Sacha writes
On 29/4/05 15:07, in article , "Janet
Baraclough" wrote:

The message
from martin contains these words:

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:05:27 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote:

I'm predicting that Tony Bliar and his cronies get the push next week, I
don't beleive the British people are ready for another Conservative
Government yet though, so I've put £50 on the LibDems, almost everyone I've
spoken to on usenet has said they are not voting for either of the big two.

There's only a few thousand posting to usenet. I bet you lose your
GBP50 :-)

Maybe not. I live in a huge-majority labour constituency. Nobody I've
spoken to, will vote Labour this time, and Blair is the reason.


I agree. He may not lose but I wouldn't bet on it and I think he'll learn a
sharp lesson. Perhaps the best thing is for them *just* to hold onto power
to start keeping some of the promises they made and clear up all of the
messes. And the economy is just beginning a downturn which is NOT good for a
Labour party canvassing on its economic successes.

I just wish we could be led back to a culture of public accountability
and an attitude of doing things for other people, which sadly most of
the govt, local govt and large corporations now seem to think is not in
their interest.

Not going to say any more than to recommend a very interesting, well-
informed and revealing book:

The Blairs and Their Court by Francis Beckett and David Hencke.

ISBN 1 84513 024 3
--
David

Hi Kay,

I just wandered in to the group when I saw Jim Webster was here.

I suspect that I am a season late on this post. If you didn't get the termite problem solved last year. Fumigation of the soil before you plant and putting termite baits around the garden should reduce the problem and eradicate them over time. Get some unbiased professional help from your local county extension agent listed tin the phone book under state county offices. I had to go to a phone book for another county. Due Oklahoma State University and the State USDA headquarters being here there were too many extension offices to make heads or tails of.

I think the termite baits should work well in your case see over time:
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ent...ruct/ef639.htm. The fact that termites will take bait back to the nest and kill the colony and the bait will not affect the vegetables if they are far enough away that the toxins don't leach into the soil. If you can pinpoint the nest it will be easier to control.

The baits need to be away from the garden as they can leach toxic chemicals into the soil. Consult your local county extension agent about the bait and how to use in for the termites in your area. His job is to help with problems like these.

I really miss Cloridane, Hepticlor and Deldren. They can't be used in the garden but they sure made long term solutions to to termite when used correctly in soils that didn't leach. Unfortunately we all wouldn't use the safely.

Gordon Couger
Stillwater, OK
www.couger.com/gcouger

gcouger writes

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If you're wondering about the not-very-helpful answers so far - you
have
posted this to a group which is concerned with gardening in the UK,
and
we do not have termites. You would get better answers posting to a
group
concerned with gardening in your part of the world.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

Hi Kay,

I just wandered in to the group when I saw Jim Webster was here.

I suspect that I am a season late on this post. If you didn't get the
termite problem solved last year.

Re-read my post very, very carefully. We don't have termites over
here!!!
You are posting to a newsgroup about gardening in the UK.

--
Kay

Re-read my post very, very carefully. We don't have termites over
here!!!
You are posting to a newsgroup about gardening in the UK.

--
Kay

Termites are a good little earner ;-) Put a sappling or small tree trunk of
about three inches diameter in their nest, they eat out all the middle and
there you have the basis of a Digeredo!! The longer the trunk the deeper the
note:-))

Mike

"K" wrote in message
...
gcouger writes

-
If you're wondering about the not-very-helpful answers so far - you
have
posted this to a group which is concerned with gardening in the UK,
and
we do not have termites. You would get better answers posting to a
group
concerned with gardening in your part of the world.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

Hi Kay,

I just wandered in to the group when I saw Jim Webster was here.

I suspect that I am a season late on this post. If you didn't get the
termite problem solved last year.

Re-read my post very, very carefully. We don't have termites over here!!!
You are posting to a newsgroup about gardening in the UK.

I think they are blind as well as stupid, it's not worth wasting time over
them Kay!

Alan


--
Kay

"Alan Holmes" wrote
"K" wrote
gcouger writes

I just wandered in to the group when I saw Jim Webster was here.

I suspect that I am a season late on this post. If you didn't get the
termite problem solved last year.

Re-read my post very, very carefully. We don't have termites over
here!!!
You are posting to a newsgroup about gardening in the UK.

I think they are blind as well as stupid, it's not worth wasting time
over them Kay!

It was a timely illustration of the difficulties that That Site causes
though.

--
Sue

In article ,
K wrote:

Re-read my post very, very carefully. We don't have termites over
here!!!

Actually, we do - but only in a few buildings - it is too cold for
even the hardiest ones outside. This may change with global
worming, of course.

You are posting to a newsgroup about gardening in the UK.

Well, at least he doesn't have all his roses eaten by wild haggis.
That problem is unknown outside Scotland.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...
In article ,
K wrote:

Re-read my post very, very carefully. We don't have termites over
here!!!

Actually, we do - but only in a few buildings - it is too cold for
even the hardiest ones outside. This may change with global
worming, of course.

I didn't know worms were related to termites!

Alan

Nick Maclaren writes
In article ,
K wrote:

Re-read my post very, very carefully. We don't have termites over
here!!!

Actually, we do - but only in a few buildings - it is too cold for
even the hardiest ones outside. This may change with global
worming, of course.

You are posting to a newsgroup about gardening in the UK.

Well, at least he doesn't have all his roses eaten by wild haggis.
That problem is unknown outside Scotland.

I thought they were carnivorous?
--
Kay

Well, at least he doesn't have all his roses eaten by wild haggis.
That problem is unknown outside Scotland.

I thought they were carnivorous?
--
Kay

The Clockwise ones are, but the Anticlockwise are not.

Mike

On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:42:33 +0100, K wrote
(in article ):

Nick Maclaren writes

snip

Well, at least he doesn't have all his roses eaten by wild haggis.
That problem is unknown outside Scotland.

I thought they were carnivorous?



Not any more. All the inbreeding has caused a mutation.



--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

In article ,
Alan Holmes wrote:


I didn't know worms were related to termites!

I feel very 1960s tonight - remember that all life is one, and that
worms and termites are our brethren. So the next time you find a
slug on a summer evening, kiss it goodnight.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...
In article ,
K wrote:

Re-read my post very, very carefully. We don't have termites over
here!!!

Actually, we do - but only in a few buildings - it is too cold for
even the hardiest ones outside. This may change with global
worming, of course.

You are posting to a newsgroup about gardening in the UK.

Well, at least he doesn't have all his roses eaten by wild haggis.
That problem is unknown outside Scotland.
Regards, Nick Maclaren.

You may want to go out and catch some Nick :~)
http://www.flyinghaggis.co.uk/haggis/hunting.htm
Jenny