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by Stravaig » Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:41 pm

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OK, I do understand enough about business to know that attracting new customers is more expensive than retaining the ones you already have - so, you...

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Electricity prices

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Blimey! We've only been here a few weeks and have done nothing out of the ordinary but we've already spent about £700 on leccie. How scary is that?...
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Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

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Well Monika would have been giving me gentle reminders!
I wonder what happened to all her pots of Spring flowering bulbs, that she potted up….such a...
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Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:49 pm
Daft Christmas presents

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by Stravaig » Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:39 pm
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I dunno where people get these daft ideas. I mean would you buy a pencil that grows into a spruce tree?

But the one that really takes the biscuit...
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Fri Jan 06, 2023 8:05 pm
Charity gardening group

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by Stravaig » Fri Jan 06, 2023 3:52 pm

This seems like a pretty good idea.

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False gluts

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by Stravaig » Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:57 am

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It's quite annoying being forced to buy more than you want. It must be even worse for people with fewer resources. :(
I just wanted two leeks for...

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Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:51 pm
Relationships?

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by Stravaig » Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:09 pm

If your mother marries a guy, then he's your step-father but if he subsequently marries another woman is she my step-step-mother? I'm losing track....

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Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:09 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Jan 02, 2023 5:04 am

May I wish you a very Happy Birthday, Retropants and hope you have a fantastic day.
Thank you for helping our forum to keep ticking along….

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Thu Jan 05, 2023 3:09 pm
Happy New Year

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Jan 01, 2023 5:44 am

May I wish you all a very Happy New Year and hoping that we can look forward to a wonderful year for growing things.

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Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:49 pm
Thank you!

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by Stravaig » Sun Jan 01, 2023 7:07 pm

Dear friends (if I may call you that),

I'm not much of a gardener but I do my best for the kitchen. Last year has been such a shit, with seven house...

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Merry Christmas everyone…

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Dec 24, 2022 8:16 am
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Morning.
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Tue Dec 27, 2022 10:35 am
Jenny Agutter is 70 today

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by Stravaig » Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:20 pm

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I don''t expect she visits this forum very often but I'd like to wish her a happy birthday anyway. :D

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Tue Dec 27, 2022 10:21 am
Testing testing Old Herbaceous One Two Three

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by peter » Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:13 am

From the RHS
Quick facts
Clay soils contain more than 30 percent fine clay particles
Clays swell and shrink as they wet and dry, effectively...

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Happy Birthday, Clive.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Dec 19, 2022 5:02 am

May I wish you a very Happy Birthday, Clive and hope you have a really good day.
Yet another one of our forum members that always makes me smile and...

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Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:25 pm
Forum upgrade

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Hi everyone,

We need to upgrade the forum software to make sure it's up to date and secure.

The plan is to do this on Monday (24th) in the morning....
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Happy Birthday, Alan.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Dec 18, 2022 5:34 am

Not sure if you will visit the forum today, Alan but, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed and hope you have a wonderful day.
I do miss not...

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Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:43 am
Chimp on a bike

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by Stravaig » Tue Sep 06, 2022 5:51 pm

A chimp ran away from a Ukrainian zoo which is in the middle of a war zone. The zoo staff managed to get her back. It's quite cute. Made me laugh...

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Thu Dec 15, 2022 4:50 pm
Christmas decorations

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by tigerburnie » Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:22 pm

A few cards are now drifting through the postal system, so I put those up on ribbons and the tree is up too, I put the lights on it then the better...

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Thu Dec 15, 2022 4:13 pm
Empty supermarket shelves

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by Stravaig » Tue Dec 13, 2022 10:07 pm

It seems to be quite the norm these days to go into a supermarket and not find what you expected to - several of the shelves are empty. Is this also...

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Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:58 pm
Snow!

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by Stravaig » Sun Dec 11, 2022 7:27 pm

The climate seems to have gone mental these days. We now have a thick layer of snow on our terrace (large balcony thing) and it's lying. Even as a...

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Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:45 pm
I'm surprised shops haven't done this before

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by Stephen » Fri Dec 02, 2022 5:27 pm

Reducing temperature in store.

I find most shops are overheated, after all you walk in off the street and I don't want to be taking layers off just...

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Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:20 pm
CATCH UP

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by Compo » Sat Nov 26, 2022 9:21 pm
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Apologies for not being around much - no issue just been busy, however, tidied the shed today. ALLOTSHEDPIC.jpg
Hope you like
Promise I will be back...
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Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:12 pm
Late Autumn Bits and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Oct 30, 2022 3:57 am
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I love this extra free hour….now what shall I do! :D
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Sun Dec 04, 2022 1:10 pm
Hello I am new!

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by ZelicCzack » Tue Nov 29, 2022 4:31 pm

New guy here! Ready to learn and probably not share any tips of my own yet cause I'm pretty much a beginner haha. But if I have anything I'll share...

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Sat Dec 03, 2022 12:45 pm
Scenic images

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by tigerburnie » Fri Sep 30, 2022 1:25 pm
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Not quite wildlife, but I was out in Stonehaven yesterday before the bad weather hit and filmed this.
Surf's up by tigerburnie , on Flickr
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Sat Nov 26, 2022 1:39 pm
Some sad news.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Sep 26, 2022 1:22 pm

I have heard that our dear Monika, sadly passed away on the 5th of this month…what a wonderful forum member she was!

