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Help MBE grow his dinner 2012

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  • emiff6
    emiff6 Posts: 794 Forumite
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    mrbadexample wrote: »
    http://www.foxleas.com/bee_house.htm

    Thanks MrBE - very useful link - don't have anywhere south facing, but will try anyway - last year a leafcutter bee filled the ends of horizontal garden canes that I had used to make a frame to hold netting over the kale, but the severe winter weather killed the grubs I think. Nothing hatched, anyway.

    I'm now wondering if a fresh log will interest bees, or if it needs to season and dry out first. Hmmm....
    If I'm over the hill, where was the top?
  • emiff6
    emiff6 Posts: 794 Forumite
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    Little_Vics wrote: »
    ... I planted beetroot, spinach, corn and sugar snaps - and only managed to grow potatoes...

    I've planted potatoes - does that mean I'll be harvesting beetroot, spinach, corn, and sugar snaps later in the year? :p:D
    If I'm over the hill, where was the top?
  • Lotus-eater
    Lotus-eater Posts: 10,792 Forumite
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    emiff6 wrote: »
    I'm now wondering if a fresh log will interest bees, or if it needs to season and dry out first. Hmmm....
    They don't care, it's just the holes that have to be the right sizes.
    Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    Lotus-eater wrote: »
    Got some lawn left haven't you? :D

    Yeah, that's pond space! :p
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • Lotus-eater
    Lotus-eater Posts: 10,792 Forumite
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    You can't eat a pond!
    Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    Lotus-eater wrote: »
    They don't care, it's just the holes that have to be the right sizes.

    They also like the holes to be nice and smooth with no frayed edges. Mine needs a bit of work...
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    Little_Vics wrote: »
    Do you actually REMEMBER what happened last year? My plants tried to commit suicide. I planted beetroot, spinach, corn and sugar snaps - and only managed to grow potatoes. I'm trying to kill a pepper plant that won't die and is seeking revenge by turning into a triffid-monster. I grew a mild chilli that should be 3 inches long, which morphed into a fire-breathing dragon the size of a pea. If that's 'things working out' I resign with immediate effect.

    It rains sideways here, btw. Sideways. Gah.

    Maybe we should rename this thread 'help LV grow her dinner 2012'!!!!

    I remember you grew tomatoes (eventually).

    Sideways rain will still water the plants.

    Maybe you should get your own thread. :rotfl:

    Nah, stay here. We'll drag you through. :D We just need some pictures of what you're working with. :whistle:
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    Lotus-eater wrote: »
    You can't eat a pond!

    I'm wanting to grow watercress. :cool:
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • Lotus-eater
    Lotus-eater Posts: 10,792 Forumite
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    mrbadexample wrote: »
    I'm wanting to grow watercress. :cool:
    You can just grow it in a damp patch of soil, doesn't need a full pond :D
    Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    Lotus-eater wrote: »
    You can just grow it in a damp patch of soil, doesn't need a full pond :D

    Ok, you got me. :o What I really want is to give a home to passing homeless frogs, toads, newts or whatever else turns up. With a bit of luck they might eat the odd slug or two. :D
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
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