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Before the yet again down pour we moved the compost from our bins into the polytunnel in readiness for the next harvest (hopefully). Removed the cloche from the broad bean plants and they do look good. Again hopefully the pigeons will leave them alone. Harvested some of the beetroot. Some for us...

Although the forecast said 100% chance of rain all day they must have meant another day . Not a drop!

Hello all.Back from the granddaughters - their car has died, hopefully not permanently, but it meant we did a lot of walking - particularly our daughter, who had to walk to the village, taking an enormous trolley full of equipment for the class she was taking yesterday morning, teaching adults...

The waffle spouted by politicians is well known, you can always tell the professionals, they ignore the question and just come out with the party line. I'd like to see more interviewers ask the question two or three times if they avoid it.

We had a Brimstone, a Red Admiral and a Peacock in the garden but the Peacock was the only one that settled.

I'm sure any of that yarn wouldve been snapped up by the ladies in the knit and natter I belong to @CanadianLori, we are a group of 15 old dears all around 70s and 80s,but love the laughs and company. Our weekly meetings are held in an old disused chapel on a Monday. Some crochet,some knit and...

Too true. I think she came to us in 2005 ...and went in the ground in 2008 ,,,

Any recommendations for a good quality compost for growing vegetables like tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers? Last year was a disaster and the compost I purchased was infested with fungus gnats.