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I once accidentally laundered a credit card. It got through the wash ok, and I didn’t realise what had happened until I heard something rattling inside the tumbledryer. Saw the card lying in the bottom of the drum, looking relatively ok , and went to retrieve it. Unfortunately it had spent quite...

Hello! Last evening with the family - assuming they manage to get to Dublin port tomorrow, through the monumental road blockages resulting from the farmers' and hauliers' protest at the cost of fuel. Tax on fuel in Ireland is the highest in Europe, so they do have a point, though antagonising...

Spent this afternoon weeding again, found a casualty of last years drought followed by the wet winter unfortunately one of my favourite shrubs produced young catkins and then snuffed it, no leaves or even swollen buds, also lost Buddleja salvifolia white. Sowed chitted sweetcorn seed in...

19c when we left Bristol this morning and 21c back home this afternoon. Two warm days are better than 10 wet and cloudy ones.

Just put up the runner bean canes, Mrs Jiff says "your a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ wind up merchant" as a neighbour sometimes looks into the garden

Our neighbours have a house in Greece with 800+ year old olives. They told me they trim them with chainsaws, which seemed a little barbaric, especially considering the mess he makes of his hedge.

Rhubarb from seed is surprisingly easy, I've done Victoria a couple of times and it gets going faster than you'd expect. Never bothered with the cold treatment either, just sowed straight and gave it a bit of warmth. The plants won't be identical to the parent but honestly for eating purposes it...