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Outdoor use of metaldehyde to be banned to protect wildlife
Restrictions on the use of metaldehyde
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Onoff
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Yep, all done. Can't help but think a smear of something would be good.
Cooking oil (https://www.acmeplastics.com/what-is-petg) It may cause them to come out easier as well. Have you tried knocking one in to see how hard it is?
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Cheers. We've tried and they do knock in. On the verge of very slightly too tight but that may have been the internal rust. Have now taken that off at the very ends. I'll use the rape seed oil we have here.
Have you seen the price of cooking oil?
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Steal some of wifey's - that's what I do
From HER kitchen d'you mean?
Yes you need to plan your strategy according to ferociousness of the guard
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Back then to the original business of gardening...
I still haven't plant the beans yet. This is where they're going as of today:
The beans themselves, some leaves are going a bit speckly, would that be a nutrient issue? They've been in those tiny pots for a month.
How do I "plant"? Never done it before. I was thinking core a hole in the soil with an old Starrett, pack in some fresh compost and drop the bean in. In it's little cardboard container still?
I still haven't plant the beans yet. This is where they're going as of today:
The beans themselves, some leaves are going a bit speckly, would that be a nutrient issue? They've been in those tiny pots for a month.
How do I "plant"? Never done it before. I was thinking core a hole in the soil with an old Starrett, pack in some fresh compost and drop the bean in. In it's little cardboard container still?
Onoff
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Well they're in! Whether they're "in" enough I don't know.
Dug two 4/6" deep trenches. Filled with compost. Half a bag of "Westland with John Innes" then a full bag of Grandiol from Lidl. SWMBO didn't like the Lidl one saying it's got "bits of stick and stones in it". I thought it was fine.
I slit the cardboard pots and just sort of pressed them down and packed some of loose soil around them I'd dug out doing the trenches.
The weaklings I generally put where they'll get the Sun first.
Let the games begin! Off out in minute in search of cheap beer for some traps.
Will start assembling the frame today too when laddo surfaces.
Dug two 4/6" deep trenches. Filled with compost. Half a bag of "Westland with John Innes" then a full bag of Grandiol from Lidl. SWMBO didn't like the Lidl one saying it's got "bits of stick and stones in it". I thought it was fine.
I slit the cardboard pots and just sort of pressed them down and packed some of loose soil around them I'd dug out doing the trenches.
The weaklings I generally put where they'll get the Sun first.
Let the games begin! Off out in minute in search of cheap beer for some traps.
Will start assembling the frame today too when laddo surfaces.
Onoff
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Got the frame half up. Suddenly dawned we were 8 pieces short on our steel cutting list! All nice and square / level. I'll put some diagonals in on the corners with rivnuts to take out the wobble. Then net & gate time.
Sieved some soil and packed a bit more over the top of the pots. Done about 40, some more sieving/packing down to do.
As for the slug traps I'm trying:
Tuna / bean can and 3 bricks:
Half sunk / tilted pop bottle. That might not be such a good idea. Emptying might be a pain:
In fact by putting traps inside the enclosure will I be attracting slugs and snails? Should the traps go outside?
In the interests of H&S I thought I'd best sample the poison myself. Christ, I'm used to better things, British Bulldog it ain't! I actually feel sorry for the poor little critters dying in this. It's actually quite offensive:
All nice and square / level. I'll put some diagonals in on the corners with rivnuts to take out the wobble. Then net & gate time.Sieved some soil and packed a bit more over the top of the pots. Done about 40, some more sieving/packing down to do.
As for the slug traps I'm trying:
Tuna / bean can and 3 bricks:
Half sunk / tilted pop bottle. That might not be such a good idea. Emptying might be a pain:
In fact by putting traps inside the enclosure will I be attracting slugs and snails? Should the traps go outside?
In the interests of H&S I thought I'd best sample the poison myself. Christ, I'm used to better things, British Bulldog it ain't! I actually feel sorry for the poor little critters dying in this. It's actually quite offensive:
Onoff
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The beans survived their first night!
The cat was weird last night. I'd had words telling him it was his job to earn his keep, patrol etc and keep the vermin off. Looked like he'd had a hard night this morning.
The cat was weird last night. I'd had words telling him it was his job to earn his keep, patrol etc and keep the vermin off. Looked like he'd had a hard night this morning.
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The 3D printed connectors have holes in them that are printed with some "meat" round them. The potential is there to drill through the end of the box and put a self tapper in. Might make a little jig up.
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I see Lidl have Miracle-Gro & Tomorite on special this week:
www.lidl.co.uk
Then Aldi from the 9th:
Miracle Gro Plant Feed / Tomorite - at Lidl UK
Miracle Gro Plant Feed / Tomorite - Choose from: Levington Tomorite Concentrated Tomato Food The country’s favourite liquid plant food
Then Aldi from the 9th:
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My first go at slugging with beer traps!
Both traps inside the "Ring Of Ash":
The tuna tin scored 1:
The bean tin the other end though:
I've emptied the tins for the birds/badger/hedgehogs. Is that what you do, and refill?
Had to neck another God awful French beer mind!
Both traps inside the "Ring Of Ash":
The tuna tin scored 1:
The bean tin the other end though:
I've emptied the tins for the birds/badger/hedgehogs. Is that what you do, and refill?
Had to neck another God awful French beer mind!
