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- Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:12 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Raised Beds - Soft or hard wood?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 26513
Re: Raised Beds - Soft or hard wood?
Very interesting Barney and one of the reasons I'm so restricted when it comes to a greenhouse. I still have plenty of space if you ignore our paddock, though none of that space is suited to a greenhouse without spoiling something else. The original log-store was a temporary structure on the paddoc...
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:47 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: St David's Day
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1636
Re: St David's Day
Not a vegetable, but I always think of apples as England's contribution.
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:13 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: OAP increase
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3216
Re: OAP increase
Shallot Man wrote:Motherwoman. Contemplating taking the Memsahib on a cruise. The Woolwhich ferry comes to mind.
There is a rather old joke about the Woolwich Ferry, but I believe I've posted it here before.
- Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:19 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: What a great resource, but ...........
- Replies: 38
- Views: 11257
Re: What a great resource, but ...........
This forum is my daily "fix", usually around the time of the Archers on the radio which I have listened to for nigh on 60 years and my OH heartily dislikes. It's amazing what range of questions are answered by members, even if the reply takes some time in coming. What saddens me, though, ...
- Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:22 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Capilllary Matting
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4433
Re: Capilllary Matting
:D at above two replies Dare I venture to suggest that it has been a long long time since a banana boat last used the Thames, probably about the time HMS Troutbridge sailed the airwaves. Conversation has bought back to mind the times of my youth when my parents frequently dealt with door to door sa...
- Fri Jan 09, 2015 6:34 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Je suis Charlie
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3362
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:23 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Burning Issues of the Day
- Replies: 85
- Views: 22384
Re: Burning Issues of the Day
Tues 30th Dec Like many people we try to recycle useful items and are forever building up our stock of jars with lids ready for the new seasons marmalade / jam / preserve making sessions My issue is with companies who use label adhesives that are almost impossible to remove. The label part comes of...
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:22 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Chilterns seeds catalogue
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1997
Re: Chilterns seeds catalogue
oldherbaceous wrote:Dear Diane, i recieved mine today, too. But unlike yours, mine has all the pages present.....looking at the wonderful things on these pages, i would say they will sell out of these seeds within a couple of days...
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- Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:08 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Compost accelerator
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8264
Re: Compost accelerator
oldherbaceous wrote:Dear Monika, i bet you dread it when the compost bin is nearly full, as it must be a nightmare trying to scramble up, to get on top of the heap.
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/lifemarque-shewee-p99638
- Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:27 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
- Replies: 1388
- Views: 689680
Re: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
The maid asked for a raise, and the wife was upset. She asked, "Now, Helen, why do you think you deserve a pay increase?" Helen: "There are three reasons. The first is that I iron better than you." Wife: "Who said that?" Helen: "Your husband." Wife: "Oh.&...
- Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:00 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: a way of using excessive vegatables
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2343
Re: a way of using excessive vegatables
Doesn't sound like St.Helens to me.
- Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:25 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Time to start the precautionary-winter-lard-up.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8001
Re: Time to start the precautionary-winter-lard-up.
I must admit, over the last couple of years, i put a few pounds on over the Winter months. This is more down to bacon dumplings and stew and dumplings and many more heavy wnter meals....i do hae a soft spot for dumplimgs and they would draw me many miles... Any dumplings, or Cook's particularly ?
- Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:37 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Please can we have some more 'funnies'?
- Replies: 1388
- Views: 689680
- Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:11 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Reverse seasons?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2841
Re: Reverse seasons?
Only if you plant them upside down.
- Mon Sep 29, 2014 5:48 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Late Summer bits and bobs.
- Replies: 53
- Views: 12522
Re: Late Summer bits and bobs.
Dear Westi, what is a, "C" year? It's nice to see how positive you are on the things that have done well, rather than the things that haven't been quite as good. And that is exactly what you must do in gardening. it's been a 'C' year - still taking ouctdoor c ucumbers, c arrots without an...