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Chicken help needed

Need some urgent advice. 3 new chooks settled in really well last wednesday so they've been in for 3 days and laying well. being a big softie, i was foolishly persuaded by wife and daughter to get...

hammerman

Non married couple's rights

My friend has lived with her partner for about 14 years, they have a 9 year old daughter together but aren't married. They live in a nice house worth around £400k but her name isn't on the...

joggerjayne

Grav(ad)lax ... pointless?

is it just me who thinks gravadlax (or gravlax) is really pointless? a pals just asked me to get some for her on my next costco trip....

luckystrike

Grass in forests, parks, public spaces, etc.

Why do grassed areas in forests, parks and other public spaces not quickly become over-run with weeds and thistles?

chirpychirpy

garden waste?

what is the correct name for the pile(s) of cuttings, clippings, mown grass, etc, from a garden? is it called garden waste, or what?

MrIncredible

Bit blustery today but were going to have another bbq (love cooking outside on the barbie). I have always been a traditional coal user and shunned the idea of gas until Mr i bought me a Webber gas bbq...

Arti

Sausages

I love sausages, but can't stop thinking about the cr*p that most of them contain. Can anyone recommend any decent sausages that don't contain bone, anus, eyeball etc ?

grannie39

wisteria

can any of you good people out there please me if a wisteria should flower every year because mine doesn't,at what intervals should it flower ? thanks ever so.

4getmenot

weeds

what actually makes a weed a weed? I mean 4getmenots are really weeds but some people keep them as they look pretty. Why not keep weeds? Can they do any harm?

yelenots

Bedding Plants?

Is it too early to plant them? Thanks :)...

hammerman

help for daughter's netbook

Please help me guys....i have a 12 year old daughter....nuff said !!! She has a Samsung netbook and the other day she cleaned the screen and keypads with a dry cloth. Since then, the letters are...

flobadob

Easy desserts to make?

Can anyone give me a few desserts which are nice but easy to make also?

georgev

Suitable plant for entrance hall

We run a small hotel and have an entrance porch with windows on one side, a door into the main hall at the rear and the front door is nearly always open during the day. So I'm looking for plants,...

Maydup

Frozen Courgettes

I sliced and froze courgettes in the summer time when I had a glut. I bagged them in portions but did not blanch. Not having tried them before I'm unsure how to use them now. Should I defrost and...

Diceroller

Big leaved plants that give off a lot of oxygen

I have some stuffy rooms that could do with some brightening up and the extra oxygen, I'm thinking maybe some sort of tropical plant? Could you name a few that easily obtainable and cheap please.

carlton23

A Tip to Germinating Seeds

If you have a Sky Box, put a couple of sheets of kitchen paper on top, place a tray (without holes in the bottom) with seed compost and seeds on top of the paper and cover with a sheet of glass. The...

beattie819

When can I cut back shrubs.

I have a japonica (in flower) myrtle, and forsythia. They have all gona a bit "leggy" and look a bit of a mess. When is the time to prune or cut them right back please. Also, can anyone...

wiltsman

May Blossom

May Blossom and Hawthorn Flowers; are they the same?

milly143

Flame Gun

Posted a while back about loads of weeds growing through the shingle in the garden. There is no underlay to prevent weeds coming through. Does anyone think this would do the job? There are some pretty...

stanwilcock

Low voltage downlights.

What are the advantages or disadvantages of fitting downlights in the ceiling, either mains powered using a GU10 bulb or with a transformer using a low voltage bulb? Thank you all in advance....

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