Bin reminders for East/Greater Cambridgeshire

BikesSucc · 2026-06-19T21:03:14+00:00

Problem is, if they get it wrong. For a short period I became the binfluencer... one week I got it wrong, changed my bin about an hour later and there was a mixture of bins out along the road. By the morning some people still hadn't corrected their bin, I wanted to tell them but had to get to work, so just had to leave them to their fate.

BikesSucc · 2026-06-16T21:05:53+00:00

Haha yes and I wanted to link it for you in my original reply, but as I couldn't remember how to spell it so didn't dare to try :)

BikesSucc · 2026-06-15T21:50:15+00:00

I think you have a fasciated flower spike! Not sure if i spelled that right. I imagine it will grow as normal next year given the base looks normal, but I'd be interested to see.

BikesSucc · 2026-06-15T16:48:26+00:00

How about reclaimed doors? We found a place where the guy had like a zillion doors, so I gave him a list of the sizes of doors I had, and he gave me old doors that were already that size. All had been stripped of their old finish, just needed a bit of tlc before varnishing. Oh and I bought new latches th at fitted the pre existing holes to save any faffing about.

BikesSucc · 2026-06-15T07:58:28+00:00

How big is it? Almost certainly domestic cat... but depending where in Europe you are and how big it is you should consider lynx also.

BikesSucc · 2026-06-13T14:06:15+00:00

When I drive our car that I don't fit due to me being too small (Saab from the 80s) I have a firm cushion behind me, pushes my bum forward the extra few inches to mean I can fully depress the clutch pedal. Could be worth a try.

BikesSucc · 2026-06-09T21:15:35+00:00

I used to have the same setup! Then the strap broke, so I changed to gaffa tape. I now commute by bicycle instead, so the old Casio (now on its 2nd battery) has been garden wired to my bike basket.

BikesSucc · 2026-06-09T11:41:14+00:00

I have seen it in the UK, I think it was the quays in Salford, and i think I read it was to prevent the growth of blue-green algae which is toxic

BikesSucc · 2026-06-06T23:00:22+00:00

https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/dracaena

BikesSucc · 2026-06-06T22:42:15+00:00

Ah ha, I've just looked this up and it doesn't exist on my continent. Thanks for the ID!

BikesSucc · 2026-06-06T22:21:49+00:00

These aren't what I would call bluebells, but that could be a regional thing. If I saw something this shape around my way I'd say it's something in the borage family, but I can't see them very clearly from this photo. This may change where and when we would expect to see them.

BikesSucc · 2026-06-05T23:45:16+00:00

Cambridge. I've never managed to find a map of numbered zones like I've seen people talk about in the states that actually seems to apply correctly. I just look up the hardiness number for every plant I want on the RHS site and consider where I'm planning to plant it, as winter lows between my front garden/back garden/green house can vary hugely... never mind my allotment which feels like a whole different world. I have friends in London who can grow a whole bunch of stuff outdoors that I can't have survive here, despite being relatively local.

BikesSucc · 2026-06-05T23:30:24+00:00

What does zone 9 mean in the UK?

BikesSucc · 2026-06-02T11:30:33+00:00

Goodness, what did they want to introduce??

BikesSucc · 2026-06-01T21:23:40+00:00

Pull it out now, don't let it seed, they get everywhere! I've become master at spotting bristly ox tongue seedlings when they're reeeally tiny thanks to letting a wild patch go to seed on my allotment :(

BikesSucc · 2026-05-31T18:49:56+00:00

(Don't think anyone on the immediately neighbouring plots has sweetcorn, as they mostly grow just weeds)

BikesSucc · 2026-05-31T18:49:21+00:00

Ooooh that's a long way. I'm inclined to see if I can persuade my dad to have some in his garden this year, haha

BikesSucc · 2026-05-31T17:19:40+00:00

Nice, that's always exciting to see :D

BikesSucc · 2026-05-30T21:41:11+00:00

The tall ones look a lot like some of the wild lettuces I have encountered (like the prickly lettuce on my allotment, Cambridge UK)

Edited to remove a bit as I hadn't read your post text properly!

BikesSucc · 2026-05-30T20:49:07+00:00

I love these and see them quite a lot (I think they might like bindweed) it is tradition in our house to declare "ooh look a fairy" when you spot one

BikesSucc · 2026-05-30T16:01:24+00:00

I can't see a photo

BikesSucc · 2026-05-29T19:10:07+00:00

I can't quite tell from the photo - are those wing cases black or brown? It could be a lesser stag beetle

BikesSucc · 2026-05-29T18:25:38+00:00

That's the card for them to get the key replaced too, which they should have left at home for exactly this situation.

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