Amari

Yes, I have to net BBs, otherwise the muntjac eat the pods - but only the lower half of each one - they obligingly leave the upper halves!

That large red patch in SW Tasmania is the one to watch. That's the huge carbon storage area. UNESCO ranks the Tasmania Wilderness...

From down under. https://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/en/changing-climate/climate-trends/australian-trends/

It's the constant flood, fire and drought cycle really I guess. At the moment for us it's the latter. Poor photo, but those forests on...

:iagree: Even worse, it seeds like mad so plants pop up all over the garden, often where digging it out would damage precious garden plants.

Please tell us more @Antipodes. SWMBO and I have had two lovely holidays in Tas. I wouldn't like to think that you've been either blown...

A damaged one came here briefly and was untroubled by us coming close to it. This is a photo of it. It seemed brain damaged and its...

Update: I managed to contact the bird breeder who lives in the parish. He confirms that his male Kooky escaped about three weeks ago but...

Cowslips around here have been greatly increasing for the last few years so we have several grass road verges with quite thick carpets...

I'm not a home grower currently but I've heard of people growing potatoes in old tyres - add another one and fill with earth/compost as...

Last year I planted in furrows, earthing up as leaves appeared in my raised beds. This year in bags as I’ve run out of bed space. I’ll...

How do you plant your spuds? I mark out the rows then make holes in flat ground with a modified bulb planter and drop in the spud. I...

This is where we keep our spare beekeeping kit, smoker fuel, suits, pots, canes etc for the polytunnel. Will quickly move all that to...

I’ll lend you some but I’m afraid I’ll need it back as I look like a potato without it.

Liked your description of your reaction to bees..Some people find the contrast between description in videos and reality too much! Hope...