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Allotment bonfires

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by peter » Fri Oct 21, 2016 10:09 pm
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Time was allotments were a bit out of the way and folk accepted a bit of smoke now and then, plus plot holders were more considerate of others. Eee,...
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Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:12 pm
A Poll Re the (in)activity thread

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by Pa Snip » Thu Oct 13, 2016 10:07 am
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Whats your stance.

Just a poll, not a proposition
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Last post by Westi
Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:54 pm
Free course....

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by Diane » Wed Oct 19, 2016 12:15 pm

I'm going to start this course next week - looks fascinating. And it's free too...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:50 pm
Woodland burial trees.

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by Diane » Wed Oct 19, 2016 12:25 pm

Was thinking of being scattered under tree at a Woodland Burial site (when the time comes) - until I discovered the cost :shock: So now I'm growing...

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Oct 21, 2016 5:32 pm
Attention of Diane

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by Johnboy » Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:57 pm

Dear Diane,
Re Amelanchier Lamarckii and Robin Hill
According to my Hilliers book of shrubs and trees
I have several Amelanchier Lamarkii on my...

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Last post by Diane
Fri Oct 21, 2016 4:23 pm
It's going to be an expensive Christmas!

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by alan refail » Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:57 pm

The pound is now worth less than chocolate money.

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Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:30 pm
Forum (in)activity

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by FredFromOssett » Wed Oct 12, 2016 3:06 pm
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Culled from the Board Index at 14:55 today:
Who is online
In total there are 16 users online :: 4 registered, 0 hidden and 12 guests (based on users...
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Last post by Westi
Thu Oct 20, 2016 7:53 pm
Video testing

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by KGAdmin » Mon Oct 17, 2016 5:01 pm
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We are testing some code to post youtube videos to the forum, here's one on tried and tested footwear:

Currently you have to post the youtube URL...
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Last post by Westi
Wed Oct 19, 2016 7:33 pm
What started you off on your vegetable growing career?

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by Primrose » Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:09 pm
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We have myriad veggie growers on here and it intrigues me how we all started off our vegetable growing interest.

I think my first experience was as...
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Wed Oct 19, 2016 2:00 pm
Macmillan Cancer Support update

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by Pa Snip » Fri Aug 26, 2016 9:47 am

Event details removed from this forum by Pa Snip.

Update below

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Sat Oct 08, 2016 10:07 pm
Condolences to Robo

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by Pa Snip » Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:50 am
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Re: Happy Birthday.
Postby robo » Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:35 am

Hi to you all, unfortunately my birthday has been cancelled we had to return home from...
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Last post by Primrose
Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:12 am
Savoy cabbages

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by FredFromOssett » Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:09 am

For the past 15 years I have grown Savoy cabbage Mila, (Marshalls seeds), following a recommendation from a contributor to (I believe) KG magazine....

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Fri Oct 07, 2016 4:28 am
How did we all do?

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by Elaine » Sat Sep 17, 2016 9:19 pm

How did we do? In a word...erm..dire. This year is the worst we have had regarding crops growing, in the eleven years we've had our allotment.

We...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:35 pm
Doors Locked

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by Pa Snip » Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:13 am
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Whoh Ho ! i'm back onto the site. There were a few hours last night when I was locked out being told I was Forbidden Access for some reason. it made...
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Last post by Geoff
Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:35 pm
Viral onslaught

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by Pa Snip » Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:10 pm

There may not be a connection but seems very coincidental to me, has anybody else had a onslaught of emails that your security has been quarantining...

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Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:19 pm
New Member but not that new

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by Arnie » Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:29 am

Hi everyone 8)

Its been a long time (far to long) since I posted on the forum :cry: :cry: hope everyone has been keeping well :) its going to take...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Oct 01, 2016 6:35 pm
New Member but not that new

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by Arnie » Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:01 am

Hi everyone 8)

Its been a long time (far to long) since I posted on the forum :cry: :cry: hope everyone has been keeping well :) its going to take...

