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Definitely not for me. Dreadful thought.

I started my tomatoes today in the afternoon sunshine with a nice cup of coffee, listening to Rachel Ziegler singing ‘Don’t Cry Me Argentina’, I think I sowed Mamalade, Roma and Red Cherry.What could be better!

Thanks @Spruce, how big have yours got?The ones in the garden centre were a lovely bright lime green

I think I have found the culprit, if I am to use slug pellets where should I put them? a man from a big DIY super store who advised slug pellets some years ago said- “don’t throw them in your garden- throw them in your neighbours garden- then he gets the slugs- not you” anyway, alternatively...

Drinks with extra sugar and caffeine can give a temporary false sense of energy but they aren’t good for you. Caffeine can be dehydrating and make your heart race too.Keeping hydrated, taking multivitamins and having a diet of fresh and whole foods would seem to be a better approach. Of course...

PETA are more PITA in my opinion. When they come out with the carp they spout most of the time they seem unhinged.

Indeed, but I'm referring to the curves of the bank in my garden which are tighter and over a much shorter distance

It’s supposed to blacken the moss within 24 hours. You won’t lose much of a window of opportunity.

It keeps the passing ne’er do wells out of our rather isolated garden.

Weeds germinate and grow in spring, then flower and set seed in late summer, with the seeds generally remaining dormant in the soil until the following year. This is why I would try to remove them now rather than later. You can spot treat them as suggested in my earlier post, reseed the...