Chatback#9

[Nicos]

Poor little lad...give him a hug from me.

( and Alfie )

[Bren In Pots]

I have a couple- they work really well for me in the wood stove which only offers me low/med/high as an indicator!!!



Worth looking at the dial to see if it's easy to read cos if there isn't a light in the oven, it can be hard to see/read

Mines a bit like that Nico so I've resorted to shinning at torch on it to see the readings, another tip is to remember that they get hot I forgot and picked the thing up.

[Nicos]

Ouuuchh!!!!!

Mine slides forwards when I'm pulling out anything and it can catch on whatever is on the shelf below...so do be careful!

[Nicos]

Hibou update for anyone still interested???

Off to the nearest city to the veterinary eye clinic this afternoon-

She is however much brighter in herself- even trying to help herself during the night to the treats we give her after her eye treatment!
Brings a smile to your face hearing her knocking and flicking the packets around the room in an attempt to help herself!!!

[Bigmallly]

Thats why they get planted winter time. I put my first lot in in August and the calabrese are just starting to form heads and i have one cabbage that is wanting me to pull it. Just August and September you have to water like a mad person and add a little shade. But i cannot grow in the summer time they bolt straight away. I think my last lot will go in at March, but they were small heads and you had to pick quick.

Ah, I was wondering if you would benefit by planting ice cubes near the pants as they would be more slow release.

[Lisasbolt]

Ah, I was wondering if you would benefit by planting ice cubes near the pants as they would be more slow release.

I don´t grow any pants but might try in the future

I have thought about trying that but i have about 50-100 plants by December so i would need a massive freezer just to make them and would spend hours day making them. My main problem this year is the critters lots of snails and butterflies, so my plants are very patchy.

[Bigmallly]

Patchy pants............how novel..............

[bramble]

Good morning all from another wet, windy and grey day in Dublin.
I may go shopping today as nothing can be done in the garden in weather like that.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Hibou update for anyone still interested???

I'm still following. We don't have a pusscat anymore but we do know how worrying it can be when something like this happens. Hope she continues to make progress.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Bit cloudy in Aberdeen today but I'm still on a do nothing itinerary which is frustrating. Getting bodily functions underway again yesterday was big relief but think I undid a bit of the healing as been very sore internally since. Back on full dose of painkillers but at least I slept through to 6.00am this morning which must help. Was told first 4-5 days would be worst so it should be all upwards from here.

I'm even finding turning my broad beans I'm saving for seed interesting. How sad is that?

[noviceveggrower]

Hibou update for anyone still interested???

I am still interested. Glad Hibou is getting better day by day

Well this morning I have taken the kids down to the allotment to plant the onion sets. Took a while and they aren't even in straight line. So will have to see how they get on.

Have a good afternoon everyone.

[veggiechicken]

Lisa, how do you manage to grow Brassicas in your climate as I thought they preferred cool conditions?

I put my first lot in in August I think my last lot will go in at March,

I have a couple- they work really well for me in the wood stove which only offers me low/med/high as an indicator!!!

New readers - don't start here or you'll be as confused as I am
Artnoon all. I've been raking leaves in the sunshine. Pop inside for a cuppa and its chucking it down! My leaf mounds will be all soggy
Have fun shopping. I may do a bit of that myself now its raining

[WendyC]

Beautiful sunny day here. Been cleaning the greenhouse and putting up insulation. Trouble is it is 25 degrees in there so rather warm to be up in the roof space. Now I can get all the tender plants in and hope they survive the winter.

[Lisasbolt]

Back from town, that was hard work. Far too many people in Lidl, but they managed to have 2 checkouts open

Bought 90 red onion, 90 sweet white onion, 10 small cabbage, 10 cauliflower, 20 romaine lettuce, 20 weird curly leaf type lettuce, and 40 yes 40 broccoli seedlings now i have to find space for them all. All of that for 14 euros. sometimes it really isn't worth sowing the seeds.

Time for a cuppa me thinks

[lottie dolly]

Afternoon peeps,nice autumn sun here,was forced into going shopping,out of the baisics,
BM are you getting a spiky roller watsit/thingy,or another poly,and raking the grass clears it of debri ready to fix it up,
Pleased your pussy is recovering Nicos,
am gonna take a stroll down the garden,get some sun whats left of it,and air,