paulus 26 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 The Starlings are feeding young in the wall of the house two doors down. There was the biggest Bumble in the shed yesterday afternoon. The strange thing is it may feel like spring but the water table is still ridiculously high. If you walk on the grass you sink four inch into the ground, Never seen it this bad but each year it is getting worse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bakerboy 4,739 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 On 20/03/2024 at 10:55, shaaark said: Lol spring is in the air in my house, too lol Expand What, you didnt light the fire.. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,993 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 On 20/03/2024 at 13:18, Bakerboy said: What, you didnt light the fire.. Expand Too f***ing warm!! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 23,223 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 Spring is well on. Went up the coast a bit to Dawlish today and as we drove through the town the Black Swans had tiny signets. There are some rape seed fields starting to flower across the Teign valley. Magpies building couldn't get a good picture with my phone. The Black Thorn is flowering everywhere. Hawthorn has bud burst. Alexanders which I call stink weed flowering and the Bees are loving it. Supposed to be good to eat but the smell put me off. Cheers Arry 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,849 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 On 20/03/2024 at 15:49, Arry said: Spring is well on. Went up the coast a bit to Dawlish today and as we drove through the town the Black Swans had tiny signets. There are some rape seed fields starting to flower across the Teign valley. Magpies building couldn't get a good picture with my phone. The Black Thorn is flowering everywhere. Hawthorn has bud burst. Alexanders which I call stink weed flowering and the Bees are loving it. Supposed to be good to eat but the smell put me off. Cheers Arry Expand nice pics arry, by the calendar here it is officially classed as spring today, but in reality we don't plant any veg in the garden until the second week in may, last year we put the runners/carrots etc. in, in the beginning of may and lost the lot with a big frost...it's also hard to prepare the veggy garden before hand as the ground is still frozen, my wife starts things off early in the potting greenhouse to get a head start which has worked out best.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 23,223 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 On 20/03/2024 at 16:30, tillylamp said: nice pics arry, by the calendar here it is officially classed as spring today, but in reality we don't plant any veg in the garden until the second week in may, last year we put the runners/carrots etc. in, in the beginning of may and lost the lot with a big frost...it's also hard to prepare the veggy garden before hand as the ground is still frozen, my wife starts things off early in the potting greenhouse to get a head start which has worked out best.... Expand Got my Tomato's up and Cucumbers just up Leeks up in the green house and my giant onions I plant in January they are in cells now. Must be hard with Late frosts mate even we can get caught out mind March 19th 2018. Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,745 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 On 20/03/2024 at 15:49, Arry said: Spring is well on. Went up the coast a bit to Dawlish today and as we drove through the town the Black Swans had tiny signets. There are some rape seed fields starting to flower across the Teign valley. Magpies building couldn't get a good picture with my phone. The Black Thorn is flowering everywhere. Hawthorn has bud burst. Alexanders which I call stink weed flowering and the Bees are loving it. Supposed to be good to eat but the smell put me off. Cheers Arry Expand Is that cow parsley Arry? What you call stink weeds? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 23,223 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 On 20/03/2024 at 17:55, NEWKID said: Is that cow parsley Arry? What you call stink weeds? Expand No mate it's Alexanders I think maybe know as House Parsley sort after by some foragers. Sorry mate was walking on your patch at Dawlish Warren with out permission Lol. Alexanders, Horse Parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum WWW.WILDFOODUK.COM How to identify Alexanders, Horse Parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,745 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 On 20/03/2024 at 18:37, Arry said: No mate it's Alexanders I think maybe know as House Parsley sort after by some foragers. Sorry mate was walking on your patch at Dawlish Warren with out permission Lol. Alexanders, Horse Parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum WWW.WILDFOODUK.COM How to identify Alexanders, Horse Parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum Cheers Arry Expand Cheers mate... Lol..ger off my land! Nice walk out the back along the nature reserve, was there last week... as you know loads of bass on the long spit parallel to Exmouth, we drift along it in the boat, every year a few decent fish but normally not more than 4lb.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 23,223 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 (edited) On 20/03/2024 at 18:45, NEWKID said: Cheers mate... Lol..ger off my land! Nice walk out the back along the nature reserve, was there last week... as you know loads of bass on the long spit parallel to Exmouth, we drift along it in the boat, every year a few decent fish but normally not more than 4lb.. Expand Was walking up the beach mate can't believe how far I used to walk to fish that inside edge of the spit. Lots of bird life. Should have had the metal detector but wifey would have been pissed off lol. Was plaice right on the end back then with a few spent flounders moving back in, place spent as well. place need some May water over their back before they are any good. Cheers Arry Edited March 21, 2024 by Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,745 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 On 20/03/2024 at 19:04, Arry said: Was walking up the beach mate can't believe how far I used to walk to fish that inside edge of the spit. Lots of bird life. Should have had the metal detector but wifey would have been missed off lol. Was plaice right on the end back then with a few spent flounders moving back in, place spent as well. place need some May water over their back before they are any good. Cheers Arry Expand Yeah the early run is always the same mate, plaice are almost transparent! They'll soon pack a bit on though, I'll hopefully get a run at them in a couple of weeks time...hopefully get some decent weather at last!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 23,223 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 On 20/03/2024 at 19:09, NEWKID said: Yeah the early run is always the same mate, plaice are almost transparent! They'll soon pack a bit on though, I'll hopefully get a run at them in a couple of weeks time...hopefully get some decent weather at last!! Expand That Forest Fungi place does a nice breakfast Kev. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,745 Posted March 20, 2024 Report Share Posted March 20, 2024 On 20/03/2024 at 19:23, Arry said: That Forest Fungi place does a nice breakfast Kev. Cheers Arry Expand Just seen.that on your food post mate, I didn't even know about the place, Saudi to the wife we'll have to give it a go, looks really good.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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