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Last post by Diane
Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:23 am
Is vegetable grow an art or simply a hobby?

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by Johnboy » Mon Sep 26, 2016 11:23 am
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There is certainly a knack to growing vegetables but would you go so far as to call it an art?
JB.
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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sat Oct 01, 2016 8:25 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:56 am

May i wish you a very Happy Birthday Robo, hope you have a great day. :)

And thanks for being such a brilliant forum member.

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Last post by Pa Snip
Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:55 am
propane gas heaters

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by strawberry tart » Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:09 pm

Hi, I am thinking of replacing my old parrafin heater with a propane gas jobby. Has anyone any thoughts on this? The cheapest suppliers appear to be...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Sep 29, 2016 8:04 am
Putting garlic in the fridge prior to planting

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by Shallot Man » Sun Sep 18, 2016 7:27 am
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Reading the other day of a suggestion that as our winters are getting milder and wetter. Garlic should be placed in a domestic fridge for two weeks...
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Last post by Westi
Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:59 pm
giveaways

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by lez » Mon Sep 26, 2016 9:43 am

Hi Ya, I am a little confused with the new layout. I have been away for a time due to detached retinas. I used to be able to access the giveaway and...

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Last post by lez
Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:08 pm
Last of the summer wine syndrome !

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by Primrose » Sun Sep 25, 2016 2:25 pm

Every year about this time I find myself looking at those vegetables which are coming to the end of their cropping life life like climbing beans and...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:09 pm
Mid Summer Bits and Bobs - 2016.

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Dear Monika, as requested, now the weather is looking a little kinder.

Lifted all my Shallots the other day, so they should dry well with this...
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Last post by Westi
Wed Sep 21, 2016 8:01 pm
Cress & Rape seed

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by Colin2016 » Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:48 pm

Notice the cress I buy from the supermarket has 80% Rape seed & 20% cress.

Am I eating rape & cress or does the rape seed do something else...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Sep 21, 2016 12:51 pm
Gardeners ' World

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by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:41 am
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How are you all enjoying the new hourly programme? I think it is much better with more presenters and the new ones focusing on growing in small...
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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:33 am
rosa the fairy

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by dan3008 » Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:41 am

Today I picked up a rose bush at the range for £2.50
The only label on it calls it Rosa the fairy. And says its a 0.40m mini rose bushes. Other than...

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Last post by dan3008
Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:41 am
Non flowering sweet peas

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by mikepearce45 » Sun Sep 11, 2016 9:20 pm

Pack of 12 sweet pea plants bought from a local reputable garden centre have not flowered at all this season despite prolific growth.

Plants have...

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Last post by mikepearce45
Tue Sep 13, 2016 10:58 pm
Happy Birthday.

Last post by Catherine
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by oldherbaceous » Thu Sep 08, 2016 4:31 am

Dear Catherine, may i wish you a very Happy Birthday and hope you have a wonderful day. :)

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Last post by Catherine
Sun Sep 11, 2016 11:04 pm
Gentlemen of the Road.

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by snooky » Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:35 pm

After watching an article on the news yesterday about the homeless,I wondered if there were any genuine "Tramps" left in the country; the...

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Last post by dan3008
Sat Sep 10, 2016 9:40 am
Cosmos

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by Elaine » Sat Jun 25, 2016 9:15 am

Last year, the Cosmos were like triffids and grew to 5 feet tall, despite them supposedly being the ones which grow to 30" or so.
This year,...

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Last post by Elaine
Tue Sep 06, 2016 10:42 pm
Life on the allotment through photos

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by Pawty » Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:17 pm

Here they are.... In an Alaskan bar.....

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Last post by retropants
Tue Sep 06, 2016 4:19 pm
New joke thread to cheer you all up

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A man with a winking problem is applying for a position as a sales representative for a large firm. The interviewer looks over his papers and says,...
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Last post by Geoff
Sun Sep 04, 2016 10:24 pm
The best compost I ever made.

