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Post by billywhippet on Jun 4, 2010 13:49:48 GMT 1
Our neighbours brought one of our chickens home yesterday - she'd flown onto the top of the garden house and then into their garden - Dave has re-clipped their wings but it doesn't seem to stop them!
Our allotment is coming along nicely this year - we have broad beans, potatoes, peas, runner beans, garlic, carrots, caulis, beetroot etc. etc. all growing very happily.
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jun 4, 2010 22:00:53 GMT 1
Is he clipping both wings of each bird? If so, they will still be able to fly! I only clip one wing, so that when they attempt to fly up, they go in a sideways semi-circle and land back on their own side of the fence. I always clip their right wings, so that I can easily check whether those I catch have been done, and I don't make the mistake of clipping both by accident. Only have two French beans left now, after the chicken's last adventure onto our side of the fence. There are now three buds developing on my deep burgundy clematis, but not close to opening yet. A few of the yellow flag irises are blooming, though. I heard from a neighbour that something has sprung to life in my back garden, however - not that I can do anything about it, due to the felled trees out there preventing my access to the shed, and that Dylan's been saying he would deal with for a year or so... As for how many 'somethings' the neighbour is on about, I am told at least two. Well, that is how many they saw being carried over the wall to the shed by their mother, and making little miaowing noises!
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Post by murtle on Jun 5, 2010 11:19:33 GMT 1
oh kittens hope they are ok!
Last weekend OH dug out a large, old and very woody fucshica bush from the garden leaving a large hole that I have now planted two newly bought plants in their space - but I can't remember what they are called...and although they say they will grow to about a 1m high, they sure are taking their time over getting there!
I have also planted a couple of strawberries as I have managed to kill the ones that were in the strawberry planter, but they had sent out shoots and now they have planted themselves in the flower bed!
I have put strultch (sp) around the garden mainly at the base of plants and in places I am trying to ensure no weeds grow. I hope it works as the garden gets too hot, this is meant to help retain water for the plants. Does anyone have any experience of it?
Off to tidy up inside now as it's hot hot hot outside!
Mxxx
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Post by reclaimingrebus on Jun 6, 2010 20:13:51 GMT 1
in what way is strulch different to mulch?
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Post by murtle on Jun 6, 2010 20:19:46 GMT 1
It is a straw form of mulch I think www.strulch.co.uk/I'm hoping it might help me with my slug and snail problems and to keep the garden moist during the long hot summer we are about to have!!!
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Jun 8, 2010 23:45:20 GMT 1
Is it supposed to deter slugs and snails, Mary? I'd have thought they'd rather like it if straw based.
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Sept 4, 2010 22:42:33 GMT 1
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Sept 5, 2010 14:31:30 GMT 1
I meant to say that, in the fourth photo down, that strange brown thing to the right of the picture is NOT a giant slug, or something left there by Scampi, but a very old, very small, and very rusty horse shoe that appeared as we were digging the ground over. I keep meaning to take it up to the shed and photograph it next to a normal, more modern horse shoe. I've never had a pony with feet as small as those that shoe would fit, other than youngsters that would not have been shod until much older. ;D
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Post by reclaimingrebus on Sept 5, 2010 18:37:27 GMT 1
could the shoe have been made that small for orthopaedic reasons? (excuse spelling!)
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Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Sept 5, 2010 21:12:21 GMT 1
I think it is a normal, very small pony shoe, Elaine, and possibly buried from a time before I bought the land at Llys Trerobert - pre-1986. I do mean to show it to my farrier though, and when he next visits. It is terribly corroded.
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