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Spring Bits and Bobs.

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Well here is hoping…..😀
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How excited am I???

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by vivienz » Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:11 pm

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To see this! I've been watching it like a hawk for the last week, now it's a question of who gets it first tomorrow - the woodlice, hubby or me, in...

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Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:37 pm
Heavy footed!

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by Stravaig » Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:38 pm

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We're in a ground floor flat. I have difficulty with stairs and only the taller most modern flats have lifts.

I think the guy upstairs is a cross...

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Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:15 am
Be Nice to Snails

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by Colin2016 » Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:06 pm

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Been hearing that I have to be nice to snails as well as slugs, not a chance for either on my plot, they enter at their own risk.

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Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:24 pm
Going Green, but not doing so?

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by peter » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:32 pm

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Our Allotment provider wants to go green and is advising a dilute solution of salt to kill weeds.

Thoughts and opinions welcome.

I note the RHS...

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Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:26 am
Time is up

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by Pa Snip » Thu Feb 21, 2019 2:42 pm
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Sorry folks, total lack of energy to post now.

Hopefully Poddingtton wiil post and somebody will tell her how to get pics right way upfrom a mobile
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Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:58 pm
NHS Dentists in Scotland?

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by Stravaig » Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:52 am
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It's terrible trying to get an NHS dentist in some parts of England. Most won't take on any new NHS patients. We were lucky because we found a good...
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Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:45 pm
We're moving to Scotand

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by Stravaig » Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:04 pm

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Husband unexpectedly was offered a side-step job in Scotland. We'd probably have stayed in SE England, within London commuting distance, if we had...

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Sat Apr 06, 2024 2:03 pm
August 13th 2023

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by Myrkk » Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:09 pm

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I note it says below

“Most users ever online was 627 on Sun Aug 13, 2023 8:43 am”

That’s quite a leap from the usual. Wonder what was so special...

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Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:20 pm
Never have your dog stuffed

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by Stravaig » Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:35 pm

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Alan Alda (Hawkeye Pierce in the MASH TV series) was very upset as a child when his dog died and his well-meaning father sent the dog to a...

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Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:56 pm
What a dawn chorus.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:31 am
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Does anyone get a dawn chorus like this, 5.30am birds start singng next local peacock starts squarking away, then the wolves start howling, followed...
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Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:43 am
Village idiots

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by Stravaig » Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:08 am

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I grew up in a town so we had more that one idiot. They were allowed freedom of the place given that they were harmless, ie posed no danger to the...

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Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:36 am
Gift bags for home made Christmas pressies.

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by lizzie » Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:25 pm

The lovely Grockie and I were wondering where people got their gift bags from when they have made bikkies etc for people. Looking in Lakeland but...

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Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:36 am
Stupid job titles

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by Stravaig » Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:56 pm

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In ye olden days the head of personnel dept would be called director of personnel or something similar. Now we have The Chief Of People guy. It would...

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Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:06 am
Late Winter Bits and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:07 pm
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Well seem to be able to post as normal, thank goodness!

Looks as if we are in for some hard frost next week….just wish I had got more of the Winter...
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Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:47 pm
Ant useful apps

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by henacynflin » Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:49 pm

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Hi All,

Does anyone have any useful apps to suggest ? (For android and PC, I don't have access to an apple). There are some like gardenize which...

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Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:13 pm
Happy Birthday Westi.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Feb 22, 2024 5:39 am

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May I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed, Westi.
Hope you have a marvellous day and get to do something special…..🙂
Thank you for being such a...

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Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:27 pm
Happy Birthday Geoff.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:17 am

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, Geoff, hope you have a really great day.

And thank you for being a wonderful forum member too!

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Last post by Westi
Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:52 pm
Yeah, no

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by Stravaig » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:52 pm

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What the heck does this mean?

Someone is asked a question and before they reply they say Yeah, no . It very prevalent these days. What does it mean,...

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Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:34 am
Happy Birthday Peter.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:01 am

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Hope you have a wonderful Birthday, Peter….hope you get to do something nice!

Thank you for doing a brilliant job as Moderator, as I know it must be...

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Mon Feb 19, 2024 3:25 pm
What is the right charger?

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by Westi » Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:48 pm

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I have a Black & Decker Reviva drill, code/model REVHD12C, but can't find the charger lead. I was sure I left it down in the shed but I've looked...

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Thu Feb 08, 2024 6:50 pm
Jack Hargreaves to return to Talking Pictures

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by Cider Boys » Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:25 am

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At last some good news regarding a true countryside programme from the knowledgeable Jack Hargreaves, to be shown from 5th February at 6.30 pm, on...

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Tue Feb 06, 2024 6:43 pm
Neighbours

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by Stravaig » Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:00 am
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I like to feed people and we invariably have too much food in the house anyway. Now we're back in our own home we know the neighbours on one side....
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Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:33 pm
Autumn Bits and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Oct 11, 2023 12:29 pm
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Well very reluctantly, I have started it! 🙂
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Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:40 pm
Repeatedly Demanding Cookies

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by peter » Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:09 pm

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Emailed KG Web-Support at the weekend and got a reply this morning as follows we are using a new system, could you let people know it will be fixed...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jan 22, 2024 7:43 pm
Anyone experimenting ?

