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- Thu May 11, 2006 2:38 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Malvern - Final arrangements
- Replies: 72
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Kevin, if they do put a photo on the site, we could have it enlarged and use it for scaring the wildlife ofF the allotment. It would be better then any scarecrow. I wouldn't want you lot organizing my funeral, thinking about it, if you did i would miss out on all your homemade food again. Have a gr...
- Thu May 11, 2006 12:50 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: How self-sufficient are you?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6619
I have some hazy recollection that an acre is supposed to be enough to grow all a family's vegetable needs for a year. Various acts of parliament limited an allotment plot to no larger than a quarter of an acre and I suspect that with organisation one could grow sufficient on that. It would probably...
- Thu May 11, 2006 12:29 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Aches and pains
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8134
Pace yourself with the digging, only do small amount per visit, certainly no more than an hour and build up to that during the digging season. Do you walk much? If not try regular walks as that will stretch the leg muscles. Do you have a desk based job? If so then the muscles get used to doing not v...
- Thu May 11, 2006 9:43 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Steve's Allotment Diary
- Replies: 45
- Views: 14957
- Thu May 11, 2006 9:33 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Lovage
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4563
Go to http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder.asp although you will need to know that correct Latin as it comes back with three latin names.
Once you go further it will list suppliers and locations.
Once you go further it will list suppliers and locations.
- Thu May 11, 2006 8:58 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Read me!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19983
I like this place and the people who visit it.
The nice things about this forum. It is compact, I tried Allotments 4 All and it is well nigh impossible to use as there are so many sub-forums and threads. GYO forum is similarly over-divided. It is serious about gardening and allied subjects. It allows a narural flow of conversation, as mentioned ...
- Thu May 11, 2006 8:45 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Great info website
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6034
- Thu May 11, 2006 8:25 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Great info website
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6034
Porn Forum
Johnboy, no I did not go there, I have had a quick look now though and well, phew , well you can see why Spudhead had locked out Guest posting eh?
Regards, Peter.
Regards, Peter.
- Wed May 10, 2006 9:38 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Great info website
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6034
Great info website
This week I found http://www.nomoreslugs.com/about/species.php , it is a lovely slimey place.
- Wed May 10, 2006 9:29 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Moss on patio
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2815
- Wed May 10, 2006 8:19 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Germination Story
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9254
Yaayyy.
Looks like I did do it right, hitting on Vivvie's friends method by trial and error.
- Wed May 10, 2006 8:15 am
- Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
- Topic: Weeding safe for chickens.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7468
- Tue May 09, 2006 4:45 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Improvements?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4212
- Tue May 09, 2006 4:14 pm
- Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
- Topic: Weeding safe for chickens.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7468
- Tue May 09, 2006 1:23 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Ribena giving away blackcurrent bushes.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3059
Ribena giving away blackcurrent bushes.
If you buy a tetrapak ready to drink Ribena and have a purple straw then you win (for the price of a stamp) a "Ribena Cutting".