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allotment holder evicted

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by Beryl » Tue May 26, 2009 5:17 pm

I heard on the radio 2 news this morning that an allotment holder of 20 years in Cheltenham has been evicted for not growing enough vegetables which...

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Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:29 pm
back issues of KG mag

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by Sylvie » Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:45 pm

I have KG magazines, in files, from 6/96 to 5/02 free to a good home. I live in Somerset nr Weston-super mare if any one would like them.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:45 pm
Bits and Bobs No 11

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by Monika » Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:56 pm
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I just thought, after twelve pages for No 10, we could start a No 11 .................
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Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:49 pm
CARROT FLY

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by Shallot Man » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:18 am
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Been pestered for a few years now with carrot fly, read recently that if you put a bag of stinging nettles in a barrel, leave for a couple of weeks,...
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Tue Jun 30, 2009 6:16 pm
Horny friend

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by Happymouse » Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:06 pm

I rescued a very handsome stag beetle from being chopped up by the lawnmower 4 weeks ago. He has been living happily in my greenhouse ever since. I...

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Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:54 am
Cultivator . . . ?

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by CJS » Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:39 pm

Please excuse my naivety, but I have a pleasure to share. Seeing the light, has been a learning curve of major proportions, also a memory dredge of...

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Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:26 pm
Welcome to the pleasure dome . . . !

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by CJS » Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:44 pm

Hi folks, a few weeks since I got excited about my garden, well here is an update.

Welcome to 'my pleasure dome' . . . better described as the...

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Last post by naturediva
Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:15 am
Tomatoes on the Vine

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by Elaine » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:00 pm

Hi, following on from the topic of supermarket tomatoes, I have question which hopefully one of you knowledgeable folk will be able to answer....

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Sun Jun 28, 2009 4:09 pm
Bamboo Shoots

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by Marken » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:12 pm

OK., so now I'm just boasting, but I've just harvested my first bamboo shoot of the year (well, the first ever really). My established bamboo has, as...

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Last post by Elaine
Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:52 pm
New baby

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by Catherine » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:26 pm

Just thought I would let your all know that last year we had a really bad year with my BIL losing his battle against cancer after 18 months. That was...

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Last post by Elaine
Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:40 pm
Yellow courgettes

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by Catherine » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:08 pm

Last year I grew yellow courgettes for the first time and they were fantastic. I only had three plants but loads of fruit. This year as usual I got...

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Last post by alan refail
Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:32 pm
Tomato feed, how often . . . ?

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by CJS » Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:07 pm

My toms are racing away, three trucess on some plants, still at bud and flower stage. I have been giving a feed every 3 or 4 days and plain water the...

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Last post by Compo
Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:51 pm
What chefs do when they're bored

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by Colin_M » Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:35 pm

I saw this and couldn't resist pass in the link
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My favourite is the Aubergine/Penguins, though the wincing Orange (harassed mother &...

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Last post by Elaine
Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:25 pm
Super sized strawberry

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by Elaine » Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:49 pm

Hi all, just thought you might like to see this strawberry we picked last week. It weighed 2 ounces and that's a 50p piece along side

Image...

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Last post by Elaine
Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:17 pm
Campaign for supermarket tomatoes to be named by Variety

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by Primrose » Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:31 pm

Following on from the post on Tomato cuttings and the discussion about anonymous tasteless supermarket tomatoes, I've decided to start a one-woman...

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Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:27 am
OCA

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by Marken » Sat Jun 20, 2009 7:33 pm

As I've mentioned in a previous post, I love growing anything unusual. This year I'm trying Oca (white form) from the Real Seed Company. Its a tuber...

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Last post by Marken
Tue Jun 23, 2009 6:30 pm
Alls well with the world

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by Marken » Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:42 pm
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What a lovely afternoon it's been!
I dug the first of the new potatoes today, wanting to clear some space so that I could plant the ridge cucumbers....
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Last post by Westi
Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:25 pm
Hello everyone

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by lizzie » Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:57 pm

Just thought I would say hello to you all as I haven't been in here for a little while. Things are going fine with the lottie (although it is a bit...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:52 pm
WHY??!!

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by Malk » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:58 am
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Morning all, I'm a bit miserable and thought you all would understand better than most.

My allotment shed was burned down last night - because I...
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Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:05 pm
Solstice greetings

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by alan refail » Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:58 am

Best wishes to one and all

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Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:12 pm
Talk to your tomatoes and see them grow

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by alan refail » Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:47 pm

There was a bit on Radio 4 this evening which said the RHS experiment had worked. Female voices on the whole better than male. :(

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Last post by naturediva
Sat Jun 20, 2009 9:15 pm
R.N.Captain.

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by snooky » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:20 pm
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A Royal Navy Captain hates Brussel Sprouts so much that he has banned them from being served on his ship,the Devils Vegetable is his name for them!...
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Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:50 pm
eSeeds.com

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by Gerry » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:43 pm
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Has anyone bought seeds from eseeds.
I placed an order on 7th Oct. and received a confirmation e-mail by return. The order wasn't delivered so I...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:06 pm
"How does your garden grow . . . "?

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by CJS » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:18 pm

. . . ? mine is in great shape, I think. New to this gardening lark as you know, all a bit hit and miss . . . but this is how things are progressing...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:12 pm
Fertile Melon?

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by CJS » Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:00 am

This is my melon plant, looks healthy enough to me? Thinking, its flowering, but will it be self fertile, or should I have planted two plants. Am I...

