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@lizzie27, OH woke up with a bloodshot red eye a few weeks ago. It faded away after a few days, without any attention. Not that he would go and get it seen to anyway! Grey and dull here, but a bit warmer. I’ve bought hot cross buns for today, but didn’t fancy one for breakfast. OH has had one...

Cloudy and cold with a chance of showers and a moderate breeze from the south west temp 11c feels like 10c, not much change for the day.

Supposedly edible but I've never tried them. Pretty hardy here in London, the two that I see regularly have remained in leaf this winter.

Gorgeous plants and photos @simone_in_wiltshire

I have a blog using a French software, and I contribute with the only skill I have and this is making themes (templates). I made one 10 years ago and it was downloaded 12.000 times We had recently a server change and lost a lot of old templates which were not fit for purpose (non-responsive),...

I can empathise with you there , i planted my potatoes this week and from past experience i put netting and long canes strewn over the top of them as a preventative measure. I dont object to cats prowling around in fact its good to catch them on the gardencams on their nightly patrols but i dont...

Good morning all, I planted our first rose “Queen Bee” last November as a bare root plant, and I’m pleased to see it is growing well. As a rose novice, is there any advice to maintain our rose and keep it looking healthy please?

I believe the main issue with the viruses is because we clone the crop rather than reproduce via seed if it does catch something you are stuck with it. Reproducing via seed is much less likely to transfer viruses

@Obelix-Vendée there doesn't seem to be any reason established as to their demise or inability to breed. The Guillemots population there does get hammered by Raven predation.

These are mine. I turned the heating off in the sun room so it gets quite cool over night

Getting there, Soon it will be a fully functioning replacement for your "old friend".