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I always used a pressure cooker for meals when the kids lived at home. It became redundant when there was just OH and me but I used to love it. Also, having been used to cooking with/on an electric cooker and now we have a gas hob, I would not know how to gage a pressure cooker as I don’t like...

Over many years I've bought from CPA Horticulture - mushroom compost & horse manure every year and I've had bulk composted bark chippings and 25T top soil. All of it has been of very good quality. Even substantial amounts of manure or compost are available in 75 litre bags which makes life...

It didn't strike me that way at all. Just someone asking for advice, concerned about doing the wrong thing for their plants. In my book that is being sensitive to a plant's needs.

It survives around here is all I can say, dont have it myself but have seen it in gardens.

Plant a few else where in case a couple die after planting and you can replace them.

Phormiums can suffer in cold, wet winters, especially if you have clay soil. I thought of Yucca as an alternative too. They have an upright, less arching habit so might suit you better.

@Plantminded Who had thought that my garden was fox main road

To be fair @pete, most of their expansion came after all its neighbours colluded to invade and try and wipe it out. The old rules of war meant they could annex territory conquered so it was self-inflicted damage by their Arab neighbours. Only Egypt and Jordan seem to have seen the light in...

Was eaten by East Enders here too after the war, so OH.