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Any Idea What This Is ?

I'm 99.999% sure it's a weed that I'll have to get rid of, but I do know that clearing other parts of the garden gave a new lease of life to plants I reckon a previous owner had planted. My issue is I...

Mia0704

What Is It Called When We Do Something Without Learning It From Someone Else ?

Like how do we know as kids to draw the sun in the corner or that the floor is lava ?...

Chipchopper

Nasturtiums Self-Seeding

I've seen a few nasturtium plants have come up in odd corners of the garden. Do you think they will have time to flower before the frosts come ? I often think plants seen to know what they're doing,...

johnk

Sprouts Not Growing Into Balls But Leaves Loose

My sprouts are growing well but aren't into tight balls but they are opening up, any ideas why?

rowanwitch

Anyone Got Autumn Migrants Yet?

Nothing here yet but those near the coast might see some soon. Perhaps we could run a latest sightings thread...

julia-mag

"sunbelievable" Annual Sunflower

This plant was introduced this year and I wondered if anyone else on here has 'tried' it out?. I bought the plant and it was a beautiful specimen when it arrived but I could not get it out of the pot...

spathiphyllum

Plastic Free Beer Cans

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/07/carlsberg-glues-beer-cans-together-becoming-first-brewery-abandon/?fbclid=IwAR1tD-SlmoY4IpLFeSmLxdPWp_YVPTKdsyB_Pa65Z5BhSZBMDywu4Hs93M0 There's a good move....

maggiebee

Crime?

We can only blame ourselves for all the crime and violence today. We removed all the telephone boxes and now Superman has nowhere to change....

Marjoprydore

Foxgloves

Are Foxgloves tropical plants?

hammerman

Extractor Grille

The removable grilles in my kitchen extractor hood desperately need cleaning. They're pretty gunged up with grease etc. Someone suggested soaking them in Coke (the drink, not the Columbian marching...

Scarlett

What Will Cut Through Oil?

I dropped a bottle of olive oil on the kitchen floor and the lid came off. I wiped it up with an old tea towel and then soaped it down with hot water and washing up liquid but it is still slidey. What...

Shaglene

Confusions..............

At a movie theatre, which arm rest is yours? In the word scent, is "S" silent or "C"? If people evolve from monkeys, why are monkeys still around? Why is there a 'D' in fridge, but not in...

ABSpareEditor

Thyme To Garden - October 2018

In light of Ed's absence ( https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/AB-Editors-Blog/Question1622475.html ) I am bringing you the monthly Home & Garden thread! Last month's thread is here:...

gness

How Weird Is This Weather......

....when you can sit on the patio on a mid October night in a little strappy top and skimpy shorts watching the trees blowing sideways in the very warm and wild wind....... Anyway, Dave seems happy...

jakep

Goshawk

A perfect moment in time. A Goshawk floating over the River Wye as seen from Symonds Yat Rock. I do not have the words to encompass this....

heatherglen

Purple Leaves

Which tree has purplish leaves?...

melv16

Insect Identification

http://upl.co/uploads/IMG20181005WA00031538764981.jpg I'm thinking some sort of shield bug....

SparklyKid

Where Are All The Bees ?

This piccy is known as a "bees candy store". In previous years it would be full of bees, at least a dozen, hardly any this year. Forget polar bears and snow leopards, the planet needs bees for our...