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Frost alert!

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by alan refail » Sat May 01, 2010 6:13 am
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A good idea to keep a watch on the forecast for the next few days with a return to much lower temperatures and a return to ground frost overnight :x
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Thu May 20, 2010 8:28 pm
Cuckoo.

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by Nature's Babe » Thu May 13, 2010 5:02 pm
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I heard my first cuckoo today, sounded happy to be here !
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Wed May 19, 2010 8:40 pm
Birthday greetings.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon May 17, 2010 5:09 am

Dear Glallotments, a very happy Birthday to you, and hope you have a lovely day. :)

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Wed May 19, 2010 9:17 am
Horticultural Pencil

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by Arnie » Thu May 13, 2010 11:30 am
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Hi All :D

Can anyone tell me were can I buy a good horticultural pencil's please :)

Regards

Kevin :wink:
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Wed May 19, 2010 7:31 am
'CJS Towers'

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by CJS » Mon May 17, 2010 6:17 pm

Hi All,
Been a while since I posted so I thought I'd keep you up to date with my meager efforts. I feel very amateur when I read some of your posts....

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Tue May 18, 2010 5:25 pm
Free seeds help

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by Binky » Sun May 16, 2010 3:52 pm

Help

I have found a some free seeds, given away with KG - might have been last year - DT Brown: Parsley, Coriander and Basil, sow by 2011. The...

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Last post by Binky
Mon May 17, 2010 7:03 pm
Double trouble.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri May 14, 2010 5:21 am

A very happy Birthday to Donedigging and Elaine, two very special members of the forum that always make me smile. :)

Have a great day both of you,...

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Sun May 16, 2010 5:29 pm
SOLARTUNNES

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by Dawnie » Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:14 pm

Hi all,
I live in the Falkland Islands and our weather is getting more and more unpredictable and extreme - we had snow in December this year which...

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Thu May 13, 2010 2:50 am
Low self esteem?

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by alan refail » Mon May 10, 2010 2:07 pm

Anyone spot the results for Hertford and Stortford ?

Mark Prisk Conservative 29,810
Andrew Lewin Liberal Democrat 14,373
Steve Terry Labour 7,620...

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Tue May 11, 2010 6:50 am
One for Clive.

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by peter » Mon May 10, 2010 8:27 pm

Clive, a lesson in how not to land a light aircraft.

Pictures courtesy of Essex Fire and Rescue Service

Essex F&R Service Images

Details

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue May 11, 2010 5:22 am
chemical to seal soil???

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by haggis » Sun May 09, 2010 9:09 pm

Hi, I am hoping that someone can shed some light on this. I have a new neighbour at the allotment and have been aware that he is really keen on using...

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Mon May 10, 2010 9:18 pm
Calling all KG forum regulars

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by KG Steve » Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:56 pm

Hi Guys,

I wanted you to be the first to know that very soon we will be launching our new-look website and we very much hope you will like it.

The...

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Mon May 10, 2010 7:53 am
Election - part 2

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by alan refail » Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:37 pm

Let the leaders slug it out.

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Last post by Geoff
Sat May 08, 2010 10:58 pm
2010 - a good summer?

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by alan refail » Sat May 08, 2010 6:53 am

With more nights of ground frost forecast I am wondering what sort of summer we might expect. The last three awful summers were preceded by fairly...

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Sat May 08, 2010 6:42 pm
Allotment plots at Wyevale

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by Parsons Jack » Fri May 07, 2010 6:49 am

Just reading in the newsletter of the Gardening Club, that in some areas they will be offering onsite plots. Might be of interest for anybody in...

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Fri May 07, 2010 4:35 pm
Gorse, furze, whin, eithin

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by alan refail » Mon May 03, 2010 1:48 pm

There has been a lot of talk about the yellowing of the land by dandelions.

Hereabouts most of the yellow (and what a yellow!) in spring and...

