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Early Spring Bits and Bobs

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Attachment(s) by Monika » Mon Mar 01, 2021 11:22 am

Sorry, OH, I couldn't resist, today being 1 March .....

I have just cleared all the plants out of the greenhouse and given it a thorough hoovering...
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Tue Apr 20, 2021 9:23 pm
Watering

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by Colin2016 » Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:53 am

Out with the dog looking at newly ploughed/planted fields and wondered how they get away without watering newly planted seeds/plants.

Seems the...

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Mon Apr 19, 2021 5:56 pm
PEACE AND QUIET

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by Compo » Mon Apr 12, 2021 1:17 pm

There's probably no solution to what I'm about to have a bit of a whinge about. Is else on allotment site a bit fed up with the level of noise of old...

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Sat Apr 17, 2021 3:04 pm
This year's new trial!

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by Westi » Fri Mar 26, 2021 8:54 pm

Every year I try to grow something different & by co-incidence found sesame seeds scrolling through a seed site & thought I'll try them. The...

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Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:16 pm
Please can we have some more 'funnies'?

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Attachment(s) by The Mouse » Sat Jan 02, 2010 8:21 pm

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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Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:35 pm
How many pots do you have?

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Attachment(s) by Primrose » Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:46 pm

My husband was lightly grumbling the other day about the number of pots I have stored, admittedly not very tidily in my potting shed area . He,s...
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Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:46 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:09 am

Dear Johnboy, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday my dear fellow and hope you have a wonderful day.

I also hope you are still managing to get out...

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Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:36 am
Anyone heard it yet?

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:58 am

Has anyone heard the Cuckoo yet....I can't remember when I first heard it last year, I think it was about the 22nd.

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Lockdown one Rescues success

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by daxtell71 » Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:53 pm

Hi everyone

Such a beautiful sunny day here in Oxford. I am delighted to report that the plants I rescued half-dead from a shop have survived and...

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Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:50 pm
hi

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by Kristine_M » Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:53 am

hello Everyone

I am new to this forum and I am looking forward to learning new things and sharing my knowledge and I am grateful to be part of this...

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Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:27 pm
Vitamin D

Last post by Kayburton « Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:24 am
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by Westi » Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:28 pm

Do you guys think we get enough Vit D? I'm down the plot year around & although the sun does shine on & off or weakly through light cloud...

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Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:24 am
What a grand day!

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by Monika » Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:05 pm

16C today and the sun shone all day - it really felt and smelt like spring! My son spied the first brimstone and a song thrush was collecting nesting...

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Thu Mar 18, 2021 7:45 am
Help!!

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by Monika » Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:59 pm

I did a stupid thing tonight: I left an empty heavy aluminium pan (a Stella steamer) on the lit gas ring and did not realise it until there was a...

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Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:57 pm
JAMES LONG KEEPING ONION SEED

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by Shallot Man » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:51 pm

Someone helped me out with a pinch of the above in 2006, the Memsahib has tidied up my den, and I am unable to find same. :x :x :x .
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Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:31 am

May I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed, Geoff...hope you have a wonderful day and manage to do something a little special.

As always, thank you...

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Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:54 pm
ALLOTMENT ASSOCIATION MACHINERY

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by Compo » Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:46 pm

We have a communal lawnmower and a small 4 stroke rotavator (Honda) on site. In years gone by we have just let people use it as and when they wanted....

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Late Winter Bits and Bobs.

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Attachment(s) by oldherbaceous » Sun Jan 31, 2021 1:35 pm

Well since it's the 1st of Feb tomorrow, thought it was time.... :)

Now what will this year bring, on the growing front!!!
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Wed Mar 03, 2021 7:51 pm
King Seed Supplies

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by Colin2016 » Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:51 pm

Anybody having delivery issues from King Seeds?

Placed my order November through the allotment system for seeds & spuds with no sign of...
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Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:25 pm
Sahara dust!

Last post by Westi « Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:14 pm
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by Monika » Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:38 pm

Our greenhouse roof, bin lids and other flat areas are showing very fine beige dust which has apparently flown up from the Sahara and in the recent...

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Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:14 pm
Happy Birthday.

Last post by Primrose « Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:05 am
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by oldherbaceous » Mon Feb 22, 2021 4:56 am

Dear Westi, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed, and hope you have a wonderful day.

Also, thank you for being everything a gardening forum...

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Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:05 am
Cotoneaster absording pollution

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by Stephen » Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:14 pm

It's nothing to do with kitchen gardens but is a fascinating study

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Happy Birthday.

Last post by Shallot Man « Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:13 am
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by oldherbaceous » Wed Feb 10, 2021 5:08 am

May I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed, Peter. Hope you have an excellent day... :)

Also thank you for still doing the thankless task of being...

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Thu Feb 11, 2021 6:13 am
here's what's cool.

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Happy Brthday.

Last post by Compo « Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:55 pm
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by oldherbaceous » Fri Feb 05, 2021 5:01 am

I'm not sure who K.G.Admin is anymore, or even if it is their Birthday but, if it is, I wish you a very Happy Birthday and thank you for all the...

