
Indicator if we were up or down, and so Conditional Formatting icon sets cameĪlong in Excel 2007, but not all of these. To compare three lists, I said boy it would be really nice if we had some Tips between the other tips, because after showing yesterday's podcast of how This is not one of the 40 tips in the book. Welcome back to the Mr.Excel in that cast I'mīill Jelen. That I on the top right-hand corner to subscribe.

From the Home tab, open the Paste Dropdown and choose Linked Picture. Select the first Tuesday cell in the pivot table.

With the same range selected, press Ctrl + C to copy. With the same range selected, now select Home, Conditional Formatting, Manage Rules, Edit Rule. (I have no idea why Microsoft called this option Three Triangles, when it is clearly Two Triangles and a Dash.) Select the two-column range showing the sign of the change and then select Home, Conditional Formatting, Icon Sets, 3 Triangles. Asking for the SIGN(I6-H6) will provide either +1, 0, or -1. In the figure below, the difference between I6 and H6 is 3, but you just want to record this as a positive change. Somewhere outside the pivot table, add columns to show increases or decreases.

The greener and fresher the better.There is a super-obscure way to add up/down markers to a pivot table to indicate an increase or a decrease. It’s a great way of killing off weeds with seed heads. Use the DIY liquid fertiliser on the garden or compost heap. Tino also makes a weed tea, by filling a netting bag with weeds, weighing it down in a bucket of water for at least two days, stirring regularly. Joi makes a delicious gnocchi from the nettles, and the rest are composted. Tino slashs and mows weeds before they flower then chip them out by hand, but he also tries to squeeze them out by planting densely. Perennial weeds such as bracken live for more than one year, so are better indicators of soil condition than annual weeds, which may be a one-off fluke brought in by birds or the wind.Ī mixed community of weeds with many species is a better indicator of soil health than just one species. However, the bracken, like many other weeds, is colonizing the site and will protect it against the sun and weather erosion. Sedges and nut grass are usually found in waterlogged heavy soils.īracken is often found in soils that are nutrient depleted, but also when it’s been disturbed or over-grazed. Thistles, chickweed and purslane also indicate fertility.Ĭlover and other weeds that fix their own nitrogen can be a sign the soil is lacking in nitrogen.ĭandelion, flatweed and oniongrass are supported by poor soils that lack structure.ĭock and plantain indicate the soil is likely to be acidic and heavy. If the growth is stunted or leaves are yellow, it would show the soil is lacking in nitrogen. Tino interprets a few weeds for us:Ĭapeweed and Stinging Nettles are signs of nutrient-rich, cultivated soil. But weeds aren’t all bad news - they can tell you a lot about your soil too. As your plants just kick off, it often means your garden starts filling up with weeds, too.
