thanks for the clue, Old H., I think I've finally guessed! Unless there's another village in Beds with lions nearby......

Our Lidl's takes debit cards - not sure about credit cards. i do get annoyed with them though 'cos they don't have baskets. the number of times I've had to search the shelves for an empty box to pinch and fill 'cos I haven't had a £1 coin for a trolley...

No such suggstion intended, Old H., I was just trying to think of posh villages with a "big house".
I'll go and plant some herbs instead.....

Posher than Wootton, Old H? Impossible! with the delightful smells wafting across from Brogborough landfill and the magnificent views of Stewartby brickworks?! You must be mistaken!
Is there a hospice in your village ??

Good day here in Northants too! finished planting out the spuds and also got the onions and Jerulsalem artichoke in. (well, hubby did while I sat and planted 100 peat seed pot thingies with a variety of cabbage, caulies, brussels, spinach, lettuce etc etc)all available window sill space is now taken...

I'm very new to this forum so not sure how important my opinion is, but I agree with all the other "posters".I only belong to one other forum & that has separate areas for members and non members(but there is a cost involved). As others have said, joining the KG forum costs nothing and...

Good idea,Johnboy, I'll try that as well!

Thanks

thanks everyone -I'll try all recommendations and am relieved to know I haven't got to tell my son to sacrifice his football/cricket pitch for the sake of a seed bed!

Thanks again - I knew I could rely on you!

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I am new to all this... Lots of the gardening books & magazines I'm reading (along with the seed packets) refer to starting things off in seed beds and then transplanting. I've got 2 veg. patches each approx 17' square and am about to start digging a third...

I, too, have a cherry tree thay I'm waiting to plant. I'm also waiting for it to warm up a bit before I go out and invest in some fruit bushes(blackberry, redcurrant and white currant) Veg. plot # 2 is awaiting it's 2nd digging (the garden used to be a field until a few months ago) but plt #1 is rea...

Thanks folks. I've been reading the site for a while but hadn't plucked up courage to post! But now I have, prepare for lots of questions! In the meantime: Q: What do you call a man who stands between two houses? A: Ali Q: What do you call a man between two houses on the second storey? A: Alistair

What do you a call a man with no arms,no legs but who still manages to swim the Channel?
Clever Dick
Sorry - probably not the best way to introduce myself on my first posting!

Any alternatives to chickens?? We've just acquired some extra land at the bottom of our,previously, tiny garden and we've spent the last few weekends eagerly digging our first veg.plot. the land was just open field previously but I didn't know that could course it's own problems! what do these worms...