Predators! Not the invisible things that Arnold tried fighting. :heehee: Although they would make short work of the ants I think :biggrin: In this...
Well well well! I think I know what I'm going to buy! :dbgrtmb: good shout!:Wino:A very small patch in my garden is quite a big portion...
There's a certain class of ant within all colonies which have the sole purpose of fly away during the yearly "nuptial flight", mate and then land...
Ah that makes sense... since they look like lillies :doh::redface: Never made that connection before :noidea: cheers!and yeah... garden ninja......
:ideaIPB: I've got a plant growing which is just like these. (The grass with red/orange/yellow flowers.) Do you happen to know what they're...
Knapweeds? :noidea: I've got some plants looking very similar by that name.If so, the genus is centauria :scratch:
Oh yeh :doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh::doh:Sorry, I was using metric timescales. y'know... 100 weeks in a year, 10 days in a week, 10 hours...
Liking the pond Martin!If you haven't already, you might want to buy a dechlorinator filter attachment for your hosepipe if you've got fish....
If I get desperate later on then I might take you up on that :heehee:Yeh I thought the same except I get the feeling that some people might see...
Fan-dabby-dosie! :yay::yay: cheers @Zigs
Evening all,I know that it's OK to harvest blackberries from the wild, assuming it follows the guidelines outlined in the sticky thread at the...
Hi ConbrueLong term, I'd says it's fine, yes. :) I've done that and it's worked out well. Praxxus55712 on youtube filled his raised beds with...
No issues with the nettles :blue thumb: A weed is a plant that's not wanted. If you want the nettles there, they're plants, not weeds :biggrin:...
Good to know :) how much ash do you think can be added to compost without messing up the texture? rough ratios :noidea:
Annnnnnd that's why I'm never going to Australia! :biggrin:At least you've got some stories out of meeting these critters!
Good heavens, Tetters! :hate-shocked: I can see why you don't like ants! I'm guessing you were in Australia at the time?My ants are never out of...
That's what we do though :redface: Mess up and learn from it :blue thumb:So the plant pot looks good and doesn't hold water? Sounds perfect for...
:redface: I find them fascinating! The more I learn about them, the more I realise how similar they are to us. Have a look at AntsCanada on...
Oh noooo... I'm an ant keeper so this is awkward :redface:Ant's are surprisingly resilient and colonies can appear to be dead for some time (a...
Hi Elina,Wow that's some serious "pruning" you've done there. :psnp: If the roots are intact, it should grow back. It will take time to heal and...
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