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OMG - I have potatoes!!

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by Piglet6 » Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:39 pm
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Mentioned a few days ago that my potatoes have got flower heads on them.

Noticed this morning that 2 flowers had come out, so thought it was time...
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Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:31 pm
Expensive watering!

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by alan refail » Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:48 pm

Anyone got a story to beat this?

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Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:54 pm
Googletoms

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by alan refail » Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:16 pm

Just for entertainment, here is an extract from an Italian website ( ):

Allevate le piante a cordone, staccando i getti che si formano alle ascelle...

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Last post by The Mouse
Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:35 pm
gooseberry sawfly

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by ltweddle » Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:57 pm

I have some red and black currant bushes, in a bed with a couple of gooseberries. All have been badly affected by gooseberry sawfly. If I remove the...

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Last post by Elaine
Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:58 pm
my 1st attempt at growing veg!

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by iknownothing » Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:35 pm

hope this works but thought i'd try an post some photos

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:57 pm
I was on TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by lizzie » Sat Jun 19, 2010 2:48 am

I saw myself tonight on Gardeners World. Me and Big Andrew had gone to Gardeners World Live at the NEC last Wednesday and they were filming. Caught...

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Last post by goldilox
Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:41 am
BEE'S

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by Shallot Man » Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:14 am

We have had a bee-hive installed on our allotment site. One of our lady plot-holders has suggested we all plant a flowering plant to help them, what...

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Last post by Colin_M
Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:56 pm
Wedding pic?

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by retropants » Mon Jun 14, 2010 4:27 pm

I've just realised that I completely failed to post a wedding pic when I got back from NZ at the beginning of April. How very rude of me.

Here you...

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Last post by retropants
Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:19 am
noise on the allotment

Last post by Catherine
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by Catherine » Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:44 pm

Yesterday our next door neighbour decided to strim his allotment with a petrol strimmer. The noise from his strimmer drove us off our plot as we...

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Last post by Catherine
Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:06 am
Don't try this at home!

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by alan refail » Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:12 pm

Barbecue - bin - bang - b****r!

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Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:05 pm
today is the day!

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by The Grock in the Frock » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:16 am

Well 2 day is the day we have r E.A.G.M,been on a night shift last night so have not been to bed and feel very done in and fed up,hope i keep my cool...

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Last post by The Grock in the Frock
Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:32 pm
Asparagus problem

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by Chantal » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:25 pm

I have asparagus growing just outside my back door, planted well over 25 years ago by a previous occupant. I don't eat it, I just let it grow for the...

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Last post by Chantal
Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:59 pm
Just wanted to let you guys know how my first year is going.

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by Piglet6 » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:13 pm

I planted small amounts of the following crops in pots (well, most of them):-

spinach - has all come up and getting their 2nd leaves
shallots -...

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Last post by Piglet6
Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:15 pm
Potholes

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by Primrose » Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:22 pm

This website made me chuckle. I have some spare Lollo Rosso seedlings which might come in useful.......!

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Last post by glallotments
Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:44 am
Amberley Cross - Tomato

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by GIB » Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:39 am

Does anybody know where i can get some Amberley Cross tomato seed/plants?

I have looked everywhere but nobody seems to supply them :( - i know that...

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Last post by GIB
Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:35 am
Garlic

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by trailmate » Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:29 pm

Any ideas as to what is taking the tops off my garlic nothing else is affected onions etc ok just the garlic as if the tops have been cut with...

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Last post by peter
Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:10 am
Lilac cuttings

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by lizzie » Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:47 am

Does anyone know the best time to take cuttings from lilac please. The bush is around 3' high and all in full flower right now. I've been given...

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Last post by alan refail
Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:11 pm
Non flowering fruit tree

Last post by retropants
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by Shallot Man » Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:56 pm

Bought a "Cobra" apple tree from well known seed merchant two seasons ago, 1st year two apples, chuffed, second year eight apples, more...