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Mid Winter Bits and Bobs.

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Attachment(s) by oldherbaceous » Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:38 pm

Your wish is my command, Monika... :)

Glad the wind isn't blowing today, or it would seem rather chilly...draining the 2 stroke petrol out of my...
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The typewriter for hair

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by Stravaig » Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:17 pm

When we first started with our usual online shopping website in Ukraine, mostly we could figure out what things were even if the descriptions...

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Sat Jan 30, 2021 9:01 am
Feeling like Sisyphus

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by Stravaig » Thu Jan 28, 2021 3:55 pm

I decided to resurrect my long neglected food blog. Haven't touched it for several years. Oh my, everything has changed from how the editor's back...

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Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:40 am
Brussel Sprouts.

Last post by Monika « Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:16 pm
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by Barkelberrybear » Sat Jan 16, 2021 4:40 pm

Having returned back to my hometown in the mid 1980's, unemployed and dejected I decided to have a walk round our local allotments. I soon struck up...

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Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:16 pm
Interesting Facts?

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Attachment(s) by snooky » Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:23 pm

They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & Sold to the...
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Sat Jan 16, 2021 11:18 am
KG February out?

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by Monika » Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:17 pm

Is the KG February issue out yet? Our village shop has not yet received them from the wholesaler and I just wondered if there had been a general...
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Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:28 pm
Overworked ears

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by Stravaig » Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:02 pm

I'm short-sighted so I have to wear specs to watch the telly or go out. Then about a year ago I realised my hearing wasn't what it ought to be and...

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Mon Jan 11, 2021 2:51 pm
Smelly water butt

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by luzpeaceful » Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:30 pm

I have an enclosed water butt which collects rainwater from the guttering on my shed. I have placed wire mesh over the top of the down spout to...

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Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:30 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:38 am

Dear Retropants, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed and hope you have a fantastic day... :)
And thank you for being a marvelous member of...

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Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

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Attachment(s) by oldherbaceous » Thu Dec 03, 2020 5:07 am

So here we go into December, it's been a difficult year so far, so thank goodness for gardening....

And if you ever need your pillows puffing up,...
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Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:37 am
What's on the menu?

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by Stravaig » Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:09 am

I'm making (Desperate Dan inspired) cow pie for tomorrow's main meal. We've never been keen on the traditional turkey.

What's everyone else having?
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Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:53 am
Merry Christmas.

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Attachment(s) by oldherbaceous » Fri Dec 25, 2020 8:41 am

I would just like to wish every single person on the forum, a very Happy Christmas indeed.
I hope you all have a wonderful day, in the strangest of...

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Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:16 pm
New Year's Resolutions

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by Stravaig » Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:27 pm

Usually I never bother with these but this year has just been so awful that I'm determined to do everything I can to make 2021 better.

There's the...

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Sat Dec 26, 2020 1:54 pm
Phone App.

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by snooky » Fri Dec 25, 2020 11:49 am

Is there an App specifically for these Forums that I can stick on my phone?

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Happy Birthday.

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Dear Alan, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed and hope you have a lovely day.

I always look forward to reading your posts...
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Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:17 pm
French border closure

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So, what do you reckon? A fiver each on the black market over Christmas?
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Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:34 pm
Autumn Bits and Bobs

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Attachment(s) by Monika » Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:16 pm

Sorry, OH, but it's well past the autumn solstice and it's October .........
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£1 a packet sales

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by sally wright » Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:28 pm

DT Brown and Fothergills have sales on this weekend. Just thought you all needed to know.
Regards Sally Wright.

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Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:06 am
New apple?

Last post by robo « Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:51 pm
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by Stephen » Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:08 pm

An interesting article

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Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:51 pm
Radicchio

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Attachment(s) by vivienz » Thu Nov 19, 2020 8:13 pm

I've grown 2 varieties of this beautiful vegetable, treviso and verona. Treviso is the longer pointed one, but apparently verona holds better through...

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Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:35 pm
Do oven cleaners bring their own cleaning tools

Last post by Primrose « Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:34 am
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by LucianBowler » Fri Oct 30, 2020 10:49 am

I just recently hired this Bracknell oven cleaning company that my friend recommended. However, I’m not really sure if they bring complete tools when...

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Are they ever going to leave home?

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Attachment(s) by alan refail » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:07 pm

Trusty Welsummer broody still strongly attached to her little brood when they're eleven weeks old!
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Fox and cat

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by Stephen » Sun Nov 08, 2020 12:31 pm

Yesterday on the 'lottie, which is in the middle of the town but with green spaces on two sides, I was taking advantage of the dry weather and sun in...

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Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:37 pm
National Curry Week

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by Stravaig » Fri Oct 09, 2020 12:48 pm

Did you know that the UK's National Curry Week started on Monday?

I decided to celebrate it with a fundraiser for the Gurkhas' veterans and widows....

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Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:19 pm
Half of allotments held by women.

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Interesting article in the Mail today saying in the capital 63.7% of holders are women with an average age of 57. (It was 2% in 1973 & 20% in...
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