I really need to work out an easy way to protect my seedlings from snails during that vulnerable time, I swear they can smell the new sprouts. Clear plastic tub as a makeshift hothouse might be the go.
I canโt eat the produce myself but want to grow some food for a friend.
Ordered some more kitty treatsโฆ theyโre expensive due to allergies. I wonder if there was spare energy I could make some at home
Jewish space laser? Dunno if they cant set it low enough and you might have to call in some favors but surely they need some good PR at the moment?
Beer traps work for snails and slugs.
They will be nicely marinated for the escargot - served with the greens they tried to pilfer and the leftover beer
Could you do something to lift the trays/pots up and create a moat, like a glass jar in a takeaway container full of water? If it is a square tray you could do one on each corner, then you just need to make sure you top up and tip out to remove mosquito larvae periodically. Add a couple of floating sticks or cork and you have a safe water source for bees too.
For seedlings in the ground I've had some success cutting soft drink containers to create little circular fences around them. They need to be secured with a peg (a piece of wire coathanger bent over works well) otherwise they get scratched out by birds (or removed by mischievous puppies "helping" in the garden!).
I could, but the water might be a bit heavy so mosquitoes ๐ญ
Copper tape has always worked well for me. A lot of people swear by chamomile as a repllant companion, and i gotta say i have never seen snails in my chamomile pot, not even in the new place where they're practically having plant pot snorgys
I've got the seedling pots in a tray that comes in and out each day.
I used to do that but itโs a lot of bending and my place is kinda small. Melbcat is also looking for chances to abscond each time I pass through the doorโฆ
I was thinking maybe I could just take the lids off in the morning and put them back on each night
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I don't typically eat breakfast but I am curious to know what those cylindrical batteries taste like? I've only ever tasted the square ones before you see
A little bit salty. A little bit lemony.
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I could smash 5 Guys
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Microwaved potat with butter, cheese baked beans and hot sauce please ๐ฅบ
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Ooh, breakfast truck! I will have a bacon souvlaki please.
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Still awake then Duenan... :D
Sadly yes :(
Tightarse grousing
So pissed off with myself. I bought a Squishmallow a while back thinking it would cheer me up but all I can think of is how much it cost and Iโm afraid to get it dirty. I could have sewn something myself from an open source pattern if I wanted something that bad.
Same with the old secondhand tv. I hoped it would help to get dvds to watch but itโs awkwardly large for my space and I wouldnโt have had to pay if Iโd been more careful and didnโt let my original tiny one get nicked.
Also my energy bills are higher than they should be because disability leads to using a lot of hot water for pain management and a (low efficiency secondhand) dryer to reduce the exertion of tasks.
Donโt get me started on the food dealโฆ
Iโm managing ok still but am getting really irritated at the areas Iโm not able to min-max. It feels so wasteful.
I know you know this logically but in case it helps to hear it from another voice -
Enjoy the damn squishmallow. You are allowed little comforts. Little sources of pleasure and joy are as important for survival as security and health needs. No-one should struggle for any of them and it's a disgrace on our species that anyone does.
But do not let yourself be sucked into the myth of the "saintly poor". You are allowed these things and you are amazing at making your resources stretch. Every now and then you have to try to let even that go just for a bit and let the warm water and the little comforts refill your cup. It's actually necessary.
Spoilered in case you don't want any more comment.
Thanks. Iโm just kind of in this mindset that every dollar I donโt spend on luxuries is another dollar Iโll have to withstand the next unexpected financial hit.
I remember reading when you got the squishmallow. The boys were given really nice super Mario plushes for their birthday last year and they're almost so good you don't want to do anything with them. Especially something plush where you don't know how it will turn out after a trip through the washing machine.
I hope you can find a way to enjoy it and make the most of the TV you have. It sucks when our plans don't work out the way we intend
Thanks. I think Iโm just not in a good frame of mind lately and am doing little anxiety spirals
A bit worried about mould while itโs drying. But I guess Iโve bought it now, might as well use it as a pillow before the cat gets hold of it XD
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