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by Ricard with an H » Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:42 pm
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And I wasn't trying to make compost. I have two dalek type composters that have produced compost but never as good as this and it usually has sticky...
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Fri Sep 02, 2016 7:18 am
Composting on a small scale

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by Stephen » Wed Aug 31, 2016 4:30 pm

Hi
I have read this thread and it is useful (not that I have a builders bag).

I have two spaces: the garden and the allotment.
On the allotment I...

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Last post by Stephen
Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:49 pm
Vermiculite

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by JohnN » Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:43 am

I have a couple of sacks of Vermiculite particles (I think!) from a tank insulation. What can I use them for in the garden? Suggestions gratefully...

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Last post by sally wright
Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:36 pm
Happy Birthday

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:59 am

A very Happy Birthday to you Dan, hope you have a great day.... :)

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Last post by dan3008
Tue Aug 30, 2016 11:04 pm
Tall pea varieties please

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by Primrose » Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:29 pm
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I've always just grown Kelvendon Wonder to date but this year want to grow some very tall peas up my runner bean canes. I have no idea what varieties...
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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:47 pm
Another moan.

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by Shallot Man » Sun Aug 28, 2016 9:31 am

I recently moaned about the poor quality of the onion nets I bought. Just started to use the potato sacks bought at the same time from the same...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:20 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD HERBACEOUS

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by alan refail » Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:53 am
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Best wishes to our favourite forum member.
Nearly eleven thousand posts and still going strong.
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Aug 28, 2016 6:36 am
Not many butterflies this year.

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Parsons Jack » Wed Aug 10, 2016 5:56 am
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I've got 2 large buddleia's in the garden, both flowering profusely in the sunshine.
Over the last couple of days, I've seen 1 Peacock, 2 Red...
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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sat Aug 27, 2016 1:24 pm
Olympics

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by Westi » Fri Aug 19, 2016 7:11 pm

Excellent results for GB, but goodness the late nights are taking their toll! Thankfully quiet at work!

Shame to hear about the changes to the Para...

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Last post by Elaine
Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:01 am
How are you today?

Last post by dan3008
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by dan3008 » Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:54 pm

Hi everyone

I've kind of been on and off a lot recently, so just wanted to pop on and see how everyone is :)

I'm not doing great myself, been a...

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Last post by dan3008
Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:58 pm
Life on the allotment through photos

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by Pawty » Sun Feb 21, 2016 2:55 pm
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I love looking at everyone's allotment photos so I thought I would start getting better by taking more photos and sharing some of my favourites....
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Last post by dan3008
Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:46 pm
Bournemouth Air Show

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by Westi » Sat Aug 20, 2016 7:27 pm

Well not the show actually but kind of related!

Red Arrows did the show in Bournemouth this evening. (The day events cancelled due to the high...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Aug 20, 2016 7:27 pm
Break-ins.

Last post by dan3008
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by Beryl » Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:21 pm

Now I've heard it all. We all know allotments are rich pickings for vandals and break ins, they tend to go in cycles and this year Elson (my site)...

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Last post by dan3008
Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:34 pm
Winner! :)

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by Westi » Sat Aug 13, 2016 6:44 pm

Entered 3 classes and won 2 Firsts & a Second.

My preferred cabbage had split so got a second on it's smaller, slightly chewed replacement....

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Last post by Westi
Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:59 pm
Green beans - what are they?

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by mr-cecil » Mon Jan 11, 2016 8:57 am
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A dumb question. What type of bean are the green beans that you normally by in the supermarket?

Thanks!
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Last post by Westi
Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:38 pm
Early Spiders

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by Westi » Fri Aug 12, 2016 6:51 pm

Is it just me or are the garden spiders out a bit early this year?

I've done the Spider Dance several times already, but I think I usually have my...

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Sat Aug 13, 2016 7:18 am
Happy Birthday.

Last post by Parsons Jack
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by oldherbaceous » Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:09 am

Dear Primrose, may i wish you a very, very Happy Birthday and hope you have a wonderful day. :)

Your posts always never fail to help others and...

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Fri Aug 12, 2016 8:03 pm

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