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by Marigold » Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:27 pm

Just to say that we are now back into serious market trading months, so, with Holy Week on the horizon as well, there will be little time now for the...

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Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:48 pm
St Patrick's Day...

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by Marigold » Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:59 pm

This was the scene in the small town where we were trading at the market..

Before our eyes, whole families were morphed into leprechauns.. I...

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Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:13 am
Painting garden furniture

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by haggis » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:48 pm

I am in the middle of painting some old wooden garden furniture at the moment but if it is anything like the last few years the paint just wont last....

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Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:16 am
joke

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by dirt-digger » Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:20 pm

Paddy goes into the police station. Looking around, he asks "Who are all these pictures of?". The constable says "These are all the...

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Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:58 pm
Happy Birthday, Mouse

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by alan refail » Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:53 am

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Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:52 pm
Sun-dried tomatoes linked to hepatitis A outbreak

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by alan refail » Sat Mar 10, 2012 11:32 am

Sun-dried tomatoes linked to hepatitis A outbreak

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Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:45 am
Bank Fraudsters

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by Shallot Man » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:02 pm

Bank customers who use online services are warned to be on their guard against fraudsters who can circumvent new security systems.

Despite the...

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Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:51 pm
Had to share this.

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by peter » Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:59 pm

It's not my drive, just happened to walk that way with the dog this afternoon.

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Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:02 am
Never to Plan

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by Westi » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:21 pm

Why do I always get distracted at lottie and do things that are not on my to do list? Is this just a girl thing, the chaps down at lottie tell me...

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Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:17 am
Eating daffodils is not a joke.

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by peter » Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:45 pm

BBC report of health warning given to Bristol Chinese community following " The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the 10 people who had eaten...

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Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:13 am
Raw Milk Review

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by Shallot Man » Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:40 pm

The following has recently been published by the Food Standards Agency

RAW MILK REVIEW
The Board of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) will decide...

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Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:23 pm
Interesting research results on plant genes

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by alan refail » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:10 am

A couple of interesting items - well I found them interesting.

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Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:51 pm
Only 410 more!

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by Westi » Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:35 pm
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410 more postings and we will have hit 100,000! Come on OH you must try harder! :D :wink:

Westi
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Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:42 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:26 am

Morning Geoff, and a very Happy Birthday to you indeed.
You are a marvelous member to have on the forum, and long may it continue..... :)

Sixty...

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Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:37 pm
One for Mr Refail?

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by peter » Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:17 pm

From I hasten to add a Welshman of my acquaintance. :twisted:

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Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:28 am
Ready for the spring!!!

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by CJS » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:55 pm
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My mans been round again today, extended the north side fence border removing the ugly concrete planters and digging out to 4ft wide, thats now 30ft...
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Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:04 pm
sowing on the allotment

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by shedboy » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:51 pm

hello everone as january has been so mild have you planted anything yet in your allotment...if you have what have you put in.....me i have not put...

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Last post by Jude
Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:18 pm
Never a dull moment!

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by JohnN » Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:15 pm

I'm lucky to have a neighbour over the back fence who's a retired nurseryman and his back garden, far from being a pristine plot, is a delightful...

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Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:48 am
Need help bout me ol onion patch.

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by clogger » Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:42 pm

Hi fellow gardeneers, new to all this, more used to hangin over fence an askin folk but my lad says i,ve got to move wi the times so i thought i,d...

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Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:26 pm
Scandalous or what!

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by Johnboy » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:03 pm

The Savari Trust have for many years been the champions of the gardening fraternity helping to combat late potato blight and other diseases and pests...

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Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:55 am
Gardening by the moon

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by KG Steve » Tue Jan 24, 2012 1:11 pm
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This month we have the topic of 'moon gardening' in our over the garden fence feature and we'd love to know your views.

Is this something you've...
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Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:39 am
Dydd Gŵyl Ddewi Hapus

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by alan refail » Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:11 am

Gwnewch y pethau bychain (Do the little things)

Cyfarchion cynhesaf i bawb ohonoch yng Nghymru, yr Alban, Iwerddon a Lloegr ar Ddydd Gŵyl Ddewi...

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Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:07 pm
FIRES

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by tracie » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:56 pm

Hi All,

Fires have become a hot topic on our allotment recently, a ban has been put in place because of a complaint from a nearby house.

I thought...

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Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:08 am
Bees, buterflies and blooms.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:04 pm

I don't know if anyone has been watching this series, but it has got me thinking about something regarding bees and there decline.

Now i have heard...

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Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:57 pm
Rising sap.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:23 pm

Anyone starting to get that feeling of eagerness, at getting the new season under way.
Although very cold out there today and lots of snow still...

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Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:40 pm
Don nothing other than a lot of thinking . . .

