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The Princess and the Goblins

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by Catherine » Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:12 pm
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As a child I read The Princess and the Goblins. To me, as a small child, I found this book really scary. My older sister told me not to read as it...
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Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:05 pm
Photos in post's

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by Ian White » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:22 pm

Chaps

As some of you may know i now have an allotment and am starting out in the veg world,i would like to post a couple of photos of my allotmant...

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Last post by retropants
Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:22 pm
For yummyveggies - pics of grapes.

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by Diane » Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:06 pm

Hello again,

Here's a pic of our pink strawberry coloured grapes - they do have seeds in them.

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Thu Nov 26, 2009 3:11 pm
Spring sightings

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by Malk » Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:26 pm

Kind of loses it's gloss after trying to log on and send this message five times - still some bugs Mr PH.

Snow drops, croci, all kinds of bulbs...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:42 pm
New initiative.

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by Gerry » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:48 pm

I have just read in the local newspaper that GIY (Grow-it-Yourself) Ireland, a new not-for-profit initiative is sweeping the nation and Patrons...

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Last post by Gerry
Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:13 pm
Me and modern technology

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by Mike Vogel » Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:15 pm
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My wife went to work last Tuesday and left her mobile phone behind. So she phoned me from work to ask me to find it and bring it to her at lunchtime....
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Last post by Mike Vogel
Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:04 pm
ALLOTMENTS AND MINORS (NOT MINERS)

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by Compo » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:29 pm

Hi folks

There was an earlier post on allotment allocation and the perennial problem of time wasters, we have had a chap who when he has his butt...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:22 pm
Facts or Feelings.

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by Johnboy » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:52 am
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I do not normally pass comment on KG Magazine on forum but after 4 months of John Walker's articles I am begining to think that he actually doesn't...
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Last post by Shallot Man
Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:08 am
Edible Garden Show

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by Ian White » Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:26 pm

While i was serching for info on Allotment's,i found the Edible Garden Show,that is taking place in March next year,has anyone ever been and is it...

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Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:52 am
Champion

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by glallotments » Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:19 pm

Talk of new members got me looking at the members list - must be short of things to do.

Old Herbaceous ought to be entitled to some sort of award as...

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Last post by Arnie
Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:39 am
A warm welcome.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:09 pm

A very wam welcome to the forum John Walker.

I'm a hive of infomation, if you need it, it's just not very useful. :wink:

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Last post by John Walker
Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:18 pm
School Dinners.

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by snooky » Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:15 pm
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School dinners were mentioned on the radio with fond memories of the sweets served up in my schooldays some fifty years ago.Delights such as Semolina...
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Last post by Westi
Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:30 pm
Apple iMac help needed

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by Monika » Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:04 pm

Our ageing Apple iMac has developed two thin vertical lines on the screen, one green, one orange. It's working fine otherwise. Does anybody know...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:01 pm
Pollen free flowers etc

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by glallotments » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:16 pm

Just a thought really. Catalogues advertise pollen free flowers such as sunflowers for cutting. This is so when you bring them into the house they...

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Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:38 pm
OH Missing

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by old codger » Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:17 pm

Hello O.H. I have'nt seen you for a couple of days has the rain frightend you :) :lol:

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Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:20 pm
NTP

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by alan refail » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:22 am

It's only taken the National Trust a few thousand years to catch up :!:

Funny how it made such amazed/shocked news this morning.

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Last post by Clive.
Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:47 pm
Allotment Shortage

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Westi » Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:38 pm

Down at lottie today 4 plots around me were overgrown and
deserted and have not been touched for weeks. I spoke to
the secretary and letters will go...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:43 pm
An announcement from WICOE.

Last post by lizzie
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by peter » Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:28 pm

WICOE (Women In Charge Of Everything) is proud to announce the opening of its Evening Classes For Men.
NB Open to Men Only!

Note: due to the...

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Last post by lizzie
Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:58 am
Gardeners world

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by Brenjon » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:44 pm
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I have just been watching GW. I think that all involved with one exeption are all frustrated DIY people. If I wanted to lay tiles, construct paths...
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Last post by Catherine
Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:31 pm
Can a pig change its spots?

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by Geoff » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:01 am

Editorial care required or are you blaming another of your organic loose canons?

Gloucester Old Spot

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Oxford Sandy and Black...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:06 pm
Mighty mouse?

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by alan refail » Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:40 am

Another mouse thread.
I think I have a mouse in the polytunnel - never seen any evidence of any before yesterday. It had been busy on the bench, but...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:07 pm
Green-ness a religion - debate.

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by peter » Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:53 pm

No I'm not trying to stir old arguments up a bit.

This week a judge decided a case before him in a way which means that from now on being...

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Last post by Chantal
Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:07 pm
Happy birthday macmac.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:42 am

A very Happy Birthday to you macmac, hope you get up to something rather nice.
Have a smashing day. :)

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Last post by macmac
Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:41 pm
I'll never learn.....

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by snooky » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:33 pm

to wear gloves whilst hand weeding.Did it again today,grabbed a fistful of nettles hidden under the weeds I actually wanted to pull...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:43 am
Keeping fit during winter

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by Primrose » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:46 pm

I'm very conscious that once autumn comes and the active gardening season winds down, I get far less exercise. The result is that with the arrival of...

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Last post by pongeroon
Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:59 am
Dog Logic.

