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Oh deer, it's John Humphrys!

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by alan refail » Thu Sep 23, 2010 6:25 am

If you're having trouble with deer in Bedfordshire (and I seem to remember it mentioned on the forum in the past), Radio 4's the answer :roll: :roll:

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:45 am
Editorial licence?

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by alan refail » Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:19 pm

As the introduction to this article

I read this:

As a small boy, the highlight of a summer’s day for Joe Maiden was to walk with his father to...

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Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:12 am
Do you find it hard to be a "ruthless" vegetable grower?

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by Primrose » Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:04 pm
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I wonder if anybody else is like me? My courgette plants are coated with mildrew yet still producing, and we have a vegetable tray in the fridge...
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Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:09 am
Book on growing vegetables and fruit in containers

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by glallotments » Mon Sep 20, 2010 6:39 pm

I want to buy a book about growing fruit and vegetables in containers for a friend who has never grown anything to eat in her life but would like to...

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Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:01 pm
Much more food not needed says SA

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by alan refail » Tue Sep 21, 2010 3:03 pm

Soil Association throws doubts on figures for increased food requirements.

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Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:53 am
Why is it good to be able to feed ourselves and family?

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by Anja » Sun Sep 19, 2010 2:02 pm

Hi all,

here is another question sparked by your responses to my earlier questions about the motivations for fruit and veg gardening. Quite a few of...

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Last post by Anja
Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:07 pm
Is vegetable gardening work?

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by Anja » Thu Sep 16, 2010 2:17 pm

Hi everyone,

some of you may have read and responded to my earliers posts about what motivates us to grow our own fruit and veg and whether there...

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Last post by Anja
Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:02 pm
Why do we put fruit in a bowl, on display?

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by The Mouse » Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:37 pm

Why do we put fruit on display, often in the lounge?

My son has just asked me this question, and although I gave him several possible reasons, I...

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Last post by Anja
Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:57 pm
Holiday etc

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by Catherine » Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:53 pm

We have just come back from a good and bad week in the Cotswolds. On Monday we had the awful news that my nephew and his wife had lost their first...

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Last post by Catherine
Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:47 pm
Prince of hypocrisy

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by alan refail » Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:36 am
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Perhaps he could demonstrate his true commitment by winding up his high-maintenance, unsustainable family :evil:
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Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:11 pm
Difficulty with PM system.

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by Johnboy » Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:09 am

I am experiencing difficulties with the PM system this morning.
I write a message and keep losing the top half of the message.
I have three times...

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Last post by Elaine
Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:05 pm
Rotation

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by Fair Weather 33 » Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:33 pm

Hi there peeps

This could be a silly question but here goes. I have just realised that one of my beds housed onions last year and cauliflower this...

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Last post by Fair Weather 33
Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:27 pm
Badgers 1 - Farmers 0

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by alan refail » Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:12 pm

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Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:38 pm
Rain

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by The Grock in the Frock » Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:04 am

Well whats the weather doing around your area of the country.It hasnt stopped raining up hear,went down the lottie and felt like i was at a festival...

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Last post by Redfox
Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:36 pm
The Farmer's Motto

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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:05 pm

I've just found a postcard I picked up at an agricultural show a couple of years ago and the side with the picture is a union jack made up from...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:00 pm
Liz poorley sick

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by The Grock in the Frock » Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:53 pm

Poor Lizabets got sent to ozzy today,due to her being an old fart and her bones falling to bits :( im sure we could all cheer her up with a few funny...

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Last post by lizzie
Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:40 am
Nice pair...

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by alan refail » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:15 pm

Nice pair of melons you've got, missus! Reminiscent of the old saucy seaside postcard :oops:

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Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:08 am
Britain a "Third World country"?

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by alan refail » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:04 pm

Here's a view I didn't expect?

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Last post by alan refail
Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:49 am
onions turning green

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by mrs l » Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:11 pm

I put my onions on a mesh shelf in the polytunnel to dry a few weeks ago, but when I,ve used some of them the first couple of layers are green. Do...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:16 am
Winter onions

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by Fair Weather 33 » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:42 pm

Yehhhhhh :D

I have just received my first order of over winter onions, and am skipping about like a kid who has been left a sweet shop. :lol: . Any...

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Last post by Fair Weather 33
Sat Sep 18, 2010 10:58 pm
Medieval peasant diet anyone?

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by alan refail » Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:28 am

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Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:21 am
Compost room deodoriser

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by John Yeoman » Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:16 am

please can someone post something funny to cheer me up? Pretty please?

Thus did Mouse request, in a different thread. Hokay...

I've just read that...

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Last post by alan refail
Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:44 pm
Any idea what variety this BRIGHT ORANGE tomato might be?

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by Primrose » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:20 pm

Seen on a fruit & veg stall today (and I'm kicking myself for not buying a few just to save their seeds as I do like experimenting with more...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:37 am
septic peg

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by The Grock in the Frock » Fri Sep 10, 2010 4:12 pm
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Having made my views reg the locking of the gates,i predicted that i would be next on the list for the committee to have ago about my plot,only been...
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Last post by lizzie
Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:00 am
Cauliflower problems

Last post by Fair Weather 33
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by Fair Weather 33 » Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:02 pm

Hi peeps. Have just found you, so appologies for (rambling, spelling etc).

