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At this point the jokes are making themselves up. James

I've never heard of it used in that context. Every day's a school day :D James

I've always called them that, though I've never known the origin of the term. I note they're quite often just called "frame nails"...

I glue the side bars to the top bar and then staple with 25mm staples, from the top down into the side bars. If I had one-piece bottom...

The only type to have now I've got the hang of growing it properly. The difference in taste between home-grown and bought from a shop...

I think PVA is generally only water resistant, so may fail if it is immersed? James

There are also some tomato varieties from areas with short growing seasons that fruit earlier thereby avoiding the worst effects of...

I really don't think so. I've never seen a habanero that wasn't "wrinkly". Do a search for "cherry bomb chile pepper" and look at...

Hive moved. Double brood nine-over-nine and I could barely lift it and stagger where I needed it to go. Hopefully they won't be...

Talking of wasps... I've just put a travelling screen on a hive that I need to move tonight. As a few people have mentioned here...

The best I can do is: Caesar adsum iam forte Pompeii aderat Caesar sic in omnibus Pompeii sic inat James

Hmmm. So... The bees are fed syrup before the ivy gets into full flower. But the bees still go out and forage on ivy, bringing more...

Cyser? James

Ok, so there are a few bubbles in the one on the right, but it had only been in the jar a couple of minutes... The jar on the left is...

Habaneros are not that smooth in my experience; they have a more "wrinkled" shape. Yours look more like one of the "cherry" varieties...