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Fri Nov 25, 2022 12:41 pm
Is that your son? Is that your mother?

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by Stravaig » Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:49 pm

Why are people so thoughtless and inconsiderate? Almost every time I go out with my husband some idiot asks me if he's my son. Either that or they...

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Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:10 am
Winter chat and preparations

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by tigerburnie » Mon Nov 14, 2022 1:13 pm
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Somewhere to maybe talk about non gardening related things, or perhaps loosely related to gardening......... plans for next year perhaps?

I shall be...
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Fri Nov 18, 2022 1:04 pm
JAMES LONG KEEPING ONION SEED

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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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Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:53 am
Home composting and "compostable" bags

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by Stephen » Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:56 pm

I'm not surprised by this report:
In my opinion, much of the blame lies with the packaging manufacturers. They use weasel words like biodegradable...

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Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:28 pm
DFor the Admins

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by peter » Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:10 pm

Darren

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Autumn Bits and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Sep 23, 2022 12:52 pm
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Is it really that time of the year again!

Well, we have missed all the heavy showers that they were predicting and it is very mild out there...
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Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:44 pm
List your pet hates...

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by Stravaig » Sun May 22, 2022 1:31 pm

I'm hoping this might be therapeutic rather than getting anyone wound up. What are your pet hates?

Mine are:

People who are holier than thou,...

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Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:42 am
Late Summer Bits and Bobs, dear Monika.

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I don’t know if Monika is still with us but, I know she would have been reminding me that it is time to update…..so here we are dear Monika….it has...
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Fri Oct 28, 2022 9:28 am
Very nosy neighbours what can I do?

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by Catherine » Fri May 09, 2008 7:13 pm
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Our neighbours have just had their garden made into one huge patio and consequently they have raised their garden level. Now they can walk down their...
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Thu Oct 13, 2022 6:18 am
Renting a place within commuting distance to London

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by Stravaig » Sun Aug 28, 2022 8:28 am
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Well, I spotted an absolutely ideal place on RightMove a couple of days ago. Yeah, it was a bit further out than we might like but otherwise it was...
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Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:09 am
Happy Birthday.

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May I wish you a very Happy Birthday, Robo, and hope you have a good day.

Thank you for being a brilliant member of the forum……
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Fri Oct 07, 2022 8:55 am
Perennial Flowers

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by Westi » Fri Sep 23, 2022 7:40 pm

I keep getting conflicting advice so turning to you my experienced & knowledgeable forum friends.

I bought a right bargain of 80+ mixed...

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Sun Sep 25, 2022 5:52 pm
Allotment etiquette for vacant plots

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by clareg » Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:25 pm

Hi All,

I wanted to get the opinions and experiences of anyone on the forum who has an allotment. We have a long history of tenants helping...

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Wed Sep 14, 2022 7:04 pm
Grinning monkey face

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by Stravaig » Tue Sep 06, 2022 3:29 pm

I wasn't a fan of Alexander (Boris) Johnson. Not even honest enough to use his real name. And I'm not a fan of Liz Truss. But is it really necessary...

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Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:08 pm
Put your tongue away!

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by Stravaig » Sun Sep 04, 2022 2:53 pm

For heaven's sake. Yeah, we've all got a tongue, or at least most of us have one but we don't usually feel the need to make a display of it.

Jamie...

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Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:19 pm
You MUST follow instructions

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by Stravaig » Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:52 am

This did not have the intended effect on me.

Yeah, we mostly live overseas but I can nearly always find a space in my suitcase for a coolbag of...

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Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:52 am
Sow winter radish.

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by MR.SORRELL » Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:55 am

Good time to sow Spanish black radish for winter food.

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Sun Sep 04, 2022 7:55 am
Is it time we ditched the word gardening?

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by Stravaig » Sun Aug 28, 2022 2:49 pm
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Seems like an odd suggestion to me... But, this is what's being suggested.

I think "gardening" is nice. You don't have to be middle...
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Fri Sep 02, 2022 11:30 am
A $25 loan...

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by Stravaig » Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:10 pm

About 100 years ago, no, probably more like a decade ago, I made a $25 loan to a young Indonesian lad who seemed very keen to go to university. I'm a...

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Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:50 pm
Mid Summer Bits and Bobs.

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Well i’m sitting down in the house, trying to cool off a little…..had some hedges to cut this morning, then went straight over the allotment to do a...
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Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:46 pm
When I'm feeling blue...

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by Stravaig » Fri Aug 26, 2022 3:13 pm

... a bit of retail therapy never hurts. I buy myself book. And if necessary another bookcase. What do you do?

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Sun Aug 28, 2022 8:58 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:59 am

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, Stravaig, hope you have a wonderful day.

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Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:16 pm
Government Sites.....Blood pressure rising!

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by Westi » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:06 pm

I have just spent over 3hrs trying to pay tax HMRC says I owe!

Rant part 1: I am not self employed so how come I have to pay for the mistakes of...

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Sun Aug 21, 2022 11:50 am
Back to Blighty at the end of this week

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by Stravaig » Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:11 pm

Because of Covid, Russian invasians, and effing Martian attacks (not really), we've not had much chance to take leave (holidays as most normal people...

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Thu Aug 18, 2022 6:53 pm

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