pod from my wisteria years ago. They grew into plants but mine died.The one I gave my daughter grew well and flowered some years later then she moved house and left it behind.The one I gave a friend grew well too then she also moved house but she...

Cut three or four appropriately sized sections off a bamboo cane and wedge them horizontally between the inner and outer pot. Should aid stability and allow humidity to rise.

I have not had any blooms yet on mine planted in April '23 but still looks healthy ....

And for anyone wondering about the safety of dogs with candles, they are fake battery ones (the candles, not the dogs!)

Two days ago I was ambushed by two cats on my way to the shops. A large ginger and a small young black and white with a tinkly bell. I loved it! They wouldn't leave me alone. I hope they're there next time.