🌱Gary Dickenson 🇪🇺🇱🇻🇬🇧🇺🇦

Latvian history question, Any idea how the letter/message from the UK 1918 to the Latvian national council that it was de facto recognised travelled to Latvia? Was it by courier overland or by telegraph etc? It took less than a week that’s all I know.

@ryantpugh @UKWX_ Hoping to get some gardening done?

@UKWX_ Will we get anything in Norfolk?...

Rainfall totals forecast by the end of Monday. General consensus is for large rainfall totals across S & E parts of Ireland, S/SW England and S Wales. Some parts seeing 40-50mm of rain.

@JSatrovskis Pop culture of my childhood :)

Šodien, mazliet, Terminatora stilā. Prasās vēl sarkanu LED acī :D Bet ja nopietni, tad visai satraucošs notikums dabas vērotājam - tiku pie jaunas acs lēcas ar 46.5mm fokusa attālumu :) oriģinālā bija sadomājusi ļoti priekšlaicīgi aizduļķoties.

@JSatrovskis I see LTV used it :)

Ziemeļblāzma 02.09.2025.

@JSatrovskis Beidzot zilas debesis 😂

Desmit minūtes slapjā mežā un saujiņa gļotsēņu kabatā.

@offgridstone I have an open mind about this so was pleased to see you having a go but when that bloke opened his mouth I couldn’t help but wonder if he was on crack! There’s a guy Chris Winters The Fertile Current) who is a farmer using it and seems to speak with knowledge.

My Latest Garden Endeavour is ELECTRIFYING! #ELECTROCULTURE

6 years after emigrating to Latvia Rightmove in the UK have written as they feel maybe I’m no longer looking for a property in the UK 😂

Apparently somewhere on X a little video I made about living here is doing the rounds 207k views on IG, just a tad little crazy :)

@40PercentGerman Ha I knew what that word was without even looking it up. Same issues here, people are crazy about drafts, drives me mad we can’t have a door or window open in the middle of summer - ‘caurvēja’ that brings all sorts of evils in…

We have a new colleague in the office, freshly arrived in Germany. They just asked another colleague why the windows aren’t open, even though it’s blisteringly hot. I’m now watching them learn about the many dangers of Zugluft in summer. Welcome to Germany baby!

@JSatrovskis A cake from the same baker? :)

Gļotsēņu mazdārziņš

@StupakDarren @offgridstone @YouTube A fool and their money are easily parted?

@offgridstone @YouTube My easiest way of debunking it is. If global warming and climate change is such a big issue why do the ultra wealthy still invest along the coast lines of the world?

I bought into the climate scam for many years. This is the video that totally woke me up to the outright lies and manipulation with the climate agenda. Prof. Tim Ball provides a comprehensive overview of the eugenic origins ... youtu.be/M1VJtER2IUE?si… via @YouTube

@BadgerMash They say here the number of times the cuckoo calls is the number of years left to live. It’s looking positive so far :) on the call thing it sounds like a mash up with a magpie or jay.

@GaryDickenson In my childhood, there was a rhyme about cuckoos, of which I only remember the end, which went "...In June he changes his tune,. In July he's ready to fly." When we still had cuckoos, I never noticed any variation, but it must have been based on something.

Are all cuckoos fitted with a wahwah peddle or is it just Latvian ones?

Hello @NordVPN why does it cost twice as much to renew as it does for a new plan. When you reward my loyalty I’ll consider renewing.

@LoveGrowingVeg @SamczykMira Think I paid around that for 6mm panels 3m x 2.1m. Someone in America commented that the price would be twice as much over there.

@SamczykMira @GaryDickenson I got the 4mm standard greenhouse sized sheets from eBay at ebay.co.uk/itm/2838170322… cheapest I could find. Cheaper to buy these than larger size panels 🤪 mine cost around £400 (timber and sheets), used some of my own stuff and a bought one would be well over a grand

Finally I have a finished building my part insulated polycarbonate greenhouse and starting to fill with plants which have been telling me to hurry up 😆 I’m not quite sure where to put stuff but giving toms max headroom. At least it’s nice and tall so won’t bump my head 💚🌱😊💪

New control panel for the greenhouse is looking real nice. A lot of pre planning this time is paying off.

@LoveGrowingVeg Yeah sure, same ol. I built mine 3 years ago and documented it all on YT and updates of wins and failures, if I can be of any help then do let me know.

@GaryDickenson Thanks for info. I very much see this as work in progress. At the moment I’m just pleased I have a decent size greenhouse in an ideal position. Really want to investigate utilising solar to heat and ventilate in the future. For now I need to catch up on the garden tasks 😊

@LoveGrowingVeg Well it can be a work in progress, mine is. There is some balancing to do so if you do the side walls it will protect cold nights more effectively but then it will be hotter on the hot days so that needs solving, I have shade netting and this year will do better ventilating.

@GaryDickenson South facing yes 😆I did consider side walls and still might at a later stage. This was very much a rush job. I think with hindsight I should have insulated at least half of each side (with materials I already have) and with the money saved spent extra on better polycarbonate.

@AndyWoodturner Essentially. Anything you use once a year on show, everything else away. OK enough of the tool showmanship, I can not compete :)

@GaryDickenson Does that mean having stuff to hand?

I was sent a soldering iron for review. Runs off a drill battery, so, very portable. Works perfectly. So…obvs…if it’s portable, everything you need with it, ought to be, right?