Out of interest, how many cucs does one plant produce? (I have never grown a vegetable of any description. :))
I really liked Prof Whitty too. And, interestingly, he has stayed in his job and not been lured into a highly paid consultancy position with...
I followed everything to the letter the first time, but I would be more resistant in future. It was far too easy for those not much impacted by...
The roots have ivy on the ground, inhabited by slowworms, so I can't really disturb that. (The ivy layer is not congested and doesn't extend up...
I do prune off a stem or two every 2-3 yrs, just to keep it within my property. The damaged leaves are not only where pruning has occurred...
Thank you all! :blue thumb:Re dryness, this started last summer when it was very wet indeed. It is in competition with a large oak and a...
I have a Fatsia. :) It is about 4m x 4m and 25 yrs old. Normally, after flowering a proportion of leaves go yellow and drop off. Like this one...
I think lockdowns would be very hard to enforce next time. Esteem for the BBC, the primary way of getting info to the public, has plummeted with...
You have to weigh up costs though, both financial and human. Yes, you could stockpile PPE, but if the next pandemic doesn't happen for a decade...
My opinion is they decided before they started that "lock down harder and faster" was going to be the recommendation. Apparently citizens dying...
I am feeling hugely guilty. :sad: Clematis Cassandra currently in full-on mode, taking up a vast amount of space with its lax branching spilling...
@Perki, I have come to the conclusion that, where gardening is concerned, it is perfectly possible to not have enough plants and to have too many...
Just had to rush round closing all the windows as the flying ants have decided to launch themselves! Quite a sight to behold.
Being good for fear of consequences (ie a god's wrath, eternity in a hell, etc) traps people at the moral development level of a 6 yr old. That...
Absolutely, @pete. Indoctrination of children should never be allowed within a school, state or private.
Let's not give Wes Streeting any more ideas about ways for retailers to be made to apply pressure to customers re lifestyle adjustments. ;)
If you're bored, @waterbut, my garden could use some attention. ;)
Now don't get me started on bra sizing! :th scifD36:Re trousers, I would just like consistent re length. If I am ordering from M&S, I have to...
But that's his community. His children rely on the priest for their places at the local RC school. He shouldn't be subjected to harassment and...
A Roman Catholic priest has barred one of his parishioners from receiving communion and denounced him to the rest of the congregation at...
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