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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
Walk trackers.

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by peter » Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:06 pm

My Android mobile phone has a GPS and can access the internet, so earlier this week I installed an exercise tracking application.
It monitors your...

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Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:52 pm
Favourite tools

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by KG Emma » Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:11 pm
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In the May issue of Kitchen Garden Edwin Oxlade and Bob Sherman are talking about their favourite gardening tools and why. We would like to include...
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Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:40 pm
A double celebration

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by alan refail » Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:57 am

Burns Nicht tonight - so the haggis is ready and tatties and neeps to make.

Also Dydd Santes Dwynwen the day for lovers.

To link the two what...

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Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:30 pm
Annorak!

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by Westi » Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:37 pm

Chatting with my mates today about the weather and my response was 'potatoes will be here soon and I have collected loads of egg boxes ready for...

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Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:04 pm
Race to serve up artificial chicken for a $1m prize

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by alan refail » Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:28 pm

Here's one to get your teeth into - or maybe not!

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Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:28 pm
Happy New Year

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by alan refail » Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:50 am

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Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:50 am
nudge nudge - wink wink

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by Diane » Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:18 pm

:shock:

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Sun Jan 22, 2012 3:57 pm
A tight squeeze!

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by alan refail » Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:59 am

Busy day here on Monday. Scottish Power are renewing many poles in the area - a nine month job. Whereas the original poles were erected by hand,...

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Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:55 am
Thought for Today

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by The Mouse » Sat Jan 14, 2012 10:00 pm

I heard this on radio 4 a few days ago, and thought it was really thought-provoking. I just thought I would share it with you. :)

“How Do You Live...

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Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:31 am
Early Spring !

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by Shallot Man » Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:51 am

Was following the Memsahib yesterday over the Town shopping, one of the Ferrel pigeons was feeding a squeaker. :o

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Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:24 pm
Happy Birthday Mrs l

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:25 am

Dear Mrs l, a very Happy Birthday to you, hope you have a fantastic day. :)

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Sat Jan 21, 2012 11:01 am
Sioni Winwns

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by alan refail » Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:24 pm

It's that time of the year again when we can enjoy Roscoff onions. Sioni Winwns is back as every year supplying local shops.

Now he drives a white...

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Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:02 am
Here we go again!

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by alan refail » Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:28 am

Give me sunshine: David Cameron considers double summertime

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Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:53 pm
Been like spring today!

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by Marigold » Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:51 pm
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Birds singing lustily and in between deluges, warm sun.. Imagine gardening on New Year's Day.. Planting out various shrubs etc.
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Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:51 am
Tristadaidekaphobia...

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by Marigold » Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:48 am
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Not an issue, but typing it is a different matter!!
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Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:47 am
"Harvest and Harvesters"

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by Monika » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:21 pm

I have just re-read the book "Harvest and Harvesters" by John Hargreaves. We first bought and read it when it was published in 1987, but...

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Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:02 pm
allotment price

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by shedboy » Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:54 pm
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hello just want to know how much you pay for a 10 pole plot, at the moment we pay 112 pounds per year, please can you let me know i would like to...
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Last post by Redfox
Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:22 pm
PRICE OF SEEDS

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by Shallot Man » Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:37 am

Notice WILKINSONS are selling their seeds three for the price of two, as they start at 0.54 p . Got to be a bargain, alright I know they haven't the...

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Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:35 pm
Goji berries

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by Welsh nomad » Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:23 pm

Hi,
I have 3 Goji berry bushes which I bought about 3 years ago. One is in a large container in the back garden and the other 2 are over in the...

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Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:54 pm
The Next Ice Age or maybe not?

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by Colin Miles » Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:07 am

As an amateur gardener, meteorologist and astronomer I have a keen in interest in climate, which is always changing, albeit on far longer time-scales...

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Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:31 am
Primroses

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by Marigold » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:30 pm

In the bank opposite the garage where the towtruck took the car and myself, primroses in bright bloom/

I know the coloured ones in the garden here...

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Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:38 am
Things still flowering

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by Elaine » Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:25 am
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I'm amazed by the flowers in my garden which are still in bloom. My hanging baskets with geraniums and surfinia are still going strong, roses are...
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Last post by Primrose
Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:40 pm
Thank you' John Boy and others...

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by Marigold » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:11 am

For all the frugal tips!

Planting potato peels.... A second crop of broad beans by cutting the plants to 9 inches.. leaving sprout plants in to...

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Last post by Marigold
Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:39 pm
Cranberry and other beans..

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by Marigold » Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:14 pm

A friend in the US has offered us cranberry bean seeds; their name for Borlotti it seems..

Found this comprehensive site but they do not seem to...

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Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:25 am
rabbits!!!

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by jane E » Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:00 pm

I caught a young rabbit in veg. netting this summer and was just about to 'do for him/her' against the side of the raised bed, when my grandson came...

