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Sprouting Tomato

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by Bren » Fri Nov 01, 2013 7:35 pm

Is this an unusual tomato,tea time I cut open a tomato to find it had sprouted inside the outside was perfect no marking on it the only thing was...

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Sat Nov 02, 2013 4:25 pm
Wartime food memories

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by Primrose » Sun Oct 20, 2013 1:48 pm
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We were just reminiscing about wartime food memories over our Lancashire Hotpot lunch. - first casserole of the autumn/winter season, and I recalled...
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Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:46 pm
Don't forget the clock goes back, OH

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by alan refail » Sat Oct 26, 2013 8:07 pm

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Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:49 am
Pickling Onions

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by Arnie » Sat Oct 26, 2013 9:37 am

Hi Everyone :D

Can anyone recommend a variety of onion that would be suitable for pickling

Regards

Arnie :wink:

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Last post by Shallot Man
Sun Oct 27, 2013 9:54 am
ONION SETS

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by Shallot Man » Wed Oct 16, 2013 7:59 am

Out of mild interest. Has anyone tried growing there own onion sets. ! and did you have any success.

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Last post by Geoff
Sat Oct 26, 2013 8:45 am
Wish I hadn't done that moment of the week

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by Motherwoman » Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:19 pm

I wish I hadn't.... just clipped my 3 month old thermos flask against the plastic (yes, plastic) lidded cup I take my milk to the allotment in. The...

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Fri Oct 25, 2013 6:22 pm
Facebook

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by Geoff » Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:49 pm

Any Facebook users on here who can help me please?
My favourite nephew has died of a brain tumour at the tender age of 56. He has worked in the USA...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Oct 22, 2013 6:22 pm
You grow. Who cooks?

Last post by Redfox
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by alan refail » Fri Oct 18, 2013 5:19 pm

I have always been of the opinion that good cooks should understand growing and good gardeners should understand how their produce is cooked. I seem...

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Last post by Redfox
Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:06 pm
Harvest bits and bobs

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Thought we should move the year on a bit. Can't believe I'm starting to clear bits of ground already, first row of carrots completely pulled now,...
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Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:53 am
The end of HDRA/Garden Organic?

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by alan refail » Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:15 pm

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Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:47 pm
Hello from Saguenay Canada

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by jardinier » Tue Apr 02, 2013 3:57 pm

Hello members,

Thank you for your welcome.

Im home gardener since 2003.

I've kitchen garden and also cold-storage unit.

Im owner of Domaine Le...

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Mon Oct 14, 2013 1:18 pm
Norfolk

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by JohnN » Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:55 am

Just returned from a lovely few days in Norfolk, so thought this might amuse y'all.

NORMAL FOR NORFOLK
There’s an Eskimo Town in Norfolk,
Nobody...

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Tue Oct 08, 2013 10:28 am
Carbon Monoxide poisoning.

Last post by Geoff
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by Shallot Man » Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:36 am
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Elderly couple recently taken to hospital with suspected carbon poisoning, may I suggest readers with elderly parents buy a carbon monoxide detector...
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Last post by Geoff
Tue Oct 08, 2013 8:35 am
Patio repointing

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by Primrose » Sat Oct 05, 2013 12:37 pm

My husband is hors de combat at the moment so I am looking for an easy way of repointing some missing gaps in our patio slabs. Is there such a...

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Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:49 pm
Torrential rain?

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by Motherwoman » Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:20 pm

Who had it and who didn't? I listened to the doom and gloom on the weather yesterday, so decided to put the rest of the garden furniture away for the...

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Fri Oct 04, 2013 3:09 pm
Stains from walnuts

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by Primrose » Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:08 pm

A few days ago I foraged some windfall walnuts. Some were still in their green husks. I have been attempting to remove the husks and they have left...

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Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:32 am
steeped hops/malted barley

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by Colin Miles » Wed Oct 02, 2013 10:30 pm

The local allotment has been offered a regular volume of "steeped hops/malted barley" from the local brewery - thousands of litres of the...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Thu Oct 03, 2013 2:11 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:36 am

Dear Tigger, may i wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed.

Hope you have a fantastic day. :)

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Last post by John P
Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:47 pm
Dog wee problem on my beautiful acer.

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by Catherine » Sun Sep 29, 2013 7:27 pm

We have a sloping driveway and at the bottom of the driveway in the wall we have the most beautiful purple acer. Because it is grown in the border...

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Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:26 pm
TomTato!

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by Westi » Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:03 pm

Just got an e-mail from T & M offering these! (Would put link on but haven't a clue how & after years trying to change my profile pic don't...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:17 pm
Pumpkins

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by Piglet6 » Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:05 pm

These are now sitting in my greenhouse to finish curing.

p.s. please excuse the freaky hair and closed eyes (hubby took 2 pics, both of which were...

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Last post by peter
Thu Sep 26, 2013 6:55 pm
Re-marketed chicken poo ?

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by Ricard with an H » Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:03 pm

Ok, I admit to being a cynic.

I bought a large sack of nutrient material from a huge national provider of all the things we need. At four times the...

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Tue Sep 24, 2013 7:10 pm
GM and Prof Brian Cox

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by Colin Miles » Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:18 pm

Watching the first episode of Professor Brian Cox's Science Brittanica I thought it rather ironic that in the lab where the GM potatoes were being...

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Last post by Motherwoman
Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:43 pm
Should I harvest my pumpkins NOW?

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by Piglet6 » Sat Sep 21, 2013 5:40 pm

They are all mostly orange now, and the plants have died back. Should I harvest them now, and bring them home to cure in the greenhouse?

