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In the garden 2022

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Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea​

It generally flies from May to July, with an occasional second brood in the south.
Favouring suburban habitats as well as salt-marshes, the larval foodplants in the wild are usually orache (Atriplex) and goosefoot (Chenopodium), but it can sometimes attack cultivated tomatoes, feeding internally in the fruit.
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mw0njm. said:
could be a

Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea​

It generally flies from May to July, with an occasional second brood in the south.
Favouring suburban habitats as well as salt-marshes, the larval foodplants in the wild are usually orache (Atriplex) and goosefoot (Chenopodium), but it can sometimes attack cultivated tomatoes, feeding internally in the fruit.
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Looks like it Pete, another picture found…78831837-BFD8-443D-9486-6E53D7F5EA3B.jpeg
 
Smudger said:
I think he means they are assassins lurking in the undergrowth to ambush their prey.
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If they were hungry you would be right but these are overfed pets who kill then leave their kills to rot on my garden. The neighbour just over the fence there has a bird table, the birds chuck the food about then when they come down to get it the cats have them, usually tear the heads off.
 
Don’t our gardens look great after the rain. Must admit I was getting a bit disheartened this year with the drought effects. But everything seems to be springing back.

Has anyone ever had success planting wisteria seed from these pods ? Viv

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While you lot are enjoying a drop of rain, the strong NW winds continue up here. 30+mph this morning (and during the night), with temperature feeling 7 degrees.
The consequence of which is, my clematis, in full bloom, is now a shrivelled wreck.

We did manage to get the Buddlias cut back yesterday.






Steve.
 
Our third day of strong NNW winds. 37mph this morning, Air temperature of 10 deg, feeling 6 deg with the wind chill.



A good sea running, now it's had a couple of days to build up.



As to the effect of the wind on my garden, this is what it has done to my clematis in two days.

Taken on 10th. but still like this two days ago.



This morning.



I'm sorry the image is a little blurred, but it would not keep still. :D :D :D

Most of the geraniums have had it as well. Some of the fuchsias are OK.

Looks like it's downhill from here, until next year.


Steve.
 
my fuchsias plant/tree went a bit sick looking,the garden center said thin it out a bit it might have fungas,so i did that give it some feed and all is oky doky now it looks good again


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Great photos there Notsharp. Had a friend who I met in the RAF who lived at Nairn. Visited many times and always said would love to live there but too cold for me.
 
Our pigeon has been driven off it's nest in the laurel I think by Barmy's interference, he is selling plant machinery and gives demos with his his little diggers to would be punters, he has bought a mini tractor now. No sign of Mrs bird. We have another in a mega flimsy nest in the plum tree I can't see it holding any eggs. Cut the baldy lawn it looks a bit better. Spiked speedwell has come back to brighten the garden with all that rain as have Welsh poppies, roses keep on flowering, and geraniums, and wild ones, have transplanted musk mallow from a pot to the border where it should be. Fingers crossed. Shelled the sweet peas wild and tame. Started on the hollyhocks. I have read not to take the seeds out of the pods I think it was Brummie Along Time Ago's advice. Transplanted some nasturtiums. Winter flowering jasmine which flowers Jan Feb March is coming out now. Discovered our cone flowers are in fact perennial sunflowers. Got the moss off the drive a bit with a bass broom, my muscles have disappeared maybe this will bring them back!
 
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Our pigeon has been driven off it's nest in the laurel I think by Barmy's interference, he is selling plant machinery and gives demos with his his little diggers to would be punters, he has bought a mini tractor now. No sign of Mrs bird. We have another in a mega flimsy nest in the plum tree I can't see it holding any eggs. Cut the baldy lawn it looks a bit better. Spiked speedwell has come back to brighten the garden with all that rain as have Welsh poppies, roses keep on flowering, and geraniums, and wild ones, have transplanted musk mallow from a pot to the border where it should be. Fingers crossed. Shelled the sweet peas wild and tame. Started on the hollyhocks. I have read not to take the seeds out of the pods I think it was Brummie Along Time Ago's advice. Transplanted some nasturtiums. Winter flowering jasmine which flowers Jan Feb March is coming out now. Discovered our cone flowers are in fact perennial sunflowers. Got the moss off the drive a bit with a bass broom, my muscles have disappeared maybe this will bring them back!
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