have tou notice, that instead of sying 'thats rubbish', or, 'that stinks', all of a sudden people are saying 'thats pants', I don't know, but is it an Americanism?, Personally, I can't stand it....
Something has been making round holes in my Cabbages, its not Slugs or birds, and I was wondering if it could be Leaf Cutter Bees, I really don't know if they are the culprits or not, would they take...
Hi all, Just wanted to share this with you, I was in the garden earlier today, glanced up at the nesting box, and saw one of the young having a peek at the outside world, then one of the parents came...
Yes, this was taken from Richard Littlejohns column in THE DAILY MAIL, but I checked the figures on two differnt sites online before posting it. Labour won the last General Election with 35% of the...
The flowers on my Californian Lilac are white this year, the first time this has happened, the bush itself appears to be in perfect health. Anyone know why this should be?. Thanks,
My wife asked me to put this on, i'm more into growing vegetables, she has some Hellibore seeds, and would like to know if they are easy to grow, or if there;s anything special she should know about....
I was reading a news thread, and it was stated that Hong Kong had to be given back, because it was leased. I served out there, and learned its history at the same time, and my understanding, was that...
In Miami, a female psychic was jailed for four years, and ordered to repay $2.000.000, She'd convinced people that their money was possessed and needed exorcising. I think she should have been allowed...
A few days ago, my neighbours discovered a nest of Field Mice in his garden under some rubbish, he's cleaned it all up, which is good, but whats not good, is I saw one in our kitchen tonight, I think...
An article in todays paper, cited a sixteen year old schoolgirl who was fined ?75-00 for leaving a looly stick on a wall, the article said it was almost all of two months Pocket Money, I know i'm a...
To all you Veg growers, if you don't mind divulging, what method do you use to protect your Cabbages from Pigeons?, I use cds glued back to back, so the silvery side is always reflecting, just...
Ref stylinsams 'Lucky' post, Would anyone mind if I describe my daughter, and others that go to her day centre?, The pont i'm trying to make, is there's not a day goes by, when I don't think how lucky...
This is basically what I put into chiswickk's deleted post, since Chatterbank closed down, I think Body and Soul has taken its place, and if so, would that be a good or bad thing, What do you think....
A seller in our local market was selling these, apparently they come from New Zealand, quite attractive to look at, but he didn't know how high thay grow, a friend who lives there had never heard of...