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Home composting and "compostable" bags

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by Stephen » Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:56 pm

I'm not surprised by this report:
In my opinion, much of the blame lies with the packaging manufacturers. They use weasel words like biodegradable...

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Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:28 pm
DFor the Admins

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by peter » Tue Nov 01, 2022 6:10 pm

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Autumn Bits and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Sep 23, 2022 12:52 pm
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Is it really that time of the year again!

Well, we have missed all the heavy showers that they were predicting and it is very mild out there...
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Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:44 pm
List your pet hates...

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by Stravaig » Sun May 22, 2022 1:31 pm

I'm hoping this might be therapeutic rather than getting anyone wound up. What are your pet hates?

Mine are:

People who are holier than thou,...

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Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:42 am
Late Summer Bits and Bobs, dear Monika.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:48 am
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I don’t know if Monika is still with us but, I know she would have been reminding me that it is time to update…..so here we are dear Monika….it has...
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Fri Oct 28, 2022 9:28 am
Very nosy neighbours what can I do?

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by Catherine » Fri May 09, 2008 7:13 pm
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Our neighbours have just had their garden made into one huge patio and consequently they have raised their garden level. Now they can walk down their...
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Thu Oct 13, 2022 6:18 am
Renting a place within commuting distance to London

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by Stravaig » Sun Aug 28, 2022 8:28 am
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Well, I spotted an absolutely ideal place on RightMove a couple of days ago. Yeah, it was a bit further out than we might like but otherwise it was...
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Tue Oct 11, 2022 8:09 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:08 am
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May I wish you a very Happy Birthday, Robo, and hope you have a good day.

Thank you for being a brilliant member of the forum……
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Fri Oct 07, 2022 8:55 am
Perennial Flowers

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by Westi » Fri Sep 23, 2022 7:40 pm

I keep getting conflicting advice so turning to you my experienced & knowledgeable forum friends.

I bought a right bargain of 80+ mixed...

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Sun Sep 25, 2022 5:52 pm
Allotment etiquette for vacant plots

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by clareg » Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:25 pm

Hi All,

I wanted to get the opinions and experiences of anyone on the forum who has an allotment. We have a long history of tenants helping...

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Wed Sep 14, 2022 7:04 pm
Grinning monkey face

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by Stravaig » Tue Sep 06, 2022 3:29 pm

I wasn't a fan of Alexander (Boris) Johnson. Not even honest enough to use his real name. And I'm not a fan of Liz Truss. But is it really necessary...

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Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:08 pm
Put your tongue away!

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by Stravaig » Sun Sep 04, 2022 2:53 pm

For heaven's sake. Yeah, we've all got a tongue, or at least most of us have one but we don't usually feel the need to make a display of it.

Jamie...

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Mon Sep 05, 2022 9:19 pm
You MUST follow instructions

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by Stravaig » Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:52 am

This did not have the intended effect on me.

Yeah, we mostly live overseas but I can nearly always find a space in my suitcase for a coolbag of...

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Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:52 am
Sow winter radish.

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by MR.SORRELL » Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:55 am

Good time to sow Spanish black radish for winter food.

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Sun Sep 04, 2022 7:55 am
Is it time we ditched the word gardening?

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by Stravaig » Sun Aug 28, 2022 2:49 pm
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Seems like an odd suggestion to me... But, this is what's being suggested.

I think "gardening" is nice. You don't have to be middle...
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Fri Sep 02, 2022 11:30 am
A $25 loan...

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by Stravaig » Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:10 pm

About 100 years ago, no, probably more like a decade ago, I made a $25 loan to a young Indonesian lad who seemed very keen to go to university. I'm a...

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Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:50 pm
Mid Summer Bits and Bobs.

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Well i’m sitting down in the house, trying to cool off a little…..had some hedges to cut this morning, then went straight over the allotment to do a...
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Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:46 pm
When I'm feeling blue...

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by Stravaig » Fri Aug 26, 2022 3:13 pm

... a bit of retail therapy never hurts. I buy myself book. And if necessary another bookcase. What do you do?

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Sun Aug 28, 2022 8:58 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:59 am

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, Stravaig, hope you have a wonderful day.

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:16 pm
Government Sites.....Blood pressure rising!

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by Westi » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:06 pm

I have just spent over 3hrs trying to pay tax HMRC says I owe!

Rant part 1: I am not self employed so how come I have to pay for the mistakes of...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Aug 21, 2022 11:50 am
Back to Blighty at the end of this week

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by Stravaig » Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:11 pm

Because of Covid, Russian invasians, and effing Martian attacks (not really), we've not had much chance to take leave (holidays as most normal people...

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Thu Aug 18, 2022 6:53 pm
Happy Birthday OH

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by Geoff » Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:45 am
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Have a good day!

You should have wished yourself Happy Birthday, the only guaranteed way to get it done like everything else on the fading forum,...
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Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:15 pm
Paul Hollywood eats Mexico

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by Stravaig » Tue Jul 26, 2022 3:40 pm

Not literally!

I'm not a huge fan of Mr Hollywood but I admire him for his skill so I'm perfectly happy to watch him on the telly or buy his books....

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Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:04 pm
Glycerin

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by Arnie » Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:19 pm
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Hi everyone :D

I have been told that I can use glycerin in my Hens water, it is used to stop the water from freezing :shock: now how true this I am...
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Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:20 pm
Straw square or round why difference

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by Colin2016 » Fri Aug 12, 2022 12:50 pm
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Notice there are square and round bales of straw plus some round ones in black plastic.

