What did you do in your garden today?

[JBtheExplorer]

Took down my bee houses. I put them up a few years back when my garden was still establishing itself. Now that the garden has matured, there are hundreds and hundreds of stems for the bees, which is a healthier option for them. Native bee houses require yearly replacement of the nesting cavities to prevent or limit parasites. It was fun for a few years but I'm ready for nature to do it's thing without my help, so the bee houses are gone. I also piled some leaves over my new section of garden to help protect my seeds from the birds. Cannot wait for my new garden sections to begin growing next year.

 

[Carpenter]

Admin, why can not I write a message?
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I created a topic about Flowers, Vegetables and Fruits ..
To grow these things, you need Compost ..
Admin, your problems in poop and urine for composting?

 

[Sheal]

@Ian and @zigs Can you help Carpenter with his/her problem please?

 

[Sean Regan]

There was a problem earlier today when the board and a couple of others on the same server weren't available, but only for a time. Maybe, they tried to post when it was being sorted out?

 

[Sheal]

Thanks @Sean Regan. But there's also the possibility the Russia authorities may be blocking the internet - it's happened before.

 

[Sean Regan]

Couldn't start until well after lunch as it was too frosty. You just leave dark marks on lawns if you walk on them while it's like that. Just cleared the leaves from the drive and the front garden. No time to do the back garden as I needed to clean my golf clubs trolley and car. Finished as it was getting dark. I haven't played for over a week due to the weather, but as it's going to dry for at least five days, so I should get three rounds in next week. I can clear the leaves in the back garden any afternoon.

 

[Sean Regan]

Too wet to do anything today, the leaves will have to wait.

Took these photos of "Waggy" through the French windows, he was keeping an eye on me whilst I did it. He spends a lot of time in the garden around the patio. He seems to have boundless energy. Although he was standing on the rim of the birdbath for a good five minutes. He keep himself very tidy.

I said to my wife this morning, "The squirrel soon clears the half-handful of nuts I leave out for him every day."

"That's because there's three of them."

 

[Mak33]

I was having problem with birds, so I made a scarer out of an OLD CD, taped in a popsicle stick and stick it into the pot, layered on top of the pots also, hopefully it would work to scare them off.

 

[DirtMechanic]

I was having problem with birds, so I made a scarer out of an OLD CD, taped in a popsicle stick and stick it into the pot, layered on top of the pots also, hopefully it would work to scare them off.

If I taped cd's to my cats would it stop them from bringing birds into the house?

 

[Mak33]

If I taped cd's to my cats would it stop them from bringing birds into the house?

Lol... you can try! Hahahah

 

[Sean Regan]

It was dry for most of the day yesterday so I cleaed most of the dead leaves from the borders in the back garden. I blew the remaing few right to the back along the side fence. The green bin is full again.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Planted 12 pencil hollies in what I hope to prove are good locations. Blew up leaves as usual and put them in what I hope will be a new garden area where I cannot grow grass. My wife has a growing concern, and I cannot blame her, as it is an unpainted canvas. I have a small inkling a gazebo will sprout from the middle but I do not think I will tell her that, so that her input is unsullied. And more entertaining! Its not being mean..I promise.

 

[Sean Regan]

Just had a look round today, nothing desperate that needs attention, apart from sweeping up a lot of moss the birds have thrown off the garage roof whilst they've been looking for bugs.

If it's dry tomorrow or Sunday, I'll give all the Wisterias their winter prune.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Just had a look round today, nothing desperate that needs attention, apart from sweeping up a lot of moss the birds have thrown off the garage roof whilst they've been looking for bugs.

If it's dry tomorrow or Sunday, I'll give all the Wisterias their winter prune.

I would like a wisteria over a canopy in the yard. I imagine I will be told it will try to take over the world!

Would wisteria climb a tree to get that double take flowering hardwood look? I have more hardwoods than you can shake a stick at

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Hoping the leaves will be dryer in a couple hours, would like to continue raking.