What did you do in your garden today?
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I did a bit of research about having multiple hedgehog houses, they only need to be sited a couple of metres apart.
So I've decided to put the second house in the left-hand corner of the garden behind the pagoda and the clump of black bamboo. This will be less exposed and therefore more attractive to a new tenant and far enough away from the one near the tea-house, to avoid confrontations. If I put food in front of each at the same time, there should be no problems.
So I've decided to put the second house in the left-hand corner of the garden behind the pagoda and the clump of black bamboo. This will be less exposed and therefore more attractive to a new tenant and far enough away from the one near the tea-house, to avoid confrontations. If I put food in front of each at the same time, there should be no problems.
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Green magic is very good....and aptly named.
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I'm still waiting for a lot of ice to melt so I can plant tatsoi seeds! The getting has mostly cleared and we have several days in the 50s coming. Right now I'm lining up recipients for cuttings from the gooseberry trying that will happen shortly.
I did get all the bird feeders full and cleaned up a lot of stuff left out before the huge snow/ice/freezing rain dump. There is a lot of work planned for this week though.
I did get all the bird feeders full and cleaned up a lot of stuff left out before the huge snow/ice/freezing rain dump. There is a lot of work planned for this week though.
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Ahh, gooseberry...how I so wish I could grow those for that tangy taste.
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They're really great producers and great for pollinators because they flower really early. We get a mess of berries but so does all the wildlife.
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Nothing to do in the garden today, but "for something to do," I went to B&Q near the Trafford Centre.
My wife had mentioned (twice) recently, that lower one of the peace lilies in the hanging baskets in the hall was dying.
This is because it gets less light from the window next to the landing on the stairs. What I should do, is swop them over regularly, but you know how it is.
The lilies in a vase on the landing windowsill are artificial.
So I decided to replace them. But the only ones they had were about two feet tall. So I settled for two white Anthuriums at a tenner each.
The other peace lily is OK, for which I found a ceramic pot and it's now in the lounge.
I bought two paving stones for the hedgehouse base I need and a substantial plastic box I can convert to a new hedgehog feeder.
I'll have to do a bit of "fettling" to attach the entrance tube as the box has a couple of strengthening bars on each end. I'll use a fretsaw to cut the plastic, as they split easily.
I also bought a bag of compost, "for the sake of buying some," it always comes in handy.
But no change out of £55.
My wife had mentioned (twice) recently, that lower one of the peace lilies in the hanging baskets in the hall was dying.
This is because it gets less light from the window next to the landing on the stairs. What I should do, is swop them over regularly, but you know how it is.
The lilies in a vase on the landing windowsill are artificial.
So I decided to replace them. But the only ones they had were about two feet tall. So I settled for two white Anthuriums at a tenner each.
The other peace lily is OK, for which I found a ceramic pot and it's now in the lounge.
I bought two paving stones for the hedgehouse base I need and a substantial plastic box I can convert to a new hedgehog feeder.
I'll have to do a bit of "fettling" to attach the entrance tube as the box has a couple of strengthening bars on each end. I'll use a fretsaw to cut the plastic, as they split easily.
I also bought a bag of compost, "for the sake of buying some," it always comes in handy.
But no change out of £55.
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How much does seed take carrots and and price?
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More than a regular seed packet, but the convenience is well worth it to me 
I get mine from Amazon.
I get mine from Amazon.
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I'll add to my post above...
I just picked up about 50 gallons of spent Kombucha waste for my compost and compost livestock .. about 8 gallons of SCOBY and the rest in spent black tea leaves, hibiscus, lavender shredded ginger, and about a gallon of chopped orange. My car smells like HEAVEN!!!
I just picked up about 50 gallons of spent Kombucha waste for my compost and compost livestock .. about 8 gallons of SCOBY and the rest in spent black tea leaves, hibiscus, lavender shredded ginger, and about a gallon of chopped orange. My car smells like HEAVEN!!!
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1:30 pm I sprinkled a bucket of wood ash on 120 ft carrot row, NPK is about 0-1-3 for wood ash. I do low cost zero maintenance gardening. 40,000. carrot seeds for $8 is my best choice. I would like to plant all RED color carrots April 1st but Farmers Co-op only sells 3 variety of orange carrots. Ebay has 20,000. Red Carrots seed $20 free postage.
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I usually use commercial compost for seed planting for the convenience of knowing there will be no weed seeds in it. I went to plant some cauliflower seeds yesterday and realised I had run out, so popped by the garden centre. It was £6 a 50 litre bag; suddenly it is £7.50, a 25% increase. I need some other bits, so I am going to have a look around to see if this is the case everywhere, I know £1.50 isn't much nowadays, but as a percentage it's outrageous.
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As it wasn't too cold today, (+8c) I decided to get on with making the new, "hedgehog feeding station."
The plastic storage box I bought from B&Q was more substantial than the old one. Which was cracked in a few places and "hanging."
This one is intended to store suspended files, so it needs to be strong.
Should be, for £17.
The floor is reinforced. So as that becomes the roof, it should not split. A problem, sometimes, when plastic spends a lot of hours in the sun.
Likewise, the lid, which becomes the floor.
To fit the entry tunnel, I hade make a lot of small holes with a drill, as a Stanley knife won't cut it. Then join them all up with the blade of a fretsaw.
The old entrance surrounds wouldn't fit, so I had to make new ones for both sides.
Like the old ones, I covered them with waterproof tape before screwing them together.
All done and dusted. It's far more sturdy than the old one.
I'll put it out with just pellets in it, at the beginning of March, replace the trail cameras and see what happens.
The plastic storage box I bought from B&Q was more substantial than the old one. Which was cracked in a few places and "hanging."
This one is intended to store suspended files, so it needs to be strong.
Should be, for £17.
The floor is reinforced. So as that becomes the roof, it should not split. A problem, sometimes, when plastic spends a lot of hours in the sun.
Likewise, the lid, which becomes the floor.
To fit the entry tunnel, I hade make a lot of small holes with a drill, as a Stanley knife won't cut it. Then join them all up with the blade of a fretsaw.
The old entrance surrounds wouldn't fit, so I had to make new ones for both sides.
Like the old ones, I covered them with waterproof tape before screwing them together.
All done and dusted. It's far more sturdy than the old one.
I'll put it out with just pellets in it, at the beginning of March, replace the trail cameras and see what happens.