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  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 963 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/978510#Comment_978510

    well the thing with ragwort is sheep can and will eat the young ragwort safely most animals will not eat it due to its bitter taste but when cut and dried the sugar released makes it more palatable in hay the best way to eradicate it is to pull it before it flowers and sets seeds remove it and burn it ragwort seeds can lay dormant for 20 odd years its a great source of food for the cinnabar moth caterpillars that naturally eat the whole plant

  • Ranald
    Ranald Online Community Member Posts: 442 Empowering

    The pulling of ragwort is a never ending task!

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 963 Trailblazing

    haha bit of hard work never hurt anyone i remember long long time ago i had a bet with a farmers son that my pulling it was better than his faster way of cutting it when his dad sent him back to do it again did not bode well with him

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 5,703 Scope Online Community Specialist

    With the storms and everything our garden has got into quite a state unfortunately 😣 Having to bring in outside help to handle it all

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 61,032 Championing

    I can't wait for it to warm up coffee in the garden

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 963 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/978701#Comment_978701

    well i made you one at 6am this morning and sat in the garden but you were a no show 😎

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 61,032 Championing

    You won't catch me in the garden in winter at 6am lol, unless I'm dressed like an Eskimo.

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 963 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/978706#Comment_978706

    this is not winters like i remember as a kid living in the country

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 61,032 Championing

    Oh I know those winters with icicles hanging from the windows lol

  • michael57
    michael57 Online Community Member Posts: 963 Trailblazing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/978737#Comment_978737

    haha the good old days

  • Luchia
    Luchia Online Community Member Posts: 593 Empowering

    Spent a fair bit of time tidying up from the windy weather we had and removed the dead leaves from the plants ready for spring!

    Very much looking forward to spring so I can start planning my hanging baskets and sow new seeds ready for summer!

    Quite a few more evergreens I want to buy this year and of course can’t wait to take covers off the outdoor furniture and sit out.

  • Luchia
    Luchia Online Community Member Posts: 593 Empowering

    Me too!!

    I have a lovely furniture set outside that I want to use, I bought it in the October sale so haven’t had chance to use it yet as I fit a furniture cover on them as soon as they arrived.

    Lovely 2 seater sofa, 2 big chairs and a glass topped table

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