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I'm rarely on the forum these days, but just stuck my head in for a look! Storm Babet, thankfully, I only caught the edge of it. We had a lot of rain, but in my area, no flooding thankfully. Some places not too far further west of me caught it really badly, with rivers bursting their banks...

Sounds like an excellent day, Hen-Gen. Our Summer, after the heatwave in June, has turned out quite wet and windy, although temps are OK- averaging 18-20C.

I don't think it's liquid diatom. Just can't remember the details - only that there was a spray available.

From memory, you can dust them with Diatomaceous Earth, or I think there's a spray you can get, but unfortunately, I can't remember the name.

Would the bank pay henterest on their savings?

Tbh, the problem isn't so much that they eat the plants, it's that they just scratch them out of the ground! The only things (besides nettles & thistles) that thrived in my chicken pen was willow trees. The hens used to all camp out in the shade of the trees every Summer.

No end to it! https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/travel-warning-irish-holidaymakers-infectious-30446411?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=discover&utm_campaign=CCwqGQgwKhAIACoHCAow6KD9CjDuy_QCMLTnvQIwqfjpAg&utm_content=bullets

I had to triple check this before I accepted that it's actually true!

Oh lordy! My Very Posh Outfit from when I was about 11 or 12! Mum was a dressmaker and made the matching dress & coat, which had a deep scalloped edge down the front. Unfortunately, I had a growth spurt immediately she'd finished the outfit, so it was short in the sleeves and hemline - even...