Awful weather - typical Brits talk

twopenny

Had plans for getting on with the garden and house today now the weather and my hip are more reasonable but slept 9hrs and still the overwhelming tiredness and foggy brain (though that may be normal) that seems to go with recovery.

Glad you're whatever is slowly going Dusty. I'm thinking you've been doing too much what with family and digging for Australia.

I've just noticed a probable rats nest in the compost heap. Probably because it's so dry and undisturbed with this weather. I'll run the hose in it later. Water being cheaper and quicker than other methods plus I should hopefully start the compost off again.

Watering plants and blackberrying (I went without a container for them yesterday 🙄. I was thinking of trying to get a cutting of the bramble with the dark red berries with the delicious taste later in the year.

That is if I can stay awake long enough 🥱

Farway

2P I was thinking of trying to get a cutting of the bramble with the dark red berries with the delicious taste later in the year. That sounds a cracking idea, That family seem to have no trouble rooting, your one being the exception of course. I've only done from tip layers but they always work for me, and of course I can be sure no one will disturb them until I'm ready

Just looked them up, seems poke sticks in the ground works as well

If you get enough going do you have any spare "wild" ground in the vicinity for a spot of guerrilla gardening?

Good luck on rat wetting. At least move them on

Baking hot in the sun, and sampled two raspberries which were lovely, that same plant was flavourless a week of so back, very odd and just as hot & sunny now as then.

twopenny

It's a public lane Farway and the ground is tarmac or rock solid dust.

I'll take a photo if I remember to take my new phone or tablet.

On the other hand there's so much detritus and people have stopped picking blackberries so it would probably go unnoticed.

First job is to identify the stems from the others and mark them......tie a yellow ribbon 😃 until we get 🌧️💧⛈️