Between a neighbour's shed and our wall, nettles grow to tall plants. MotherOwl has to ask the neighbour to leave the nettles alone and let MotherOwl pick them later for fibres.
Se lige den nælde! -- Look at that nettle! |
Til sin fødselsdag fik Uglemor nogle nye, fine pile af glasfiber. De er bare så meget bedre at skyde med end de gamle skæve træpile. Tak til Ugleungerne.
For her birthday MotherOwl had some new arrows. They hit the target much better than her old, warped wooden arrows. Thanks, Owlets.
Det blæste stadig temmeligt meget, men nu måtte Uglemor bare prøve pilene. It was still quite windy, but MotherOwl had to try out the arrows after waiting several day for the winds to die down. |
Sidste år var vores laurbærplante fuld af skjoldlus. Efter gentagne behandlinger og overvintring indenfor, levede Uglemor i håbet om at de var væk. Men nej. Planten blev grundigt solskoldet, da den kom ud efter sit vinterhi, og de (den?) overlevende skjoldlus havde formeret sig lystigt.
Uglemor pillede alle de solskoldede blade af, børstede stænglerne med en tandbørste og se nu. Årets laurbærhøst er reddet. Den pink tandbørste står i krukken og minder Uglemor om at se planten efter og børste eventuelle skjoldlus af.
Last year our laurel was beset by wax scales. Repeated brushings and wintering inside left MotherOwl believing that the wax scales were all gone. But no, the plant had a sunburn as it was returned to out terrace, and this was obviously a signal to the wax scales to multiply.
MotherOwl removed all the damaged leaves and brushed the stems, and now this years harvest of laurels are safe. The pink toothbrush is standing guard in the soil, reminding MotherOwl to brush the plant now and then.
Før - skjoldlus på undersiden af bladene - efter. Before -- wax scales on sun damaged leaves -- after. |
Det anti-fuglebur Uglemor og Minimax byggede, virker efter hensigten så længe man husker at lægge stenene tilbage på plads igen efter sig. Vi har nu spist to portioner jordbær.
I går dækkede Uglemor vores ribsbuske med resten af nettet. Der sad en due i busken og spiste løs af de modnende bær. Uglemor har drømt om gigantiske fugle, der åd vores bær hele natten.
The anti-bird cage Minimax and MotherOwl built does its job as long as it's securely closed after use. We've been harvesting strawberries twice since.
Yesterday MotherOwl covered the redcurrant bushes with the excess netting. A big, ugly dove had landed in the bushes, leisurely picking and eating all the reddening berries. MotherOwl dreamt of giant birds eating our berries all night.
Når du så har fældet nælderne, kan du tilbyde at grave rødderne op, jeg har nemlig lige læst at man kan farve mørkegrønt med dem. (mere info følger)
SvarSletDet lyder selvfølgelig spændende, men de her rødder skulle jo gerne give fine lige nælder længe endnu hvis det nu bliver en succes. Jeg må vist grave rødder op et andet sted.
SletDet var mere hvis du havde brug for et diplomatisk argument. ;-)
SletUglemor,
SvarSletI missed your birthday! Happy belated birthday! I hope you had a special celebration. I do like your arrows. And your strawberries. I'm sorry to hear your night was disturbed by dreams of giant birds eating your berries!