How does your garden grow?

[SteamyTea]

  On 03/05/2022 at 14:26, saveasteading said:

2 dead hedgehogs found together in the local graveyard apparently.  People putting slug pellets on a grave is the current theory.

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Quick, call for Inspector Barnaby.  He is the only man for the job.

Edited May 3, 2022 by SteamyTea

[Onoff]

After missing out on some sleepers on Gumtree a little while ago, at what I thought was a steal, I figured it wasn't meant to be but reckoned something would turn up.

My nephew suggested I look on FB which I don't frequent particularly. Had a quick look but nothing local and been busy since then so didn't really bother again.

Then tonight my nephew rocks up and asks what I was doing tonight. He'd found this lot posted on FB an hour before, free! Off we went:

 

 

A mix of proper sleepers and some modern pine ones I think judging by the varying weights.

[saveasteading]

  On 05/05/2022 at 21:35, Onoff said:

proper sleepers

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These usually cost extra, for the character and that they are so full of tar that they don't rot. 

But someone who thinks they are untidy is also happy now.

A benefit of the big truck to hand.

Half the time stuff is quoted as free on FB it is not free at all. Or someone who has overordered, or got off-cuts, thinks they can resell at the original price.

[saveasteading]

But have the beans shown signs of life yet? Pictures requires (time lapse preferred).

[SteamyTea]

  On 06/05/2022 at 09:35, saveasteading said:

But have the beans shown signs of life yet? Pictures requires (time lapse preferred).

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Mine haven't.

Blaming @pocster as he weed on them when I wasn't looking. Then ran away.

[Onoff]

  On 06/05/2022 at 09:34, saveasteading said:

A benefit of the big truck to hand.

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The place we went to collect them, the truck looked posh!

[SteamyTea]

  On 06/05/2022 at 10:15, Onoff said:

 

The place we went to collect them, the truck looked posh!

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We get people down here who have the surname Kent.

All proud to be ex pikeys.

They always pay with cash.

[Onoff]

  On 06/05/2022 at 10:18, SteamyTea said:

We get people down here who have the surname Kent.

All proud to be ex pikeys.

They always pay with cash.

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Could do worse than bag Katy Perry...

[Marvin]

  On 06/05/2022 at 10:18, SteamyTea said:

We get people down here who have the surname Kent.

All proud to be ex pikeys.

They always pay with cash.

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Along with the late, great, Bob Monkhouse.

[Onoff]

  On 06/05/2022 at 10:35, Marvin said:

Along with the late, great, Bob Monkhouse.

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What do gardeners do when they retire?

[Marvin]

  On 06/05/2022 at 11:08, Onoff said:

 

What do gardeners do when they retire?

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Err pass

[Onoff]

  On 06/05/2022 at 11:10, Marvin said:

Err pass

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Err, it's a famous Bob Monkhouse quote. Read his autobiography Crying With Laughter, really good.

[SteamyTea]

  On 06/05/2022 at 11:08, Onoff said:

 

What do gardeners do when they retire?

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Grow leeks.

Go to seed.

Push up daiseys.

[Onoff]

  On 06/05/2022 at 09:35, saveasteading said:

time lapse

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That could by my new username right there...

[Onoff]

  On 06/05/2022 at 09:35, saveasteading said:

But have the beans shown signs of life yet? Pictures requires (time lapse preferred).

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Planted Monday, nada yet. I do note, that when I look at them early evening the soil is dry. I water them, leave for a bit for excess water to drain from the seed tray then bring indoors overnight.

[Pocster]

  On 06/05/2022 at 18:43, Onoff said:

Planted Monday, nada yet

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When you plant your seed ; you usually need to wait 9 months 😉

[SteamyTea]

GQT mentioned railway sleepers today.  Something I forgot to mention earlier, but thought it was common knowledge.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0016y5p

 

26 m 38 s in

Just after Snickets.

[Roundtuit]

  On 06/05/2022 at 18:43, Onoff said:

 

Planted Monday, nada yet. I do note, that when I look at them early evening the soil is dry.

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Best not to let the soil dry out; put a sheet of polythene over the top to keep the moisture in until they've germinated.

[Onoff]

  On 06/05/2022 at 20:44, SteamyTea said:

GQT mentioned railway sleepers today.  Something I forgot to mention earlier, but thought it was common knowledge.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0016y5p

 

26 m 38 s in

Just after Snickets.

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I never knew! Ah well, that's the sleeper edgings out of the question then 🙁

 

[Onoff]

  On 06/05/2022 at 22:23, Roundtuit said:

Best not to let the soil dry out; put a sheet of polythene over the top to keep the moisture in until they've germinated.

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Thanks, I'll find something suitable. 

[Onoff]

Planted May 2nd, them just now. Nothing sprouting

 

Bloody Matt Damon made it look so easy!

 

[SteamyTea]

  On 10/05/2022 at 21:13, Onoff said:

Bloody Matt Damon made it look so easy

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Try shitting on them.

Don't think mine have sprouted yet. Shall check in morning.

[Onoff]

  On 10/05/2022 at 21:19, SteamyTea said:

Try shitting on them.

Don't think mine have sprouted yet. Shall check in morning.

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I was going to play music but all I have is disco.

[SteamyTea]

  On 11/05/2022 at 07:12, Onoff said:

 

I was going to play music but all I have is disco.

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Michael Jackson is helping to push up daiseys.

But Freddy Mercury killed pansies.

[SteamyTea]

Success

Planted 26 April, so 14 days.

Time for the slug pellets.

Edited May 11, 2022 by SteamyTea