Silent reader
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Get some ladybirds quick.
In our front 'patio' garden, we have one mature bush that gets infected/ overrun with blackfly each year.
Blue tits and other small birds will eat a lot of the aphids if you can encourage them to perch on the bush (hang a bit of food there), but the two ladybirds I found on there, decimated the plague of blackflys in about a week (they scoffed the lot and beat the crap out of the ants too by the looks of it).
You just have to give the ladybirds a reason to stay.
I believe you can buy ladybird larvae and mature adults on t'internet and they really are ferocious pest controllers.
Good Luck.
Found this on the internet,
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/n...-on-397186.html
I've never used insects to control "pest's" something I'll now be looking into as well.
Thanks for the tip
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Thomas Bangalter, the man is a legend, along with Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo = Daft Punk
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Love this one........ Make plans, build, and soar to new heights, that's my interpretation
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Would yer though?
Well........... Yes, but I would be most displeased if a meal of "meat and two veg" was thrown into the deal.
My take is that it's a woman.......... but I hope you can tell from the tone that I’m still not 100% sure, so probably best to avoid if you ask me. But the way the dancer "pulls the light" up their leg is quite pleasing to the eye, not sure if a bloke would think of a move like that.
Our dancing friend is truly a confuser - lol
.......... Thats the problem in that music is a very unique thing to each of us but i suppose that is what this thread is about....sharing musical tastesWell said, fully agree with that
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I hope you don't mind me saying this chap...... Correct tune...... but not the right video in my opinion.
now...... whats the chances our dancing friend is a lady boy ?
lol
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This is another favourite, but has much to do with Dido's voice
Her voice is beautiful, no doubt about it.
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Big Faithless fan here
One of my fave tracks by them and vastly underrated
Donny X
Absolutely stunning, loved it…….. but I do have one problem with it…….. It just wasn’t long enough
I was just getting warmed up and then the bloody track finished. The bass was spot on, dark and dirty. 100% bang on!It reminds me of something, but I just can’t put my finger on it, I know if I crawl through the vinyl I’ve got tunes that’ll mix beautifully with it…. But I really can’t think of one off the top of my head. I even had a look on youtube for either a remix or an extended version and found nothing, I’m sure there’s got to be at least one out there.
Please, if you’ve got any more of those up your sleeve….. get them on this thread.
A couple from Mr Garnier
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........... you wouldn't be the first to act dumb and innocent in a business deal
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............... any brand recommendation please? Anyone?
Not used it myself as my trees are still far to small. Best suggestion I can think of is to ask someone at a well established independant Garden center, I find they are normally very helpfull.
Just been looking through the RHS "Bible" and found the following - Grease Banding. Bio Boltac Greasebands; Vitax Corry's Fruit Tree Grease.
Also says (but this is for use mainly on lawns and shrubs so i'm not sue this is a good approach for application to Fruit trees) but it says the following........
Control, Ants are ofter abundant and impossible to eleminate; as far as possible thier presence should be tolerated, if the problem is severe, water plants with HCH or pirimiphos-methyl.
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Great thread, some you just miss. Can't believe fruit tree grease, what a find.
My guess would be around 30, based on paying £5 for farm sack wilja's and £1ish for x6 free range locally.
Thanks for that, much obliged
I'm currently thinking of offering a barter agreement with a chap I know who supplies potatoes, and initially thought of offering up 18 eggs for a sack but I suppose that is a bit cheep from my end so I think I’ll offer up 2 dozen/24no eggs for a 25kg sack of Maris Pipers.
Actually....... looking at that, 1 egg = 1kg of Potatoes. (or there abouts.) Not sure if that's going to work for any "double yokers" though.
£1ish for six eggs, I personally was thinking £1.50 there’s a whiff of inflation about you know
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A quick update,
So far had some fantastic germinations nearly everything sown in trays and in "peat pots" germinated and I've started getting things in the ground. I'm about 4 weeks behind at the moment due to this prolonged cold winter so I’ve been (possibly) overcautious.
Still got the Brassicas to sow, this will be done this week.
The strawberry plants in the green house however are going like the clappers, and i'm really looking forward to the first taste of summer.
