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2026 Season

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by tigerburnie » Tue Dec 30, 2025 1:15 pm

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Already under way up here, Onions were sown a few weeks ago and are already shooting up in the conservatory, Red Baron again as we got on well with...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Jan 07, 2026 6:37 pm
Raised beds

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by Myrkk » Mon Nov 24, 2025 3:41 pm

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Hi Everyone. I’ve now grown in our inherited raised beds for two years now and for both the yield has been disappointing. First year I was just...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Mon Dec 29, 2025 4:29 pm
Straw bale gardening

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by mr-cecil » Sat Oct 22, 2016 12:31 pm

Hi there,
I wondered if anyone has tried this approach.
In theory, it looks like you could get some earlier and later crops using it.

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Last post by Westi
Sat May 24, 2025 7:20 pm
Protection for Brassicas

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by Ian Foster » Wed Dec 18, 2024 10:41 am

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Good morning,

In have an allotment and have tried to grow

Brussels, Cabbage, Cauliflower

However, they have suffered with caterpillar and bird...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Dec 18, 2024 7:09 pm
2024 season begins

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by tigerburnie » Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:54 pm
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Need to get cracking.....................................
just sowed my Onion seeds in the heated propagator, 36 white sturon and 36 Robinsons...
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Last post by Myrkk
Thu Aug 29, 2024 5:17 pm
Season coming to an end

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by tigerburnie » Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:22 pm

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Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:22 pm
Solar Grow Lights

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by Myrkk » Mon Jul 08, 2024 2:58 pm

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Has anyone used these? I like the idea of using a shed for starting off seeds etc but all the solar lights I’ve looked at get terrible reviews....

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Last post by Westi
Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:53 pm
Root control pot?

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by Stravaig » Fri Jul 05, 2024 12:45 pm

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I want to grow my own curry leaves ( ) I wanted to do this ages ago but it didn't suit our nomadic lifestyle. Also, at that time many plant nurseries...

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Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:36 pm
Root trainers

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by Myrkk » Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:49 am

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Got some of these for my birthday along with a propagator and a sub to KG Mag (yaaaaaaay).

I’ve never used root trainers. Are they good for all...

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Sat May 11, 2024 12:21 am
solar irrigation system

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by vivienz » Sun Mar 31, 2024 4:47 pm

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Has anyone tried these?
I'm having a look as although I can run a hose on a time out to my greenhouses, our water flow and pressure are so low, the...

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Last post by Colin2016
Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:43 pm
Greenhouses

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by Myrkk » Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:57 am

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OMG, how expensive they’ve become! Went around the local Dobbie’s and nowt much under £2k. Sadly (or not, depending upon how you look at it lol),...

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Thu Oct 19, 2023 12:20 pm
New walk-in brassica cage & measuring!

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by AdrienneRobinson » Mon Oct 09, 2023 6:43 pm

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I’ve just bought a walk in cage for my brassicas as I’ve got a long standing back problem that’s only getting more problematic as I get older, and...

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Last post by AdrienneRobinson
Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:57 pm
2023 season begins..................

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by tigerburnie » Mon Dec 19, 2022 3:41 pm
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Just sowed my Onion seeds and put them in the propagator, Sturon and Mammoth Red, half a tray of each, should give me around a hundred Onions. As I...
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Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:19 am
Tunnel automatic opener

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by Westi » Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:11 pm

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I have not noticed by tunnel vents opening but tbh I have not been looking exactly, just working all around the plots. I was thinking about this as...

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Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:16 pm
Potatoes in containers?

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by Stravaig » Sat Jan 28, 2023 9:21 am
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I've seen a few adverts for growing potatoes in containers and am thinking about trying it. (We don't currently have a garden, just a large roof...
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Last post by Stravaig
Tue Jan 31, 2023 5:37 pm
Spring preparation.

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by snooky » Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:45 pm

Last round of chemotherapy this week then a C.T. scan and then the Surgeons get their hands on me followed by up to week in hospital post-op and at...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:13 am
Does anybody absail?

