John G
@grumpy-gardener49.bsky.social
Keen Allotmenteer and amateur birder.
I doubt if it's a kestrel as they rarely visit gardens and are happier in open ground. I would imagine it's a sparrowhawk which will regularly visit bird feeders for their lunch and take the small birds with ease.
December 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I doubt if it's a kestrel as they rarely visit gardens and are happier in open ground. I would imagine it's a sparrowhawk which will regularly visit bird feeders for their lunch and take the small birds with ease.
Disgraceful.
It's a wonderful city.
It's a wonderful city.
October 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Disgraceful.
It's a wonderful city.
It's a wonderful city.
Doesn't surprise me.
October 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Doesn't surprise me.
Is Whitemoor Haye opposite Alrewas War Memorial?
I want to visit Whitemoor next time I'm over that way.
I want to visit Whitemoor next time I'm over that way.
September 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Is Whitemoor Haye opposite Alrewas War Memorial?
I want to visit Whitemoor next time I'm over that way.
I want to visit Whitemoor next time I'm over that way.
Should be ok.
I pruned an apricot in October a couple of years ago without thinking even though I knew that I shouldn't.
It went down with a problem the next year and I'm still trying to save it.
Fingers crossed.
I pruned an apricot in October a couple of years ago without thinking even though I knew that I shouldn't.
It went down with a problem the next year and I'm still trying to save it.
Fingers crossed.
September 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Should be ok.
I pruned an apricot in October a couple of years ago without thinking even though I knew that I shouldn't.
It went down with a problem the next year and I'm still trying to save it.
Fingers crossed.
I pruned an apricot in October a couple of years ago without thinking even though I knew that I shouldn't.
It went down with a problem the next year and I'm still trying to save it.
Fingers crossed.
Be careful pruning or trimming cherries after early August.
It can lead to disease.
Fruits with stones ought to be pruned no later than July to be safe.
It can lead to disease.
Fruits with stones ought to be pruned no later than July to be safe.
September 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Be careful pruning or trimming cherries after early August.
It can lead to disease.
Fruits with stones ought to be pruned no later than July to be safe.
It can lead to disease.
Fruits with stones ought to be pruned no later than July to be safe.
Banning the use of firearms doesn't stop gun deaths!!!
In 2023 nearly 47,000 deaths in the US.
22, yes twenty two, in the UK.
In 2023 nearly 47,000 deaths in the US.
22, yes twenty two, in the UK.
September 11, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Banning the use of firearms doesn't stop gun deaths!!!
In 2023 nearly 47,000 deaths in the US.
22, yes twenty two, in the UK.
In 2023 nearly 47,000 deaths in the US.
22, yes twenty two, in the UK.
That's the difficulty at our age
August 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
That's the difficulty at our age
At the plot I hope, I'll be 87 by then
August 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
At the plot I hope, I'll be 87 by then
I'll be dead and buried in 10 years. Lol
August 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I'll be dead and buried in 10 years. Lol
Definitely worth the money in time and energy saved
August 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Definitely worth the money in time and energy saved
Glad it's successful
August 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Glad it's successful
Old lady isn't usually as dark either but can't think of anything else close.
August 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Old lady isn't usually as dark either but can't think of anything else close.
They're not worth the effort or ground space.
July 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
They're not worth the effort or ground space.
Can you identify this for me please Debra?
Just got my first moth trap on Friday so still learning
Just got my first moth trap on Friday so still learning
July 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Can you identify this for me please Debra?
Just got my first moth trap on Friday so still learning
Just got my first moth trap on Friday so still learning
I bought a 4ah battery eventually which lasts an hour and I rarely use a watering can around the plot
July 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I bought a 4ah battery eventually which lasts an hour and I rarely use a watering can around the plot
I move it twice with one IBC at the end and one in the middle.
It's easy to switch the pump on and let it fill the tanks up while getting on with some jobs.
Photos of the end and middle of the plot.
I filled them up over winter
It's easy to switch the pump on and let it fill the tanks up while getting on with some jobs.
Photos of the end and middle of the plot.
I filled them up over winter
July 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I move it twice with one IBC at the end and one in the middle.
It's easy to switch the pump on and let it fill the tanks up while getting on with some jobs.
Photos of the end and middle of the plot.
I filled them up over winter
It's easy to switch the pump on and let it fill the tanks up while getting on with some jobs.
Photos of the end and middle of the plot.
I filled them up over winter