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Star performers despite the weather

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by PLUMPUDDING » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:50 am
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I've had some plants, fruit and veg that have done surprisingly well this year and lots of others have eventually rallied round when we got a bit of...
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Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:16 pm
Variability

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by Colin Miles » Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:56 am

Looking at all the posts the thing that has struck me in this particularly difficult year is the enormous differences in people experiences. A...

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Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:11 pm
Rainfall

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by Colin Miles » Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:27 am

Just to illustrate how different the weather can be in these small isles, here in Carmarthenshie the rainfall to date this month is only half what it...

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Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:27 am
Strange Sweetcorn

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by Benspab12 » Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:01 pm

From a batch of sweetcorn plants bought from a local garden centre, one developed a strange purple colouration.

The plant concerned only yielded one...

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Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:30 pm
Weather records

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by Colin Miles » Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:37 am

According to the BBC

Wales weather: Flood alert as heavy rain forecast

Wales suffered its third wettest summer since records began in 2012

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Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:47 am
Rothamsted scientists study 170-year-old potatoes

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by peter » Sun Sep 23, 2012 4:05 pm

Potato blight in Ireland in the 1840s caused a food shortage which saw more than one million people die.

Rothamsted Research in Harpenden used DNA...

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Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:12 pm
Keeping records of home grown produce

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by Primrose » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:50 am
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I was thumbing back through an old diary recently and noticed that until a couple of years ago I'd been keeping records of the amount of home grown...
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:00 am
Nocturnal visitor

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by peter » Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:35 pm

Was waiting on my doorstep when I got home tonight, first one I've seen in years.

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Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:02 pm
Prickly cucumbers have surprise the parents at school .....

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by vegpatchmum » Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:59 pm

.... and they surprised me too, the first time I picked a home grown cucumber 4 years ago ...... :D Never knew cucumbers were a prickly fruit :shock:...

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Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:20 pm
Help required

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by farmer jon » Sun Sep 16, 2012 4:14 pm

A friend of mine has an allotment on a council owned site which is run by a committee . it has an old water supply system of lead piping which is...

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Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:09 pm
I wonder if the French and Italian papers will buy this

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by alan refail » Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:55 pm

Oh no!.JPG

No sooner do you decide to get your kit off than some sneaky photographer creeps up and snaps you!

One of my blackrocks decided to have...

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Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:30 am
Newt and eggs

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by sarahscottdavies » Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:05 pm

I have just found a newt in a half full bag of compost that has been sat untouched all year in a damp part of the garden. I left it where it was so...

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Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:57 pm
Popeye spinach and solar cells

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by Nature's Babe » Sat Sep 15, 2012 2:24 pm

Well you all know I am very pro nature, so this made me smile, hard to beat natures efficiency !

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Sun Sep 16, 2012 6:57 am
Exotic crops that grow well in UK.

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by Nature's Babe » Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:11 am

If anyone lives near rhyton gardens this was emailed to me but is too far to travel, but posted it in case anyone else might be interested, real...

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Sat Sep 15, 2012 2:45 pm
Apple identity?

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by peter » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:14 pm

This is an eating apple a plotholder was given as a present, very crisp, sweet & sharp, grows happily and fruits well. The owner never seems to...

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Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:19 am
Brussels Sprout

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by Arnie » Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:21 pm

Hi Everyone,

Does anyone know were I could buy Brussels Sprout Rampart & Fortress as I am not have much luck :cry:

Regards

Arnie :wink:

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Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:01 am
Happy Birthday Catherine

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by alan refail » Sat Sep 08, 2012 6:34 am

Best birthday wishes

Hope you enjoy your break in the Cotswolds

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun
And find your shoulder to light on,
To...

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Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:48 pm
Kitchen Garden magazine: October posting delay

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by KGAdmin » Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:35 pm

We are sorry to announce Kitchen Garden October issue has experienced some printing delays and due to this was nto posted out until on Wednesday 5th...

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Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:46 am
Way to go Team Paralympics GB

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by vegpatchmum » Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:53 pm

What a fabulously successful 11 days these amazing athletes have had. Well done to all of them :D

VPM
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:31 pm
Lovely gesture of rembrance.

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by peter » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:01 pm

Went to a funeral today, Stan who lived opposite my parents house, a wonderful gentle and intelligent man. He and his, now, widow, Vera had a great...

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Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:48 pm
Problem with Toms

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by Arnie » Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:34 pm

Hi Everyone,

Can anyone tell me whats wrong with my toms, there is nothing wrong with the taste but were calyx is its hard !!!

Regards

Arnie...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:47 pm
A lovely surprise

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by vegpatchmum » Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:15 pm

Today whilst in the midst of the usual school morning chaos, you know getting the pack ups done, chivvying the girls into their uniforms and then...

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Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:45 pm
Off to the Cotswolds Yippee

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by Catherine » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:35 pm

My OH has booked us a cottage in the Cotswolds from Friday till Monday as a suprise and the weather is looking fabulous.Checked the 10 day forecast...

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Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:32 pm
Happt Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:05 am

Dear Natures Babe, a very Happy Birthday to you indeed.
Hope you have a wonderful day. :)

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Last post by Monika
Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:19 pm
Next Year then?

