My neighbour has wilded his garden, whether through sheer laziness or intent I don’t know, but a side effect is it is now wilding my aesthetically pleasing garden along one side making the fence disappear under a towering cascade of brambles and cutting down light. Anyone wilding should give a thought to near neighbours if any and design it accordingly.
My neighbour has wilded his garden, whether through sheer laziness or intent I don’t know, but a side effect is it is now wilding my aesthetically pleasing garden along one side making the fence disappear under a towering cascade of brambles and cutting down light. Anyone wilding should give a thought to near neighbours if any and design it accordingly.
Now I have a garden , 1st for 30 years I fancy becoming a " Percy Thrower " anyone remember him ?
Correct - the Head Gardener did that yesterday.I think it's about time to plant bulbs ?
only garden advice I have is ‘do not plant ivy.’
Spent the last few years trying to get rid of the ivy I introduced to my garden decades ago.
re Rats - buy a cage with a sprung door, pressure pad activated.
like this >
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000QVSCH6/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
Bit of peanut butter on the pressure pad, place cage along a boundary, rats like to stay close to walls.
Bobs your Uncle.
I have caught many over the years. They don’t half squeak.
Is he ?
I've planted ivy. On a North facing fence where nothing else wants to grow. There's a grid for it to c!imb, it's doing OK and not taking over the world. I like it. There's also some wild ivy coming up the fence. Fine by me. I can cut it back if it gets too much, for now I'm getting the romantic ivy on fence posts look.only garden advice I have is ‘do not plant ivy.’
Spent the last few years trying to get rid of the ivy I introduced to my garden decades ago.
re Rats - buy a cage with a sprung door, pressure pad activated.
like this >
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000QVSCH6/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
Bit of peanut butter on the pressure pad, place cage along a boundary, rats like to stay close to walls.
Bobs your Uncle.
I have caught many over the years. They don’t half squeak.
I've planted ivy. On a North facing fence where nothing else wants to grow. There's a grid for it to c!imb, it's doing OK and not taking over the world. I like it. There's also some wild ivy coming up the fence. Fine by me. I can cut it back if it gets too much, for now I'm getting the romantic ivy on fence posts look.
Anyone wilding should give a thought to near neighbours if any and design it accordingly.
You do have to be prepared to show it who's in charge every now and then.I did let it grow along a rickety fence that must be 40 yrs old or more, after 15 yrs I chopped the root and it died, but the skeleton of the ivy remains and holds the fence together. Looks like I planned it
It has its uses, but can run riot.
Not a Berry in sight on my side and anyway heavily guarded by wasps’ nest I’m afraid!They obv. like walking on the wild side. Brambles mean blackberries; yum yum and nutritional. Good for tarts (with apple)
You do have to be prepared to show it who's in charge every now and then.
Is he what?
https://www.ehn.org/monsanto-glyphosate-impacts-wildlife-2631750527/ecological-impacts-emergeRoundup on any bits poking through the fence should sort that out; get in now before all the leaves drop off for best effect.
Normal. Rats are creatures of habit. Novel foods are treated with caution. That's why you use multi dose poisons. Day 1 they only eat a little bit, if they get sick they will never touch it again. If they feel ok, a bit more. Same again Day 3, by that time it's too late, curtains. The untouched ones are not yet trusted.Update on the rat traps ,
I set 4 rat boxes and one has had 7 of the 8 poison blocks eaten ,
Others not touched.
I set 4 rat boxes and one has had 7 of the 8 poison blocks eaten ,
Others not touched.
If you are using spring traps or cage traps,here's a few tips:
Place traps along known runs next to walls or fences,under cover of plants etc
Bait but do not set traps for a few days to let them get used to them (as said above they are creatures of habit and very suspicious of anything unfamiliar)
Soft bait (peanut butter is easily eaten without triggering the trap,ok as first bait to entice them in but use something firmer as the "main" bait that they have to pull on and trigger the trap i.e a toffee or chocolate ,look online for suggestions
Spring traps can be covered in leaves so as not to arouse suspicions (same for trigger plates for cage traps)
They are not stupid ,when you think about it , that's how they are "successful"