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by Stephen » Wed Mar 04, 2020 7:24 pm

I saw this in Paris.
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And there is the undergardener centre in the second one (without absailing...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Dec 28, 2022 7:19 pm
Starting again from scratch - help & advice please

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by Stravaig » Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:00 am

After moving from pillar to post for months on end, we've now managed to rent a flat in Kent - for a year - ie some stability.

(We had 11 darned...

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Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:23 pm
A view of my garden

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:53 am
Polytunnel Guttering

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by Westi » Thu Jun 23, 2022 6:57 pm
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I've probably asked this before but a quick glance back at the thread seems it must have been ages ago.

I want to capture any rainfall off the...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:51 am
Greenhouse shade netting

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by HelenH » Fri May 29, 2020 9:17 am

Anyone able to give me some advice about greenhouse shading please? Does it work better to have just one ‘sheet’ of netting draped over the entire...

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Last post by faizanmazhar00
Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:10 am
Stored heat for tunnel.

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by Westi » Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:05 pm

The tunnel is not heated but I know a lot of people use buckets of water & stuff to offer stored warmth transference in their tunnel. Anyone do...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Feb 07, 2022 8:27 pm
Hoop tunnel polythene help

Last post by Geoff
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by justjools » Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:05 pm

Hi, I am making a simple 2m x 2m, 0.75 metre high hoop tunnel and I have been looking for some inexpensive polythene for the job. I have looked at...

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:22 pm
Pots or beds?

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by Geoff » Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:44 pm
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Do you think Peppers, Chillis and Aubergines do better in a greenhouse / polytunnel bed or in large pots?

I'm pretty sure I have read somewhere that...
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Last post by robo
Thu Aug 26, 2021 5:00 pm
Protecting young plants from cold

Last post by Primrose
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by HelenH » Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:02 am
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I have quite an array of young tomato plants, cucumbers, herbs and courgettes initially started off indoors that have been transferred to my unheated...
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Last post by Primrose
Sat Jun 19, 2021 11:29 am
Type of pot to use in greenhouse/conservatory

Last post by Janet K. Sullivan
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by poppy123 » Fri Mar 26, 2021 12:07 pm

Hello. Does anyone have any advice on what is the best pot to use in a double glazed greenhouse/conservatory please? I am thinking of moving my...

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Last post by Janet K. Sullivan
Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:14 am
Fixing Greenhouse!

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by Westi » Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:32 pm
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Hi All!

I have had a bit of a disaster with the laminate I bought to replace the glass broken by the future David Beckham's from the school behind....
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Last post by robo
Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:07 am
Tunnel too damp!

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by Westi » Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:41 pm

Anyone got any ideas to dry out the tunnel a bit. With all the rain it is continuously damp inside where it seeps under the buried cover, luckily...

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Last post by robo
Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:03 am
Growing lights

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by vivienz » Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:16 pm

There's an interesting article in the new KG magazine on this and how to go grow microgreens, too.

Being tighter than two coats of paint, I think I...

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Last post by Kayburton
Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:06 am
Cauliflower

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by Boprosisl » Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:50 pm

Hi all. I am looking for varieties of cauliflower which, at the stage when they are not yet planting flowers, are able to survive our winter under...

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Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:50 pm
Hanging basket compost bags for tomatoes

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by DMcL » Wed May 06, 2020 12:54 pm

This is another proposed experiment.

I could not get hold of standard growbags this year but there were 40 litre HB compost bags at 3 for £11at a...

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Last post by Westi
Wed May 06, 2020 7:53 pm
Greenhouse ventilation

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by vivienz » Sun Apr 26, 2020 3:30 pm

The weather is set to cool to somewhere near normal (whatever that is, these days) next week and we may even get a bit of the wet stuff. This week,...

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Last post by peter
Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:06 pm
Allotment.

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by snooky » Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:29 pm

Having survived a bout of this Coronavirus,I have been able go to my newly acquired allotment.It was very clean and I was able tp plant it up...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:59 pm
Shading for greenhouse already?

Last post by vivienz
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by vivienz » Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:44 pm

I transferred my tomato seedlings to an unheated greenhouse late last week. Initially, I was concerned that they might get a bit chilly overnight,...

