2020/21 - What's made you happy today?
Spec Offline
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Auto vents in the greenhouse working OK, all 8 windows open today
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I have down some cress and some microgreens. It's not a lot, but it's something!

I'd rather fancy doing a little windowsill bush tomato if I thought I could lay my hands on a decent size container. The cress and microgreens are growing in a (plastic) eggbox lid and Philadelphia tub respectively, so I will keep an eye out for foodstuffs at the supermarket with appropriately sized reusable containers.
Formerly self-contained, but expanding my gardening horizons beyond pots!
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^^^^ Large yogurt pots maybe?

My Happy - Received my 2nd Covid jab and the sun is still shining. Smile
The Moneyless Chicken says:- 
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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Spec Offline
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It's good to see our old folk getting protectionSmile
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Had a flying visit from my son and granddaughter
Coffee keeps me busy until it’s acceptable to drink whiskey.
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Gave my son a few cabbage plants, also took measurements for some new outdoor raised beds and garage doors.
Coffee keeps me busy until it’s acceptable to drink whiskey.
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Eyren Offline
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I got a delivery date for my mason bee cocoons - 24th-26th March!

I signed up to be a "bee guardian" last year, which meant I got a kit with a release box and nesting equipment (which I need to put up soon!), with the cocoons to follow. Red mason bees are solitary and don't sting, so they're perfect for a small garden. I've seen them in the wild around here, so I'm hoping they'll be happy feasting on my broad bean and squash flowers!
How much veg and wildlife can I pack into a 6m x 8m garden in suburban Cambridge? Let’s find out!  Smile
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(01-03-2021, 09:59 AM)Eyren Wrote: I got a delivery date for my mason bee cocoons - 24th-26th March!

I signed up to be a "bee guardian" last year, which meant I got a kit with a release box and nesting equipment (which I need to put up soon!), with the cocoons to follow. Red mason bees are solitary and don't sting, so they're perfect for a small garden. I've seen them in the wild around here, so I'm hoping they'll be happy feasting on my broad bean and squash flowers!
That’s brilliant  Cool . Any chance of a link or point me in the right direction. I’d love to be a bee guardian. 

my happy is my sweet pepper Amy has germinated. Thank you TMTT  Smile .
Builder that would like to go play in the garden.
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Eyren Offline
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(01-03-2021, 10:28 AM)Small chilli Wrote: That’s brilliant  Cool . Any chance of a link or point me in the right direction. I’d love to be a bee guardian.

Sure - it's Mason Bees UK

The guardian scheme is closed for this year, but you can still get the starter kit with nesting tubes, etc - they favour replaceable cardboard tubes instead of permanent wooden nest boxes, to minimise problems with parasites and disease. The scheme may reopen later in the year but there's no guarantee of that, since numbers are dependent on how many cocoons are returned by current guardians.
How much veg and wildlife can I pack into a 6m x 8m garden in suburban Cambridge? Let’s find out!  Smile
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Wife's new car dropped offSmile

Alcohol free beer 1/2 price in SainsburysSmileSmile
Regards..........Danny Smile
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