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by CJS » Mon Feb 20, 2012 7:55 pm

Hi peoples, well since my last post, things have got a little hectic on the personal side, plus the computer and screen both went down at the same...

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Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:10 pm
GOOGLE

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by Shallot Man » Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:32 am

Three simple steps to delete your Google browsing history... before it's too late
From March 1, you won't be able to opt out of the new policy,...

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Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:02 pm
All change . . .

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by CJS » Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:22 pm

The new soft fruit bed is going to be done in two stages now. There is an 18ft by 4ft bed that was completed a few weeks ago, it was actually...

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Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:49 pm
It's not fair!

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by Colin_M » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:38 am

Last week, it was freezing cold, frost & ice.

This week there are dandelions flowering in my garden?????? :shock:

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Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:57 pm
lambs

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by tracie » Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:11 pm
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Hi All,

spring must be on the way, there are lambs in the field near my allotment running around, And I keep reading the back of the seed packets. A...
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Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:23 pm
Happy Birthday Westi.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:54 am

A very Happy Birthday to a wonderful member of the forum.
Hope you have a superb day indeed. :)

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Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:05 pm
Yet more funnies

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by peter » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:00 am
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A short story.
Man driving down road.
Woman driving up same road.
They pass each other.
Woman yells out window, PIG!
Man yells out window, BITCH!
Man...
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Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:24 am
Serotonin in cooked tomatoes

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by Primrose » Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:17 pm

Saw a brief report in today's Telegraph that scientists have said that the serotonin in cooked red tomatoes is probably a protective agent against...

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Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:35 pm
Magazine

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by jane E » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:30 pm

My March copy of Kitchen Garden hasn't arrived yet but I notice it in the shops. Has everyone else got theirs?

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Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:19 pm
Bird Watching

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by Arnie » Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:28 pm

Hi To everyone,

We like watching the birds feeding through our kitchen window, the problem is as soon as we get close to window their off, do any of...

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Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:36 pm
Dodgy emails

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by Catherine » Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:40 am

I have friends who send me these round robin emails, copied from their friends etc. Even though I ask them not to I still get them. I usually delete...

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Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:36 pm
Snow

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by Arnie » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:08 pm
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Hi all :D

I see the forecast for this week is for cold weather & Snow, its dry and bright but a touch chilly here, has anyone got the snow...
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Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:25 am
Car Wash

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by Catherine » Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:22 pm

Today I have taken my car to a hand car wash for the first time. I normally do it myself. But I did not have time two weeks ago so I took it through...

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Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:14 am
Allotment Apathy.

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by snooky » Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:03 pm

After leaving my allotment this morning I drove to the local Wilkinsons and there I got into a conversation with a woman who had a plot on a...

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Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:04 am
Happt Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:26 am

Dear Peter, may i be the first of many to wish you a very Happy Birthday, big fellow. You do a superb job of moderating, and also just a nice person...

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Fri Feb 10, 2012 7:12 pm
Happt Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:43 am

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

Also, thank you for all the good work you do through the year,,,,,

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Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:45 am
Was this the quietest day ever?

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by Jude » Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:05 pm

Only a couple of posts, I can't think of anything to say either! Weather dismal here. No incentive to go to the plot even if I had had time. :(

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Thu Feb 09, 2012 10:47 pm
Vegetable limericks

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by alan refail » Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:38 am
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Inspired by this thread I offer the following as a starter.

Who can suggest the best last line?

A Kitchen Gardener from Kent,
Whose cucumbers...
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Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:52 am
Allotment Strategy

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by Westi » Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:48 pm
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Our local council has just released their draft allotment strategy. ( ). Their plan is to reduce all plots to 5 rods (forceably by the looks), with a...
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Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:46 pm
New approach to rhubarb

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by jane E » Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:25 am

I've tried something new with my rhubarb this year. I always let the frost and cold weather get at the crowns in the first part of the winter - done...

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Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:24 pm
KG Magazine Binder

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by SharonL » Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:29 pm

Every year I have the same problem, where to buy the binders to store KG. I am sure I usually get it through the publishers but they don't seem to...

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Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:58 pm
The power of words.

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by Shallot Man » Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:58 am

CLICK BELOW.

Hope this works, shallotman

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Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:05 pm
Supermarket tomato's

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by Shallot Man » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:58 am
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The Memsahib brought some tomato's home from the local supermarket, would make ideal tennis balls. :(
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Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:27 pm
It's marmalade time again

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by Primrose » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:34 pm
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The appearance of Seville oranges about this time always seems to kick-start my growing/home preserving year. Have spent the day making Seville &...
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Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:36 am
Can't put this book down

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by jane E » Sun Jan 08, 2012 9:48 pm

I had a book from my daughter for Christmas - Winter Vegetables by Charles Dowding. It's one of the most informative gardening books I've read for a...

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Sun Jan 29, 2012 12:16 am

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