Chickens are still productive. I got a new home coming soon for them which will also allow me some expansion so hopefully I might even get up to a dozen birds in there
Just as an open question to anyone reading this thread, if I were to purchase a 25kg sack of potatoes and offer payment in eggs, how many eggs would equal a "fair deal?" I've already got a figure in mind but I'd love to get a second opinion.
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have you heard the music to the new peugeot ad yet? it's very bouncy!!
First time I've heard that, it's got quite a 90's feel to it, not bad for an advert.
Death in Vegas were always quite hit and miss for me (maybe to be fair I really didn't give them enough attention, and I think I always got them confussed with Dirty Vegas) but they knocked out some good stuff.
Advance warning - the first video in my opinion is a little "heavy"
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I hope this hasn't been posted before on this thread.
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I've Heard "we come one" before and it's a classic, but I've never seen that video before - Nice
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No video, But pure class....... it tingles the spine EVERY time
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Poignant.
I heard it on Radio 2 while at work today...... it's one of those "I recognise that tune but never know who sang it" tracks and not only that, there's been a few "unusual" helicopters flying over the village recently so it thought it might be quite fitting with what's going on at the moment.
keep well.
SR
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That reminds of something worthy of a repost...
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Cheers for that. I have heard the original but not that mix.
Dont know if anyone else is the same, but I associate music with certain points in my life and Leftfield is always linked to a particular crazy old bird i was seeing at the time. I escaped with my sanity and she is long gone..........but I still like to listen to the music every now and then!
I personally call them "triggers" a tune that instantly triggers a memory, good or bad
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nuff said really.
Lets hope we can dance to a diferent tune on May the 6th........ although i do get the feeling that we might just get another 5 years of our monocular friend.
From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y9wTsgAG3M
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I think I might just buy the pot with this next one...
Sorry for changing the pace, I've spent the last 3 hours flicking through my music and I had to post Korgis when I found it.
Time to "quicken it back up" 90's junglist style - lol - I know it's a predictable choice, but both are classics in my humble opinion.
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......... and just to give you a feel for whats going on in the "blue room" at the moment, the funny thing is that i've got a couple of litres of "Janets Jungle Juice" (Cider) from Somerset right next to me as i'm typing this. Theres even a chance i might be "swinging on vines" later this evening.
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There's plenty more where they came from!
Carry on good sir
I see your Plump re-mix and raise you ...........
From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw96Hdad7xE
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I'll refrain from posting any more plump videos for fear of "hogging" the thread. there are far too many to choose from.
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Bring on the summer!
Both of those hit the spot quite nicely, not heard those before
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I saw Sasha and Digweed for New Years Eve in Melbourne (2001), they were excellent. I thoroughly recommend a New Years Eve in a warm country for New Years if you get the chance!
Seen them both a good few years back, this one is an absolute classic.
From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx0mf812eSU
...............and yes a warm new years eve would indeed be a pleasant experience. Did you ever hear the Carl Cox set on the Millennium? he played Sydney and Hawaii on the "same day" jumping over the date line. Nothing better than evening in the company of the worlds best DJ
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Nice tunes there SR. Honoured to raise a glass with you on your birthday and share a few tunes. Many happy returns.
Thanks m8, It was a very enjoyable evening
I was just getting warmed up and then the bloody track finished. The bass was spot on, dark and dirty. 100% bang on!
The Livestock & Home produce thread - An Alternative investment
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Polestar for me this year, thought I'd try a different variety. But after the plants have finished, always leave the roots in the ground as these put lots of nitrogen back in the ground, obviously good for next years plants.
Quick update from me.
Expanding the number of chickens in the run........ got some problems at the moment trying to integrate them. 1 has sadly already died which has p'ed me off a bit.
Constantly picking out weeds in the patch, just gave the runners and Courgettes a heavy straw mulching.
Currently harvesting Strawberry's Cucumbers, Lettuce, Courgettes.
Made a major mistake with my Brussels sprouts and broccoli seedlings..... Put them out to harden off a little and within 4 hours they were nearly wiped out. GUTTED.... but hopefully I’ll be able to salvage a few.
Lessons being learned this year..... The use of nets on brassicas are ESSENTIAL !