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How do you pick up slugs and snails ?

Posted on 10 Aug, 2008 19 comments

Hi, On the tail end of the recent blog on slugs and snails I just in the garden and thought of a fun question how do you pick up your slugs and...

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Mottisfont Abbey

Posted on 5 Jun, 2008 4 comments

My first visit to Mottisfont abbey near stockbridge the other week in may. Its a National Trust property a tad expensive I think to get in £7.50...

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fleeced up and scared of frogs

Posted on 18 May, 2008 4 comments

Briefly heard on the radio that their would be frost tonight and four the next four days I think. Checked on bbc weather and looks the case...

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Square foot plot -getting crowded and green

Posted on 6 May, 2008 5 comments

My seeds are growing, the lettuces, some three types are nearly ready to pick and come again. Have started thinning out the other various vegetables...

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Peat

Posted on 22 Apr, 2008 3 comments

I wonder if anyone listened to radio 4's gardening question time the other day. I heard a bit of it when they were discussing compost and to...

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Fleece for the frost

Posted on 5 Apr, 2008 4 comments

Any one putting fleeces on the clematis tonight lol. I got warned to being a frost tonight. So I have, especially as its budding and I have...

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First Wasp

Posted on 2 Apr, 2008 5 comments

Not sure what time of year they are supposed to arrive, anyone ? But saw my first wasp today, a fair sized one too, by the pond on the fence....

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The garden shop

Posted on 2 Apr, 2008 0 comments

A lovely afternoon so made an effort in the garden dept. Visisted Homebase after checking out a few shops on the internet and finding they were...

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Early Blue Bells

Posted on 5 Mar, 2008 4 comments

I think I have blue bells growing in my garden, gorgeous colour they are in a very shelted spot growing from beneath a cluster of pots. These...

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Mint

Posted on 2 Mar, 2008 1 comment

A nice sunny morning here in the south. I decided to make a brunch of mushrooms and sweet cherry tomatos fried in a dribble of good quality...

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Warming ground and killing weeds

Posted on 29 Feb, 2008 0 comments

Made some progress in the garden in February and feeling good....
Filled up the two plots -Filled one plot with organic compost.The other with...

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Nearly there

Posted on 10 Feb, 2008 5 comments

Well I finally got one part of the plot hammered together and in place, started again on Friday in my new welly boots I got for Christmas, there...

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