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Last post by retropants
Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:41 am
enviromesh

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by padmoregeoff » Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:37 pm

I am looking to buy some more enviromesh by the roll but had an unfruitful search on the internet! Has anybody got any suggestions as to where a good...

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Last post by Compo
Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:55 pm
Mid Life Crisis?

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by Chantal » Wed May 26, 2010 10:28 am
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It's taken me a week to post this, because I am still so totally stunned.

Last Wednesday I went to London for a couple of days and upon my return,...
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Last post by Tigger
Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:44 pm
Yorkshire wildlife park.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:53 pm

Just wondered if anyone has been there?

The fellow who fulfilled his dream of setting such a thing up, used to run a livery yard just down the road...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:27 pm
Duck sitting on eggs

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by Catherine » Wed May 26, 2010 10:19 pm

We have been away on holiday and when we came back my OH strimmed the plot with his petrol strimmer. Then the next day we were working on the beds...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:18 pm
laminated book all about weeds?

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by Diane » Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:41 pm

Does anyone know of a small pocket sized book of garden weed identification? Laminated if possible as it always rains where she lives!

Daughter in...

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Last post by glallotments
Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:30 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:26 am

Have a very happy birthday indeed, John Walker. :)

Hope there's not to many air miles on your presents. :wink: :)

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Last post by glallotments
Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:19 am
Can they do this?

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by The Grock in the Frock » Mon May 31, 2010 10:00 pm
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The other week SOME,NOT ALL plot holders where given letters tellin us that the committee have decided to put secondary locks on the main gates,at...
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Last post by The Grock in the Frock
Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:06 pm
BST

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by Elaine » Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:41 am

I've just noticed the time on my KG screen is an hour behind...how do I add the hour to make it right with BST? I have done it before but am blowed...

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Last post by peter
Mon Jun 07, 2010 12:12 pm
Address of manufacturer of Levingtons Compost

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by Primrose » Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:32 am

Can anybody supply the address of the manufacturer of Levington's compost? I'm assuming that it's actually manufacturered by a company called...

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Last post by alan refail
Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:04 am
A new approach to GM?

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by alan refail » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:15 am

I wonder if we can expect a new government line on GM now that Defra is headed by Caroline Spelman - previous role co-owner of food and biotechnology...

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Last post by alan refail
Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:50 am
What and when?

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by CJS » Mon May 31, 2010 7:46 pm

Hi all, My potato bags are doing really well . . . the tops are that is, its like walking past a row of triffids to get to the back gate :lol: What I...

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Last post by CJS
Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:31 pm
Potatoes

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by Shallot Man » Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:59 am

Told recently that if you pick the flowers off the potatoes, you will get a heavier crop, can't say I have heard this one before. :|

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Last post by Shallot Man
Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:49 pm
Long handled spades/shovels.

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by lizzie » Sat May 29, 2010 9:07 pm
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Does anyone know where I can get one please. I have searched everywhere. It must have the long handle ortherwise it's no good to me as I can't dig...
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Last post by alan refail
Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:45 pm
"Industrial scale" market gardening

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by Colin_M » Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:29 pm

I know it's not really news any more, but I came across this story today and it made me smile about how this goes on whilst we try to coax a half a...

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Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:01 pm
Lordy, lordy!

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by alan refail » Sun May 30, 2010 1:40 pm

When Peter Mandelson was elevated (?) to the House of Lords he took the title of Baron Mandelson, of Foy in the County of Herefordshire and of...

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Last post by glallotments
Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:24 pm
Andy Sturgeon

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by Tigger » Thu May 27, 2010 2:50 pm

How fantastic that Andy got 'Best in Show' along with his Gold Medal. After the year he's had, he deserves the recognition.

I loved Alan T's remark...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Mon May 31, 2010 2:32 pm
Compartmented boxes

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by JohnN » Sun May 30, 2010 11:34 am

Just a thought, apropos of absolutely nothing. If anyone out there is having difficulty finding lidded plastic boxes for storing small items in, try...

