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Not a purchase, but will lead to purchase; Chiltern Seeds Catalogue arrived. First time it's arrived this early for many years.

Just purchased a garden arch. It arrived in cardboard boxes. Placed them in the house to keep boxes dry for a suitable construction day. Suddenly there was an awful smell of manure in the house. Used search engine. It is because the cardboard boxes was were made from recycled cardboard and the...

8c dry with some sunshine, last night and the night before was rain + yesturday as well, every thing is wet and some roads flooded again allways in the same place's where no maintace is done!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning all.It's noisy here too as they are dredging the village pond which was choked with reeds. They have finished clearing it and now they are digging out sludge from the bottom. The digger dumps it into a big metal lorry that takes it away somewhere. It's just over the road from...

These delays must be very frustrating let alone the added expense of the base! This reminds me of that funny but frightening book, "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse". I sure hope nothing else costly or astonishing throws another bump in the road.

Not sure if you have sown these seeds before? If you have then ignore the advice,if not! I have grown Meconopsis from seed for years and it can be a bit hit or miss. Either the seed germinates like Topsey or b all! I sow in around February time in a compost of mostly leaf mould and a little grit...

New to me Magpie Inkcap says it all where we live there are lots of Magpies nearly every day there’s one or two flying . As for Earthstar very unusual and learnt something new , Thankyou @strongylodon

Glad to hear you saw your idol @longk but to be honest, I'd have drowned myself in the bath listening to that.

Sown Kelsae, giant onions, yesterday in a pot in the boiler room.Once germinated they will go under lights in a cooler unheated room.