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by peter » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:18 pm
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The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
-Anonymous

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy...
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Last post by Chantal
Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:16 am
OH spotted in Camden.

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by peter » Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:35 pm

OH did say he had a big new contract outside Milton Bryan and I reckon he's been spotted, I recognise the loppers. :twisted:

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:38 pm
Clocks Back

Last post by Catherine
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by Westi » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:04 pm

I note the clock on here is having it's own little strike and
is not going back :)

I wish my digital box has done the same - didn't like going
back...

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Last post by Catherine
Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:50 pm
HURST SEEDS

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by GCS » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:13 pm

I was chatting with a fellow allotment holder, and we were chatting about seeds, and a seed company that we remembered was HURST SEEDS.
The packs...

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Last post by Monika
Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:04 pm
Cornwall

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by Elaine » Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:53 am

We have just had a lovely five day holiday in Cornwall and judging by the turn in the weather, we chose the right week to go! We had smashing weather...

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Last post by Monika
Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:58 pm
The strange thing about allotments

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by The Mouse » Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:53 pm

Everyone knows that allotment time is different from real-life time; you go there for half an hour and next thing you know, someone's telling you...

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Last post by Monika
Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:53 pm
Pumpkin Fayre

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by Beryl » Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:45 pm

A new venture for us this year (Gosport Allotment Holders).
Very successful day but I should have known better. I entered my Damson cheese in the...

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Last post by glallotments
Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:10 pm
New Bits and Bobs No 13

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by donedigging » Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:18 pm
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I was thinking we could celebrate what cropped well this year for us all.
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Last post by Elaine
Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:00 pm
And the law on picking Rose Hips?

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by Primrose » Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:25 pm

I noticed in my latest Kitchen Garden that there's an article on making Rose Hip Syrup. I've always been tempted to try it but the only place where I...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:06 pm
Whose health, whose safety?

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by alan refail » Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:03 pm

As a resident of Leeds for 40 years (up to 10 years ago) how this saddens me - and makes me glad I am no longer there :(

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Last post by glallotments
Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:38 am
Horticultural Courses

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by Westi » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:56 am

Hi All

I was wondering if anyone had done an on-line course? I
finished my OU degree last year and now there is less to
do at Lottie I am looking...

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Last post by Westi
Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:37 am
Nice surprise today.

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by Parsons Jack » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:03 pm

Hi all,

When I got my allotment back in late august, I planted out some spring cabbage, cauli's, and PSB that I had started in pots. I also planted...

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Last post by Parsons Jack
Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:34 am
Karel Čapek Zahradníkův rok - The Gardener's Year

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by alan refail » Tue Oct 27, 2009 2:59 pm

Following Monika's post here on Karel Čapek's gardener's prayer:

O Lord, grant that in some way it may rain every day,
Say from about midnight...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:48 am
Memory Foam Mattress Topper.

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by snooky » Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:24 pm

Does anyone have one;and if so does it what it says in the blurb about helping relieve painful joints etc?
I am thinking of buying one,£125,and I...

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Last post by snooky
Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:44 pm
Latest planet saving green news.

Last post by The Mouse
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by peter » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:22 pm

Chantal and I share a seriously bad habit which will destroy the planet. :shock:

"Owning a pet dog or cat may seem a harmless, even...

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Last post by The Mouse
Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:35 pm
Steve Ott’s Green Reality Check

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by Geoff » Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:20 am
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In his latest editorial Steve Ott asks for our opinions on the organic debate re-ignited by the recent report from the Food Standards Agency. The...
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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:09 pm
It pays to read the label!!

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by Catherine » Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:28 am
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Having just spent the best part of an hour chopping veggies into very small chunks for a spicy tomato and lentil soup, which I have adapted and made...
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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:20 pm
The ideal Allotment Site, what does it have?

Last post by glallotments
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by peter » Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:40 pm

Our council has a new boss and he has applied some logic to our cultivation levels and waiting list.
Namely some simple data logging, surveying and...

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Last post by glallotments
Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:25 am
New member

Last post by Chantal
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by alan refail » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:24 am

Anyone else noticed our newest member?

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Last post by Chantal
Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:02 am
Arthritis in my feet

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by Catherine » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:54 pm
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I was diagnosed earlier this year with acute arthiritis in both feet, at the moment in my big toes. On Monday I underwent an injection in my left big...
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Last post by Catherine
Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:29 pm
Indian summer

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by Monika » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:24 pm
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What a grand Indian summer we are enjoying! I do hope most (or all?) of you have been having this wonderful weather, too. The last few days, our...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:20 pm
Successes & Failures 2009

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by Colin Miles » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:39 pm
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The weather here in sunny Wales(!) is the opposite to that being experienced in the East, as it has been for most of the summer. June was very good...
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Last post by Victoria
Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:37 am
mini pots

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by Sylvie » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:02 pm

Not strictly kitchen gardening but does anyone know where in the UK I can get the small 2" wide terracotta pots that are used for Cacti

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:55 pm
kg potato offer

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by mandylew » Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:03 pm

can anyone offer a sneak preview of next months magasine offer? i don't want to leave ordering my sarpo potatoes too late from T&M otherwise i...

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Last post by mandylew
Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:36 pm
my allotment

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by mandylew » Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:09 pm

my allotment's just been taken over by jcb's as part of northumbria water's flood relief works in our village, I hopefully will get it back in...

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Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:20 pm

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