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Sun May 30, 2010 11:34 am
Bits and bobs No16 Spring.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Apr 05, 2010 7:03 am
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Morning all, a new Bits and bobs for the Spring that still hasn't quite arrived yet, especially for any members on the West side of the country.

But...
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Sun May 30, 2010 7:12 am
Rich Londoners with second homes rule the rooster! OK?

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by alan refail » Sun May 23, 2010 6:09 am
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Not OK with me! I feel sorry for the poor allotment holders and the Parish Council of Burnham Market. Incomers have put house prices out of the reach...
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Last post by snooky
Sat May 29, 2010 10:05 pm
Quad Bikes

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by snooky » Thu May 27, 2010 8:53 pm

Does one need a full motorcycle license to drive them on the highways and byways?

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Sat May 29, 2010 9:50 pm
Self-serving MPs

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by The Mouse » Wed May 13, 2009 1:41 pm
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As I was reading the latest round of revelations in the 'expenses' saga, I started to wonder, are there any politicians out there who do have any...
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Last post by The Mouse
Sat May 29, 2010 2:53 pm
Potato Question

Last post by glallotments
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by Arnie » Mon May 24, 2010 11:20 am

Hi everyone :)

At the end of the potato growing season, farmers spray their crop with something to kill the haulms and weeds prior to lifting, what...

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Last post by glallotments
Sat May 29, 2010 12:16 pm
Chicken pellets

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by old codger » Tue May 25, 2010 8:10 pm

Hello all i thought i would tell you about the days bargain, i went to Asda today and bought 4 ten kilo buckets of chicken pellets five pound a...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat May 29, 2010 11:11 am
Anyone remember?

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by alan refail » Sat May 29, 2010 6:28 am

The twenty-ninth of May is Oak Apple Day.
If you don't give us a holiday, we'll all run away.

A long time since I've heard that sung - except by my...

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Last post by Geoff
Sat May 29, 2010 8:30 am
Frost alert 2

Last post by Johnboy
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by alan refail » Sun May 23, 2010 2:18 pm

If you are in more northerly and/or inland areas it would be a good idea to keep a close eye on the weather forecasts - minimum temperatures of 4C...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu May 27, 2010 10:17 am
Bargain at Blooms?

Last post by alan refail
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by snooky » Tue May 25, 2010 9:18 pm

Called in at the local Blooms Garden Centre today and noticed that they were offering plots of land of about 90 square metres for five pounds a...

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Last post by alan refail
Thu May 27, 2010 5:49 am
Old prolific approaches new milestone

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by alan refail » Tue May 18, 2010 5:47 pm
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Just another ten posts and Old Herbaceous will hit the 7,000 too :wink: :wink:
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Last post by donedigging
Tue May 25, 2010 9:54 pm
Horticultural heresies #1

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by alan refail » Mon May 24, 2010 1:30 pm

Just to get a bit of (heated?) discussion going on the forum, here is the first of my heresies. Please keep the debate on topic - if you want to...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue May 25, 2010 9:50 pm
OLD SEED CATALOGUES

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by Shallot Man » Tue May 25, 2010 9:20 am

Suggest you brouse "Thomas Etty's old seed catalogues at. those were the days. :(

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Tue May 25, 2010 11:47 am
Wife has declared a 'Foxwa'

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by JohnN » Thu May 20, 2010 11:52 am

Better half and I are usually tolerant of garden invaders and enjoy visits from foxes etc. But she has now declared war, after two visits from a fox...

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Last post by peter
Mon May 24, 2010 1:57 pm
Name for the new coalition?

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by The Mouse » Tue May 11, 2010 11:30 pm

So what are we supposed to call the new governmental coalition?
My money is on the Con-dems! :?

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Mon May 24, 2010 7:16 am
Anyone for artificial life?

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by alan refail » Fri May 21, 2010 6:36 am

And to think I used to worry about genetic engineering :shock:

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Sun May 23, 2010 6:04 pm

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