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Last post by Urban Fox
Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:42 am
Mowing - in January!

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by JohnN » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:33 am

A beautiful sunny morning here today, the calm broken only by the clatter and hum of my neighbours' mowers! I suppose I'll have to do the same, mine...

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Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:11 pm
So you think food's getting expensive

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by alan refail » Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:53 am

A thought-provoking item from the BBC.

Food now costs a fraction of what it did (in real terms) 150 years ago.

Groceries 'cheaper' now than in...

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Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:06 am
100% more room . . .

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by CJS » Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:18 pm

High peoples . . . a happy New Year to you all. :wink:

So 2012 looms, been a terrible 2011, all sorts of problems in and out of the garden, nearly...

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Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:52 pm
Kindle.

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by snooky » Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:57 pm

Gave in and bought my Wife a Kindle.My daughter brought hers with her when she visited over Christmas,my Wife was loathe to relinquish it!! I now...

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Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:12 pm
Lazy dog owner who does not clean up after the dog!!

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by Catherine » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:18 pm

I live in a beautiful area and regularly walk up our main road with fab views to take other paths off into the countryside.

The problem is that the...

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Sun Jan 08, 2012 6:26 am
Posting

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by Catherine » Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:36 pm
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Just realised I missed my 1000th post on here. Now on 1011 -1012
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Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:42 am
Forget Marmite - how about this?

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by Colin_M » Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:30 pm

Here's something else you will either love or hate.

If you think you're dreaming, click here for more

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Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:35 am
Today's the day

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by alan refail » Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:43 am

That's it. Sunrise is a minute earlier today than it has been since Christmas Day. And it gets a bit lighter every morning from now on :D :D

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Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:23 pm
Cyclamen

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by Shallot Man » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:58 pm

Local gardening centre are selling cyclamen for a pound each, many are coming to the end of blooming, I know they have been forced, but how long to...

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Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:51 pm
Stolen pipework

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by Urban Fox » Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:17 pm

I just received the following email from our allotment site manager. Seems someone has been stealing the metal pipes from the site. What a rotten bit...

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Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:11 am
sorry I haven't been around...

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by retropants » Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:18 pm

not sure what happened? life just seems to be moving so fast, I can't remember the last time I popped by to say hello!

So, Happy New Year to you...

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Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:33 am
Storage for small amounts of seed

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by Primrose » Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:06 pm

I've often had difficulty in finding suitable storage containers for small amounts of saved seeds but have today found a solution. I've cut out the...

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Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:34 pm
Adam's Farm

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by Colin Miles » Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:49 am

Adam's Farm is always the bit of Countryfile that I try to watch and my daughter bought me the book for Christmas. Absolutely brilliant! It should be...

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Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:24 pm
Help with Vat please

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by Tigger2shoes » Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:13 pm

Can any one tell me the fraction at 13% for vat
I know its 1/6 for 20% and 1/21 at 5% but how is that sum worked out please ?

I had a easy way of...

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Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:30 pm
Boys how many of you have wifes like me

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by Tigger2shoes » Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:24 pm

:wink:

She dug the plot on Monday –
the soil was rich and fine,
She forgot to thaw out dinner –
so we went out to dine...
She planted roses...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:02 pm
When to plant?

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by Nature's Babe » Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:28 pm

Has anyone else noticed some stuff still growing? In December my pineapple sage was flowering, now the rosemary is flowering, mushrooms are appearing...

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Last post by Marigold
Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:49 am
How do you keep a check on seeds & when to sow

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by Catherine » Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:38 pm

I have just got all my seeds out and checked their dates to make sure none are out of sowing date. I have several questions which I hope can be...

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Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:37 pm
Vandalism

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by haggis » Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:22 pm
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Haven't been on the forum for a while - but Alan has certainly prodded some of us into posting so here is my contribution:
Having left my plot of 10...
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Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:20 pm
Football on New Years Eve!!!

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by Catherine » Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:16 pm

For goodness sake what on earth was that all about, why was football on tv on New Years Eve. :shock:

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:58 pm
The paddy fields of Ireland...

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by Marigold » Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:54 am

Just been out to gather vegetables, to find most of the garden under several inches of water. An empty bucket left outside last night had a good six...

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Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:54 am
New, extra allotments in our village!

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by Colin_M » Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:43 am

I got the shock of my life when I opened our allotment newsletter and saw that the Parish council has bought some land & intends to put 50 more...

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Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:10 am
Garden "size"?

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by Marigold » Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:45 pm

Wondering of any of the mathematically minded folk here can advise?

Wondering how large in real terms the garden here is; it is in two parts,...

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Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:16 am
So, what's with the poison turkey?

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by alan refail » Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:30 am

On BBC Breakfast last Wednesday a "chef" was giving suggestions for what to do with Christmas leftovers. The first thing he said was...

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Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:03 pm

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