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What's earlier this year?

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by alan refail » Wed May 28, 2014 2:44 pm

Last year I picked the first two strawberries from the polytunnel on 3 June.
This year I picked the first box of strawberries on 19 May and am now...

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Mon Jun 02, 2014 7:47 pm
Pet phobias!

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by peter » Sun May 25, 2014 10:54 am

My big, strong, boucily exuberant, two year old hound is scared of the frying pan! Specifically the frying pan, no other pan and I hasten to add this...

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Sun Jun 01, 2014 6:47 pm
Wilko Little Gem

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by Colin Miles » Sun May 18, 2014 9:53 pm

I had some old Little Gem seed but not technically out of date. However, I hadn't stored it too well so wasn't surprised when I had poor germination....

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Sun Jun 01, 2014 6:04 pm
first patatoes

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by robo » Thu May 29, 2014 6:53 pm

Been down to the plot today as I do every day, decided to check up on my early patatoes
I planted 3 different types, pentland javlin, swift and...

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Fri May 30, 2014 10:29 pm
The paintings 'made better with cats'

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by alan refail » Tue May 27, 2014 5:51 pm

mona (430x640).jpg

More here

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Fri May 30, 2014 9:29 pm
Weather

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by Elaine » Sun May 25, 2014 1:27 pm
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Oh please can the rain stop now??? :shock: We have so much to do, yet after this weeks rain, it's too wet. My fruit cage is in desperate need of...
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Thu May 29, 2014 4:05 pm
All systems go, Bits and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Apr 24, 2014 3:54 pm
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Now i really have tempted fate, as i have just planted out fifty Runner Bean plants. Now i certainly don't recommend this, but i do plant some early...
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Thu May 29, 2014 7:17 am
Uploading photos

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by Beryl » Mon May 02, 2011 6:14 pm

I know I have asked this before but it was some years ago and my pea brain can't remember. How do I upload photos?please can someone remind. I am...

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Mon May 26, 2014 3:47 pm
Autumn?

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by Beryl » Fri May 23, 2014 3:13 pm

Just had email from T &M to say Autumn catalogue on it's way. Did I miss summer?

Beryl.

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Sat May 24, 2014 8:42 pm
New Toy

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by old codger » Sun May 18, 2014 9:45 pm

O.H has been very busy today on his new toy, a little tractor he has purchased running back and forth with bags of horse manure from his wife's...

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Mon May 19, 2014 2:05 pm
Kitchen scraps

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by Primrose » Sun May 18, 2014 10:06 am

Knowing how I hate food waste, my other half sent me this link, although I think it was probably done tongue in cheek. Might be fun for children to...

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Sun May 18, 2014 6:29 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed May 14, 2014 5:12 am

Dear Donedigging, may i wish you the happiest of Birthdays. Hope you get spoilt rotten and manage to do something special.

Thanks for all the laughs...

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Sun May 18, 2014 5:27 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat May 17, 2014 9:17 am

Dear Glallotments, may i wish you a very Happy Birthday, hope you have a smashing day. :)

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Sat May 17, 2014 8:59 pm
'Old-Guys' don't rule.

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by Ricard with an H » Sat May 10, 2014 4:08 pm
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I can't even do a firm hand-shake these days without bracing myself for the pain. My casually-adopted son came over yesterday, ex RSM and now a...
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Fri May 16, 2014 12:42 pm
Talk about inflation!

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by alan refail » Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:11 am

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Pound now only worth 3d!

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Last post by Primrose
Tue May 13, 2014 7:02 pm
Wished I hadn't......

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by Diane » Fri May 09, 2014 5:31 pm
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......planted that!

Is there anything in your garden that you really wished you hadn't planted? With me - it's that great lump of red crocosmia -...
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Tue May 13, 2014 11:22 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun May 11, 2014 5:15 am

Dear Motherwoman, may i be the first to wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed, and hope that you have a fantastic day. :)

And thank you for all the...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun May 11, 2014 8:10 pm
Silly me!!! What was I thinking!

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by Catherine » Sun May 11, 2014 9:42 am

The day before yesterday I was organising my Polytunnel to try and fit more seedlings on to my over stuffed shelves. I placed six very well developed...

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Sun May 11, 2014 7:51 pm
Are we in the right job?

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by Diane » Sat May 10, 2014 3:43 pm

I'm retired now...but it was spot on for me.

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Sat May 10, 2014 6:51 pm
Lost the fight!

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by Westi » Thu May 01, 2014 6:07 pm

Allotments are definitely going to go! Planning permission passed for 900 houses! They still haven't found anywhere for us to go but claim we are at...

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Sat May 10, 2014 12:20 pm
Am I / they allowed do do this?

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by Westi » Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:31 pm

It is a government petition about saving allotments from development as they are trying to change legislation so there is no longer protection under...

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Thu May 08, 2014 10:54 am
Grow and cook your own revolution with, 'Rocket Gardens'.

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by Ricard with an H » Mon May 05, 2014 4:54 pm

I haven't been to their website, I saw this advert on the back of a Jamie Oliver magazine supplement, these are their headlines.

"We send you...

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Wed May 07, 2014 7:24 pm
Its that Time

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by Arnie » Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:53 am
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Hi Everyone :D

Its that time again :) I know its a bit early for swallows & martins but has anyone had any Swift sightings yet :)

Kind...
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Mon May 05, 2014 9:50 pm
The Great Allotment Challenge

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by KG Steve » Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:38 pm
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Hi All
Did you see the Great Allotment Challenge last night? If so, what did you think? It was billed as gardening's answer to The Bake Off. I...
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Last post by Westi
Mon May 05, 2014 8:42 pm
Cucumber's

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by Arnie » Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:06 am

Hi Everyone :)

Have you missed me :shock: :lol:

I am a reasonably good gardener :) but I am damned if I can get cucumber's to germinate :oops:...

