@BenCotto, it might also be interesting to give it a week and then put the traps out again. Will the numbers be back to square one?
Thanks @Pete8. If and when we move house, I hope I remember that method if I have a south facing window to spare. Just shows that there’s always...
This is very interesting @Pete8. When you say opposite a south facing window, do you mean right next to it or a few feet away? Annoyingly we have...
You’d think they would arrive in Kent before west central Scotland wouldn’t you?
I’ve been growing tomatoes for 25 years, and have found that they don’t need to be kept above 10°C at all times as is often stated. If that was...
We saw our first swallow a few days ago, and finally saw a few more this morning. This is a bit late for our part of south west Wales. Has this...
Round my way those were called sticky buds
I was looking at wildflowers this morning, and remembered a long-running dispute between my mum and dad as to the correct name for a pink flower...
@KT53 - I noticed your comment about the Malvern Spring Festival, so had a look at the prices as we were thinking of going this year. I’ve never...
They probably aren’t dead, and will just have been knocked back a bit. Important to avoid it happening again this season.
Have you got a picture of it in situ?
In my experience no. We used to keep sheep, so had an unlimited supply of it. Even laid out in long, thick strips to make a total barrier, the...
Mice, or maybe birds, dug up every single onion set in the bed a few years ago. They just left them lying there.I put all of my seedlings on a...
@NigelJ , I keep it under a table in the polytunnel, for a bit of shade. But if it’s going to be cold overnight I put it on the table with the...
Is that because your last frost date is early in sunny Devon ? I would like to leave my Christmas cactus to it’s own devices out in the polytunnel...
Right then. When this cold shower has passed, I’m going out there with my pruning shears and some feed.
Maybe not. So I’ve had a look on the RHS web site, and they said perennial verbena should be cut back before new growth starts in spring. I’m not...
Awaiting replies with interest, because so have I. I’m assuming they will and I was planning to cut them back in a couple of weeks. But would...
It’s beautiful, the epitome of spring freshness.
I think I was thinking of Jack Frost. It isn’t growing in my current garden, so I can’t go out and check it.
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