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- Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:56 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: GEE-UP on the menu
- Replies: 52
- Views: 19246
Re: GEE-UP on the menu
It makes you wonder what the next cock up will be, radio active fish ? That nuclear reactor is still polluting the sea big fish travel great distances and currents can spread it
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:30 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: petition for mre allotments
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2723
petition for mre allotments
Thought you all might like to support this petition for more allotments ?
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:43 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Foxes
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9391
Re: Foxes
What really makes me angry is when London Boroughs round up their urban foxes and dump them in the country where they cause havoc - the country fox is indeed a different creature.
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:32 am
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: What has everyone started off?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 28133
Re: What has everyone started off?
It's more wet than snowy here - the roses are starting into growth and I noticed that garlic that I planted roound the roses last year and forgot has leaves about 4-5inches already!
- Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:58 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: GEE-UP on the menu
- Replies: 52
- Views: 19246
Re: GEE-UP on the menu
thankfully no meat in my diet, but my partner complains that even the most expensive sausages seem to contain mostly bready cereal. I wonder what analysis of sausages might turn up !
- Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:49 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Birthday Boy....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6036
Re: Birthday Boy....
Happy Birthday Peter, have fun, and may your life and garden flourish
- Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:46 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: What has everyone started off?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 28133
Re: What has everyone started off?
An overwintered chilli is flowering on my windowsill it has ripe fruit too ! Planting broad beans, ,cape gooseberries, more chilli, tomatilloes, early peas and sweet peas in eco card containers, onion sets to use as eary spring onions under cloches with some strawberries. that's just the first wave,...
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:43 pm
- Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
- Topic: Sprout eating kitten
- Replies: 36
- Views: 16504
Re: Sprout eating kitten
enjoyed the pics of your veggie cat, surprising what they will eat, ours likes peas picks them up in claws one at a time
my dog was funny though - pinched a chilli out of my basket, then ran about trying to ease the hot lips. lol
my dog was funny though - pinched a chilli out of my basket, then ran about trying to ease the hot lips. lol
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:16 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Allotments - priceless.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3546
Re: Allotments - priceless.
For anyone getting fed up waiting for an allotment check out this video first of three - why wait lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8TwUa_r ... detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ3vbynE ... detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbtR27Jb ... detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8TwUa_r ... detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ3vbynE ... detailpage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbtR27Jb ... detailpage
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:45 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Kitchen Garden magazine.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5763
Re: Kitchen Garden magazine.
Generally mags are getting so expensive I think twice now and only get one occasionally if really interesting. or with special offers of use. Some mags are stuffed with advertising and very pricey for little real content.
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:32 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: GEE-UP on the menu
- Replies: 52
- Views: 19246
Re: GEE-UP on the menu
Shallotman, yes they do screw their suppliers as low as they like, and will do so all the time we shop there instead of from local suppliers, they rake profits off into offshore accounts and don't reinvest in the local economy, so we get poorer and poorer and they turn the screw some more ! Think be...
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:12 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: E U Referendum
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10356
Re: E U Referendum
broad ing man, there are a lot more informative videos at occupii.org. Yes Cameron is pulling the wool over our eyes, oil has peaked and is in decline we only discover one barrel for every four we use - to grow the economy we need oil - we hit a ceiling and it will get worse as the oil decines furth...
- Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:56 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: "Pappy" satsumas & oranges
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4600
Re: "Pappy" satsumas & oranges
gallotments, I get my citrus fruit from riverford, only once have I ever needed to complain and I got a prompt replacement and no quibble and that was not over fruit and veg, but baked goods, that had bits of packaging in it, just someones carelessness. Their meat is expensive but veg and fruit is c...
- Sun Jan 06, 2013 12:48 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Very sad news
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3362
Re: Very sad news
How sad Catherine, it must have come as a bit of a shock, hugs. Unfortunately mental health seems to have become the poor relation in the NHS. May your friend rest in peace. Will you get the opportunity to say your goodbyes at the funeral perhaps?
- Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:05 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Cheery start to the year
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11105
Re: Cheery start to the year
Bulbs showing through here too, and the rosemary is flowering, the blackbirds are enjoying the last few grapes that did not ripen and the land cress strawberries spring onions and beans are growing strongly. Sadly my mum died today - had been very poorly for quite a while but peaceful at the end, th...