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 Topic: Wildlife |
gz
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 Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sat Jul 20, 19 9:22 am Subject: Wildlife |
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sunning itself on a new bench |
| Topic: It's July |
gz
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Jul 14, 19 8:16 pm Subject: It's July |
and the wild cherries here are STILL not ripe...  |
| Topic: What I do on Mondays! |
gz
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Jul 12, 19 3:00 pm Subject: What I do on Mondays! |
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I've tried to get a clearer picture, but the tablet insists on focusing anywhere but  |
| Topic: What I do on Mondays! |
gz
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Jul 11, 19 9:17 am Subject: What I do on Mondays! |
Amazing how the right conditions have brought out lots of this butterfly on Hannahston Reserve.
I've just looked at the Butterfly and Moths book...there are an awful lot of brown ones!
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| Topic: What I do on Mondays! |
gz
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Jul 10, 19 9:03 pm Subject: What I do on Mondays! |
| no,not the Hare's cap...but that one can be described as cute! |
| Topic: What I do on Mondays! |
gz
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Jul 10, 19 9:02 pm Subject: What I do on Mondays! |
Sounds interesting!
and yes,the fungi started as a white cap..I think there is one above right in one of the pictures |
| Topic: What I do on Mondays! |
gz
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Jul 10, 19 8:08 am Subject: What I do on Mondays! |
We saw these on a walk round near our village...fascinating shapes as they go over.I think they are growing on the imported woodchip mulch.
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| Topic: What I do on Mondays! |
gz
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Jul 09, 19 7:57 pm Subject: What I do on Mondays! |
Is this an orchid?
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In a corner by Boswell Park car park by the bus st ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
gz
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Jul 07, 19 6:22 pm Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
I'm glad that is rare here |
| Topic: Vinegar for weed suppressing |
gz
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Jul 04, 19 9:47 pm Subject: Vinegar for weed suppressing |
| ISTR it mentioned a Ph of 8. |
| Topic: Vinegar for weed suppressing |
gz
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jul 03, 19 7:36 am Subject: Vinegar for weed suppressing |
What proportion white vinegar:water should be sprayed on weeds?
We've just re-sanded brothers block paving after weeding and pressure washing.
He could have got sand called No Weed..expensive,but ... |
| Topic: Boasting Slightly |
gz
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jun 28, 19 9:06 pm Subject: Boasting Slightly |
| well done...a lovely sight |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
gz
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jun 24, 19 8:02 am Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
| In the 1960s the local cycling clubs used to go to Mottisfont Post Office for tea on the Sunday clubruns. They opened especially for this, the menu was always the same...boiled eggs ,buttered bread a ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
gz
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jun 19, 19 9:07 pm Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
When I lived in North Wales, we put 5 indirect solar water heating panels on a lean-to kitchen roof.
In the summer the water was 50 C in the tank...but the main gain was the pre-heating in the Winter ... |
| Topic: Elderflower Cordial...addition |
gz
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jun 18, 19 1:24 pm Subject: Elderflower Cordial...addition |
| For flower collecting you need two good dry days before collecting....in theory |
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