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Mon May 05, 2014 11:19 am
Grumpy woman having a moan

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by Motherwoman » Thu May 01, 2014 5:25 pm

Tea towels... what has happened to them? I'm fed up with chasing water around the surface of pots and pans!! They don't dry things :(

Buy them,...

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Last post by Westi
Sun May 04, 2014 6:27 pm
when is it ok to plant these out?

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by Piglet6 » Sun May 04, 2014 5:13 pm

All growing in the greenhouse and pretty much ready to go out:

Leeks
Spring onions
Courgette
Runner beans

Ta :D

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Sun May 04, 2014 5:50 pm
KG June

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by Alan@Brighouse » Thu May 01, 2014 12:22 pm

June issue arrived today (a day or two late ?)
There are 2 packets of seeds, not 6.
Anybody else got this problem ?

Alan

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Fri May 02, 2014 9:50 pm
What imported food would you really miss..

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by Primrose » Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:23 pm

...if we had a sudden food import ban and could only rely on home grown produce?

I guess most people would say Tea but I was just sitting here...

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Sat Apr 26, 2014 2:25 pm
Superfoods?

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by alan refail » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:57 pm

If you can sell this you can sell anything!

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Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:30 pm
Early Spring Bits and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:58 am
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As yesterdays weather was anything but Spring like, i left it until today. :)

I'm sure things are on the turn now.
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Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:19 pm
Growing / preserving gerkins

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by Primrose » Sat Apr 05, 2014 11:27 am

Thought I wouldn't hijack the Cucumber thread and would start a new one. Have been given a packet of gerkin seeds. Never grown them before but want...

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Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:48 pm
I did it again!

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by Westi » Sun Apr 13, 2014 8:40 pm

Why am I always distracted at lottie? I collect everything I need, head on down, battle with the padlock, raring to go! Do I do what I intended -...

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Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:35 pm
Growing from Seed

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by Arnie » Wed Apr 09, 2014 1:17 pm

Hi

Does anyone know how propagate Dicentra (bleeding heart) from seed :?
I would be grateful for any advice on this please

Regards

Arnie :wink:

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Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:06 am
Johnboy - Brilliant news!

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by alan refail » Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:09 pm
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I have spent some time doing a bit of research and finally came up with Johnboy's telephone number. I have just had a long conversation with him and...
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Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:11 pm
Don't let Pickles pinch your plot!

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by alan refail » Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:41 am

This is currently going the rounds of the net:

"Eric Pickles, the Communities Secretary, is examining plans to free local authorities from a...

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Tue Apr 08, 2014 5:23 pm
Where to move..

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by Lauralou » Fri Apr 04, 2014 3:26 pm

We've got a daughter who lives in Liverpool and a son in Manchester and even though Leeds isn't far away we'd rather be nearer.
Looking at the map,...

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Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:31 pm
It's the not knowing...

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:36 am

Seeing Johnboys Birthday reminder coming up, has anyone made contact with him recently?

But just incase you do have a look in today Johnboy, may i...

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Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:56 pm
Swiss Army gardening tool - re Harriet

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by JohnN » Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:54 am

Five years ago my 14 y.o granddaughter, Harriet, sent me a birthday Thank You card with a drawing she’d done of a huge gardening multi-tool in the...

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Sun Apr 06, 2014 9:20 am
Eat 2 plus 5 and stay alive!!

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by realfood » Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:52 pm
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The latest advice is to EAT 2 PLUS 5 AND STAY ALIVE!! That is 2 portions of fruit and 5 portions of vegetables a day.

If you have an allotment...
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Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:41 pm
Outdoor Clock

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by Sandyback » Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:33 am

Can anybody help please. I've bought an outdoor wall clock with temperature and what I assume to be Barometer readings. My problem is if the clock...

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Fri Apr 04, 2014 2:40 pm
New Project

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by Sandyback » Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:39 pm
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Between the next door but one neighbour and me we've got a piece of field on temporary loan. There already a path between the...
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Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:44 am
Had a little play yesterday

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by Sandyback » Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:26 am

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Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:21 pm
Grrrrr Pop Ups!

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by Westi » Thu Mar 27, 2014 6:27 pm

I have the pop up blocker set on my computer but just recently on this site I get this 'related searches' thing appear down the left side. It's a...

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Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:21 pm
Rainbow coloured tomatoes

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by Primrose » Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:59 pm

Was browsing through the Thompson & Morgan catalogue this morning and noticed they were selling a "Rainbow Blend F1" tomato, which from...

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Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:05 pm
Food labelling

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by alan refail » Sat Mar 29, 2014 1:52 pm
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Would you buy this if you read the list of ingredients? You probably buy it every week!
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Mon Mar 31, 2014 2:09 pm
Help - screen format has changed

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by Primrose » Sat Mar 22, 2014 1:56 pm

Has my computer suddenly had a nervous breakdown?

I suddenly find I can't read new posts properly on my computer screen - or at least the New...

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Mon Mar 31, 2014 7:42 am
Happy Birthday Mouse

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Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:32 am
Scottish seed potato article -vApril KG

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by peter » Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:33 pm

Very interesting article, thevwhole industry dependent upon one facility is slightly worrisome though.

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Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:33 pm
Equinox

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by alan refail » Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:34 am

Three minutes to five this afternoon - the more light than darkness for six months :D

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Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:09 am

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