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- Wed May 13, 2020 6:17 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Sad
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4828
Re: Sad
The only dog I've ever owned was a beloved golden retriever and when i saw that Nigel had died, I just sat down and cried. I loved watching him on GW and followed him on Twitter. Sad day.
- Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:04 am
- Forum: Growing Advice for beginners
- Topic: Mange tout, Rodney, mange tout
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8172
Re: Mange tout, Rodney, mange tout
You remind me of some long ago neighbours. The lady of the house and her son were Chinese and he was learning English. He came home from school and told his parents he had eaten "man get out" peas at lunch.
I never think them as anything else
I never think them as anything else
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:19 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Allowable exercise
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12728
Re: Allowable exercise
As gardening is exercise and our allotment is a 5 minute walk/one minute drive away, we intend to go there and take lunch. We can safely spend time there with some hope of staying sane!
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 3:14 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Very early Spring Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 173
- Views: 40328
Re: Very early Spring Bits and Bobs.
I had one like that last year. I gave it every chance but nothing came of it. A blind seedling I believe.
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 6:45 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Very early Spring Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 173
- Views: 40328
Re: Very early Spring Bits and Bobs.
What a fabulous day on the allotment. Arrived and cooked breakfast at 9am and home just as the sun went down. Exhausted but loads done, seen lots of other plot holders, all at a safe distance and sunshine all day.
It makes you believe that things will get better, however long it takes.
It makes you believe that things will get better, however long it takes.
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:14 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Very early Spring Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 173
- Views: 40328
Re: Very early Spring Bits and Bobs.
I'm using our allotment to social distance and if necessary self isolate. We have individual plot fences and gates so it can easily be done. I retired two weeks ago, what a start to the easy life
I am very concerned that locals find out we have two toilet rolls up there though
I am very concerned that locals find out we have two toilet rolls up there though
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:36 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: new compost?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1435
Re: new compost?
I'm very willing to take on a sackful for "composting". I could guarantee I'd recycle them...
- Tue Feb 25, 2020 1:11 pm
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: I'm not good at following recipes.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12429
Re: I'm not good at following recipes.
Shortly to be dead, I would think!
- Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:32 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: An odd composting question
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7274
Re: An odd composting question
oldherbaceous wrote:Probably kept the plants warmer....
I do recall that the wool had very good water retention, compared to the other baskets...
- Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:15 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: An odd composting question
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7274
Re: An odd composting question
Gardeners world had an experiment with a woolly jumper versus regular hanging basket liner a few years back, I think in Titchmarsh days. Wool came out on top for all sorts of reasons.
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:15 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Sunshine corner
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2123
Re: Sunshine corner
How beautiful
- Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:56 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Down and Dirty.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4668
Re: Down and Dirty.
We always buy ours from Centre Sales Gloves (CSM) at shows like Malvern. Always a special show offer on and always the same guy selling them!
We also got some "pond" gloves from them which are fabulous on wet days as they are waterproof and long so tuck right up your sleeves.
We also got some "pond" gloves from them which are fabulous on wet days as they are waterproof and long so tuck right up your sleeves.
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:49 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Down and Dirty.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4668
Re: Down and Dirty.
I agree Monika, wool does catch on rough hands. Until I wore gloves I could only knit or do my embroidery because of the state of my hands. I now wear Showa gloves that are like a second skin and I love them.
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:46 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Hapt Birthday.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3247
Re: Hapt Birthday.
Happy birthday Peter
Why has Alan posted you an image of someone planting out a cannabis plant?
Why has Alan posted you an image of someone planting out a cannabis plant?
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:44 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Happiness is...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3737
Re: Happiness is...
My husband and I spent half an hour yesterday, in a force 9 gale and horizontal rain (sleet at times) unloading 25 large bags of manure out of our van and onto our allotment compost bins. We were cold. We were wet. We couldn't have been happier.