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Jandra wrote:Is it me not being a native speaker? I am not getting the nun joke....

It's a pun on "where's"/"wears" ...

Got it?

I love the newspaper idea! I'm definitely going to give that a go. Thanks! : )

Thank you all for your help! Yes, I think they are spotted snake millipedes, thank you chickencharrgrill! I've done a bit more research on the subject, I wonder if I've actually brought this infestation on myself by digging in a lot of organic matter (from my compost heap) this winter. I don't think...

Hi All, I wonder if anyone can help to identify (and suggest a control) for these little things? I'm not having any luck finding anything about them in any of my books or on Google.... I've noticed them in the garden before and they eat into carrots/parsnips/potatoes and things like that. This year ...

Hiya, I've just done a quick google for an i.d. on 'burma cubensis' and although its hard to see from the two photos, I don't think those are your burma cubensis. The stem looks too thin, the wrong colour, and i think there should be a ring on it too. I'd give them a miss, if I were you. HTH Kate :i...

Its a 'Yep!' from me too. That is, assuming that they still look ok?

I miss him too. I liked all his galleries (a lot of work went in to those), and his wee dog! And, after a disastrous year for carrots, i'd even made a note in my gardening book to "use Durgan method next year"! Come back Durgan!

Yes! You definitely will get better, happier, faster, more confident, fitter, slimmer and all of these things! How can I be so sure? Because I was exactly like you when I got my first grown-up bike about two years ago! I puffed and wobbled and got frightened when I saw a car, and now I whizz about t...

Its nice to see Ginny helping out as usual!

Ok, I know this thread isn't about the ad you hate the most BUT this one used to drive me mad! It couldn't come on the telly without me turrning over/off, leaving the room or shouting "YOU UNGRATEFUL B*T*H!!!" at the TV.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft-RvOAeRe8 What were they thinking...

Hi! The Collins Gem book on mushrooms is good for general identification, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Gem-Mus ... 0007183070 but this sounds exactly like what you're after: http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Identify-Mu ... 0007259611 it really is terriffic, with sections divided up into edibles and po...

That looks great! Well done!

Well this week I am really pleased with planting out about 400 raspberry canes, 40 Roses, 30 box, 40 blackcurrant, 40 goji berries, 100 Lemon Mint, a couple of big hop plants, 10 lavender, some Sea Stattice and some Rhubarb and comfrey, all made from seeds, division or cuttings. It's the initial pl...

Aha, good point. I was thinking more of an electric kettle. Surely it would heat up more quickly if it was insulated? Zoe Not to any significant degree, because the power of the element can only change the cold water into boiling water at a certain rate. It would, however, keep the water in the ket...

Seaweed and Eat It, by Fiona Houston and Xa Milne. Utterly useless and totally nauseating! I bought it because I though it would give me practical instruction on gathering, cleaning, and cooking mussels, whelks, shrimps etc etc. What a disappointment! It was just chock of poncy photos of them (and t...