sime42
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Cheers both. Sounds like I shouldn't complain too much. Forgot to mention that we do live towards the edge of a big city. It is Yellow Finches that I really want to entice into the garden. They always look exotic to me, with their bright red faces. I do deploy Niger/Nyger seed, but still no luck. Even freshly put out stuff, from different sources, (I read somewhere that it needs to be fresh, maybe on here)
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Too many Tits! Yep, as hard as it may be to believe, one can have too many tits. In the garden. We get loads of the little buggers, but not much else. Mainly Blue Tits but also the very occasional Coal, Great and a gang of Long tailed. Plus the ubiquitous robins and blackbirds. Nothing ever that interesting or rare though. I don't know why, we put out a variety of different food. Anyone know if Blue Tits actively repel other birds? They can be aggressive little sods.
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Apparently you can apply the same principle to tomatoes. Frequently brushing your hand over young plants leads to stronger mature plants better able to produce and support a heavy crop. Can't say I've ever tried and tested it.
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In a tree! Sorry, couldn't resist. There's must be loads of places that people would recommend so if you give a rough location it'll help narrow it down a bit.
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How long have we urban dwellers got?
sime42 replied to openspaceman's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I've found sound to be a fairly good indicator of log dryness, moisture content. They almost "ring" when you knock really dry logs together. But if in doubt use a moisture meter. Maybe stove manufactures should include them in the box with new sales. They'll be plenty of idiots intent on burning whatever rubbish, wet wood or otherwise, they can, but more people will have the best of intentions but not the knowledge to tell wet from dry. -
Hard to believe that he didn't notice that he was driving along with the tipper up.
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How long have we urban dwellers got?
sime42 replied to openspaceman's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
The human race is losing or maybe already has lost the plot! A silver lining to the lockdowns was that most of those gratuitous car trips were abruptly stopped. A shame that the air quality / PM 2.5 testing that's supposedly driving the forthcoming ban on wood burners was not done during those periods. Interesting reading here;- https://www.blf.org.uk/taskforce/data-tracker/air-quality/pm25 So our current UK target of 10ug/m3 is still twice as high as the WHO limit. It's going to take a bit more than just getting rid of some woodburners it seems ........... -
How long have we urban dwellers got?
sime42 replied to openspaceman's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
Exactly. Plus, most people are addicted to them. For the purposes of appearing to fix the problem, it's far easier to hit the minority of the population with wood burners, rather than the vast majority of car owners. No doubt people objecting to burning wood in stoves think nothing of driving the 1/2 mile to drop the kids off at school or the 1/2 mile to the park to walk the dog. -
How long have we urban dwellers got?
sime42 replied to openspaceman's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
It all seems like a case of lowest hanging fruit to me. Much easier to blame a few woodburners rather than address the much bigger issue of all the filthy Chelsea Tractors, and general excess of vehicles on the roads. We can't possibly stand in the way of the oil companies' profits can we?! We've been breathing woodsmoke forever. It seems far more likely to me that the seemingly recent raft of pollution related health issues stem from one of the modern sources that have already been suggested. Processed foods, plastics, cosmetics, domestic cleaning products, pesticides, non-stick coatings, take your pick. Most people are exposed to several 100s of different chemicals every single day, in their various home/work/leisure environments. I doubt many of them have been tested for the impacts on human health. -
Meanwhile, more sense from the government down here. What on earth is going on this week? Cut parents' benefits over school truancy, suggests Michael Gove WWW.BBC.CO.UK The cabinet minister says the measure could help restore an "ethic of responsibility".
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You're not the only one sick of the filthy, greedy rich controlling and fecking everything up;- Start the Week - Democratic capitalism – marriage on the rocks - BBC Sounds WWW.BBC.CO.UK Tom Sutcliffe with Bernie Sanders, Martin Wolf and Kate Raworth. Talking of Fibonacci numbers and vegetables, this must be one of the most striking examples;- Romanesco broccoli - Wikipedia EN.M.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
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Odd, yes, it does seem to.
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To an extent, yes. I'm fairly certain that reducing the consumption of out of season produce that's been grown thousands of miles away will reduce the scandalous amount of food waste that we have in this country. A homegrown cabbage or turnip say, will have a far greater shelf life than a Liz Truss. Unlike a lettuce, or other salad vegetable or soft fruit.
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As obnoxious as she is, Therese Coffey, she did make some valid points. About the need to eat seasonal and locally sourced produce. Also the fact that we in the UK have "one of the lowest proportions of incomes being spent on food" in Europe.
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No but I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has used it. I've fancied one for a while but been put off by the prohibitive price.
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If only ivy stayed on the ground as low maintenance surfacing, (and didn't rapidly climb up anything vertical!)
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I used emulsion and it's fine, been a few years now and looks good as new.
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A convincing theory I'd say. Nothing to argue with there.
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Better times for sure. I'm not a fan of the manufactured look, too fake always and often even rather grotesque.
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At least you could still give the offending tool The Middle Finger.
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I thought Jmmy Krankie is what defines her, after Scottish Independence.