Can anyone suggest a good cauliflower to grow? I have just started to...

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Last post by Fair Weather 33
Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:51 pm
Thoughts from a village horticultural show

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by Primrose » Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:41 pm

We attended a nearby village horticultural show today, which has prompted a few thoughts:

1. I always thought a true marrow had green skin with...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:02 pm
Happy Birthday Piglet6

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by alan refail » Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:22 am

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Happy Birthday Piglet6 from six little piglets

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Last post by The Mouse
Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:49 pm
Digging without due care and attention ....

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by Colin_M » Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:55 pm

...sadly Your Honour, I must plead guilty as charged.

I was trying to dig round the edges of each row of spuds, but somehow and despite trying to be...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:41 am
Building houses here is silly, 'cos residents will see my ..

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by alan refail » Fri Sep 10, 2010 5:33 pm

Naked gardener discriminated against!

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Last post by richard p
Sun Sep 12, 2010 12:02 pm
Compost bags could carry legionnaires' disease

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by Primrose » Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:06 am
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The Telegraph is reporting today that the RHS is advising compost manufacturers to put a warning on compost bags that the material could carry...
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Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:43 pm
Sneaky Cat

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by Elaine » Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:20 am

Being a fresh air fiend, I always have my patio doors open and on Monday, I was tootling around the house, in my usual day-dreamy way, prior to going...

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Last post by Chantal
Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:57 am
Wire worm

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by Shallot Man » Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:35 am

I have had my plot for some 37 odd years now,this year I am plagued by wire-worm in my spuds, any suggestions please, prepared to use anything short...

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Last post by Shallot Man
Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:03 am
A new blonde joke

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by Arnie » Tue Sep 07, 2010 1:29 pm

Hi All

Enjoy :lol: :lol:

Regards

Kevin :wink:
!!! A new blonde joke!!!

After becoming very frustrated with the attitude of one of the...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:28 am
Stinky Fish

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by armstrom » Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:34 pm

I inadvertently left some fish in a very fancy leather briefcase - it stinks! I have tried spraying it with deoderant but that just masks the stink...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Sep 10, 2010 4:53 pm
Genetically modified potatoes - members' poll

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by alan refail » Fri Jun 11, 2010 2:15 pm
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Before answering please read the discussion in this thread

The current trials involve the introduction of genes only from other species of potato...
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Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:45 am
Scientists discover cold climate crop gene

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by alan refail » Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:12 pm

Sounds promising if we get more cold winters and springs.

Scientists discover cold climate crop gene

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:30 pm
Mystery solved

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by Primrose » Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:45 pm

When our window cleaner came the other day, he was complaining about some encrusted marks on our patio windows that he just couldn't remove. They...

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Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:10 pm
Pirimiphos-Methyl

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by Shallot Man » Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:14 am

I thought we would have someone out there that would have answered my query by now, rather saddened by the lack of response, suppose will have to...

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Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:24 am
Medwyn overloads the veg.

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by alan refail » Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:36 pm

A warning to giant veg growers and showers :(

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Last post by Elaine
Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:44 am
summer must be over

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by richard p » Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:42 pm

summer must be over the kids are back at school... been enough rain to make the grass grow... got the mower this week for the first time since mid...

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Last post by Elaine
Thu Sep 09, 2010 9:24 am
Happy Birthday Catherine

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by alan refail » Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:50 am

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Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:31 am
Incredible Edible Todmordon

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by Chantal » Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:56 am

I've just seen a TV news item about this

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Last post by glallotments
Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:53 pm
Emotional and spiritual benefits to (fruit and veg) growing

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by Anja » Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:02 pm

Hello,

Some of you may have seen and responded to an earlier post of mine where I asked what motivated people to grow their own fruit and...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:21 am
Cucumbers: Wow!

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by Mike Vogel » Mon Sep 06, 2010 10:06 am

CUCUMBERS

WOW WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS, I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW.

1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:12 am
The Show is over!

Last post by Primrose
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by Monika » Tue Sep 07, 2010 7:34 pm

Well, we had a very successful Village Show on Saturday - lots of entries, lots of visitors and I also won quite a few (non-cash) prizes. But my...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:53 pm
Bits and bobs No 17 Summer

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After a mixed (to say the least!) spring, let's have a new thread. A rainy start to June yesterday, but now most places seem set fair and warm.

The...
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Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:17 pm
A beautiful put-down!

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by Johnboy » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:10 pm

I went to a lecture about horticulture by a young lady who I managed to assist through college some years back. She is now very highly qualified with...

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:00 pm
Freebies

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by Shallot Man » Sat Sep 04, 2010 10:01 am

Passing grocer the other day, he was throwing out the trays that mushrooms come in. I saved them from the tip. As they are stack-able, ideal for...

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 5:13 pm
Favourite or Topical Gardening Quotes

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by Nature's Babe » Fri Sep 03, 2010 5:18 pm
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Every time i spot yet another ripe courgette -

Zuchini are terriffic-
like rabbits prolific!

I can't wait to see how many seeds in the one I have...
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Last post by Bren
Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:15 pm
Parsnips

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by Bren » Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:28 pm

I dug out a few parsnips a couple of days ago, when I went to use them today they were gone soft and floppy why was that ? I hadn't washed them yet...

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:03 pm

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