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This probably doesn't belong in the tom thread, but here are the first chili peppers...

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Looking good.

Grief my fingers are still tingling,did some weeding before coming up here to play. Why do small stinging nettles hide so well?

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I wear gloves - only because I try to keep my hands clean so patients aren't put off. It also stops those stings

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I really should get some latex or something like gloves-bog standard gardening gloves are fine for rough work but not for weeding amongst plants

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Yes, I cannot wear thick gardening gloves for weeding. I wear thin latex free gloves (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/100-NITRILE-DI...#ht_1158wt_911). You can buy latex ones on ebay (these black ones look menacing and may scare the weeds into submission) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLACK-Latex-Ta...#ht_600wt_1137

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I'm happy to say we don't have stinging nettles, but we do have .... poison ivy! I react very badly to it so wear those thin latex gloves around it too.

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It's like Hitchcocks "The Birds" here . . . the little beggars are pinching lumps outta my lovely toms . . . I just stapled netting on the open vent and door . . . wonder what they'll do for breakfast tomorrow ?

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One of mine is starting to color; I'll put a mesh bag on it to fend off the birds and squirrel!

Bagged it this afternoon:
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Oh dear . . . it's not birds thieving the toms . . . it's either mice or squirrels . . . another six fruits half eaten this morning . . . I shall have to post a Rottie on sentry duty in the greenhouse at nights . . . they could work it in shifts you know . . . .

On second thoughts the noise'll get the neighbours up at the crack of dawn . . . any suggestions please.

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Borrow a cat? Leia would gladly take care of the mice She doesn't do squirrels, however.

You probably have too many to bag in mesh.....