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by Rabbie
Sat Mar 29, 2014 5:35 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Looking Good for the Weekend!
Replies: 64
Views: 14877

Re: Looking Good for the Weekend!

Cold, damp and heavy cloud here.
by Rabbie
Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:05 am
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Ensete Maurelli, storing in compost vs drying out?
Replies: 53
Views: 7960

Re: Ensete Maurelli, storing in compost vs drying out?

I stand them bare rooted in terracotta pots, its great for drying and keeping them dry.
by Rabbie
Wed Mar 26, 2014 1:39 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: your motivation and style...
Replies: 20
Views: 3088

Re: your motivation and style...

Its all about novelty and trying things that are difficult, which in turn holds my interest. I enjoy growing from seed to seed and as much as I like my gardens to look nice am more interested in the individual plants. icon_salut
by Rabbie
Tue Mar 04, 2014 1:07 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: anyone planted out his maurelli ?
Replies: 21
Views: 3623

Re: anyone planted out his maurelli ?

Staying dry till mid April, then potted up for planting out in May.
by Rabbie
Fri Feb 28, 2014 5:12 pm
Forum: Wildlife and the Natural World (Public)
Topic: Anyone else grow native trees?
Replies: 77
Views: 13478

Re: Anyone else grow native trees?

Out of interest, how many generations does something need to be growing to be thought of as native? Doesn't work like that - it is based on the means of arrival (whether it got here by itself, or with human assistance), not the length of time it has been here. So the answer does not change with tim...
by Rabbie
Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:27 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: First snow.
Replies: 6
Views: 2377

First snow.

We have just had our first snow of the year icon_cheers but it will all be gone come morning. icon_thumbdown
by Rabbie
Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:27 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Plants for THIS year.
Replies: 62
Views: 6624

Re: Plants for THIS year.

Not much on the new plant list, mostly just dividing, growing on seedlings and moving things about.
by Rabbie
Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:25 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Cold, ice, snow Tuesday 19th onwards. Be ready. . .
Replies: 76
Views: 12927

Re: Cold, ice, snow Tuesday 19th onwards. Be ready. . .

Frozen slush coated everything this morning with snow on local hills, local weather station had a low of 1c.
by Rabbie
Mon Nov 11, 2013 2:20 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Frost - SUB ZERO 2013/14 discussion
Replies: 227
Views: 25692

Re: Frost - SUB ZERO 2013/14 discussion

-1c on the 10th, light frost which did little damage. icon_bigsmurf
by Rabbie
Wed Oct 02, 2013 9:32 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Yes we are the main cause of global warming
Replies: 43
Views: 4360

Re: Yes we are the main cause of global warming

We can live forever, its called reproduction. icon_queen
by Rabbie
Wed Oct 02, 2013 8:05 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Yes we are the main cause of global warming
Replies: 43
Views: 4360

Re: Yes we are the main cause of global warming

Global warming is forever being played up as bad, but I cant help but think its a good thing in the long run. On a local level if the sea level raised 6m it would mostly be the well of with coastal property that would suffer, the poorer inner citys could be easly moved up hill and in all likely hoo...
by Rabbie
Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:54 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Yes we are the main cause of global warming
Replies: 43
Views: 4360

Re: Yes we are the main cause of global warming

Global warming is forever being played up as bad, but I cant help but think its a good thing in the long run. On a local level if the sea level raised 6m it would mostly be the well of with coastal property that would suffer, the poorer inner citys could be easly moved up hill and in all likely hoo...
by Rabbie
Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:20 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Garden pests of 2013?
Replies: 26
Views: 2329

Re: Garden pests of 2013?

Caterpillers and cats.
by Rabbie
Wed Oct 02, 2013 12:11 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Yes we are the main cause of global warming
Replies: 43
Views: 4360

Re: Yes we are the main cause of global warming

Global warming is forever being played up as bad, but I cant help but think its a good thing in the long run. On a local level if the sea level raised 6m it would mostly be the well of with coastal property that would suffer, the poorer inner citys could be easly moved up hill and in all likely hood...
by Rabbie
Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:57 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: How High is your garden?
Replies: 47
Views: 4243

Re: How High is your garden?

43m