The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Went to the quacks to pick up WD's tablets and yep total chaos which is what I thought it would be. P**s up in brewery and all that.

Local council leader was challenged to do that bit. "Easy" they said, then they found out the local brewery had shut a few years previously.

Didn't the ducks have the prescription ready?

 

[Drago]

Morning all

My part of Devon can't be in the UK then.
We rarely get frosts and I haven't seen snow on the ground for a good 5 years.

That's cos you don't pay your council tax, so you're not entitled to the full range of UK weather

 

[classic33]

Morning all

My part of Devon can't be in the UK then.
We rarely get frosts and I haven't seen snow on the ground for a good 5 years.

Just to give you an idea of what a bit of light snow looks like.

 

[gavroche]

Good morning all. More painting being done, finishing the decking and hopefully that will be it for now unless I decide to paint the grass as well. Now, what colour should I do it?
Lovely day here, wall to wall blue sky and that yellow thing to brighten it up. Shame I can't go for a ride.

 

[numbnuts]

I've been shopping long queue to get in, but that moved quite quickly more so when I sneezed, , they had all that I wanted so well pleased. Went for a short drive to charge the battery up as well.
May go for a trike ride now......... and the post had come too.

 

[Dirk]

Front of garden wall now painted.
Might leave the rear for next week.

 

[PaulSB]

It's that one. Only the combination being taken require a face to face consultation. They've not had this situation before.

43 years, 1 month & 9 days* for one lot and 38 years, 7 months for the other.

*6th March 1977

Good luck with this.

 

[PaulSB]

We have never grown tomatoes as holidays etc would prevent watering.
As holidays are out this year I wouldn't mind having a try.
We have a conservatory plus a pagoda type thingy with a roof.
I assume a basic grow bag would suffice ???
Now, where can I buy tomato plants ???

I would suggest a grow bag but empty it into a container of some sort. I use something similar to this. I don't bother in the glasshouse but get some trays for them to stand in if you can.

One of the most important aspects of growing tomatoes is watering. Tomatoes benefit significantly from consistent watering with a measured regular amount, they do not like flood or drought. My method is this. Get a two litre plastic drinks bottle, cut the bottom off and make three small holes in the lid. Bury a 9cm (3.5") pot in the compost to a depth which allows the bottle to sit, cap end down, in to the pot but without touching the base. Using this method you can control the amount of water the plants receive. Half filled bottle is one litre etc. I grow two plants per trough and use one bottle per trough filling it up once per day is usually sufficient. Water in the evenings when needed. In your situation this will also help minimise water draining through etc.

You may struggle to find tomatoes in supermarkets etc. at the moment. I've been keeping my open as the nursery I usually use is closed. Can I suggest you choose cherry types as these will form smaller, branched plants than the traditional large types. There is also far less cultivation involved in cherry types, no side-shooting etc. The flavour is genearlly more intense.

 

[Drago]

None of my tomato seeds have sprouted yet. Everything else is growing very enthusiastically.

 

[Dirk]

Lookin' tidy.

 

[classic33]

Good luck with this.

Thanks. It's the Dr. I feel sorry for. Do they break the regulations and possibly get into trouble, or follow them and possibly get into trouble for "withholding medication". Either way unless it comes from higher up, they're in a tight spot.

 

[classic33]

Lookin' tidy.
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You missed a bit!

What was over the window at some stage?

 

[BoldonLad]

I would suggest a grow bag but empty it into a container of some sort. I use something similar to this. I don't bother in the glasshouse but get some trays for them to stand in if you can.

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One of the most important aspects of growing tomatoes is watering. Tomatoes benefit significantly from consistent watering with a measured regular amount, they do not like flood or drought. My method is this. Get a two litre plastic drinks bottle, cut the bottom off and make three small holes in the lid. Bury a 9cm (3.5") pot in the compost to a depth which allows the bottle to sit, cap end down, in to the pot but without touching the base. Using this method you can control the amount of water the plants receive. Half filled bottle is one litre etc. I grow two plants per trough and use one bottle per trough filling it up once per day is usually sufficient. Water in the evenings when needed. In your situation this will also help minimise water draining through etc.

You may struggle to find tomatoes in supermarkets etc. at the moment. I've been keeping my open as the nursery I usually use is closed. Can I suggest you choose cherry types as these will form smaller, branched plants than the traditional large types. There is also far less cultivation involved in cherry types, no side-shooting etc. The flavour is genearlly more intense.

very useful info, I like the bottle tip, think I will give it a try. I don’t actually like tomatoes, except in sauces etc, but, Mrs @BoldonLad is partial to them.

 

[Dirk]

You missed a bit!

What was over the window at some stage?

Which window?

 

[Dave7]

Thanks. It's the Dr. I feel sorry for. Do they break the regulations and possibly get into trouble, or follow them and possibly get into trouble for "withholding medication". Either way unless it comes from higher up, they're in a tight spot.

Can you ring 111 and get advice ?