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Last post by Westi
Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:19 pm
7.5 Kilo Courgette

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by Piglet6 » Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:12 am

I came back from holiday to find this Whopper on my plot. It's vital statistics were:- Weight:7.5 kilos, Length:21 inches, Girth:15.5 inches.

I gave...

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Last post by retropants
Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:46 am
Computer keyboard problem

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by Beryl » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:15 pm

This is the second keyboard I have had that the letters have worn off in a few months. It's a black Microsoft one and only 10 months old. I tried a...

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Last post by Beryl
Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:37 pm
This year's rude veg

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by alan refail » Fri Sep 20, 2013 4:30 pm

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Or are you just pleased to see me?

My only randy cucumber this year :wink:

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Last post by alan refail
Fri Sep 20, 2013 4:30 pm
More catalogues!

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by Monika » Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:59 pm

After the seed catalogues from Morgan& Thompson, DT Brown and Mr Fothergill, I have now also had Marshalls and Moles seeds. I can't possibly...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:53 pm
Poppy's

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by Shallot Man » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:33 pm

As you are all aware, next year is the 100th anniversary of the start of the Great War. Various organisations are combining to get as many people as...

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Last post by Stephen
Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:52 pm
Oh dear EU.

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by peter » Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:06 am

From past EU ideas amd their subsequent embellished UK implementation this could bebad bad ws the Mail will portray it.

Full scientific labelling of...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:57 am
Renewing compost in patio containers

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by Primrose » Sat Sep 14, 2013 7:56 pm

How often do people renew the compost in their growing pots and patio containers?
Some years ago I embarked on the process, once my summer bedding...

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Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:37 pm
Legionella in compost ??

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by Primrose » Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:45 am

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Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:09 pm
A good year for apples?

Last post by Westi
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by alan refail » Sun May 19, 2013 5:32 pm
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Unlike the past few years most of my apple trees are as blowsy with blossom as a Japanese cherry. Warm days and mild nights at last have brought out...
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Last post by Westi
Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:02 pm
is everyone hibernating already?

Last post by Monika
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by retropants » Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:35 pm

no new posts for a few days has left me wondering :)

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Last post by Monika
Sat Sep 14, 2013 9:42 am
Sowing & Growing Chart/Calendar

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by Arnie » Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:17 pm

Hi

Can anyone recommend a good sowing & growing wall chart/calendar as I have to get myself organized :? I have missed so many dates for sowing...

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Last post by Geoff
Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:59 pm
Happy Birthday Catherine!

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by alan refail » Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:22 am

Happy Birthday

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Mon Sep 09, 2013 8:14 pm
Oxalis

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by JohnN » Mon Sep 02, 2013 4:23 pm

My salad patch this year has been infested with a new - to me - weed. I've discovered it's Oxalis Corniculator, which is a native of Brazil :roll:...

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Last post by Stephen
Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:46 pm
Seed Swop Days

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by Colin Miles » Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:34 pm

If you wanted to organise one of these when would you do it? And any tips as to what to do, include, not do, not include?

Thanks

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Last post by Colin Miles
Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:34 pm
Self Storage.

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by snooky » Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:26 pm

Selling my present home because it cannot be easily adapted for my wife, now getting around in a wheelchair.The new home which I am looking at...

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Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:26 pm
Foxes

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by alan refail » Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:25 am
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An interesting column in last Saturday's Telegraph

I hope the urban fox fanciers read and digest. But then, if they keep watching Springwatch and...
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:25 pm
Contact

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by Arnie » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:59 pm

Hi Everyone :)

Does anyone know if Johnboy is on holiday, I PM him on the 6th August and as of today i have not had reply :o

Regards

Arnie :wink:

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Last post by peter
Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:45 pm
Happy Birthday youngster

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by donedigging » Thu Aug 15, 2013 5:04 am
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Happy Birthday Old Herbaceous,

Wishing you a fantastic day with plenty of cake and candles :wink: :D
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 5:03 am
Vermin of the two legged type.

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by peter » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:22 pm

Overnight 8th/9th we hsd a few sheds prised open nothing tsken.

Last night between midnight and 7sm thirteen sheds were got at, no one lost anything...

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Last post by peter
Sat Aug 24, 2013 7:12 pm
Not already......

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by haggis » Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:30 am

It really feels like Autumn here today. Soft drizzle and very cool but most telling of all is that Autumn sort of smell in the air. The Scottish...

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Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:01 pm
Toddler in the fruit and veg patch

Last post by Motherwoman
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by The Mouse » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:32 pm

I know that lots of children are reluctant to eat fruit and vegetables, but my two-year-old grandson certainly isn't showing signs of it yet.
Once he...

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Last post by Motherwoman
Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:22 pm
Agricultural question.

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by peter » Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:29 pm

What is this and why is it grown?

I have an inkling already :oops:

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Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:35 am
Top ten one-liners from Edinburgh Fringe

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by alan refail » Tue Aug 20, 2013 5:55 pm

The top 10 were:

Rob Auton - "I heard a rumour that Cadbury is bringing out an oriental chocolate bar. Could be a Chinese Wispa."
Alex...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:14 pm
Countryside view.

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by peter » Mon Aug 19, 2013 2:15 pm

Nothing particularly special but I found this view yesterday rather restful.

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Last post by Elaine
Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:06 am
Blight!

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by Westi » Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:35 pm

Got my first proper warning today - the others have been near misses! I guess I know what I'll be doing tomorrow on lottie!

I know main crop spuds...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Aug 19, 2013 6:29 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Aug 12, 2013 5:01 am

Dear Primrose, may i wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed. May i also thank you for sharing many laughs, and also plenty of gardening advice with us...

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Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:43 pm

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