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Thank you @JennyJB Dewi's is on a wooden stick and he enjoys chewing it, it's full of teeth marks along the whole of its length. He's got two actually - one upstairs and one down

My latest chilli report. Mixed my usual chilli seed compost in a bucket. Poured it into my usual seed pods. Planted my 9 Karala chilli seeds and 12 seeds from the free packet in my gardening magazine and placed on my heat mats. 1 Karala seed has sprouted whilst a 100% germination from the free...

My flowerbeds would all become compost heaps as we have so much. We also get leaves from the golf course, but I do return those. I have a pampas grass that is bashed to bits and needs a good chop. I would love to set fire to it as Shiney once suggested , but the fence and neighbour's hedge...

We had a road close dew to water leak, though water leak wasn't in the road but in the grass verge but it was a single track road, so for safety they closed it but were leting vehicles through when it was ok, then so big mouth started moaning so then it was close so no one could go passed and as...

I had plants from Jurassic Plants last spring and they were good small plants which went into the ground last autumn after getting a bit bigger. Prices were very reasonable and they postage was good value and the packing was excellent. I keep an eye on their website and may well use them again...

Morning. No sign of any snow, thank goodness. When we went to collect the g'kids yesterday (about 4.30) it was snowing hard and sticking where they live (on top of a hill!). However, it didn't last long and son reported it all gone by the time they got home. I got around to changing the battery...

Clouding over now but we are forecast sunny intervals , 10c on the patio now, Jenny namaste

I wonder can that be classed as our native two spot ladybird? X

Germination is not as good as previous years, second sowing gone in.

I've simplified this year. Foremost, Charlotte and Sarpo Mira. Set to chit.

New addition to the sowings; an F1 cross of Bloody Butcher and Latah. Expecting regular leaves and smallish red fruit but the rest is yet to be seen.

My trailcam had 4 out of 9 videos recorded last night with nothing to see in the videos ... until I saw hedgehog poo over the day in the garden. So, they are waking up and are looking for food.