Some info please so that I can run some polls

[Finedon.Dandy]

I enjoyed doing the poll on unusual coloured vegetables and want to do some more so please take a minute to answer one or more of the questions below and then I can create a couple of polls from them.

What is the one vegetable you could not miss growing?

What is the one flower you could not miss growing?

What is the one tool you cannot garden without?

What is your favourite garden bird?

What weed do you detest/dread most?

What pest do you detest/dread the most?

How do you dispose of slugs/snails?

Hope we can have some fun with these.

Tammy

[janeyo]

What is the one vegetable you could not miss growing? strawberry - if that doesn't count as it's a fruit lol then salad leaves / lettuce

What is the one flower you could not miss growing? no faves here, anthing pretty or scented. NOT roses.

What is the one tool you cannot garden without? screwdriver

What is your favourite garden bird? robin

What weed do you detest/dread most? hmmm, the yellow oxalis wins at the mo

What pest do you detest/dread the most? aphids

How do you dispose of slugs/snails? collect em up and feed em to the chooks

janeyo

[Mikey]

Potatoes, they are the start of my rotation.
lavender.
hoe.
robin.
detest bindweed, dread nothing.
blackfly
cut them up

[Headfry]

Onion
Hellebore
Fork
Robin
couch grass
voles/mice
Pellets (sorry one weakness)

[Finedon.Dandy]

What is the one tool you cannot garden without? screwdriver
janeyo

Wha????!!!Eh????!!! In fits of giggles here - please enlighten me!

[Finedon.Dandy]

cut them up

...and then what? Make them into a nice mosaic for the patio? Sorry I shouldnt be so sarcastic........ - leave me alone - I am having fun!

Pellets (sorry one weakness)

OOOOOOhhhhhh I am shocked! *Tuts*

[SlugLobber]

What is the one vegetable you could not miss growing? Courgettes - they never fail me, so it's a real +R boost.

What is the one flower you could not miss growing? Daffodils. Gives me hope that there WILL be spring!

What is the one tool you cannot garden without? My trowel.

What is your favourite garden bird? Robin

What weed do you detest/dread most? Dandelion. Their roots go so bloody deep!

What pest do you detest/dread the most? Slugs - durrr!

How do you dispose of slugs/snails? Lob em!!!! I did put some pellets down during the plague, though. Was gutted as I wanted to be truly organic.

Hope we can have some fun with these.

[seasprout]

My replies.

I enjoyed doing the poll on unusual coloured vegetables and want to do some more so please take a minute to answer one or more of the questions below and then I can create a couple of polls from them.

What is the one vegetable you could not miss growing? Sweetcorn

What is the one flower you could not miss growing? Sweet peas

What is the one tool you cannot garden without? Secateurs

What is your favourite garden bird? Sparrows

What weed do you detest/dread most? Japanese Knot Weed, (but dont have it.)

What pest do you detest/dread the most? Slugs/Snails

How do you dispose of slugs/snails? Barriers/decoy's such as beer

Hope we can have some fun with these.

Tammy

I have to write something here as apparently my reply is too short.

[lynda66]

I enjoyed doing the poll on unusual coloured vegetables and want to do some more so please take a minute to answer one or more of the questions below and then I can create a couple of polls from them.

What is the one vegetable you could not miss growing? carrots

What is the one flower you could not miss growing? anything black, aquilegia?

What is the one tool you cannot garden without? a comfy cushion

What is your favourite garden bird? robin

What weed do you detest/dread most? the ones that look like veg.

What pest do you detest/dread the most? daddy longlegs

How do you dispose of slugs/snails? feed them to the birds

Hope we can have some fun with these.

Tammy

it's really annoying when you fill in the answers, cos you have to write something underneath so it will let you post it

Lynda xx

[Tracey]

Tomato

Not got a favourite flower, but it would have to be yellow

Trowel

Blue Tit

Dandilion

Slugs

Collect them and cover in boiling water

[di]

I enjoyed doing the poll on unusual coloured vegetables and want to do some more so please take a minute to answer one or more of the questions below and then I can create a couple of polls from them.

What is the one vegetable you could not miss growing?Pumpkin

What is the one flower you could not miss growing?bindweed~sorry I mean passion flower!

What is the one tool you cannot garden without?fork

What is your favourite garden bird?starling

What weed do you detest/dread most?thistles

What pest do you detest/dread the most?pigeons

How do you dispose of slugs/snails?chickens

Hope we can have some fun with these.

Tammy

See what you mean linda

[Seahorse]

What is the one vegetable you could not miss growing? Peas

What is the one flower you could not miss growing? Marigolds

What is the one tool you cannot garden without? Right angled fork

What is your favourite garden bird? Robin

What weed do you detest/dread most? Bindweed

What pest do you detest/dread the most? Caterpillars (cos I don't want to kill them)

How do you dispose of slugs/snails? Boiling water in a bucket

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[janeyo]

"Wha????!!!Eh????!!! In fits of giggles here - please enlighten me!"

For weeding, it's much slimmer than anything else I have found. The sharp end means I don't disturb anything else just the weed!

janeyo

just don't tell OH that that's why all his screwdrivers are disappearing!

[Headfry]

I love to look in Mr HF snap on tool box for snap on tools to use in the garden........Oooops hope he does not read this......I could be in trouble!

seems we like robins on here, could not do without fork, but use my trowel most of the time!

[Mikey]

...and then what? Make them into a nice mosaic for the patio? Sorry I shouldnt be so sarcastic........ - leave me alone - I am having fun!

Hey madam, I just love to cut them up and leave their heads on sticks to scare of other slugs!