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On 2012-04-23 23:17:41 +0100, "graham" said:


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On 2012-04-23 19:19:25 +0100, "graham" said:


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On 2012-04-23 13:26:30 +0100, Baz said:

As Sacha would say, stair rods.
Baz

Same here, Baz! But very refined ones, and very persistent. It has
actually stopped now and is relatively clear but with dark clouds on
the
horizon. At least we don't have to worry about watering the veg
patch
now!
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Sunny and very warm here and the last bit of snow in my garden melted
overnight{:-)
Graham

Ah but are your trees in leaf and your Alliums showing their muscle?!
;-))
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Most trees are budding. No sign of rhubarb yet. The tarragon is just
starting to peep through. The chive clump is sprouting quite a bit, but
that's to be expected. I haven't seen a dandelion yet and they're the
first
things to really show. Most of the lawn is still brown and only
starting to
green up in the sunnier spots. The hares are losing their winter coat
but
are still largely white.
And is there honey still for tea?
Graham

The ash trees are breaking into leaf and we're picking rhubarb like mad.
The lawns are being cut regularly now and dandelions are showing up
again. We've seen one brown hare leaping across the lane in front of us
a few evenings ago. It's the first I've seen in years. And the other
day - though not especially seasonal - in my car I followed a sparrow
hawk up the lane for a couple of hundred yards before it jinked left and
into a hedge. I doubt it was more than 2' off the ground.
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Last year, the provincial govt took dandelions off the list of pest
plants but most urban dwellers still see them as such. I think beacause
the grass dies back in winter, dandelions grow early with no competition
and soon seed. It's not uncommon to see acres and acres of yellow on
public land and in the industrial areas that soon turn to the messy seed
heads.
If I let them get out of control in my lawns, the city could come and cut
them and charge me for it!


Two words - dandelion wine :-)
Requires you to gather buckets full of flowers so they don't set seed and
you get to drink the results.
Seemed to work when we were in Derbyshire - made loads the first year and
didn't get a crop the second.

I prefer a good Bordeaux{:-)
Graham