Wildlife and Gardens Thread

[Countryfox]

 

Just coming through now and very nice they are too ...  

 

 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Picked some stonking apples off the tree in my back garden today.

LET'S

GET 

READY

TO 

CRUMBLE!

[Countryfox]

 

Must admit never been a big fan of ear piercing for the very young ...    but must admit these do look rather fetching ...   

 

 

[howlinmadmurfdoc]

On 29/08/2018 at 20:33, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Picked some stonking apples off the tree in my back garden today.

LET'S

GET 

READY

TO 

CRUMBLE!

Crimble crumble.

[Countryfox]

Despite that warm weather we've had an abundance of stuff this year ...     loads of grapes to make grape juice, lovely sharp tangy apples for us and the chickens, plenty of chili's and a pile of aubergines ...     didn't bother with pics of all the other stuff as it looks quite boring ...     

[Sharpe's Fox]

@Countryfox are you the Earl of Kent? blokes got every ****er growing

[Countryfox]

1 hour ago, Sharpe's Fox said:

@Countryfox are you the Earl of Kent? blokes got every ****er growing

 

Lord Kent to you Sharpey ...    

[cambridgefox]

6 hours ago, Countryfox said:

Despite that warm weather we've had an abundance of stuff this year ...     loads of grapes to make grape juice, lovely sharp tangy apples for us and the chickens, plenty of chili's and a pile of aubergines ...     didn't bother with pics of all the other stuff as it looks quite boring ...     

Are those apples Discovery?

[Webbo]

On 29/08/2018 at 20:33, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Picked some stonking apples off the tree in my back garden today.

LET'S

GET 

READY

TO 

CRUMBLE!

Crumble brag.

[Countryfox]

48 minutes ago, cambridgefox said:

Are those apples Discovery?

 

Top of the class !! ...   

[Jon the Hat]

Lovely walk this evening, met loads of dogs - I think about 8 playing together at one point, then watched a lovely barn owl hunting and diving on its prey.  Had a buzzard right over the garden earlier too.

[Jattdogg]

Growing cherry tomatoes this year and found a twin!

 

Edited 10 September 2018 by Jattdogg

[Countryfox]

5 hours ago, Jattdogg said:

Growing cherry tomatoes this year and found a twin!

 

 

We are knee deep in tomatoes ...

 

 

[Countryfox]

[Jattdogg]

My chilli plant looks the same as yours.   Eating tomatoes like its cereal,  too many! But freshness is fantastic.

[Countryfox]

2 hours ago, Jattdogg said:

My chilli plant looks the same as yours.   Eating tomatoes like its cereal,  too many! But freshness is fantastic.

 

This was how it looked an hour or two ago ...  then it was soup ...  and I had it with a crusty roll for lunch ...   I'm starting to look like a fookin tomato now !!

 

 

[Jattdogg]

1 hour ago, Countryfox said:

 

This was how it looked an hour or two ago ...  then it was soup ...  and I had it with a crusty roll for lunch ...   I'm starting to look like a fookin tomato now !!

 

 

I like to make salsa out of them but never tried a soup. 

[Countryfox]

3 hours ago, Jattdogg said:

I like to make salsa out of them but never tried a soup. 

 

Good idea mate ! ...   will pass that on to the cook ...

[Izzy]

16 hours ago, Jattdogg said:

Growing cherry tomatoes this year and found a twin!

 

I smell a rat Jat 

 

You've told us you're of the brown skinned variety and those are clearly white man fingers 

[Jattdogg]

1 hour ago, Izzy Muzzett said:

I smell a rat Jat 

 

You've told us you're of the brown skinned variety and those are clearly white man fingers 

Lol thats the side pink part of my finger amd lighting doesnt help. Again half english, half sikh so im lighter then my brown folk but definitely darker then my white side. Kinda like a ronaldo colour or darker? Lol

[Webbo]

Got back of holiday early this morning. I've been away week and looking at my lawn there are loads of thick clumps of mushrooms,some flathead, some round. Any idea how to get rid?

[Countryfox]

On 28/09/2018 at 11:42, Webbo said:

Got back of holiday early this morning. I've been away week and looking at my lawn there are loads of thick clumps of mushrooms,some flathead, some round. Any idea how to get rid?

 

Should be fairly straightforward ...   rake them out when they appear and keep the grass well aerated (stick a fork all over it) ...   keep raking and fluffing up the grass every week or so.   That should do it, but if they are persistent we might have to use a ‘product’    If you get fairy rings ..  when the mushrooms are growing where a tree used to be then that can be more of a problem ..   they feed off the decomposing roots of the tree ..  that can take a year or two.   Let me know how you get on ...   good luck.

[Countryfox]

 

Talking of mushrooms  ...   @Buce have you seen any puffballs about ? ...   I know they are a bit late this year but I haven’t seen any ...   was looking forward to frying a few slices and having them on toast for breakfast ...    

[Suzie the Fox]

22 minutes ago, Countryfox said:

 

Talking of mushrooms  ...   @Buce have you seen any puffballs about ? ...   I know they are a bit late this year but I haven’t seen any ...   was looking forward to frying a few slices and having them on toast for breakfast ...    

Not spotted any Blue legs muggies about this year either. Like you, love these on toast for breakfast. 

[Buce]

On 02/10/2018 at 13:22, Countryfox said:

 

Talking of mushrooms  ...   @Buce have you seen any puffballs about ? ...   I know they are a bit late this year but I haven’t seen any ...   was looking forward to frying a few slices and having them on toast for breakfast ...    

 

Not locally, mate - I think the hot, dry Summer was probably not to the liking of fungi. I found a decent few in Wales a couple of weeks back, though.