Archive for the ‘garden’ Category
Thursday, September 6th, 2007
Lindsey didn’t like the shape of the border! So out with the spade, fork and edging tool again.
Ground has been marked out and cut with edging tool.
Grass sods removed and bagged, to take down the local tip, the last time I did this in two car runs, I almost snapped the back axel on the car! Doesn’t seem alot of grass removed but each bag weighs approx 50kg! We will see if the car still works afterwards this week, and Lindsey wonders why the car, makes new noises, with 164,000 miles on the clock, and used as a tractor! I don’t think you can make out my the stainless steel edger (which is bent!) and new Stainless Steel fork, with a 10 year guarantee – nice! Well it’s nice to have, good tools!
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
Double dug, soil improver and top soil added, followed by Andy’s leaf mould!
but then days later …
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
Some friends visited us for cream teas on Sunday afternoon (with real Devon clotted cream, none of this crap artificial stuff out of a can!) and in return for signing and witnessing their new wills before they go on holiday! they gave us some new plants from their Plant Nursery for the garden.
So Andy’s had to dig and expand the border to accomodate them all!
Before
After, the border still needs digging over, soil improver adding, and the plants planting!
Thanks to Julie and Pete for the plants!
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
We’ve just started to let the kittens out in the house during the day with Esther.
Growing and up to more mischief. I think we were lucky to get Angus back from the cattery the other week, because the owner loved him so much!
It’s all quiet as Angus and Tilly are asleep!
Latest Angus and Matilda photos
Not really done much with DIY, I’ve been adding more fish tanks in the fish house, and generally tidying up the fish house.
We’ve found some wall lights for the lounge, so the lounge decoration is almost finished, and then there is the curtain rails to fix!
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Sunday, July 8th, 2007
The yellow patches are the result of cutting the grass very late, after letting the the daffodils die back. I’m hoping to get some lawn fertiliser on the lawn in the next few days, which I’m hoping should put some colour back!
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Sunday, July 8th, 2007
This is my new organic, environmentally friendly, weapon against slugs and snails.
Let me introduce you to Mrs Tiggy-winkle
and for those of you who don’t read Beatrix Potter, shame on you, it’s a young Hedgehog that has decided to visit the garden to eat those pesky slugs and snails! I hope she’s road-wise!
The Slug Gone and Copper Rings have worked very well, and my Hostas are doing much better, or is it the work of Mrs Tiggy-winkle?
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
Well to slugs anyway!
This is my secret weapon, it must have surprised the postie on Friday morning, with the label “Living Material Urgent” stickered on the parcel!
“Living Material Urgent”
The parcel contained:-
Nemaslug controls all common species of small to medium sized slugs (up to 8cm – 2.5-3 inches).
Nemaslug uses the nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, which was discovered by scientists at the government research institute at Bristol, England.
I’ve also undertaken, an eight pronged attack to reduce slugs and snails:-
- Sharp-grit around the plants.
- Used coffee granuals around the plants.
- Beer traps suck into the groud, near the plants.
- Nemaslug – Bio Control.
- Slug Gone – wooden pellet that forms a fibrous mulch around plants
- Slug rings, yes your heard right, Slug Rings!
- Advance Slug Killer pellets – approved for Organic use.
- Collect the snails and slugs at midnight with a torch!
I hope my Hostas survive! because I’ve planted another two today, but these are blue ones, and slugs and snails don’t eat those!
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
Lindsey now has the painting bug! So she’s been painting our Antique Wagon/Cart with another flavour of Cuprinol Shades.
Antique Wagon
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
The weather has been so hot this weekend, I’ve been able to get on and give the final coats of paint to Hector’s House. Thanks to Lindsey because she touched-up the door and windows.
Shed completed.
So, onto the next DIY project, I’ve just bought myself a new toy, to replace a busted cordless drill, I’ve bought a new 18v combi cordless Makita drill, with electronic clutch, I’m just running around the house, drilling holes everywhere now! This is to enable me to complete the second loft and fully board it out, to free-up Bedroom 3 for the Nursery!
UPDATE The slugs and snails have still been eating my Hostas, the used coffee granuals did not work, so I’ve emptied 12kg of used coffee granuals on my garden for no reason! Strange because a friend, states they have been working fine for her, on her allotment, but she does get them from Starf***s! Maybe their coffee has something nasty in it! Unlike the Freetrade coffee granuals I’ve been using. But I’ve got a secret weapon for the slugs…!
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
My hostas and bedding plants are getting worse, if I don’t do something soon, my plants will die, and will resemble stalks!
So my friendly, excellent Coffee Shop opposite where I work, Banjos, Museum Street, York has supplied me with some used Coffee Granules. If you are ever in York, pop in, and tell Beth, I sent you! Excellent Coffee, hot and cold baguettes.
Used Coffee Granules from Banjos, Museum Street, York
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