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by Westi » Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:39 pm

:?: :?: If we get another year like this we will be deep in the manure..this year at least we got crops of some sort or another but what if next year...

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Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:05 am
Xmas Lights

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by Shallot Man » Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:53 am
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Just had an email from my local Nursery. The above says it all. :(
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Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:44 am
Gardens in Madeira

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by jess379 » Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:04 am

I recently went to Madeira on holiday, for those who dont know Madeira is a little portuguese volcanic island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean,...

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Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:39 pm
Wet summer dribs and drabs

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by alan refail » Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:36 am
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After three hours of torrential rain this morning our river shot up to its highest level since our flood of August 2000. It worried me when it...
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Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:18 am
High Summer Bits and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:29 am
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Well. what a gorgeous Sunday morning it is out there today. Lot's to do today so made an early start.
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:51 pm
And about time too!

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by alan refail » Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:55 am

Conwy council's lantern, balloon ban bid to protect wildlife

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Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:05 pm
Allotment competition 2012

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by Catherine » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:01 pm

We collected our Best Allotment rose bowl for winning the best allotment 2012 (we also won it in 2009) Thrilled to bits as we had worked very hard...

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Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:02 pm
Ye good olde days when......

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by vegpatchmum » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:26 pm

Today has been an odd sort of day in respect of TV and what was available to watch and it's thrown up a real mix of emotions.

With my 8 year old...

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Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:41 am
Patio cleaning advice please.

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by peter » Sat Aug 18, 2012 2:21 pm

Just used broom, hose, Jeyes fluid, scrubbing brush, more hose, to clean my concrete terrace. Can't use the power washer as it cuts into the...

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Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:35 am
The great GM debate

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Hi Folks

The topic for debate in our Over The garden Fence feature this month is genetically modified foods. If they became available for use on...
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Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:19 pm
GM rice for nutrient poor soils

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by alan refail » Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:07 am

"A gene from wild Indian rice plants can significantly raise the yield of common varieties in nutrient-poor soils.

Scientists from the...

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Tue Aug 28, 2012 1:04 pm
This year's potato yields

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by The Mouse » Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:18 pm
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Hello,

How are everyone's early potatoes doing? I have been really disappointed to find that my Charlottes, usually great croppers, have only been...
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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Aug 28, 2012 12:48 pm
'orrid smells.

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by peter » Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:07 pm

Dug a row of Charlotte potatoes today and they'd been touched by blight.
Most plants had an affected tuber, some had many, a few had none.

The worst...

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Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:27 pm
Brotherly love

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by Stephen » Thu Aug 16, 2012 5:15 pm

Here is a wonderful example of how like us other primates are. Wonderful.

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Sat Aug 25, 2012 5:34 pm
JONOGOLD Apple.

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by Shallot Man » Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:01 am

Have my first crop of the above, when is the best time to start picking them.

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Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:54 pm
Exam results.

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by peter » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:09 pm

Son, A-levels, predicted A* A A, acieved ABC, Oxford out, 2nd choice (chosen on the toss of a coin) conditional on predicted :? results, rings 2nd...

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Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:42 pm
Fruit trees on allotments

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by Primrose » Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:24 am
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I see in the press today that an allotment holder has just received an eviction notice for planting fruit trees on his allotment.

I'm wondering...
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Last post by Beryl
Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:22 pm
Can organic farming feed the world?

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by alan refail » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:02 am

I am struggling to get my head round the arguments in this essay.

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Last post by Colin Miles
Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:33 pm
Old herbaceous birthday ton!

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by alan refail » Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:07 am
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centenarian.jpg

Just saving this morning's index page for posterity.
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Fri Aug 17, 2012 5:19 am
Rip up your lawns to save the planet

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by alan refail » Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:03 pm

Concrete over your lawns to save the planet, says Bob Flowerdew

Discuss

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Last post by Stephen
Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:54 pm
Harvest & plough.

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by peter » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:19 pm

Saw my first two ploughed fields Tuesday evening, took a more rural trip home crime work this evening and lost count due to poor sight of field...

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Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:31 pm
Even more cynical

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by Johnboy » Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:44 am

I do not know how Camelot can justify having a jackpot on Tuesday 7th August of £151.012,000. and then on Friday 10th August having the British...

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Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:48 pm
5 days to go!

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by Westi » Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:48 pm
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Is it age or did this countdown go exceedingly quick? It only seemed a short while ago I was moaning about the news etc talking about it when the...
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Last post by Geoff
Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:52 pm
Happy Birthday Primrose

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by alan refail » Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:04 am

Penblwydd hapus iawn, Briallen ddel

A very Happy Birthday, fair Primrose

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Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:02 am
OH and the Olympics

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by Shallot Man » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:31 am

Any truth in the rumour that OH is not on holiday, but taking part in the Olympic wheelbarrow race.

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Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:36 pm
Fingers crossed for Old Herbaceous

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by alan refail » Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:51 am

OH left for his holidays in Somerset yesterday

I hope he's all right after all this.

Rain causes North Somerset floods and landslip

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Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:51 pm

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