needs more nitrates. Piss on it.

@Criggie we have been doing that. And other things. I think of it as a work in progress.

hehehe

Good morning. That's great we have a gardening topic here now. I've just returned from the island south of Tokyo - was planting stuff there around the house. This time it was chilli peppers, monstera and a plant I have no idea what is it, but it is pretty.

Apparantly vanishing point in the UK had nudity

@Rilakkuma hello! Interesting article I read just after the above chat that you might enjoy (it's about Australia specifically but applies more generally): theconversation.com/…

Our lawn is a bit odd looking because I carefully mow around the clover, and the chickens like to dig up the grass but leave the broad-leaf weeds (if only it was the other way round!)

@Criggie I think I will spread more clover seed around the garden and lawn, and try to modify the mower so it can mow 10cm off the ground instead of 5cm at most. That way more of the interesting stuff will survive.

You need a burrowing spade or a cone trowel for the broadleaf. Get in and cut out the whole tap root

trenching spade its also called.

@Criggie they actually make really good spike tools for that. But given the number and small size of them I am looking for a spray. The tap roots are usually only 5-10 cm long and 1cm diameter, and the leaves ~10cm diameter, but there are lots and lots of them. Neighbour "farms" the things so we get a lot of seed. Or just over-planting with something better.

And to think, I thought this guy was reasonable: bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/42876/…

id be pretty happy with a well built 36 spoke wheel.

I'd like a nice overbuilt 48 or 64 spoke wheel

that sounds awesome for my fat arse.

I'm wondering if some Merkin will ask for a translation of arse :-)

to be clear, you do know what a merkin is right?

lol

Since I hear various Americans saying "Us merkins rightful place is as the world's leaders"

and "the merkin way"

OTOH there is another meaning ...

yes, and for many it fits nicely :)

... so I think it's one of those (ptooee ptooy) modern, dare I say, merkin words :-)

Sigh. Language is hard.

I am naughty - asking questions on other stacks :-\

didn't know you had a series 3

missed 2a by 2 years

tut tut

bicycles are treated somewhere as the worst part of vehcile and pedestrian

we aren't in mad max

I thoroughly encourage use of 'Merika and 'Merikan as opposed to Merica and Merican to help people distinguish between (insert slang reference for genitals) and genital coverings.