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Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Diogenes Apr 2020 1:03pm, 30 Apr 2020 48,055 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes All waste collections happening as normal here
quimby Apr 2020 1:07pm, 30 Apr 2020 4,561 posts	Quote Pin quimby They have re-instated our garden waste collection, after cancelling it for a couple of weeks. We, unlike most neighbours, have not gone gardening-mad, but Chris has simply mowed the lawns twice. This has filled the brown bin. And there is another pile of grass behind the garage. I do not know how people who garden a lot manage with fortnightly collections.
Velociraptor Apr 2020 1:14pm, 30 Apr 2020 46,291 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor We are getting our garden waste collections back in a couple of weeks.
Fragile Do Not Bend Apr 2020 1:26pm, 30 Apr 2020 5,831 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend They make compost quimby
quimby Apr 2020 1:32pm, 30 Apr 2020 4,562 posts	Quote Pin quimby Yes, well, we ordered a compost bin weeks ago and I am still in conversation with the supplier about what DPD have done with it!
Eynsham Red May 2020 5:14pm, 2 May 2020 5,749 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red We have fairly small fiberglass preformed pond in our garden and have had frogs for a few years. Today we saw the first newt!
D2 May 2020 5:35pm, 2 May 2020 11,661 posts	Quote Pin D2 I love newts they are so funny to watch!!
Eynsham Red May 2020 5:37pm, 2 May 2020 5,751 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red This one looked like she was stalking a tadpole.
Surrey Phil May 2020 6:43pm, 2 May 2020 3,663 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil Eventually, my wife and I got around to de-weeding the drive this afternoon.
Rosehip May 2020 6:48pm, 2 May 2020 15,849 posts	Quote Pin Rosehip Planted up the leek seedlings today, I may have grown too many and some may be hiding in the bit husband thinks is for flowers. I haven’t told him my plan for the ‘pretty” bit of the back garden is more potager than posh border