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the blueberries are still there .. the netting has defied the birdies .. so far .. but they are only just starting to change colour ...

i had strawberries ... i ate one straight of the plant .. i thought i'll pick the rest later ... i left it a couple of days went back ... and theyd gone .. dont know what has took them but theyre all gone ... theyd only just started to go red too ...

the carrots are bushy ... will have a feel around to see whats underneath

tomatos are starting to appear .. still green and growing bigger theres about 6 i've found

peapods have done ok .. theyve been mainly picked and chucked some in my pasta last nite .. they were good .

aubergine plant is getting bigger ..

i think i'll have some dwarf runner beans they look to have some flowers on it ..

the lilies have all gone for another year .. but still seeing lily beetles on the leaves ... still squashing them ..

and my sweetpeas the flowers are starting to come out ..

oh and sticking the runners from the strawberries into another pot ...

thats my update on mi pots

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Well done Jen,
Do you think one of your neighbours had it away with your strawberries?
If so I hope they give them the runs.

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[QUOTE=Margaret Pilkington;1273221]Well done Jen,
Do you think one of your neighbours had it away with your strawberries?
If so I hope they give them the runs.

With all the rain we have been having it's more than likely that the slugs are getting fat,;);)

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both of my neighbours have been growing strawberries ... one neighbour has got one of those big table boxes .. and she has had loads .. and makes a wonderful strawberry and rhubarb jam .. and the other neighbour shes only planted strawberries this year .. and shes been eating them for the last couple of weeks .. but something has attacked hers as well .. so no its not my neighbours ..

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I am glad that your neighbours have not been licking their lips after gorging on your strawberries with a dollop of ice cream.
I would be putting a copper strip around the pots. I believe you can buy it like sellotape…I believe eggshells also deter slugs.