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Can usually be spotted by their poor english syntax and lack of interest in or knowledge of any form of gardening.

They usually make between five...

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Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:47 pm
Christmas Day.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Dec 25, 2013 5:01 am
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Just to wish all of the lovely members, of our wonderful little forum, a most special and happy day.

We have got a two year old coming round for the...
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Sat Jan 04, 2014 3:10 pm
Late Xmas pressie has arrived!

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by Westi » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:15 pm

Just received my seed parcel from Australia! Nothing fancy & look very familiar but some names are different. What I do like is the little...

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Sat Jan 04, 2014 12:56 pm
Garden storm victims

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by Motherwoman » Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:07 am

Went out for a couple of hours yesterday and came back to find a large apple tree only a third of it's former self. Two large sections were down in...

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Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:49 am
Our Forum is mentioned again

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by Monika » Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:55 pm

Just been reading the latest KG magazine and, guess what, this forum is mentioned again after several months' absence. Perhaps this will bring in...

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Sat Jan 04, 2014 9:20 am
More Floods!

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by Westi » Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:23 pm

They have begun evacuating again down here around Christchurch! The folk in the mobile home park have been packed up again. They were last evacuated...

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Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:43 pm
Happy Birthday retro

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by alan refail » Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:02 am

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Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:09 am
Happy New Year

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by Beryl » Tue Dec 31, 2013 12:09 pm
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Happy New Year to you all. Thanks for all the tips and advice in 2013; keep 'em coming in 2014. Remember gardeners never grow old, we are always too...
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Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:02 pm
Lucky Dip

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by Westi » Sat Dec 28, 2013 7:02 pm

Spent a lovely couple of hours sorting out my seeds & getting them back into some order - but surprised how many individual seeds snuck out of...

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Sat Dec 28, 2013 11:11 pm
cooking the turkey.

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by Ricard with an H » Thu Dec 26, 2013 8:36 am

this has been the very first time our turkey has been roasted to perfection and it's by using a meat thermometer that stays in the meat. I did use it...

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Sat Dec 28, 2013 3:17 pm
Wishing everyone a peaceful and safe Christmas

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by alan refail » Mon Dec 23, 2013 7:11 am
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With the weather warnings looking increasingly threatening, I wish all of you stay safe and free from damage. Take care.
Already on Saturday evening...
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Fri Dec 27, 2013 8:19 pm
Xmas thieves!

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by Westi » Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:46 pm

Once again someone has beaten me to my sprouts! This is probably my third year! My sprouts were teeny tiny! In the row above me there are real beauts...

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Mon Dec 23, 2013 4:31 pm
Winter Solstice Greetings

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by alan refail » Sat Dec 21, 2013 6:55 am

Blow, blow, thou winter wind.
Thou art not so unkind
As man’s ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath...

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Sun Dec 22, 2013 5:33 pm
Winter blues

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by PieGirl » Thu Dec 12, 2013 1:22 pm

So the time of year has come when the allotment is left alone, and I am left depressed. I had this plan in the summer but was too busy to get it...

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Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:53 pm
I don't believe it

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by Arnie » Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:48 pm
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Hi

Just been to my allotment to feed my hens :) and I was stung by a bloody wasp :twisted: a wasp in December I ask you :shock: what made it even...
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Thu Dec 19, 2013 7:40 am
Hppy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:06 am

Dear Alan, may i wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed, and hope you have a most wonderful day. Also thank you for being such a brilliant, long...

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Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:21 am
Weird coincidence

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by JohnN » Sun Dec 15, 2013 3:01 pm

Having a drink at the pub today with a friend who was telling us a tale about when he was working at Borough Market he had to give one of the porters...

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Sun Dec 15, 2013 3:01 pm
Price of meat

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by Shallot Man » Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:17 am

Was looking at the butchers counter in my local supermarket. Was puzzled that ox-tail was dearer than stewing steak :? :?

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Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:20 pm
Good Idea !

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by Shallot Man » Thu Dec 12, 2013 5:18 pm

Just came back from a Church Xmas Lunch. Leaflet on the table saying.
"In those days, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be...

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Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:21 pm
Are beards the new Winter Warmers ?

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by Primrose » Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:47 pm
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I'm beginning to wonder if some of our TV personalities are economising on their heating bills and growing beards to keep themselves warm!.
Firstly...
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Thu Dec 12, 2013 3:43 pm
Oh for the good old days

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by alan refail » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:01 pm

Oh for the good old days before Health and Safety :wink:

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Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:44 pm
Only four more weeks…..(rubs hands in glee)

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by Diane » Sat Nov 23, 2013 10:43 am
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No - not Christmas…..but the Solstice. Hooray. Days getting longer again. Can't wait :D
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Last post by Monika
Sun Dec 08, 2013 7:01 pm
Feeling Smug!

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by Westi » Sat Dec 07, 2013 4:21 pm

Xmas present shopping all done, dusted & delivered! Even got more than 1/2 wrapped! The joys of internet shopping. Might have to do the Xmas eve...

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Sun Dec 08, 2013 10:38 am
clay

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by robo » Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:23 pm
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hi all , on our allotment we have top soil about a spade deep then solid clay when we get rain like we are having lately its more like a pond than a...
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:45 pm
Daily home grown food consumption

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by Primrose » Tue Nov 12, 2013 4:54 pm
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As a response to comments in another thread about underuse of the forum, can we have a daily thread posting what we have eaten/used from our...
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:54 pm
HELP!

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by NatashaC » Mon Dec 02, 2013 6:09 pm

My mother asked for a 'giant dibber' and cheese maker for Christmas that she'd seen in this magazine, can I buy these online? Or do I need to use the...