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Tue May 04, 2010 10:40 am
Old Codger.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:26 pm
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Just to let you all know, Old Codger finally got in for his hip-operation today, and all has gone well. :)

I had a word with his daughter earlier,...
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Tue May 04, 2010 7:27 am
Rain, please!

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by Monika » Sat May 01, 2010 7:43 pm
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I have just totalled my monthly temperature and rain records and find that for the whole of April we have only had 19.5mm rain (less than 1 inch in...
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Last post by glallotments
Mon May 03, 2010 10:22 am
Frist Asparagus !

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by Primrose » Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:49 pm

Spring is truly here. We had the first asparagus today from our local farm. Delicious but I wish we had the space to grow it ourselves.
OH is now...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon May 03, 2010 9:29 am
New Grandson!!

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by Parsons Jack » Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:33 am

Hi all,

Off to London today to see my new grandson. He was born last evening and weighed in at 8 lb 6 ozs. My daughters first.
She has some catching...

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Last post by Gerry
Fri Apr 30, 2010 7:37 pm
Tell us where you are - Attention newbies and others

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by alan refail » Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:30 pm

There's an old post I was hoping to bump up again, but I can't find it :(

The gist of it was: if people know which part of the country/world you...

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Last post by macmac
Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:59 pm
Topsy Turvy

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by alan refail » Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:21 pm

Just seen this advertised. Can tomatoes (etc) really grow upside down?

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:24 am
Bala holiday

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by JohnN » Sat Apr 24, 2010 5:20 pm

Hi Alan Refail
My wife and I are thinking about having few days at Lake Bala in June. Any suggestions on accommodation, places to eat etc? Not the...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Apr 28, 2010 10:31 am
Harrogate Flower Show

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by Monika » Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:50 pm

We have just come back home from the Harrogate Spring Flower Show, and what a good first day it was! Lovely weather, not too packed, lots and lots of...

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Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:55 pm
Free beekeeping courses

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by lizzie » Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:33 pm

I heard about this the other day so thought I would post up. The courses are only being held in Manchester, London and Inverness. The courses are...

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Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:38 am
Seedling swop

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by lucysmum » Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:27 pm

I see that in our town there is going to be a seedling swop on Sunday. I'm thinking of popping down. I don't have much to swop as I'm still quite new...

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Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:03 pm
Happy St George's Day

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by alan refail » Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:34 pm

Greetings from the Celtic fringe to all English friends

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Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:28 pm
Walking the dog

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by Shallot Man » Fri Apr 23, 2010 11:44 am

Noticed a young lady walking her dog this morning in our local park, nothing unusual in that you might say, she was in her pajamas with a housecoat,...

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Fri Apr 23, 2010 3:10 pm
8 pm tonight. Edible Garden

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by Primrose » Wed Apr 07, 2010 12:19 pm
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Might be worth a look as long although I would hazard a guess my garden contains a far higher proportion of edible plants than Alys Fowler has in her...
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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:50 pm
Know a good source of sheds (for bikes)?

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by Colin_M » Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:08 pm

We've got a wooden shed we use to store bicycles in. It's currently falling apart.

Can anyone recommend a good source where I can get a replacement...

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Last post by Colin_M
Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:38 am
plants that don't get stolen... ideas?

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by alia » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:15 pm

So one of the joys of gardening in a community plot open to the public is that you get to share the joys of dirt and sometimes even your harvest....

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Last post by Diane
Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:27 pm
Birthday Greetings

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:30 am

Happy birthday to Freddy and JRP.

Hope you both have a great day. :)

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Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:32 pm
LOWLIFES STRIKE AGAIN

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by Cider Boys » Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:08 pm

I have often read with great dismay when forum members have reported theft from or vandalism to their allotments and sheds. It seems that the lowlife...

