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My nettles aren’t far off being ready for cordage but I must admit I’ve never attempted making thread. Apparently nettle fibre performs in a very similar way to linen to the point where it can be spun and woven, I’d very much like to see that in action.

I would never go down the MTFU route because everyone reacts differently to an injury. I was just looking for a bit of context (and being nosey)

Just how big is the cut? Not that I’m offering advice, I’m just being nosey.

Hiking with a 10 year old? Chocolate, trail mix, flapjacks and sweets don’t need a stove.

To complicate matters even further a lot of wild bees also show sexual dimorphism, buff-tailed bees are a good example. The male looks like an entirely different species.

First off, we keep honey bees. Since it’s known that I can work with bees I’m often called to collect swarms or eradicate wasps that are causing a nuisance. Our house has several different species of wild bees as well as a colony of honey bees (a small cast swarm, not worth recovering) all...

I’m simply saying that the fact that more people are moving to the countryside is changing the countryside and I certainly don’t blame shopkeepers for pursuing a little extra profit. It‘s not even that all the changes are unwelcome. It may well be that many of the changes are improvements to...

…Well done on controlling the grey menace. They cause untold damage to the songbird population. This has been a good year for the bird population here as well after a concerted effort trapping greys throughout the Spring and early Summer. Certain areas have suffered from magpie and Jay predation...

It’s been a strange year, we have done very well for insects including moths and butterflies but in other places I’ve noticed a worrying lack of insect life where I really would have expected it to be abundant in the past.

I don’t smoke either ;)

I got in the car earlier after it’d been parked in the yard on the cobbles in full sun, it registered a rather sweaty 37 degrees C inside. After driving up into the hills with all the windows down and a brisk breeze it dropped to a much more bearable 27 degrees C. My normal comfort zone is...

Considering the amount of stuff they must turn over then they’re bound to have some bad reviews. Sometimes people make mistakes, it’s how they resolve those mistakes that can make the situation better or worse. My best advice is to pay using a credit card or PayPal, that way if there is a...

Ask again in winter when most pruning of apples and pears would normally take place. I had a load of pear but I gave it to my sister who is a wood turner.

I’d be interested to find out if you’ve found any good deals on DD tarps. Either 3x3 or 4x4 but not multicam…never multicam!

freestyle and butt naked works well enough for me, my rainwater tanks filled up in twenty minutes of rain yesterday while I was working in the greenhouse. It was far too hot in there for clothes.

We have experience an influx of such people over the last couple of years to the extent that the village shop now sells olives and latté In disposable cups. The act of moving to the countryside changes the countryside, especially as small developments of modern houses start popping up on what...

We were promised light rain last night in mid wales, I’m still waiting. This is starting to become a problem if you look at the reservoirs and river levels. In this area we are also getting the sappy, sticky leaves while fruit and branches are dropping as the trees desperately attempt to save...

We always used to use a border spade to strip fresh felled logs before we could afford the proper gear, it worked especially well on pine. As for your little ratty friends, a Fenn number 4 in a wooden tunnel will curb their appetites without eating into your time too much. We have similar issues...

The concept of controlling nature is faintly ridiculous, the ideal of perfectly manicured lawns or is for city folk. Accept what you can and can’t achieve but you’re right when you say it isn’t an easy life. We used to vlog but found people got obsessed and became increasingly intrusive.

We’re seeing plenty of European hornets now (2+ each day) but thankfully no Asian hornets.