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Sow's ear to silk purse . . . ?

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by CJS » Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:03 pm

Thanks all for your advise on sowing seeds, I will hold off for another couple or three weeks?

However we had the problem last year of 'half a green...

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Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:27 pm
Happy Mothers Day.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:42 am

I would just like to wish all you wonderful, caring Mums out there, a truly lovely day. You certainly all deserve it. :)

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Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:47 pm
Victorian Kitchen Garden

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by John P » Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:01 pm
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Hello Everyone, Im new to the Forum,in the few short weeks since I became a member I have enjoyed THE forum, and picked up some very useful tips. My...
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Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:35 am
Time to get your beehives out!

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by Colin_M » Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:13 pm

Of course, I mean the smaller versions, such as are sold for Mason Bees (see below - around the size of a baked bean can).

Even though it doesn't...

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Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:48 pm
Plants to keep cats away

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by lizzie » Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:25 pm

Hi everyone. Can anyone advise on the above. It's not for me it's for one of the neighbours. She's being plagued with cats so i said I would ask my...

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Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:56 pm
Happy birthdays

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by alan refail » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:29 am

Happy Birthday to The Mouse

And another Happy Birthday to Goldilox

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Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:57 pm
Potato Buying.

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by snooky » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:26 pm
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After reading Clive's post in the"Spring" thread,I wondered how potatoes were being bought.Ready netted in 1.5,2 or 3Kg packs,able to...
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Last post by Elle's Garden
Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:19 pm
March Issue

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by WestHamRon » Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:44 pm

I received my copy the other day, all well and good.
Today I saw it on sale in Tesco with 5 free packets of seed .
Subscriptions eh ? :roll:

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Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:39 pm
Advise on time to sow seeds . . .

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by CJS » Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:38 pm

Hi again people, well I have heeded the advise and cleared the green house . . . :? Almost clear . . . about 80% of the 20x10 available space now...

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Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:29 pm
Birthday greetings to Geoff

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by alan refail » Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:47 am

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Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:52 pm
Why no English Parliament?

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by glallotments » Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:44 pm
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I’ve just been listening to the news and the Prime Minister talking about the Scottish government and British government and who should have made the...
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Last post by Chris
Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:05 pm
Multi Purpose Compost

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by Cider Boys » Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:59 pm

I have noticed a general disappointment with the disgusting matter that is now sold as multi purpose compost. This is probably due to the PC brigade...

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Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:08 pm
Gardeners World to return but with a Back to Basics

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by Primrose » Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:18 pm

Did anybody read that BBC are going to revamp Gardeners World when it returns, with a Back to Basics theme, without all the poncy stuff they've been...

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Fri Mar 05, 2010 5:18 pm
Computer question

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by Beryl » Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:52 pm

Can any of you computer buffs out there tell me what happens to emails when the 'blocked sender' option is used.
Are they deleted completely or...

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Last post by Beryl
Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:17 pm
The big 50.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:39 am

May i be the first of many to congratulate Chantal on her 50th birthday. :)

Hope you have a superb day, and also hope you get spoilt rotten. :wink:...

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Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:46 am
It's not summer yet!

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by Elaine » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:37 pm

What a beautiful day! The sun is shining in a lovely blue sky and there is very little breeze............but it is not summer yet!

So....why are...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:29 am
Gŵyl Ddewi

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by alan refail » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:38 am

Cyfarchion cynnes i bawb ar Ddydd Gŵyl Ddewi

Warm St David's Day greetings to you all

Gwnewch y pethau bychain (Dewi Sant)

Do the little...

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Last post by glallotments
Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:55 pm
Seed Packets!

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by Westi » Sun Feb 28, 2010 3:50 pm

Hi All - A little rant :?

Just spent a nice afternoon sowing some bits and bobs but
what a pain some seed packets are. Some you have to almost
tear...

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Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:40 pm
Happy birthday, Westi

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by alan refail » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:51 am

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Last post by Elaine
Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:51 am
Advice on Peas

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by Colin_M » Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:41 pm

I was given some peas by Clive last year which are labelled "Radio".

Can anyone advise if they're a dwarf variety or climbing?

I tried to...

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Last post by Colin_M
Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:34 pm
How does a jungle cope?

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by CJS » Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:45 pm

OK, good news first, although Hazel cant be given the all clear from cancer yet, we have been told today that 3 years gone, with the type of cancer,...

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Last post by Elaine
Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:42 am
Yearly Appraisal.

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by snooky » Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:37 pm

Had my yearly appraisal with my Line Manager today and one of the questions asked was what was my ambitions for the next year.You may imagine the...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:42 pm
New on here

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by Tattieman » Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:24 am
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Hello everyone I am new on here.
If anyone needs help with any potato problems then hopefully I can help you. You can read all about what I do in the...
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Last post by John
Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:25 am
How would you break this deadlock?

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by Barry » Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:53 pm

Our local Council has agreed to our site having 5 plots set aside for biodiversity purposes. This is accepted by the membership and reflects previous...

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Last post by Barry
Tue Feb 23, 2010 11:28 am
MP's Expenses

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by Shallot Man » Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:04 am

Please watch tonights play on MP's Expensis BBC4 9pm

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Last post by John
Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:55 am
Llyn Peninsular.

