Awful weather - typical Brits talk

LessImpecunious

On the topic of radishes  - YBE I think I remember the pic of seedlings on a paint pot lid, and thinking you'll have to transplant those quickly! Radishes need soil depth to grow, and also don't like being transplanted, being a root crop - try again in a pot with deep soil or direct in the ground, and as long as they get sufficient water they should work, fingers etc crossed... And Eeeny - radishes only go woody if they start to bolt (put up a flowering shoot) - though the odd few never seem to grow properly...should be 4-6 weeks before they're at eating size...

YoungBlueEyes

That's good info, thanks Less. I'll go sort them out  

YoungBlueEyes

Strawbs. Also, roses  

ArbitraryRandom

Those are the same kind of 'round' strawberries that Farway posted, and I THINK they're vesca(ns)... aka wood or wild strawberries.  

One pot of mine have longer cone shaped fruit that I think means they're alpine... but they could be a cultivated variety of vesca. I'm not sure how you tell. One thing I just read says the difference is the fruit hiding under the leaves vs standing up/out, but I can't find that anywhere else/if that's a definite way to ID. 

And the seedlings I've got, no idea - the packet says vescans but until they are bigger/have fruit I'm not sure there's a way to know if they'll take after my other one or yours/farways. 

There's a couple more pics on my thread from Farway and me if any of the people good at plant identification care to have a look  

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6444723/a-catalogue-of-trial-error-and-advice/p10

YoungBlueEyes

I’ve been reading that thread and cheering you on from the sidelines. And watching with interest in case anything applies to me  

Dustyevsky

YoungBlueEyes said:

Wondering if I can bill you lovely taxpayers the nhs for the lunch. I don't know BoJo, if that makes a difference? 

Don't have cake. Stick to cheese and wine, or even beer. That's what the politicos had for their 'working' lunches, if I recall correctly.

Front grass mowed. Temperature around 25c and I'm all in for now!

Farway

Dustyevsky said:

YoungBlueEyes said:

Wondering if I can bill you lovely taxpayers the nhs for the lunch. I don't know BoJo, if that makes a difference? 

Don't have cake. Stick to cheese and wine, or even beer. That's what the politicos had for their 'working' lunches, if I recall correctly.

I think pizza is allowed, working lunch dontcha know

Your pic of the river has now appeared on my PC Dusty, probably held back for Climate Change compliance vetting

Just back from dentist, pass but saved up some filling work for next year, too far away to bother about right now

I'll have a bit of watering later, once sun fades a bit. It's burning right now

My radishes are too tiny to make a photo at the moment, once they have green tops I'll oblige.

Nice rose YBE, I have a fuchsia with same name, given to me as a young cutting and not flowered yet

Farway

As I was typing the above post, a small bird appeared on the phone wire to my house. It was there yesterday & seems to be at home" here, flying to the window and picking insects off the eaves and cobwebs

Managed to grab a couple of decent shots through the window pane. Can anyone ID it for me please?

It has a yellow flash on top of it's head

I have eliminated penguin, flamingo, owl and pterodactyl and that is the extent of my bird knowledge

PS it has a mate just turned up, two of them now, much more of this, and I'll need a safari jacket

Dustyevsky

It has the stance of a Robin, but I'm going with immature Goldfinch, Farway.

ArbitraryRandom

Could also be a young goldcrest?

https://voice.gardenbird.co.uk/all-about-the-goldcrest/