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by Arnie
Thu Aug 27, 2020 2:03 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Tall Pea's
Replies: 8
Views: 2799

Tall Pea's

Hi everyone,

Need some recommendations for a tall pea variety please.

Regards

Arnie
by Arnie
Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:23 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: recommendations for blight resistant outdoor tomatoes
Replies: 9
Views: 3038

Re: recommendations for blight resistant outdoor tomatoes

To Westi and Sally Wright,

Thank you for your advice :D its very helpful, I will try the toms you have recommended next year and hopefully will be able to bottle some.

Kind regards

Arnie :wink:
by Arnie
Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:48 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: recommendations for blight resistant outdoor tomatoes
Replies: 9
Views: 3038

recommendations for blight resistant outdoor tomatoes

Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know of a blight resistant outdoor tomatoes preferably a plum type please. My Roma variety have taken a very big blight hit so I have lost this years crop :( :(

Kind Regards

Arnie
by Arnie
Wed Aug 19, 2020 12:22 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Replies: 17
Views: 4176

Re: VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

SO so SORRY OH I hang my head in shame :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: Happy Birthday :D :D

Kind regards

Arnie :oops: :)
by Arnie
Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:59 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Happy Birthday.
Replies: 10
Views: 3524

Re: Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday Primrose, what a thoughtful birthday present, have a great day.

Arnie
by Arnie
Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:09 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Happy Birthday.
Replies: 10
Views: 3125

Re: Happy Birthday.

Hi Everyone,
Thank you all for the birthday wishes :D I am a little bit older but none the wiser :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Arnie :wink:
by Arnie
Thu Jul 30, 2020 11:08 am
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: PEAthetic Pea Crop
Replies: 7
Views: 5162

PEAthetic Pea Crop

I spent yesterday cropping my Alderman pea's and boy were they pathetic worse crop of peas I have ever had and to make matter worse I used pea & bean netting Never ever ever again will I use it it has to be the most obnoxious piece of kit a gardener could use HATE The Stuff . I am ok now had a l...
by Arnie
Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:34 am
Forum: Readers Recipes
Topic: Pickled Gherkin Recipe
Replies: 5
Views: 6134

Re: Pickled Gherkin Recipe

Hi Everyone,
Sorry for not replying sooner, will find out in about 2 weeks if I was successful.

Cheers Arnie
by Arnie
Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:18 pm
Forum: Readers Recipes
Topic: Pickled Gherkin Recipe
Replies: 5
Views: 6134

Pickled Gherkin Recipe

Have any of you kind people ever pickled gherkins I have grown them for this first time this year and fingers crossed it looks like I will be having a bumper crop despite me growing them up canes instead of along wires but that's for next year. Has anybody got a recipe on how to prepare gherkins for...
by Arnie
Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:42 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Bone Flour & Bone Meal
Replies: 6
Views: 2569

Re: Bone Flour & Bone Meal

Dear Arnie, If you want very fine grade bonemeal just get a sieve; there is usually plenty of fine stuff in amongst the rest of the bag. DO NOT use the Cook's sieve! Get your own from a charity or pound shop. Regards Sally Wright. Hi Sally, Thank you excellent idea and it keeps me off the naughty s...
by Arnie
Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:15 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Bone Flour & Bone Meal
Replies: 6
Views: 2569

Re: Bone Flour & Bone Meal

Thank you to you both, looks like its mask on and start grinding bone meal to flour, as I cannot see the boss letting me use the food mixer can you.

Cheers

Arnie
by Arnie
Sat Jul 25, 2020 1:25 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Bone Flour & Bone Meal
Replies: 6
Views: 2569

Bone Flour & Bone Meal

Hi everyone, Can someone please help with this I have an old copy (1942) of Amateur Gardening (Pocket Guide) by A.G.L. Hellyer which gives Fertilisers mixes. One of these mixes calls for Steamed bone flour and I have tried everywhere to get hold it but with no success. Can I use bone meal instead as...
by Arnie
Thu Jul 23, 2020 9:42 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Doing something that reminds you of someone!
Replies: 10
Views: 3221

Re: Doing something that reminds you of someone!

Hi OH, even tho I haven't been logged on for a couple years every Sunday morning once I heard the peel of the Church bells I thought of You and its the same when planting & harvesting peas as for Johnboy its the growing of Beans and his advice on many aspects of growing veg. plus far to many mem...
by Arnie
Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:35 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Hi, its been awhile.
Replies: 6
Views: 2067

Hi, its been awhile.

Not really sure how long its been since I logged on to the Forum, but it has to have been a couple of years :shock: sorry but life kinder got in the way :roll: Hope everyone who remember's me are all well and in good health :wink:

Kind regards

Kevin

(Arnie)
by Arnie
Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:17 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Compost
Replies: 18
Views: 7743

Re: Compost

Sorry about the delay in replying but not enough hours at the moment :( thank you for all your replies and I do remember geoffs posting from a couple of years back, and I will need to refresh myself with all his efforts on this matter.

Kind Regards

Kevin :)