Bl**dy weather.

[nelliegemini]

Yes Paul, you may be right with the Nemaslug. The asparagus surprised me, as did the snow - surrounded on three sides by water we do have a wierd little mircroclimate on Wirral. I know the slugs are up though, they nibbled my asparagus before the snow arrived! We haven't had a frost for some time so I took the risk.

One forecast I've seen says it will be Spring by Wednesday, but Winter again for the weekend.

Brilliant sunshine here now, and warm ...

[Paulottie]

In future you could get some roadsalt and sprinkle it on the asparagus beds...deters slugs, kills weeds and asparagus doesn't mind....jolly sight cheaper that nematodes. About a hand full to two square yards. suits mine.

Re nematodes you must use them in one go which is why I would have waited for lettuce and potato crop(and the hostas/dahlias) to get going but as I recall the treatment lasts about 6 weeks-2months or so. There was a lot and I think its a good idea to sell half to a friend to make it more affordable or to facilitate 2 treatments a year.

[Paulottie]

A cheaper option is to sprinkle some road salt on the asparagus beds -about a handful to a couple of square yards. Kills slugs and weeds asparagus(salt marsh origins) love it

As you must use all the nemaslug (quite a lot)at once it is better to share with a friend to reduce price/facilitate 2 treatments. I waited for spuds hostas lettuce brassicas to get going-Only lasts about 6/8 weeks but quite good stuff.

[Paulottie]

Oh thought I had lost that one...amI repeating myself here!...Have I already said that

[Paulottie]

Oh No!...if it is ground hog day that means a summer of waking up to snow!

[HeyWayne]

Woke up to a light dusting this morning.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l7...t/SP_A0263.jpg
The neighbours opposite:
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l7...t/SP_A0260.jpg
My lil' shed:
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l7...t/SP_A0258.jpg

[rustylady]

We had snow up till lunchtime. It's all melted now, but keep getting flurries of hail and sleet. B****y miserable weather.

[Madasafish]

Lots of snow early on. Beautiful blue sky so went running. Unfortunately in last two miles was running on Moors into a light wind and got my bits very cold.
Unfreezing was painful:-)

[Farmer_Gyles]

i am shattered - spent hours out in the snow with my son and his mates
we made a 10ft snowman who underwent a sex change and became a snow-ladyboy
had big snowball fights, played footy in wellies while throwing snowballs at each other as well, got cold and wet and i ache all over
but been a great day!

[JennieAtkinson]

Wintry showers here all day, but not much settling in the sunshine in between. Gale force winds and freezing temperature but its been 23 degrees in greenhouse.

Doesn't make sense does it!

[Topaz]

3 inches of snow here on the isle of wight this morning gone by lunch time, and in fact dried up so well we cut the lawn this afternoon in brilliant sunshine with the odd snow flurry every now and then....mad huh!!!!

[Millit]

weather not been to bad here today, had the snow late last night, it had gone this morning thank god, not a lover of snow

[seasprout]

Bum.

Woke up to a marshmallow world.
And i dont know why the pictures did that.

[areia]

tipsy snowman

I loveeeeeeee snow got dragged out of bed after being woken up to "IT'S SNOWING" and thundering feet running around the house, made 2 snowmen for which throughout the day the snow when and our snowmen looked decidedly tipsy the kids didnt come out to play in our street so it was just me and a looney 9 year old running out the street getting the odd padestrian