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I am going to wish you all good evening now, hope you have restful nights - I get the early morning 'cat splat' @Obelix-Vendée so I try to grab as much rest as possible. Still toying with the cat nap in the afternoon idea. See you all tomorrow.

Good morning all, misty and light winds temp 7c to 12c Precipitation 21% Sunrise 6.37 Sunset 18.01

I've grown lemon drop for a few years now. They are very prolific once they get going and I save some seed each year. I tend to use them whole, after rpicking witha darning needle, in bottles of olive oil for cooking or salad dressings and I remove the pith and seeds of others before chopping...

Victoria, My Oxalis is just waking up

Hi everyone,with all this rain it make the most of a dry day ..not knowing if it will be dry.cut the lawn with a very high blade . It has grown so much ..Roses all pruned and tied in when needed hawthorn trimmed xtra plants added to the hedge. Late feb and up to now.Fed the Autumn...

Tomatoes don't seem to be fussy about compost in my experience. I shall be starting mine off too.

Thank you @LunarSea, that's really interesting.

Been to B&Q today went for some bitumen paint but come away with some cyclamen coum, I've been after some white ones for years just never wanted to pay the rather expensive price they are for a single plant. Looks to be a 2 or 3 plants per cell hopefully, I'll divide them up and plant them half...

I've just brought the last 1/4 sack of last years Sarpo Mira crop home. They have kept well in the Allotment shed. I do have some Anya as well but they have long shoots and are going soft so I don't think they are usable.

Not a garden as such but this morning we visited the South West Orchid Society Show. As usual some superb plants and many are SO big the growers must have HUGE areas to grow them in. Some lovely scents and the different colours and structures of the flowers were amazing. A really friendly group...

A nice example of a jelly ear fungus from this morning's walk

That sounds good @On the Levels. Hope the new hog settles in. We have 5 here as far as we know - 2 adults plus the 3 they produced last year. The back garden is walled all round with the only access ( in or out ) being the small gap under the wooden side gate. The small front garden is also...

The nursery that I buy from still sells Godwins compost with peat "60 litre Multipurpose Compost £7.25 or 3 for £18.50"