sime42
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Ha ha. I was speaking generally but your photo prompted the thought. Though as I was writing I had the nagging idea that yours might have been a Magnolia, not cherry! I've noticed recently that they look quite similar from a distance. Similar size, colour and same timing.
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I'd recommend an explosive HISS at the moment of eruption.
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Ain't that the truth. Though cat shit buried in your veggie garden multiple times a day is worse. Truly disgusting. I used to live next to a woman who had six of the buggers, they all treated our garden as their personal latrine. I'd not heard of the Aussie stance before, needless to say I'm completely in favour.
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Interesting idea. Is that tried and tested?
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Wordle 1,005 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Phew. I was tearing my hair on that penultimate row.
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Cherries seem to be particularly floriferous this year.
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Sad to say that Lion poo doesn't really work. I tried it a few years back. I've a friend who is a zoo keeper, she worked with big cats for a while so brought me some. It reduced the activity for a day or so, but all effectiveness was lost as soon as it rained. The only politically correct thing that works for any length of time is wire netting. Laid on the ground; they hate to walk on it apparently.
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There's nought wrong with pastis. Ricard is my apéritif of choice. Can't beat it over ice on a hot day, with the obligatory carafe of water on the side. I've recently finished the bottle, if any of the expats fancy sending another over I'd be much abliged.
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Was that you? It wasn't that bad. Banksy's urban tree artwork defaced with white paint WWW.BBC.CO.UK A dog walker spotted fencing around the Banksy mural, which also has white paint strewn over it.
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I use a black permanent marker so I can have a little sniff and headbuzz to spice the tedium of sharpening.
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Does burnt coal ash and lawn trimmings sound tasty and sustaining to you? 🤔 I'm guessing it wouldn't appeal to a pumpkin/squash either.
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Pumpkins absolutely love growing in a compost heap. It's heaven for them with all the nutrients and warmth, providing they can get enough water.
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Wordle 1,004 3/6 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Two constitutions a Vast Majority now.
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Respect for using Hard Mode. Is it noticable more tricky?
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Fair point, well made. Delivered in an eloquent if somewhat lengthy manner! So what we are saying then is to approach your compost like your vegetable bed: employ a no dig method. I've not dug either for years, so thankful that I was on the right side all along!
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Agree, the flap is crap. I can't lift the whole structure off because I tied 12mm netting over the open base years ago to stop rats burrowing under. It works.
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What's the problem with turning? I thought it was good to aerate the mix.
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There's a joke in there about PPE as well, but it probably belongs in that other thread.
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In Putin's Russia it's prison and then the army, followed swiftly by death.
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There's a copy to clipboard type icon on the rhs of a ribbon above the sharing options, (email, Whatsapp, messages etc). If you click that it can be pasted directly into here as a picture. Sorry, can't get a screenshot of that bit for some reason.
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Yeah, I think that's a bit positive for the plastic bins - they heat up nicely. Getting towards Hot Composting maybe. Obviously not that hot though as there's always masses of writhing Tiger Worms whenever we open the lid on the WIP one.
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Go to the stats bit and then Share.
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I take the lazy approach at the moment. Three of those plastic Dalek type bins, filled and emptied in rotation. Probably a two year cycle. I don't bother to turn it, as I can't due to the size, but it turns out as nice, well rotted compost at the end. Everything goes in there: some garden waste and all kitchen veggie waste, (including orange peel - I've seen advice that you shouldn't include it but never understood why). No grass cuttings though. I cut the lawn as rately as possible so it tends to be seeding when I do. Ideally I'd have have concrete bays as well.
