tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869693228690815626.post2341373112090223421..comments2024-03-29T11:51:55.869+00:00Comments on Plot 7 Marsh Lane - Our Hungerford Allotment Blog: Let’s Stick TogetherBelinda Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07019296108085163049noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869693228690815626.post-52431348867657018312021-05-02T09:03:33.057+01:002021-05-02T09:03:33.057+01:00Hello. I literally just read your blog. 16 frogs a...Hello. I literally just read your blog. 16 frogs and newts - excellent! I managed to remove most of the duckweed in an ice sheet, like you. But I need to get rid of the algae - I was leaving it for tadpoles, but they never arrived.<br />Definitely not too late for potato buckets - perfect timing I’d say!Belinda Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019296108085163049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869693228690815626.post-72253948992900400302021-05-02T08:53:34.192+01:002021-05-02T08:53:34.192+01:00Still no rain? We’re getting sunshine and showers ...Still no rain? We’re getting sunshine and showers with nighttime frosts - very frustrating!<br />I’ve read of a lot of magpie devastation this year. Nature is so cruel. The little birds are just so vulnerable.Belinda Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019296108085163049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869693228690815626.post-51102240595996219332021-05-02T08:49:36.195+01:002021-05-02T08:49:36.195+01:00I cleaned out my wildlife pond yesterday and found...I cleaned out my wildlife pond yesterday and found around 16 frogs in it, which made me happy. Newts as well. I need a LOT of rain now, to fill it back up. A magpie took some blackbird chicks from our neighbour's garden recently, so they are not flavour of the month. The blackbirds made a huge racket, as you can imagine. Another neighbour gifted me three brilliant potato buckets the other day. I'm wondering if it's too late to start some off now.CJhttps://cjabovetheriver.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869693228690815626.post-53500836777206019612021-05-01T23:17:40.458+01:002021-05-01T23:17:40.458+01:00We still haven’t had any‘proper’ rain and it feels...We still haven’t had any‘proper’ rain and it feels as though we are heading towards a mini Ice Age. A pair of Magpies have devastated a sire where a variety of birds were nesting in my sister’s garden. The whole episode really upset her.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869693228690815626.post-13735067439912842172021-05-01T19:48:10.047+01:002021-05-01T19:48:10.047+01:00I had to put my reading glasses on to sow salad on...I had to put my reading glasses on to sow salad onions today - first time I’ve had to do that! You’re right, now the rain has come I probably should protect those little lettuces but I do hate slug pellets. Perhaps the frogs will deal with the slugs - I saw 4 in the pond today!Belinda Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019296108085163049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869693228690815626.post-35801547742498146572021-05-01T14:22:14.532+01:002021-05-01T14:22:14.532+01:00I had to look closely to spot the second froggy, y...I had to look closely to spot the second froggy, yes i need to go to the opticians. But will wait until i have had my second vaccine. i am still being careful, very careful. Not visited family or friends yet, or had anyone come on over. Pleased to read that you have had you second, though the side effects of sickness are never welcome, i agree thank you to NHS. Anyway, protect the salad seedlings from the slugs who do like coming out to play in the rain, and munching. The online event sounds interesting, i will keep it in mind and may sign up closer to the time. Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.com