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  • RelievedSheff
    RelievedSheff Posts: 12,691 Forumite
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    We have to buy new herbs every year. I don't think where we grow them is ideal. They are in black pots on the garage wall in full sun all day. You just can't water them enough to cope with the heat they get from the sun.
  • We have to buy new herbs every year. I don't think where we grow them is ideal. They are in black pots on the garage wall in full sun all day. You just can't water them enough to cope with the heat they get from the sun.
    I never used to have much success with growing basil. I asked for advice at the garden centre and they said to keep it in partial shade out of full sun. Still no success. Then I trialled growing it in the greenhouse where it gets full sun and is red hot. Unbelievably this was successful!
    Just shows how much the garden centre staff know...lol 
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  • Sun_Addict
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    The rain stopped for a while from around 11am for a couple of hours so we got to take the dog out. The park is absolutely waterlogged and there are puddles on top of the grass. The dog had a great time paddling. There's a lot of flooding being reported locally especially in the surrounding villages closer to the river.

    I received another sample box from TryIt, this time it's a pack of dried cat food. A couple of weeks ago it was dog dental chews. Apparently I've been selected for a mini campaign by pet food manufacturers. 

    It's the time of year when the direct debits start going up. A couple of weeks ago it was the water rates, today it's Denplan's turn. Only up by £1.50 a month but still a rise. I guess the council tax will be next. 
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  • A couple of years ago I read that basil must be bottom watered and have done far better with it since.
  • foxgloves
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    I always grow basil in the greenhouse where it does well planted in front of & around the indoor tomatoes. I sow it every year though, as it is an annual. 
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    2) To read 100 books (29/100)

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  • Cherryfudge
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    I feel context is huge in coming to terms with life-changing event - just being able to speak to peers makes all the difference.

    I see what you mean about Mr SA's risk from falls. He had the tumour once, but falls relatively often. We can't tell, though, and obviously you do what you can to keep him safe which lowers his risk. The statistic about 25 years might also already be out of date, as in, there are people alive now who may well pass that point: any advances in treatment and general health care, age of the person concerned, individual experience, all sorts of things can come into play.

    I would imagine you are often in a position to support others on the group, as you could probably write the book on lived experience now.
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