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Last post by vivienz
Thu Apr 23, 2020 9:10 am
Build your own Greenhouse - March 2020 issue

Last post by Westi
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by Chr1sParf1tt » Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:23 pm

I would like to have a go at building the greenhouse featured in the March 2020 edition, please could you give me a pointer as to which retailers...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:09 pm
Quality of purchased compost

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by vivienz » Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:28 pm

I recently bought a bulk bag of compost from Compost Direct as we need quite a bit with setting up the new kitchen garden. Also, most of the garden...

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Last post by vivienz
Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:19 pm
SEED SUPPLIERS

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by Compo » Thu Apr 16, 2020 7:37 pm

Just thought it would be good to find out how people are getting on with Mail order seeds and plants. I am now 2 weeks waiting for a dobies seed...

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Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:18 am
Two tier gardening

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by Primrose » Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:48 am

I was looking at Elmigo,s new garden and admiring his determination to make use of every single inch of growing space in it.

This led me to wonder...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:36 am
Planting ideas please

Last post by Stephen
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by Stephen » Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:37 pm

Bearing mind mind this thread:

I'm looking for ideas on what to plant outside the kitchen of the hostel, so ideally I'd like to put herbs in here....

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Last post by Stephen
Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:58 pm
Greenhouse anchoring?

Last post by Primrose
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by Elmigo » Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:53 pm

This year is my first time in a garden and we're building a greenhouse in it. It's not an expensive glass greenhouse, rather a cheaper one made of...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:57 pm
Recycled Plastic Boards

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by Geoff » Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:41 pm

I have a polytunnel that I built on a slope so I have terraced it into 5 beds that are raised on one side with 6”x1” treated wooden boards. Each bed...

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Last post by peter
Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:07 pm
Red spider mite and aphids

Last post by Primrose
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by tracie » Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:45 pm

This year I have had a infestation of red spider mite and aphids, this has destroyed all of my cucumbers, aubergines and peppers.

I tried spraying...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:49 am
2019 begins

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by tigerburnie » Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:19 pm
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My first new plant for the year, an Onion seed sprouting a loop already in the propagator in the conservatory, nothing happening in the deep...
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Last post by retropants
Tue Jul 16, 2019 4:11 pm
Pause to smell the flowers...

Last post by Elmigo
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by Elmigo » Fri Jun 28, 2019 5:00 pm

Today I don't have a question, just something to share with you. It's time to pause a minute and smell the flowers.

I have let all my andive crops...

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Last post by Elmigo
Sat Jun 29, 2019 10:11 am
Let me introduce you to my tiny little heaven!

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by Elmigo » Sat Apr 13, 2019 5:18 pm
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When you have no access to open ground and a huge passion for growing food, you gotta do something. I'm trying to make the best of this little...
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Last post by retropants
Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:42 am
Cane balls?

Last post by Stephen
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by Si_hitch » Tue Mar 19, 2019 4:32 pm

Hi, having got fed up of trying to net our crops with net held up by canes with pop bottles on top, we have decided to invest in something more user...

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Last post by Stephen
Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:33 am
Hot bed???

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by mr-cecil » Tue Feb 16, 2016 8:59 am
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I have acquired about 250 Litre of fresh(ish) horse muck, and I was just going to make a compost heap; however, it occurred to me that I could make a...
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Last post by MattW
Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:11 am
Shed Door!

Last post by Stephen
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by Westi » Fri Jan 25, 2019 6:25 pm

My shed door blew open & smashed against the fence post & to add insult to injury it also rained causing it to warp & panels to drop,...

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Last post by Stephen
Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:48 pm
Moving My Coldframe

Last post by Primrose
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by bazmanboro » Fri Feb 01, 2019 1:18 pm

Hi guys,

I am looking for some advice. I need to make some space in my garden for the kids as they need more room to play.

I was thinking of...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Feb 02, 2019 12:56 pm
Planning for next year

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by tigerburnie » Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:49 pm
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With most of the garden produce picked and preparation is in hand for the winter, thoughts turning to next year and plans for what to grow. My late...
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Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:32 pm

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