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IN OUR GARDEN 2023

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Smudger said:
The wind is whipping up clouds of thistle {?] weeds & it`s almost like snow falling. The nearest field is only 100 yards away & the farmer used to sow cereal etc but 2 years ago he sold out to a developer who went bust & consequently the field is now a mass of thistles & nearby gardens are wick with thistle weed heads. Should be a bit of a headache next year.
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i get dandelion seeds blowing in the wind from the field that once had horses now it is just a jungle over there
 
I built a new raised bed to replace one of my railway sleeper (style) beds that had rotted away. I built the new one, so I did not have to disturb the existing one, just carefully pulled away the old rotting timber. The new one is also more maintenance friendly. I have made it modular, so individual parts can be swopped out.

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I'm a big fan of raised beds. As well as practical they add some height to the garden. I'm a bit naughty (or plain irresponsible) as I use ours to balance on to reach/tie up/ prune our climbers on high fencing. Have fallen off a couple of times - but a relatively soft landing on the grass ! One draw back, they take a LOT of filling up with soil and compost. When we first laid ours we put a good layer of thick cardboard in the bottom and five years down the line there's not much in the way of weeds coming through. Viv.
 
Vivienne14 said:
I'm a big fan of raised beds. As well as practical they add some height to the garden. I'm a bit naughty (or plain irresponsible) as I use ours to balance on to reach/tie up/ prune our climbers on high fencing. Have fallen off a couple of times - but a relatively soft landing on the grass ! One draw back, they take a LOT of filling up with soil and compost. When we first laid ours we put a layer of thick cardboard in the botto and five years down the line there's not much 8n the way of weeds coming Borough. Viv.
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you be carefull our Viv "you might do it once to often as me old papy said" and not be so lucky
 
With regards to squirrels and apples post 1124 , I forgot to mention this when some of the apples have fallen on a couple of occasions in the garden Mr & Mrs Squirrel appear I presume it is as we haven't been introduced . Then nibble nibble after about 5 minutes it's a different picture they start hairing round the garden then back to the apple tree , climp up the tree about 3' then a back flip straight back onto the grass they do this repeatedly for about 4/5 times it's like watching the Flying Wallenda's then after they've finished they go back up the tree and disappear . I've often wondered whether it was like a cider effect on them . I mean I've seen some strange antic's with people at the Greyhound Holloway Head who weren't used to cider
 
pjmburns said:
Bitmoremundane. SUnflower still growing but flower head well formed - I think. This photo taken from the back bedroom window as I need tallest steps to see and I am not sure they reach any more. :D Will try when flower comes out.
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Janice I had a very poor response with my sunflowers this year , the height they achieved was just slightly better than an overgrown dandelion
 
I've never grown them before. Someone gave me 6 plants. Only 3 grew. 2 got bitten off and the 3rd is the one in the photo. One of the bitten off ones has fought back and has several flower heads now.
 
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