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    I had an idea you were down there somewhere, basking in summer heat. The heavy clay of my neck of Merseyside took a while to warm up this year. Even with the stuff i pre-grew, i had to be patient before i put it out, or it would be shocked... It still was..! Thing is a couple of weeks after i put the grown corn in, i just thought sod it and put a couple of rows of corn seed in. Right now you can't tell which is which. Proof to me to wait and sow when the soils ready. I'm so keen to get things started but i've got to lean from that... ?
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    ? Looks great Arry, both your beans and corn are much further on than mine.
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    Thanks, i very rarely water my lawn mate. Was told by an old boy greenkeeper that if you water regular, the grass gets too used to it and won't hold if it's dry and you can't water. That germination idea sounds spot on BR, gonna give that a try ASAP. I usually seed in a soil/compost mix direct on the lawn. Though i do cover with either a pegged down plastic bag or clear plastic take away tray to force it a bit but to grow prior to putting it down makes perfect sense.! One other thing on this thread is about airation/spiking/hollow tyning. I've always hand forked and top dressed to ai
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    In a constant battle with pee patches, though i'd rather have that than everything upright stinking of pee, when i kept dogs rather than bitches. Between pee patches and a bin licking desert blooded mutt that rips it up doing high speed laps, it's bloody hard work maintaining a lawn...
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    Lovely pup that... All the best with him ?
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    Lovely to see mate. ?
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    I'm out more daytime than anything else these days but i still consider myself a lamper.
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    Did that with peas last year and never seen a single shoot. This year i've done runners, broad beans and mange tout in trays before planting out. The MT looks poor tbh and for some reason my broad bean plants are dying off, one plant every couple of weeks. Same spot as my bumper crop last year but this time they look stunted in their growth too... ?
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    Thanks Arry, yer should be better than last year. It's only the plots, second year, as i did it during the first lockdown and it's not on my land, my garden is the other side of that fence but i'm loving my bit of Guerrila Gardening. Though i've had a better veriety this year. I'm deffo gonna grow my spuds in bags going forward and put other veg in its place. ?
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    No mate, you need to get a grip, bounce on here giving it the big one... I didn't warn mC for any other reason than his own disruption. I kiss no ones arse on here, so please get your facts right. Could you be any more childish in your post... Pathetic...
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    Sorry it wasn't for you mate. I didn't like it the first time round but really enjoyed it second.
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    Is this where you can be prosecuted on the suspicion of coursing/lamping?
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    Watched 3:10 To Yuma last week and thoughly enjoyed it. I had seen the 1957 original a couple of times as a kid. A Glen Ford film, it's ok. I'd also watched this new version (2007) before but for whatever reason, just not taken it in. However, within the first 5 mins it had me hooked. Brilliant performances from Bail and Crow kept the film edgy and dark, with the best performance going to Ben Foster, as the sly right hand man of Crows character. You don't need to be a fan of the western to enjoy this one. A great watch, highly recommended... ?
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    Very true and out off the masses of litters he bred, some turned out very good dogs... ?
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    It was all collie's and curs in the 1970's for me, with a whippet or two thrown in for good measure. First pic is my nan, in the late 60's with her border Shandy. Then Whiskey & Pep two of the pups my grandad bred. Then lastly our Trixy, in her dotage, she was a collie whippety cur that really could catch rabbits.
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    9 weeks and ratting under pallets.... No dog has ever been ruined by late entering but plenty have been ruined by starting them too early... I do know of a bloke who has mini bushing dogs, tiny little yorkie looking things. No idea what they are like on rats but they can run through an earth like its the Mersey Tunnel. Wouldn't know if they could fit under pallets either, that job would best suit a big hob ferret imo. If its tiny ratters you want, breed your own. It's a risk but there are loads of toy breeds you could use. You'd just have to find one with attitude. Funny th
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    Firstly, another cracking photo Phil ? Just coming back to those bully looking collie crosses. I had one, back in the early 90's. The litter was a f1 collie/grey cross and a lad i knew took the biggest dog from the litter. All growed up, this dog had a cracking athletic/racy frame but with a head like a bull cross. Looking at him head on anyone would have thought he was simply that. At around 11 months his owner offered him to me and i gladly near snapped his hand off. I got him tuned in to me and match fit and took him for a night on the dunes. He was superb, and i came home r
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    I'd deffo give her a go and i'll bet she does real well. When you do please keep us posted ?
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    Sickener though it is, you've done the right thing mate...
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    65 today

    Bosun11 replied to Astanley's topic in General Talk

    Happy Birthday Alex, enjoy..!
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    After Ruby Tex's post its hardly worth putting my modest border up but i am happy with it this year and have tried to pack as much flowering plants as i can in there. As has been said, both Verbina and Globe Thistle are huge bee attractors and so is the lambs ears, i don't know there propper name. Some of these plants are older than me, and were in both my grandparents and parents houses before mine. The lilac, lambs ears & hosta's to name three...
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    Superb them RT, is it a stately home or viewing gardens?
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