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Martin wrote: I am extremely old-fashioned, and still believe that using one's intelligence is a desirable objective. Did your school report say that you'll get know where in life with that attitude? :) Yes - in the unflattering terms you would expect. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 27/08/2013 10:21, Jake wrote:
On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:49:11 +0100, David Hill wrote: But caterpillars don't go for dead nettles like they do the real thing. That may be because they prefer live ones, which are usually more green. Dead nettles is a synonym for stingless nettles, not ones that have expired. -- Phil Cook |
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On 27/08/2013 18:48, Phil Cook wrote:
On 27/08/2013 10:21, Jake wrote: On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:49:11 +0100, David Hill wrote: But caterpillars don't go for dead nettles like they do the real thing. That may be because they prefer live ones, which are usually more green. Dead nettles is a synonym for stingless nettles, not ones that have expired. Stinging nettles are "Urtica dioica" Dead nettles are "Lamium album" Different family |
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"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message ll.co.uk... On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:59:04 +0100, Sacha wrote: Collecting wild flower seed from the wild is quite legal providing you have the landowners permission or it is on common land. It is recommended that when collecting seed, not more than 20% of the crop is taken. How do you know, as an individual, when 20% of the "the crop" has been taken? When you have taken 1:5 seed heads? But how do you know that some one else hasn't already taken 1:5 seed heads? Or that another person won't be along later to take another 1:5... How many people have you seen collecting wildflower seed? When a group of people are collecting, 20% is relatively easy to estimate and is only a guide line. What would you do? Ban all wildflower seed collecting or let eveyone just hack in and take as much as they can? Phil |
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On 2013-08-27 13:24:31 +0100, Jake said:
On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:50:34 +0100, Sacha wrote: pruned At a place not far from here I was once told a story of a customer who visited every spring to buy the same large selection of plants. He was remembered because he liked to announce to other customers *very* loudly that he "always got good plants, liked to grow the same ones every year and knew they would always be in stock there". And he spent £250+ each annual visit which I suppose is the real reason for remembering him! He drove to the nursery because he objected to paying their delivery charge which, I think, was then around £10-15 for an order of his size. He would not use the cafe there because the tea was too expensive! He had once lived nearby but, having moved, his drive became about 100 miles each way and the selection of plants he bought every year was completely perennial! He would not be told! So I suppose there's always someone ..... We do know someone very like that. Other suggestions have been made by us and his gardening friends but it's his garden, so........ -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:10:31 +0100, Phil Gurr wrote:
How many people have you seen collecting wildflower seed? Not many, round here they come with trowels and take the whole plant, particulary an orchid of some kind. What would you do? Ban all wildflower seed collecting or let eveyone just hack in and take as much as they can? As Mr Maclaren said it should be down to intelligence and thinking. Common sense says that if there is a whole field full of what you want a couple of seed heads won't be missed. But if there is only a single plant... -- Cheers Dave. |
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Martin wrote:
On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:10:15 +0100, Janet wrote: I do that too. And wheat and nuts and fat balls. But it's the nyger that attracts GF's; we had none until I provided it. We've never bought nyger. We always have goldfinches in winter. I've put out nothing but sunflower hearts this summer and have had more Goldfinches & Greenfinches than I've ever had. -- Chris |
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On 2013-08-28 11:14:54 +0100, CT said:
Martin wrote: On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:10:15 +0100, Janet wrote: I do that too. And wheat and nuts and fat balls. But it's the nyger that attracts GF's; we had none until I provided it. We've never bought nyger. We always have goldfinches in winter. I've put out nothing but sunflower hearts this summer and have had more Goldfinches & Greenfinches than I've ever had. I've put out nyger a few times over the years and we get almost zero gold or green finches here. I'm told there are several around in various places, so I can only imagine that whatever they want to eat is supplied in the woods, hedgerows and fields around us. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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