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Last post by lez
Wed Apr 21, 2010 6:14 pm
Election

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by alan refail » Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:49 pm
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If you get bored/annoyed you can always give 'em a slap.
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Last post by Shallot Man
Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:15 am
Mince meat

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by Shallot Man » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:54 pm

Was in a well known store with the Memsahib, on the meat counter noticed Beef & Pork mixed mince, can't say I have noticed this before.

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Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:24 pm
Reincarnated dog?

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by Chantal » Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:46 pm

Some of you may recall that we now have a third cat, Diego, who was a stray we adopted in January He's around 2 years old and he's absolutely...

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Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:01 pm
missing plants

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by Brenjon » Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:25 pm

Hi
I have been having a cauliflower 3 inch tall seedling disappear completly every night.
It is not pidgeons or rabbits as I have a wire cover over...

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Last post by Geoff
Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:14 pm
Lovely weekend promised - what has everyone got planned?

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by Catherine » Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:57 pm
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We have had a lovely day here today. Went for a speed walk this morning at 6.15am, my new getting fit regime. Done it three times this week....
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Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:07 pm
Triffids . . . ?

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by CJS » Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:49 pm

Came home early this afternoon, Hazel has been spring cleaning the utility room . . . more of a big cupboard . . . :) She found these, 'Triffids'? I...

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Last post by CJS
Sun Apr 18, 2010 4:54 pm
Yet another source for seeds

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by Colin_M » Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:17 pm

At different times people mention suppliers they've found. There are probably already plenty to choose from, but here's one more :)

It's definitely...

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Last post by Colin_M
Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:17 pm
How can I stop horrid starlings pecking through my pots???

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by Piglet6 » Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:56 am

HELP please! I've just run outside in little more than my nightwear to tend to my pots. The horrid horrid horrid birds had pecked up some of the...

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Last post by Piglet6
Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:37 pm
Victorian Kitchen Garden

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by Shallot Man » Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:39 pm

Partly missed the excellent series of the above on 'Yesterday' The superb Mr Dobbs was talking about a Marrowfat Pea, 'KNEE PLUS ULTRA' have I got...

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Last post by Shallot Man
Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:36 pm
Manure & the origin of the "S" word

Last post by Chantal
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by Primrose » Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:48 pm

Manure : In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by sailing ship and it was also before the invention of commercial...

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Last post by Chantal
Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:16 pm
A nice crop of plastic bags

Last post by glallotments
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by Primrose » Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:00 am
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Having just returned from a few days away over Easter, we were truly shocked to see the vast amount of plastic litter which seems to be spread...
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Last post by glallotments
Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:54 am
(NYC) Community Garden Back!

Last post by Chantal
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by alia » Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:45 pm

Sorry I've been so quiet-- they had closed our community garden while they put in all sorts of plumbing, and the more cynical and suspicous of us...

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Last post by Chantal
Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:27 pm
compost tumbler

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by Brenjon » Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:49 pm

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Has anyone bought or used a compost tumbler. Are they as good as claimed ie. make compost in 21 days. I am thinking of getting one not new of...

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Last post by Colin_M
Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:36 pm
Brilliant veg patch news!!

Last post by Catherine
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by Piglet6 » Sun Apr 11, 2010 4:34 pm
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I spent 2.5 hrs yesterday filling pots with compost and sowing seeds in the sunshine. Just when I was wondering how to get hubby off the sofa to show...
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Last post by Catherine
Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:22 pm
KG Weather Widget

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by Elle's Garden » Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:30 pm

I have been trying to find a better Weather Widget for my Vista side bar and the only ones seem to be American. I want one that not only tells me the...

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Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:10 pm
thompson and morgan

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by tracie » Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:35 pm

Hi All,

having recently purchased 1 packet of seeds from the above I was horrified to fine my p&p to be £2.29. The seeds arrived second class in...

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Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:18 pm
Vacuum cleaner fluff

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by toffeeman » Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:32 pm
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Vacuum cleaner fluff for tomatoes

Is this for real?
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Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:04 pm

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