@himartinhere , if you bought it full price, take it back for a refund. If it was discounted, it was probably a good find as the living part looks...
My grandfather and his brother ran a business after the war, selling home made salty cucumbers and sauerkraut.Unfortunately their grasp of...
Variegated Vinca Minor is evergreen trailer and flowers on and off throughout the year. It's draught and flood tolerant too. Perhaps something...
It's just brine, blackcurrant leaves, dill and garlic plus a bit of shallot rings. Nothing acidic, the fermentation is (hopefully) doing the job....
I don't pinch tops or remove side shoots, but just eat what I get. Optimisation of the crops is important obviously if it's a livelyhood or if you...
Cucumbers are in brine. :)It felt a bit of an overkill to carefully sterilise the jars just to leave them open in the cupboard for a week...
In 80s there was an ad I still think is the best one I've seen. It showed a vase for flowers, and said "When you are 50 you'll be spending your...
Very, very sad- Hazel was a lovely person and it's so sad she had to go so early.She would have made a brilliant octagenarian or more, she...
The recent storm decided that I will now start fixing my inherited greengouse with proper stiff plastic sheets- the current "plastic and duct...
Snails used to do similar looking damage to my Christmas cacti when they were outdoors in the summer. A rounded largish hole that scabbed up. The...
It's interesting- I entered the booking.com using laptop and phone both on home WiFi so the location should be about the same. I checked today out...
I just booked a two night stay in Rothbury. The price on my laptop was £230 and on my phone £264. The same room, via booking.com. :scratch:
I'm rival to the late Prince Philip for having my foot in my mouth :frown:We have had some exitement in our street in the past days, the only...
Weeding with The Child, it's rather nice just to toil about together. :)Potted up together two small Blackcurrants, the fruit will be donated...
That's it, thanks so much @AnniD ! :)I must have one, it's a lovely shrub. Sadly I'm yet to catch the owner of the plant I walk past most days,...
What is this wonderful hydrangea please? It's quite big and the foliage is attractive dark with purple tinge. From further away the plant almost...
I'd go for the biggest and heaviest pot you can find, the weight is important as tall plants in pots will topple over very easily.It's a pain...
@LizT , it seems that your watering has only wetted the turf and not the soil underneath, so the grass has not rooted.Grass is resilient so...
It's knife's edge weather, thick clouds threaten to burst any moment (hooray!) so just a quick round of deadheading today.And some deeper...
I approach annuals as the summer extravaganza I add to mimic what's happening in the nature.The planned permanent plants are the bones of the...
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