[CluelessCarrot]

When is the boot sale on at the race course, Yorkie? Have I missed it?

[Yorkie]

It's every Saturday morning when there isn't a race meeting on - at least during the summer months.  It's at the side entrance on Bishopthorpe road, don't know if you pay to park there as I always walk

Get there early, as some traders pack up shop by 11am  :blink:

[aelf]

snails are God's way of stopping Allotmenteers from getting too smug. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it!!

[Yorkie]

 

Too true 

[Paul Plots]

Snails I can cope with as I have very few but - flipping fat pigeons are another matter! 

I nipped back to the shed for some tools just in time to see 2 huge flapping pigeons take off from my little plum tree. They had been sitting on one of the two small branches.

Result = one snapped fully ladden branch. Little BU**ERS! So 25% of this years first ever crop snapped off... 

Do pigeons normally attempt to eat small unripe fruit?
Perhaps they had just decided to perch there??

A bit late now but I have covered the tree with netting - looks  less than pretty.

[Kevin S]

Snails go well with garlic butter

[Paul Plots]

Snails go well with garlic butter

I guess pigeons would too if I cold catch the little s * *s! 

[pumpkinpatch]

I wish i could offer you something. if you want any tomatoes i have 30 odd of them. Id love to help a fellow grower so if you want any just PM me  ill have to see if the snails haven't got to them first though