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juliettet

silvasava wrote: »

I've been catching up (again!) & the 'rowlands' amused me. I can relate to your situation Mrs L - our neighbour also puts out food which encourages the little B's. My dear departed old Tommer used to present them to me (luckily dead!) usually in the early hours of the morning when he used to bring them up to the bedroom and re-enact the way he had caught them. Being woken up with a dead Roland being flung against the wardrobe doors while Tom is purring his head off at how clever he's been - Oh I do miss him though - he was such a character & so intellegent.

That would have finished me off.

RAS

juliettet wrote: »

That would have finished me off.

Both cats banished to the utility at night for similiar behaviour.

Smaller but live, dragged into the bedroom and then let loose inside the duvet cover? The final straw.:rotfl:

Aria`s_Tail

All this talk of rowlands has brought back memories of my childhood and one of my Grandma's cats who used to catch huge rats in the wood surrounding the house and lay them out on the dustbin lid in the morning.
Am sitting here with hair dye on, my roots were :eek: but hung on for an extra week as I couldn't find the brand I like cheap enough till yesterday.
Madeline's mum, please try not to worry, heart murmers are actually a lot more common in kids than people think and most of the time sort themselves out over time.

Have had a chill out morning this morning but did get around to setting up a Folksy shop so will have to get cracking crafting and photoing stuff to go on it before next week.

I hope everyone stays warm and has a good day today.

elizabunny

silvasava wrote: »

KIDCAT - sending hugs & glad you and DH got some time to yourselves. Whatever happens in the future you know you were there when really needed & that's what counts.

I've been catching up (again!) & the 'rowlands' amused me. I can relate to your situation Mrs L - our neighbour also puts out food which encourages the little B's. My dear departed old Tommer used to present them to me (luckily dead!) usually in the early hours of the morning when he used to bring them up to the bedroom and re-enact the way he had caught them. Being woken up with a dead Roland being flung against the wardrobe doors while Tom is purring his head off at how clever he's been - Oh I do miss him though - he was such a character & so intellegent.

silvasava I nearly passed out when I read this:eek: but the image is excruciatingly funny :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:(sorry:o)
I laughed so much and then had to ring DH and pass it on. Thank you for making me feel so much better. Have been on the warpath all morning, completely turfed out the bunny's storage box & checked his hay and straw -all ok. Then I made sure all stored bird seed wasn't tampered with -all ok, thank goodness.

juliettet ditto:eek:

RAS Words fail me -I think I woud have expired:eek::eek:

Mrs L I agree with you and must confess, I had never really though about the bird feeders being a source until yesterday, but I was surprised to see just how much had been scattered on the ground.

It's such a shame, I hate to deprive our birds, we have a family of song thrushes nesting in our hedges and also blackbirds. There are also blue tits and coal tits close by that come in regularly along with the goldfinch. Our poor dog does her best to do her job, but her heart is just not in it. Living 24/7 with a bunny has made her see small furries in a different light because she knows she's not really allowed to chase them.

Aria's Tail I completely misread your post. I thought you had written that your Grandma used to catch rolands in the woods and then lay them out on the dustbin lid!! OMG what has happened to me today!!!

MadelinesMum So sorry to read of your dreadful week. It is so worrying when our children are poorly. I hope they are feeling much better soon. Take care of yourself too.

fuddle

I have been to the garden centre this morning in the hope of getting a small bag of compost to start my window sill herb planters.

I am confused. Peat free, ericaceous, potting, loam. I have no clue what I get to grow from seed on a small scale.

Also, when is a good time of year to buy already rooted strawberry plants?

Any help would be fab

sevenup01

Oh my gosh a rat INSIDE your duvet?????? I think i would be in hysterics with that!
My moggy doesnt do hunting thank goodness. He does however like to snuggle on the sofa for a nap and youngest daughter likes to cover him with a blankie so he doesnt get cold. The current blankie is her woolie skirt that she was wearing until ten minutes ago:rotfl:
Chores are now done so i am going to play with my new toy - a new sewing machine. ITs a bit fancy with about a million stitches and you dont even have to use the foot pedal. Lots of fun to be had trying it out.

nuttyp

Fuddle, i use multi purpose compost. It is good for anything lol. My dad use to say the other labels are often just to make you pay more. We use to go into wilkinsons - if you have one - as it was cheaper there than the garden centre. BQ might have it too. Faailing that a tomato grow bag is equally ok!! Happy gardening.

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Hi FUDDLE we use multi purpose compost with some nicely rotted compost from our own heap mixed in. Strawberries so our RHS Book says should be planted in July/August to get the fruit in the next years summer, certainly not later than mid September. If you plant out in the spring you have to take all the flowers off as they form in the first year or the plants will not set root strongly. This means you miss the first years 'Maiden' fruiting. They should be planted 18" apart with 2and1/2 feet between the rows and watered well during the first few weeks after planting. Hope that helps, Cheers Lyn xxx.

katieowl_2

fuddle wrote: »

I have been to the garden centre this morning in the hope of getting a small bag of compost to start my window sill herb planters.

I am confused. Peat free, ericaceous, potting, loam. I have no clue what I get to grow from seed on a small scale.

Also, when is a good time of year to buy already rooted strawberry plants?

Any help would be fab

You CAN use multi purpose potting compost but sometimes the soil structure is a bit weird for seeds and a bit rich for baby plants. I would look and specifically choose one that says it's for starting seeds - a John Innes seed compost is nice and gritty, so there is good drainage. Once the babies get going I'd second that you can plant them in pretty much anything though.

Once the shops start selling strawb plants is usually the time to buy and plant them they do tend to follow the planting year around even in places like homebase and B&Q

HTH

Kate

silvasava

Glad my Rowland story gave you all a good chuckle - as I had two boys I am definitely NOT squeamish (frogs, toads, spiders, grass snakes etc) but I absolutely HATE Rowlands - its something about their tails that gives me the willies & guess who had to get a piece of toilet paper to pick up Rowland by his tail & chuck him out the window - while Tom was looking at me as if to say 'Dind't you like your present then?'
I must admit I've gone off squirrels after having one chew through the fascia & chuck our loft insulation all over the garden - theyr'e just 'cute' Rowlands in my estimation