Can anyone explain why the difference.
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Last post by peter
Sun Aug 14, 2022 7:55 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Aug 12, 2022 5:03 am

Dear Primrose, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed….hope you have a wonderful day.

Thank you for being a wonderful member of the forum, we...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:09 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:21 am

Dear Shallot Man, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday and hope you have a really good day. Also hope you get to have a couple of pints, to...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:13 pm
Farewell, good friends .....

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by Monika » Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:09 pm

Well, the time has come to say farewell. I am now on the priority waiting list for our local hospice, the Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Oakworth...

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Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:32 am
Happy Birthday JohnN

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by tigerburnie » Wed Jul 27, 2022 8:58 pm

I see he popped in yesterday, would he be our oldest member ?

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Sat Jul 30, 2022 6:42 pm
I wish... (for my birthday)

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by Stravaig » Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:57 pm

It's my barfday next month and I was thinking about what I might desire. I think maybe an Ooni pizza oven.

Is there any point? You can buy very...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Jul 29, 2022 7:04 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:13 am

May I wish you a very Happy Birthday, JohnN, hope you have a great day.

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Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:55 am
The most exciting news of the year so far (as far as I am concerned!)

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by Stephen » Sat Mar 28, 2020 4:45 pm
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The undergardener & I have an additional new half-plot!

Lots of reasons to be pleased:
- it has been neglected for years
- it is hosting a lot...
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Last post by Stephen
Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:10 am
Hello from Warsaw, Poland

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by Stravaig » Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:27 am

We arrived yesterday morning. I'm loving it so far.

Had lunch in an upmarket Japanese restaurant - maybe the best I've ever been to but all very...

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Sat Jul 23, 2022 4:54 pm
Rug not laying flat

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by Colin2016 » Tue Jul 19, 2022 2:53 pm

Have a issue with a rug not laying flat on a laminated floor.

I am hoping one of you has experience of this and maybe have a solution.

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Wed Jul 20, 2022 10:23 am
Early Summer Bits and Bobs.

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Well you all know I like to live dangerously… :)
Bet I will be in Monika’s good books….well I hope I am…. :)
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Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:58 pm
I am awful fed up

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by Stravaig » Tue May 24, 2022 12:12 pm

Yeah, I know there's people much, much worse off than I am. But I just want to go home to the flat where all my belongings are - my clothes, books,...

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Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:22 pm
Been away for a while.

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by tigerburnie » Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:17 pm

Hi all, been missing for a while, life getting in the way, recovering from surgery after having a tumour removed from one of my kidneys, it seems it...

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Thu Jun 30, 2022 9:39 pm
Spring proper, 2022, Bits and Bobs.

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Now Monika is back with us, thought I better start the new thread….don’t want her disappearing….. :)

I don’t think I have ever known the ground as...
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Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:34 pm
Lost my mojo

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by Catherine » Sun May 29, 2022 7:32 pm
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We've had our allotment for 22 years and have grown ton's of stuff over the years. Since our daughter died suddenly on the 7th June last year I have...
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Thu Jun 23, 2022 8:45 am
I am back ....

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by Monika » Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:10 pm

Wow, it's been a long time. Last November my computer said "This connection is not private" every time I tried to access the KG Forum. I...

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Sat Jun 04, 2022 9:17 am
Muck Spreading Allowed on Farms

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by Colin2016 » Tue Apr 05, 2022 3:34 pm

Interesting item on radio today, farmers are going to be allowed to spread muck for 4 weeks in August.

Wasn't aware it had stopped as have seem it...

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Last post by Colin2016
Tue May 31, 2022 11:02 am
600 kilos of beef, please

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by Stravaig » Fri May 06, 2022 9:20 pm
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We had a couple of days off and decided to go away to the exotic destination of Maldon in Essex. Well, Maldon salt is pretty good so we thought it...
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Mon May 30, 2022 4:44 pm
ALLOTMENT STANDARDS

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by Compo » Sun Apr 10, 2022 7:41 pm

Does anyone have a good set of fair rules or terms and conditions for allotment sites. I am particularly looking for a form of words that describes...

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Mon May 02, 2022 8:44 pm
Early Spring Bits and Bobs.

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Well we are already into the start of March, not sure where January and February went to but, really looking forward to the new growing season...
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Sat Apr 30, 2022 9:22 pm
Sorry for disappearing - but I'm back :-)

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by Stravaig » Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:10 pm
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Hello again you lovely folks,

Sorry for my absence.

Unless you've been on another planet recently, you'll be aware that the Russians started a war...
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Thu Apr 28, 2022 5:30 pm
Chase barn cloche

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:27 pm
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What a superb day it's been today.
Been over my allotments this afternoon setting up my twelve chase large barn cloches ready for putting french...
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Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:37 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Apr 06, 2022 5:07 am

Just incase you have a look on the forum today, Johnboy, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday.

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Sat Apr 09, 2022 11:24 am
Where is the Introduction for the new Comers?

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:53 pm

May I wish you a very warm welcome to the forum, donwynne. Do you grow much veg.

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Thu Apr 07, 2022 3:07 pm
May 22 Subscription how many packets

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by Vonn » Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:30 am

Hi, I took out the KG Prime subscription which says up to 10 pkts of seeds. This is my second edition. Last month there were 10 pkts, this month I...

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Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:53 am
hydroponics

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by paulw60 » Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:20 pm
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A friend of ours has installed a hydroponic system in his greenhouse and has had such a success he has converted the whole greenhouse to it. I am now...
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Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:04 am

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