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It's been a lovely day -
Yesterday, took delivery of a rather nice stout coffin of a box from
Spalding B & S. In it was a small lemon tree - smaller than I'd anticipated, and without any of the lemons I was expecting from the catalogue illustration. (Yes, after I placed the order I bought two lemon trees from a stallholder in Norwich, one with a basket full of lemons, and the other, smaller one, with a few small ones. OK, Spalding's offering wasn't dear, but the smaller one with lemons was cheaper...). Potted the lemon on in a slightly larger pot, with citrus compost. It now graces the bathroom windowsill. I was expecting the compost to be gritty, but it was very much like peat. There were three small blueberry bushes, different varieties, which have been potted-on in small planters, and these will be replaced with larger ones when the blueberries are bigger. Had to go inside and find a straw hat. Three Solanum something-or-other - muricatum - melon plums? Honeydew-shaped fruit (but smaller!) which taste of melon (allegedly). Not potted these on yet. Potted a bare-root persimmon for planting out later. Neighbour wheeled a barrowload of bonfire material past - I pounced... ....acquired two tatty but usable planters and some paeony tubers. Did some weeding. Now, if I'd known quite how enthusiastic the autumn-fruiting (golden) raspberry was going to be, I'd never have bought another one - little canelets pushing-up everywhere! The summer one (red) is much more subdued - for the present, anyway. Anyone want some pretty bittercress plants before I pull them all up? (Dream on!) Now, I've got to find places for all sorts of other fruit, red and blackcurrants, goosegogs, more raspberries, and they've got to be somewhere I can net... I've to finish the line of (scaffold) poles so I can plant the other Chinese Gooseberry, and strain some fencing wire between poles, on which to fan and espalier train a fruiting hedge. Grapes and Chinese goosegogs will sprawl along the top at a height of around seven feet. Thanks again to Anne J, who sent me a substantial hop crown this week. Not only will this place be freezered with fruit come autumn, but it'll be brewed with beer innit. There will be pics... -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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It's been a lovely day -
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Rusty_Hinge wrote: Three Solanum something-or-other - muricatum - melon plums? Honeydew-shaped fruit (but smaller!) which taste of melon (allegedly). Not potted these on yet. Attractive flowers, too. Apparently, they are seriously poisonous while unripe. Anyone want some pretty bittercress plants before I pull them all up? (Dream on!) I have plenty .... Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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It's been a lovely day -
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Rusty_Hinge wrote: The message Three Solanum something-or-other - muricatum - melon plums? Honeydew-shaped fruit (but smaller!) which taste of melon (allegedly). Not potted these on yet. Attractive flowers, too. Apparently, they are seriously poisonous while unripe. Thanks for that - you'd expect Spalding Bulbs to make that quite clear... Actually, I take it back - I haven't a clue whether it is or not. I had got it confused with Solanum laciniatum. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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It's been a lovely day -
Rusty_Hinge wrote:
The message from contains these words: In article , Rusty_Hinge wrote: The message Three Solanum something-or-other - muricatum - melon plums? Honeydew-shaped fruit (but smaller!) which taste of melon (allegedly). Not potted these on yet. Attractive flowers, too. Apparently, they are seriously poisonous while unripe. Thanks for that - you'd expect Spalding Bulbs to make that quite clear... Actually, I take it back - I haven't a clue whether it is or not. I had got it confused with Solanum laciniatum. I'll have to try one then... ...grone Don't bother. Flowers are quite nice (deeper purple than many Solanum, and fairly large), but the fruits are a waste of time. You can't eat them until they are ready to fall off the plant (which they do and then new plants come up everywhere), make a mess of the path, and get all over the soles of your shoes. And the taste? Nothing to write home about. And they are more full of seeds than tomatoes. -- Jeff |
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It's been a lovely day -
It certainly has, and I am now knackered having spent the day shifting
compost. I have lost track of how many barrow loads I have dug out of the heap and spread on the borders. The most arduous task was carting compost up to the terraces. The soil up there is very poor and quickly dries out in summer so I decided to mulch them well. Trouble is there are 31 uneven steps up to the top terrace where I started. That made the bottom one (only 12 steps) a pleasure. Mike |
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It's been a lovely day -
My day has been good and bad. Yesterday I heard what sounded like a
shout / brief scream at the bottom of my drive but was busy and didn't hear anything else so ignored it. This morning I discovered that the heavy granite gate post has broken and fallen over taking the gate with it. I can only surmise the shout I'd heard yesterday was someone being knocked flying or having their foot broken. Based on the rarity of visitors here and the day of week, it seems likely the victim was a Jehovah's Witness. So, good news and bad news. The gate likely saved me from another encounter with those horrible people but I've spent all morning fixing up the gate. I wonder if they will take it as a warning from God not to bother me? -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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It's been a lovely day -
"David in Normandy" wrote in message ... My day has been good and bad. Yesterday I heard what sounded like a shout / brief scream at the bottom of my drive but was busy and didn't hear anything else so ignored it. This morning I discovered that the heavy granite gate post has broken and fallen over taking the gate with it. I can only surmise the shout I'd heard yesterday was someone being knocked flying or having their foot broken. Based on the rarity of visitors here and the day of week, it seems likely the victim was a Jehovah's Witness. So, good news and bad news. The gate likely saved me from another encounter with those horrible people but I've spent all morning fixing up the gate. I wonder if they will take it as a warning from God not to bother me? Q. How do you confuse A Jehovahs Witness? A. Say "come in" mark |
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It's been a lovely day -
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from "mark" contains these words: Q. How do you confuse A Jehovahs Witness? A. Say "come in" When I had the smallholding I did so regularly - once a month. There was tea and chat, one of my cheeses to try perhaps, but no God. -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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It's been a lovely day -
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Rusty_Hinge wrote: The message from "mark" contains these words: Q. How do you confuse A Jehovahs Witness? A. Say "come in" When I had the smallholding I did so regularly - once a month. There was tea and chat, one of my cheeses to try perhaps, but no God. You can confuse that sort of person by quoting the bible at them .... Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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It's been a lovely day -
On Mar 16, 8:45*am, wrote:
Q. *How do you confuse A Jehovahs Witness? A. *Say *"come in" When I had the smallholding I did so regularly - once a month. There was tea and chat, one of my cheeses to try perhaps, but no God. You can confuse that sort of person by quoting the bible at them .... Yes being able to outquote them (and the mormons) was one of the few benefits of an enforced religious upbringing. Nowadays I fall back on the old favourite of claiming to be a Jedi. They disappear up the drive with the Force behind them. |
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It's been a lovely day -
The message
from David in Normandy contains these words: I can only surmise the shout I'd heard yesterday was someone being knocked flying or having their foot broken. Based on the rarity of visitors here and the day of week, it seems likely the victim was a Jehovah's Witness. So, good news and bad news. The gate likely saved me from another encounter with those horrible people but I've spent all morning fixing up the gate. I wonder if they will take it as a warning from God not to bother me? I get on quite well with out local JWs, and if you tell them exactly where you stand, and that your boots are set in concrete, they are perfectly happy just to pass the time of day. As one of the pair said a couple of weeks ago (after he had been standing beside the road for half an hour - "She can talk for England..." -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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