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Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:44 am
Bits and Bobs No. 10

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:56 am
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Wakey, wakey everyone, and what a beautiful morning it is out there. :)

Thought we should have a new Bits and Bobs, for the new growing season...
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Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:43 am
For Chantal

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by Colin_M » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:13 pm

Ok, I know it's been a few weeks and your interest has probably worn off, but I saw these guys today and just thought of you! Enjoy:

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Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:52 pm
Time for a 'Rant' . . .

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by CJS » Sun May 31, 2009 7:28 pm
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Yesterday I went to Tescos, told they had some pepper plants . . . well what a let down, wilting, very poor quality, even my inexperience could see...
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Last post by peter
Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:47 am
it amused me

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by lez » Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:06 pm

I wonder how many like me visit all different sites on gardening. please don't take this to heart it's just a bit of fun.

MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER...

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Last post by Stephen
Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:04 pm
First ever crops

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by macmac » Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:40 pm

Yesterday i was fortunate to witness a newbie harvesting her first carrots,she was thrilled :D While I think we all look forward to the firsts of the...

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Last post by pongeroon
Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:38 am
hi all

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by mendy » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:00 am

hi just joined and starting to find my way around all the good tips and advise look forward to talking to some of you, im 22 and have a small plot in...

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Last post by mendy
Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:43 pm
Newbie hello

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by tiamaria1 » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:49 am

Hi everyone ,

I have just joined the board and I am amazed by the amount of users and info swapping hands. Just wanted to say hello. My fella and...

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Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:13 pm
Hello from the oldmuckshifter

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by OldMuckshifter » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:47 pm
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Ref the title"theoldmuckshifter".This may lead most readers to assume I'm an old time gardener. Not so this is my second year with a good...
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Last post by macmac
Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:10 pm
SLOES

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by Shallot Man » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:58 pm

I have noticed that all this years crop of sloes have died, they are all about the size of a one penny piece and have all gone brown, I also notice...

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Last post by pongeroon
Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:39 am
TOMATO CUTTINGS

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by Shallot Man » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:22 am
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Had No:1 grandson round a week ago, who watched me nipping the tomato side shoots out, can I plant them he said, of course you can I replied, the...
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Last post by Primrose
Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:16 am
Saving the environment with the Bible

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by alan refail » Wed Jun 10, 2009 5:59 pm

No, not a religious tract :!:

As a gardening atheist I have to admit to finding this article in last Sunday's Observer magazine interesting (and...

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Last post by peter
Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:27 am
Last try . . . feeding in the green house?

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by CJS » Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:33 am

This the third time of asking?

How best to feed my green house ring growing aubergine, sweet peppers, courgettes and one melon plant?

May have been...

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Last post by CJS
Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:03 pm
The new melon plant . . .

Last post by Westi
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by CJS » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:57 pm

Its me again folks . . . :P Sorry, I'm just so pleased with what I'm doing, its bread and bread to you folks, been there, don that . . . ?

Been...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:59 pm
What's that coming over the hill?

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by FelixLeiter » Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:02 pm

Is it a monster?

Now I know this is primarily a vegetables forum, but I hope you will indulge me posting this photo I took yesterday of a peloric...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:54 pm
River rhubarb

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by Ashmole » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:16 pm

Has anyone heard of "river rhubarb"? Apparently I've been growing and eating the stuff for years without realising it. My allotment...

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Jun 09, 2009 3:44 pm
Frost

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by Catherine » Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:22 pm

:shock: We had to put our butternuts, pumpkins and courgettes to bed last night, and again tonight. Today my OH has started to plant my sunflowers...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:19 pm
Weather Forecasts

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by Colin Miles » Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:34 am

The weather forecasters, or more accurately their computer models, seem to have completely lost the plot. For the past 20 years or so I have noticed...

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Last post by alan refail
Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:45 pm
Simple sugestions, please . . .

Last post by CJS
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by CJS » Fri May 29, 2009 6:40 pm
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Enough to make you cry . . . :( I'm not into super neat at the moment, as I say, my gardening genes are very rusty. However, this is the 'land' at...
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Last post by CJS
Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:02 pm
Sweetie bar

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by lizzie » Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:32 pm

Ok, so me and a friend have been 3 days trying to think of the name of a sweetie bar he used to eat doing his paper round every day back in the 70's...

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Last post by lizzie
Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:56 pm
early morning bin men

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by macmac » Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:06 pm

does anyone know what is the earliest time refuse collectors are allowed to call?we have a small business situated in our otherwise residential road...

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Last post by Chantal
Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:34 pm
K.G. mag's Herb booklet

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by WestHamRon » Sun May 31, 2009 6:20 pm

I'd like to start by thanking K.G. for this informative booklet.
I wish to ask a question pertaining to the article on Herb Oils.
Why do you advise...

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Last post by KG Steve
Wed Jun 03, 2009 5:34 pm
Grandads' spade

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by Elaine » Mon May 18, 2009 1:51 am

Hi all. I have just acquired my late Grandads' spade which has been lurking in my Dads' shed for donkey's years. It is a Spear & Jackson digging...

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Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:32 am
Grockie

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by lizzie » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:52 am

Just to let you all know how very proud I am of my dearest scaly friend Grock. She ran the Race for Life in memory of her Aunty Joyce and did it in...

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Last post by Smurfy
Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:30 pm
Race 4 life

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by The Grock in the Frock » Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:37 am

Well ive done it,and without any training,well i did run around the park 2 days before the event :oops: Next year i will defo be training for the...

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Last post by lizzie
Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:08 pm
A London Vegetable Garden - Advice?!?

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by rightsidebrain » Sun May 31, 2009 6:14 pm

Hello,

I am new in these here parts and unsurprisingly I have stumbled across this veritable pantheon of gardening knowledge in search of help.

I...

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Mon Jun 01, 2009 6:48 pm

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