"Zoot" wrote in message

I don't have any problems on which I need to seek advice and I'm sure
no-one is interested in the state of my compost or what my sweet peas are
doing. There has to be some sort of reason to post.

I'm envious!

:-)) Well, if it's any consolation, I'm envious of all you mob living in
the Northern hemisphere as winter draws on here but you lot are all writing
about your spring and how things are doing.

And when that happens, there are a lot of you doing the same thing. There
are only a few of us here who live in the Southern hemisphere who post here
regulalry so you have lots more company than we do.

Here in the Willamette Valley, western Oregon, USA, the frosts
have killed the tender plants and the not-so-tender plants are on their
last legs.

I have beets and carrots and cabbages doing good, but something here
devours my radishes and turnips - it is ruining all of them, and I have no
clue what it is or how to stop. Something bores into them right below the
surface of the dirt, and every single radish and turnip has been ruined
because of them. I'd nuke the little *******s if I knew what would work.

Can't help you with that as I've not grown either of those for years. I'm
having a problem with birds called Choughs which can throw mulch at least 3
ft over their shoulder and kill anything by pulling it out unless it's
covered with bird netting. I have 1 raspberry plant left from a whole row
of them as I thought that at least raspberries would be strong enough to
survive their tugs. Sadly not, but I love these birds and their social
habits so I put up with them.