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by snooky » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:11 pm
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Arrived home this evening in time to catch a local television programme called"Weatherman Walking" presented by our BBC weather man here in...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:40 am
bleedin' mice!

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by retropants » Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:20 pm
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I am very depsondent today. I have spent the last 3 weekends planting 1000 anemone de caen corms for my wedding in February. They are all in...
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Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:17 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:52 am

Dear Westi, a very happy Birthday to you, hope you have a great day. :)

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Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:54 am
The economy is 'in the brown'!

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by The Mouse » Fri Feb 19, 2010 1:27 pm

They have just been talking on the news again about Gordon Brown's handling of our economy.

It set me thinking: I wonder if, in the future, this...

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Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:15 pm
Tap theft

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by glallotments » Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:30 pm

I had a call from a plot neighbour this morning to say ALL the taps on our allotment site have been stolen!

This will be a problem for livestock...

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Sun Feb 21, 2010 5:30 pm
Help requested with buying Mayan potatoes

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by mearn » Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:13 pm

I want to try the Mayan potato, but they are not available in the Netherlands.
Is it possible for someone to buy the Mayan potato collection for me...

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Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:15 am
Long time away

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by haggis » Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:02 pm

Haven't been on the forum for a very long time (more than a year :oops: )as I have been ill but have been hovering around reading posts again for the...

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Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:53 pm
Bird feeders and rats

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by Catherine » Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:03 pm
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We have always put out bird feeders in the garden, Various nut and seed feeders. We love watching the birds in the winter. But last winter we...
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Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:45 pm
Need to find a supplier

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by Franksmum » Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:54 pm

Of Hazel sticks for making an archway in the Shropshire area

This is for my boss so if anyone can help me I'll pass on the payrise!!

Thank you xx...

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Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:09 am
EVERY LITTLE HELPS

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by Shallot Man » Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:46 pm

Went to check car pressures at my a local well known supermarket, to find there is now a charge for what was previously free. Is that what they mean...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:38 pm
Russian Farmer

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by snooky » Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:37 pm

For those of us who are plagued by the criminal and vandal element,maybe we could take a lead from this Farmer :evil: :evil:

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Last post by Elaine
Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:48 pm
Now we have moles in the allotment

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by Catherine » Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:52 pm

We have not been going round our allotment recently due to the snow and wet. We have grass paths so we would just churn the paths up if we dont stay...

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Last post by Catherine
Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:08 pm
Trip to Vladivostok

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by alan refail » Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:35 pm

Try clicking Транссибирская магистраль

Happy journey :wink:

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Last post by Monika
Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:20 pm
Never feed a pigeon !

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by Primrose » Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:56 pm

Strange - I'm sure this is the same one which keeps landing on our bird table!

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Last post by Catherine
Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:04 pm
Where can I buy Sarpo potato's other than Thompson & Morgan

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by chestnutse » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:44 pm

I know Sarpo potatoes are meant to be the best thing since sliced bread in terms of their blight resistance but I wondered if they can be bought at...

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Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:50 pm
Gung hei fat choi

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by alan refail » Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:50 am

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Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:58 pm
Confusing Job Title.

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by snooky » Thu Feb 11, 2010 5:16 pm

My wife is going to have a total hip replacement operation but must attend an Eduction Day run by someone with the grand job title"Pathway...

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Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:39 pm
Lots of love to all beekeepers on this their special day

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by alan refail » Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:08 am

It seems that Saint Valentine is the patron saint of beekeepers.

...not to mention tavellers, people suffering from the plague, epileptics,...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:15 am
Food miles

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by Barry » Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:51 pm

Did anybody see "Crop to Shop" on BBC1 last Wednesday at 19.30?
One statistic leapt out from the screen: 25% of all carbon emissions in the...

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Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:56 pm
Sugestions please . . . space in the greenhouse?

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by CJS » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:26 pm

I have alluded to my dilemma in my earlier post but a specific?

This is what I have to play with, 20ft long, much tidier now that this, which was...

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Last post by CJS
Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:53 pm
Biodiversity

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by Barry » Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:51 pm

We have a hardcore biodiversity group on our allotment that have tried ruthlessly to stop clearance of overgrown plots in line with growing (pun!)...

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Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:29 pm
Are yew trees useful to drug companies?

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by GardenDoctors » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:16 pm

Hello
I've been asked to fell a mature yew tree and I remember Reading something about their use to manufacture cancer drugs. Anyone know of a...

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Last post by Geoff
Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:25 pm
Weather rant. Grrrrrrr!

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by peter » Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:21 pm
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Rhetorical question really, but, why is it that the ground at the moment is either frozen so hard you cannot get a spade in it, or so soggy you...
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Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:28 am
Vertical Farming

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by Chantal » Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:06 am

Watching BBC Breakfast and an item on vertical farming. I'm sure it has it's place, but how clinical :(

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Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:12 am
England v Wales this weekend.

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by peter » Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:15 am

No Alan Refail is not taking on OH in cage fighting, it's the Rugby.
See RFU names team for England

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Sun Feb 07, 2010 6:06 pm

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