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by robo
Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:41 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Stone shortage
Replies: 43
Views: 9900

Re: Stone shortage

I don't bother growing stones I stick with my asbestos bush and my bicycle spares tree both of which are doing really well on the plot,
by robo
Wed Apr 06, 2016 2:32 pm
Forum: Growing places
Topic: Pots or beds?
Replies: 23
Views: 21679

Re: Pots or beds?

My wife grows cherry tomatoes , she has them everywhere in summer in pots in the pollytunnel in hanging baskets even in troughs (the cheap plastic ones) gives far more away than we eat
by robo
Wed Apr 06, 2016 2:28 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs - 2016.
Replies: 166
Views: 33928

Re: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs.

Briggs and Stratton engine as good as anything made
by robo
Wed Apr 06, 2016 2:22 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR JOHNBOY
Replies: 13
Views: 3519

Re: BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR JOHNBOY

All the best hope you have many ,many, more
by robo
Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:18 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs - 2016.
Replies: 166
Views: 33928

Re: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs.

Must be a clever Fox as he or she has planted onions as well as there are none growing in the raised beds on the picture above, is there a driving range near bye
by robo
Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:17 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs - 2016.
Replies: 166
Views: 33928

Re: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs.

A fetish on compost , that could be a first
by robo
Mon Apr 04, 2016 1:26 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Apropos Grape Roots - our old place.
Replies: 7
Views: 2034

Re: Apropos Grape Roots - our old place.

It's a bit different from the end terrace with gas lights and toilet down the yard with half the roof missing that I started life in
by robo
Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:09 pm
Forum: Growing places
Topic: Grape roots outside of polytunnel?
Replies: 12
Views: 7042

Re: Grape roots outside of polytunnel?

I planted a vine in my new pollytunnel last week and I was faced with the same problem I decided to plant the vine in the corner I think the roots will grow more outside than in
by robo
Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:22 am
Forum: Growing places
Topic: Raised bed orientation
Replies: 23
Views: 10221

Re: Raised bed orientation

on our plot we have ten raised beds all 12 x 4 feet I also have an area where I grow spuds and beans our problem is clay, most of the plot it's half a spade down it's no good trying to dig it as I drilled an 8 inch diameter hole with the idea to make a drainage point I drilled down 10 feet and was s...
by robo
Sat Apr 02, 2016 10:59 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs - 2016.
Replies: 166
Views: 33928

Re: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs.

We have three garden centres with in a five mile radius each has a posh cafe you can buy coats and shoes ,boots ,and slippers in them all ,as well as oak tables and other oak furniture all being pushed by a large firm on the goggle box at present, any type of patio furniture you want is there , I've...
by robo
Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:43 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: A P(l)otted History Part 4, April 2016 Onward
Replies: 33
Views: 8006

Re: A P(l)otted History Part 4, April 2016 Onward

Looks very much like an April fool especially the part that says before 12 noon :D :D
by robo
Thu Mar 31, 2016 3:53 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: When do you take notice of best before dates on seed packs?
Replies: 32
Views: 10490

Re: When do you take notice of best before dates on seed packs?

I've just opened some Bulgarian giant leek seeds it says to use by 01-2020 that's seems a long time to me
by robo
Tue Mar 29, 2016 8:50 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs - 2016.
Replies: 166
Views: 33928

Re: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs.

We had a lemon tree grown from a pip it lasted around eight years my wife loved the smell it omitted I have no sense of smell so I did not appreciate it ,we left it in the greenhouse one year a bit longer than we should have done that was the end of it
by robo
Mon Mar 28, 2016 7:05 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs - 2016.
Replies: 166
Views: 33928

Re: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs.

Hi plumpudding, I got a phone call from a person asking to speak to me ,not recognising the phone number I pressed the red button on the call blocker ,later I returned the call to get an answer machine telling me it was aldi customer care so I sent an email apologizing then I opened an email they ha...
by robo
Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:35 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs - 2016.
Replies: 166
Views: 33928

Re: Welcome Spring, Bits and Bobs.

Went to our local aldi this morning one of the things I bought was a lemon plant complete with a lemon, when I got home from the plot I decided to read the label which states in two places "do not eat " I've sent aldi an email to ask why but I'm not expecting a response