@Sheal, it doesn't surprise me that rice is eaten. What surprises me is how it took hold as a staple across such a wide area, given there are...
I'm not sure @pete is going to be converted to the idea of lentils as a food stuff. ;)Personally I think anything that needs lots of soaking...
As such a range of things can trigger an allergic reaction these days, we have to assume something has gone wrong with the body's trigger systems...
How did we reach the stage where a GP would prefer a patient had no medication for a condition rather than suggest a substitute? And how did we...
I agree! :blue thumb: Stripes down leaves, fine. Hostas with patterns in different shades, lovely. Spots, ghastly. I have enough powdery...
Baby ones don't look too bad. ;) I've learned over the yrs almost any plant can seem appealing when it is 6" tall.
Yes, but as we know, @shiney, Shiney Towers exists in a small gap in the normal space-time continuum, resulting in a suspension of the laws of...
Nine yrs sounds pretty impressive these days. Appliances seem to give up the ghost very quickly now. Anything over 5 and you've probably been lucky.
Shh! Don't tell @CostasK. He's itching to get some more plants he doesn't need as well. ;)
I have never watched Strictly, though it is hard to miss all the hype. Anyway, I see this yr's contestants have been announced - 6 females, 7...
Definitely. Without humans, within 100 yrs the surface of the M25 would be breaking up as vegetation thrust through and gradually it would become...
Climate is in constant flux. Yes, it's tricky for humans (and other species) who have inhabited all sorts of areas where change will make...
Well spotted! :doh: I blame the heat, caused by the jet, erm, gulf, no wait, jet ... well one ... or possible both ... of them! :biggrin:
And without the jetstream, we'd be in all kinds of bother. Skiing on the IOW and such like. ;)
They are quite short-lived shrubs usually, I think, @Michael Hewett. I've had a couple that didn't do well, but this one (Worcester Gold) seems...
I can't remember where this chap hailed from in the US. :scratch: Obviously, it's a big place. He was bemused by the whole idea that we took...
Lovely photos, everyone! :dbgrtmb: That Thalictrum looks stunning against the black background, @LunarSea. :yes:I would just like to give an...
I worked with someone on an exchange from the US for a yr. What he found completely astonishing was here you could get every type of weather in a...
Oh, I agree, @CostasK. As horizontal growers, Cotoneaster takes up more space than can be justified. It is the slim, upwards ones that earn...
We don't get a huge range of conditions here, and a normal summer can mean 3 months of no rain, so this yr isn't unusual. Winters are maybe a bit...
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