Have you started yet?

[nick the grief]

Depends on your Mum Jax To save embarrasment :-

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/e.../m0063625.html

[andrewo]

Apparently on Skye one of the local punishments used to be tying folks naked to a tree & left to the mercy of the midge & clegs - What an evil punishmentI bet you'd think twice before you reoffend!!!

Maybe the government will incorporate this in their ASBOs, we are going medieval - when oil runs out (ten years and counting), we will all be back on horses and traps, imagine a road jam on a motorway in a trap!

[bramble]

What happened to Ireland in the poll "has spring started". Don't I get a chance to vote,? after all I am only the other side of the water. We get left out of everything. Just had a look at real seed and they don't post a catalogue outside uk, and also add £2 extra on if you order seed. Don,t mind paying the £2 but would like to be able to access the catalogue.
I'm beginning to feel i,m on a crusade since I joined the grapevine.

[nick the grief]

springs sprung here

Spring is well and truly on the move now

[andrewo]

What happened to Ireland in the poll "has spring started". Don't I get a chance to vote,? after all I am only the other side of the water. We get left out of everything. Just had a look at real seed and they don't post a catalogue outside uk, and also add £2 extra on if you order seed. Don,t mind paying the £2 but would like to be able to access the catalogue.
I'm beginning to feel i,m on a crusade since I joined the grapevine.

Whoops, apologies, my fault, can we include Ireland? How is the weather in Ireland?

[bramble]

Apology accepted. Weather in Ireland at the present moment, lashing rain although it was sunny this morning. Temp up though as the wind has turned to the south.

[andrewo]

It has been a strange day, the rain is lashing here too now but it started out mild and sunny. Are you in a valley or on a hill?

[poultrychat]

I spotted my first ladybird about 2 weeks ago and killed my first wasp yesterday. The bird feeders are much more active and the daffs are waiting to open, snowy meli.....(how do you spell it?) is also waiting to open

[bramble]

Hi Andrew, Am in a valley. Nearly all my spring flower are dying away. Daffs and crocus past their best. Mop head primulas at their best now. One pot of tulips completely open. All outdoor hycianths open and wall flowers, about half opened at the moment.

[dragonz]

the past 2-3 days have been spring like, but I spent the weekend in nottingham so not got into the garden yet, next weekend it is. The weather has been so bad that I havent got down there for more than a look since about november

[andrewo]

The weather has been bad up here, very damp, slashing rain.

[nick the grief]

We had brilliant sunshine before lunch then Rain after. Still I got loads dn in the greenhouses.

[eskymo]

I think spring is here in fife as we've had snow and that's now passed and a few sunny days have been and gone and left us with rain, but the buds are all coming up - we've got daffs about to flower and crocuses sprining up all over the place.

I've got over wintered salad in my cold frame and broad beans about 15cm high. I've also just planted out my strwberries under cover, but doing a trial with some uncovered to see if they're hardy enough for the temperature at the moment - wondering which will give me the most fruit.

It must be spring as I'm spending time in the garden at long last despite the rain - was out all day yesterday.

[Birdie Wife]

All my berry bushes are budding away, still no daffodils out but the flower buds are ready to pop. I planted some early dwarf irises and crocuses for a bit of colour around this time, just to keep my spirits up 'cos spring is always so late here. I keep telling myself it's just round the corner... glad to here from all of you further south that spring is arriving.

Skylarks on the farm were all in full song this morning, despite the drizzle, and the first lapwing eggs have been found. Maybe this IS our spring then?? Don't know whether to laugh or cry!

[eskymo]

Are Robins a sign of spring?

I made friends with one yesterday whilst tidying up my herb bed - it sat on a branch no more than half a meter away and happily hopped on to a stone right next to me when I left it a couple of tasty worms and slugs - It didn't seem frightened of me at all and sang me a wee song - I was delighted. It was so nice to have a wee companion - he popped by every half and hour or so to find tasty morcels and didn't mind my presence at all - he came very close to where I was diging and weeding. I hope he comes back every time I'm in the garden.