Apologies for loss of service!
This was caused for reasons unknown, and my web hosting broke on Saturday 3rd November 2007 at midday!
No basic web services have been available until now.
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Apologies for loss of service!
Friday, November 9th, 2007Apologies for loss of service!
Friday, November 9th, 2007Apologies for loss of service!
This was caused for reasons unknown, and my web hosting broke on Saturday 3rd November 2007 at midday!
No basic web services have been available until now.
Little Outage!
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007Web Hosting has gone a little strange, it’s being investigated!
Little Outage!
Monday, November 5th, 2007Web Hosting has gone a little strange, it’s being investigated!
New Secret Weapon against slugs and snails…
Sunday, July 8th, 2007This 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?
The Secret Weapon – Bio Weapons of Mass Destruction
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007Well 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!
Hector’s House is finally finished
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007The 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…!
Declared War on Slugs and Snails!
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007My 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
Bank Holiday Monday
Monday, May 28th, 2007I had hoped to complete Hector’s House today, but the bad wet/windy weather has put a stop to that. It’s almost complete, just requires another paint with Cuprinol “Seagrass”. The new wood, has had four-five coats of paint already, it’s been re-roofed with new “felt”, this was a pain in the bum last weekend, when the weather went cold again! Very difficult to work with hard cold/felt.
Spot the new roof!
add some new battens to rear of house.
another coat of paint and another DIY job completed!
PS I’m building up Reward points from you know who! Now next project operation board out loft!
UPDATE Snails and Slugs are still eating my hostas, despite sharp grit, garlic solution and beer traps, I think I’m going to have to find another solution!
Cottage Garden Border Re-visited
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007Since I’ve been having a few problems with the slugs and snails eating one of my prize Hostas, I thought I’d upload some close-up pictures of them. I’ve always wanted to grow hostas, and now I have a shaddy part of the garden, ideal. I’ve used some sharp grit to mulch the area around the plants, and I’ve boiled-up some garlic cloves in water, and I’ve been spraying the plants and ground to keep the slugs and snails off.
Close up of the three Hostas
If you click the picture and look at the larger image, you’ll see where the snails/slugs have been eating this plant.
I do have the latin names if interested!
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