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Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:43 pm
It's definitely autumn bits and bobs

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by alan refail » Wed Oct 30, 2013 6:56 am
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The clocks have gone back, it's almost a ground frost here this morning and the days are getting short.
I always see this as a new beginning as much...
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Tue Dec 03, 2013 7:42 pm
Pickled Gherkins

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by Arnie » Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:28 pm

Hi everyone,

Have any of you ever pickled gherkins before :shock: :lol: and do you have any tips on what to do or not to do :?

Regards

Arnie...

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Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:38 pm
When do YOU stop cutting grass.

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by Ricard with an H » Sat Nov 16, 2013 4:10 pm

I usually cut into new year which suggests the grasses we have sown manage some growth below eight degrees. Right now i'm still cutting about every...

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Sun Dec 01, 2013 1:38 pm
Borgen

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by Colin Miles » Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:44 pm

What price Danish pork after last night's episode? Could be good for British pig farmers.

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Sat Nov 30, 2013 1:06 pm
Garlic

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by Arnie » Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:41 pm

Hi Everyone :)

I have never grown garlic :shock: so I thought I would give it a go, now I have a number of cloves sitting in 4 inch pots on the...

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Sat Nov 30, 2013 10:19 am
leaf shovel

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by JohnN » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:35 am

I've been raking loads of leaves into piles and found that my light plastic snow shovel is ideal for transferring them into the wheelbarrow, for the...

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Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:56 am
Mucky Job of the week

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by Motherwoman » Sat Nov 23, 2013 2:25 pm

I've just finished giving the pond at the holiday cottage a really good sort out. I hadn't realised how grown in from the sides it had got and the...

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Sat Nov 23, 2013 3:28 pm
Snow for some Tuesday/Wednesday.

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by Ricard with an H » Thu Nov 14, 2013 4:28 pm

That's what it looks like and the first time I we had snow this early for as long as I remember. Even more unusual this far west.

I'm not worried...

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Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:13 pm
I've been hacked!

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by Westi » Fri Nov 15, 2013 5:42 pm

Thank Goodness for online banking & having separate accounts! Some toe rags from Malaysia & USA have hacked my bank details some how &...

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Last post by Beryl
Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:39 pm
Alexanders

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by Primrose » Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:01 am

Did anybody see the mention of Alexander's as a "subsistance" food in the Tudor Monastery Farm programme on BBC 2 last night? . It looked...

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Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:12 pm
Do ladies appreciate sharp knives ?

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by Ricard with an H » Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:20 pm
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Ooo-err, i've been trying to pluck-up courage to broach this subject for some time and before the ladies set the dogs on me I know plenty of blokes...
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Thu Nov 14, 2013 3:21 pm
Phillipines

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by Westi » Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:02 pm

Have to mention - did they loot & shoot? No found & shared! Did they wail & shout? No got on with it! Biggest typhoon ever & facing...

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Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:12 pm
Frost tonight

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by Diane » Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:42 pm
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Weatherman has just said there will be a widespread frost tonight. :shock:

I've still got geraniums out - so off to unearth the fleece to protect...
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Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:36 pm
Subscribers' Club

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by Monika » Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:41 pm

I notice that the KG advertises a new Subscribers' Club which, I assume, editors hope will take over from the KG Forum. It's a shame because I am...

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Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:05 pm
WILJA SPUDS

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by Shallot Man » Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:49 am

On peeling same. Have noticed like a grey stain running through some of the Wilja's. Any idea's ! :?

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Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:12 am
blame the door!

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by Primrose » Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:56 am

Ever walk into a room with some purpose in mind, only to completely forget what that purpose was? Turns out, doors themselves are to blame for these...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:18 pm
Roaring weather and work to do...

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by Motherwoman » Sun Oct 20, 2013 8:38 am
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Have you seen the joys of the weather forecast today? Showers, thunder, lightening and general doom and gloom for the next two weeks. Bang goes any...
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Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:47 pm
cartoon

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by JohnN » Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:42 pm

cartoon.jpg How about this for - I think - a rather subtle cartoon. Took me a good half-minute to "get it" and three friends I showed it to...

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Sat Nov 09, 2013 3:43 pm
Pumpkin soup

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by Piglet6 » Mon Nov 04, 2013 6:56 pm

Made my first lot of pumpkin soup on Saturday. Yummy! :D

Used the smallest pumpkin, weighing in at 3.7 kilos! I used half of it for soup to serve...

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Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:01 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Nov 07, 2013 5:17 am

Dear Jude, may i wish you a very Happr Birthday indeed. What a long standing member of the forum you have been.

Have a great day.... :)

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Fri Nov 08, 2013 9:53 am
Milton Ernest?

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by peter » Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:31 pm
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OH, is that the more serious village?

BCH traffic police were busy there earlier.
Mind, my two local people villagesiare Fernaux Pelham and its...
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Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:51 pm
Onion Sets.

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by Shallot Man » Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:19 pm

Just had next year's onion sets delivered. Though they are a bit early. Any thoughts on the best way to store them. :? :?

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Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:39 am
Batten down the hatches .....

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by Monika » Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:46 pm
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Good luck to all of you in the path of the impending storm! I hope you stay safe and don't get too much damage!

It does not seem to bad for us up...
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Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:02 pm
The Angina Files.

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by Parsons Jack » Mon Oct 28, 2013 8:34 pm
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Hi all,

Not been on here for ages. Sorry about that :oops:

Having been told that stents were not the answer to my blocked arteries because of the...
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Sat Nov 02, 2013 8:57 pm

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