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Posted: June 28 2013 at 09:24
chopper wrote:
Jim Garten wrote:
Anyone here got cherry trees in their garden?
We have one about 15 feet high, from which we'd usually be looking at cropping about 15lb (at least) of fruit from in a season.
Last year with late frosts & huge amount of rain we got virtually nothing, but this year despite the long winter, there appeared to be a large amount of developing fruit... none of which is ripening.
I know most things are about a month late this year, but some of the fruit is dropping off already while still green & some is withering.
At this rate, it'll be another year without being able to make cherry vodka
Thoughts? Advice?
Phone Alan Titchmarsh and buy cherry vodka from Tesco.
Seriously, I know very litle about gardening. All I know is my blueberry bushes have gone pretty much the same way and I seem to have enough for about 2 blueberry muffins this year. Maybe it's developed too late?
Despite all our netting attempts, somehow a bird got to one of my blueberry bushes that was very promising.
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Posted: June 28 2013 at 09:32
Everything in the garden seems to have picked up over the past two weeks or so, which isn't much help for fruit trees but everything else looks like it will crop well enough. Also, the hedgerows seem to have more elderflowers than in recent years, and their flower heads are bigger too.
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Posted: July 03 2013 at 06:42
Snow Dog wrote:
Although I agree, it is Sainsbury's job to serve and she wanted to buy.
So I agree with the sentiment but she is clearly in the wrong to refuse to serve her.
Jokes aside, people need to learn that expecting to be served while they are on the phone is unacceptable behaviour regardless of how "wrong" the shop-girl in Sainsbury's was in refusing to server her (no doubt she will be disciplined for this, maybe even dismissed ... and that's crass). The ignorant woman is coming out of this as the victim and that's wrong.
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Posted: July 03 2013 at 08:18
Dean wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
Although I agree, it is Sainsbury's job to serve and she wanted to buy.
So I agree with the sentiment but she is clearly in the wrong to refuse to serve her.
Jokes aside, people need to learn that expecting to be served while they are on the phone is unacceptable behaviour regardless of how "wrong" the shop-girl in Sainsbury's was in refusing to server her (no doubt she will be disciplined for this, maybe even dismissed ... and that's crass). The ignorant woman is coming out of this as the victim and that's wrong.
I'm sure it was a really important phone call that she absolutely had to take at that second.
How much effort does it take - "sorry, I'm at the till now, I'll call you back"
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Posted: July 03 2013 at 09:44
I found out who has been purloining my blueberries - it's a bird, who has now unfortunately got tangled up in the netting we have over the plants and can't escape. I'm not sure how to help, obviously the bird goes crazy when I approach.
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Posted: July 03 2013 at 09:54
Padraic wrote:
I found out who has been purloining my blueberries - it's a bird, who has now unfortunately got tangled up in the netting we have over the plants and can't escape. I'm not sure how to help, obviously the bird goes crazy when I approach.
I would suggest a pair of thick gloves, the thickness depends on what sort of bird it is.
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Posted: July 03 2013 at 09:58
chopper wrote:
Padraic wrote:
I found out who has been purloining my blueberries - it's a bird, who has now unfortunately got tangled up in the netting we have over the plants and can't escape. I'm not sure how to help, obviously the bird goes crazy when I approach.
I would suggest a pair of thick gloves, the thickness depends on what sort of bird it is.
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Posted: July 03 2013 at 10:08
rushfan4 wrote:
chopper wrote:
Padraic wrote:
I found out who has been purloining my blueberries - it's a bird, who has now unfortunately got tangled up in the netting we have over the plants and can't escape. I'm not sure how to help, obviously the bird goes crazy when I approach.
I would suggest a pair of thick gloves, the thickness depends on what sort of bird it is.
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Posted: July 03 2013 at 10:08
rushfan4 wrote:
chopper wrote:
Padraic wrote:
I found out who has been purloining my blueberries - it's a bird, who has now unfortunately got tangled up in the netting we have over the plants and can't escape. I'm not sure how to help, obviously the bird goes crazy when I approach.
I would suggest a pair of thick gloves, the thickness depends on what sort of bird it is.
Sounds like a job for the cat.
Quite. There are foxes in the neighborhood as well, though I haven't seen any in a while. There's an enormous one that visits my in-laws house - when I first saw it I thought it was a dog.
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