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by Happymouse » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:51 pm

Are any of you conducting your own experiments this year. I'm not doing anything exciting other than I planted my runner beans without taking them...

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Last post by Joioy
Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:32 am
solar reflective glass

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by rhon4 » Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:29 am

Hello! Does anyone have any experience of this? Reason being, we are thinking of having our conservatory roof replaced with this solar reflective...

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Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:12 pm
Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Dec 02, 2023 1:15 pm
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With all the wintry weather we are having and the odd nudge from some Forum members, thought I better get my act together…..that’s without Monika...
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Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:26 pm
House Plants

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by Myrkk » Fri Jan 12, 2024 4:28 pm

OK, I’ve got a dirty little secret… I’ve become addicted to thebeardedplantaholic on insta and I’m coming out of the closet! I’m addicted to house...

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Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:32 pm
Burnt out

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by Myrkk » Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:40 am

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Really want to have a rant but it’s unprofessional and so I’m just going to go

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...

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Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:14 pm
Happy Birthday Retropants,

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Jan 02, 2024 5:23 am

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May I wish you a very Happy Birthday, Retropants and hope you have a wonderful day!

And thank you for being a lovely forum member…..🙂

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Mon Jan 08, 2024 8:48 am
Christmas!

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by Stravaig » Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:48 am

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The post has just arrived, including a missive from Lakeland to tell me that the joy of Christmas is inside. :roll: OH is still on 'late summer' and...

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Sun Jan 07, 2024 2:20 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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by Westi » Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:48 pm

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To all our lovely forum members have a Wonderful New Year!

May 2024 be a great growing year for us all, with the weather playing fair, joints...

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Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:19 am
Weather Worrying?

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by Westi » Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:41 pm

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Been watching a fair bit of TV while tucked away inside from the wind & rain. (84mph recorded at the Needles).

Anyway transgressing; it was...

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Mon Jan 01, 2024 7:10 pm
Christmas Card

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by tigerburnie » Sat Dec 16, 2023 6:33 pm

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Seasons Greetings to all our gardeners, here's hoping for a great growing season.

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Mon Dec 25, 2023 12:28 pm
Happy Birthday, Clive.

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:34 am

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Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, Clive and hope you have a good day!

Thank you for being a really good member of the Forum.

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Sun Dec 24, 2023 7:55 pm
Happy Birthday, Alan.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:14 am

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Just incase you appear, Happy Birthday old sausage…..

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Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:12 pm
Religion vs practicality

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by Stravaig » Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:36 am

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I love to have parties, but this house isn't really large enough.

We keep getting newsletters through the letterbox from this local church. I'll not...

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Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:31 pm
Bacon Naan

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by Stravaig » Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:57 pm

Dishoom. Thie bacon naan is kinda a cult thing. So of course I had to try it. £20 for the kit and £6.50 delivery. Woo. That doesn't sound attractive....

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Sat Dec 16, 2023 2:21 pm
Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

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What a day - please can someone brighten it up a bit?

Things started badly when I went into Northampton to return a Christmas present bought for my...
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Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:28 pm
An apology at last...

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by Stravaig » Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:48 pm

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... we would just not give up and went higher and higher so that the bad treatment of us would be recognised and apologised for. The barstewards...

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Wed Nov 29, 2023 4:22 pm
Death list

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by Stravaig » Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:34 am

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I'm sure that many of you correspond with an older person, just as I do. And then, if you don't hear from them for a while you start to wonder if...

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Tue Nov 28, 2023 2:40 pm
Take aways

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by Stravaig » Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:57 pm

Our next door neighbours are pleasant people but we don't have much in common. Funnily enough their parents/grandparents live next door to them on...

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Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:57 pm
Late Summer Bit and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Aug 20, 2023 5:46 pm
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Well maybe it is time…..

Had the Lancaster overhead again this afternoon…really lucky to get another private fly-by.🙂

Had all my allotments hoed...
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Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:24 am
Sad, but true.

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by Myrkk » Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:36 pm

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I absolutely love winter and autumn, in fact they’re my favourite time of the year. Not really a summer person. However, now we have a garden again...

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Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:19 pm
Sticky bands for apple trees!

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by AdrienneRobinson » Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:28 pm

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Right, I feel a right twit. I’ve been putting sticky bands round the trunks of my apple trees (and their stakes) for years to create a sticky barrier...

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Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:28 am
Mr Shallot Man

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by Stravaig » Wed Nov 01, 2023 5:14 pm

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I love Mr Shallot Man!

(No. Not in 'that' way. I'm not trying to chat him up.)

To Mr Shallot Man, my husband and I would be glad to welcome you to...

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Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:16 am
Raised bed the Hugel way

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by Primrose » Sat Jul 04, 2020 5:15 pm

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Only just caught up with the May edition which mentions raised beds mostly filled with logs then covered with compost which is apparently called the...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:02 pm
House move imminent so it's full-on here

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by Stravaig » Sat Oct 28, 2023 8:37 am

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Our rental contract of the flat ends on Tuesday so it's full-on this weeknd. Yeah, I know we've had plenty of time to do something before, but we...

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