My wife assures me they were. Still, doesn't hurt to check them more thoroughly too. I guess it means leaving the top off while we're away which...
My My wife was wondering if it could be the sudden rise in temperature. It was well below freezing and then suddenly got very warm. It is very...
That's every female, I think you'll find!
Thanks. Yes, it was smoking thick smoke like a chimney. It's pretty dry under that perspex - perhaps because the sides are exposed to some fierce...
Thanks. I notice yours is the opposite of mine: covered sides but open top: why is that? It also looks pretty full. How do you get the done...
Just one thing I could advise, and that is about really fixing the debt. Perhaps this is obvious enough but I've had to go through something...
My Compost Heap just Caught Fire - why? Happy Christmas by the way. At the mo' the heap's about four and a half by three foot wide and three...
Then let's just say, some creepy crawlies are more equal than others. Worms among them. [img]
Worms? Bad?
I've only recently got a garden (so I'm a beginner) and can see that in some ways you're really lucky. Those paved areas might be a bit uneven and...
Bindweed. [img] Our enemies are sent to make us stronger.
I think it was over a century ago but I take your point. I'll not worry about it too much then. Thanks.
I'm interested why you included this. My lawn's covered in the stuff. Am I assuming you reckon it's not such a bad thing to have? It does spread...
Is milk a weedkiller then?
My garden was bare earth three years ago but looked just like yours when I eventually got it. I got rid of most everything using a rotor mower...
Ah, winter. The smell of good earth as you crunch over frosted dewey grass, the hoar-rimed trees* looming through morning mist, deer curious,...
Would it not work to spread blackthorn (or similar) spikes over your beds? You just wear gloves when you garden.
I didn't expect people would write 'deciduous'. To me they give life to a garden.[IMG] Why? Is it the bother of clearing the leaves?
Interesting. Have you noticed that since 'East Anglia-gate' they don't call it 'global warming' any more but 'climate change', because they've...
I wonder if it's because they're so physically awkward to get close to. The lower parts get in the way of your feet when you bend over them.
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