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Ancient wisdom (revisited)

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by Colin_M » Sun May 31, 2009 10:40 am

Anyone recognise the owner of this proverb? I'm sure I've seen it in the signature line of one of our members, however a quick search failed to find...

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Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:31 pm
An irritating 'Cloggie' problem

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by Primrose » Sun May 31, 2009 11:49 am

I keep a pair of Cloggies by the kitchen door to slip into whenever I'm doing quick grubby work in the garden but now the weather is warming up I...

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Last post by Shallot Man
Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:46 am
WATER WATER NOT A DROP.........

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by Compo » Tue May 12, 2009 10:54 pm
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Is anyone worried about the lack of rain at the moment, the last resort for me is to soak my plot as we are on a site water meter, but things are...
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Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:47 am
Ring Culture . . . ?

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by CJS » Sun May 31, 2009 6:25 pm

Thought this was worth a new topic??? I've been reading, hard work with dyslexia but I think I've got a grasp of the theory.

Promoting drinking...

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Last post by Geoff
Sun May 31, 2009 10:45 pm
Hosepipe bans on the way for this summer?

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by alan refail » Sat May 30, 2009 9:42 am

With the weather seeming to follow the long-range forecast (for now at least) when do you reckon the first hosepipe ban will be declared?

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Last post by richard p
Sun May 31, 2009 8:46 pm
Sweet Peppers, Sweet Chili plants . . .

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by CJS » Sat May 30, 2009 3:55 pm

OK so I think I have tracked down Sweet Pepper and Chili plants, at a Tescos store :? !!! the other side of town, so I wont be able to pick up until...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sun May 31, 2009 8:23 pm
Springwatch

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by Elaine » Wed May 27, 2009 2:28 am
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Having watched the first two programs of this years Springwatch, I have to say how good it was, not to have to suffer Bill Oddie's strange antics....
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Last post by Kev
Sat May 30, 2009 5:15 pm
Happy Birthday Carlos

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by alan refail » Sat May 30, 2009 6:41 am

28 today

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Sat May 30, 2009 12:56 pm
A newbie . . .

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by CJS » Thu May 28, 2009 8:19 pm

Hi all, a newbie to the site. Gardening? well, my late wife was the gardener, only flowers, she said dig here and I dug :)

I come from a long line...

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Last post by lizzie
Fri May 29, 2009 5:03 pm
RUNNER BEAN SEED

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by Shallot Man » Thu May 28, 2009 2:17 pm

I have a strain of runner bean that goes back to the 1940's, for the life of me I am unable to remember the name, is there a web-site out there that...

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Last post by Shallot Man
Thu May 28, 2009 7:57 pm
bickering on forums

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by richard p » Tue May 26, 2009 8:42 am

now ive seen some heated posting on this forum over the years, but its nothing compared to this lot.

bear in mind podiatrists are supposed to be...

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Last post by glallotments
Wed May 27, 2009 3:24 pm
Chuckles

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by naturediva » Sun May 24, 2009 12:08 am

Hi everybody :D
Thought I'd share these witty ditties which my son sent to me earlier:-

Two atoms walked into a bar. One turned to the other and...

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Last post by naturediva
Tue May 26, 2009 4:54 pm
Who knows about capillary dynamolysis?

Last post by Elaine
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by PeterGreenMan » Mon May 25, 2009 10:00 am

:D :D
Anyone ever done any capillary dynamolysis with plants? looks interesting. Peter :) :)

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Last post by Elaine
Tue May 26, 2009 1:14 am
The burping of the lambs

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by alan refail » Sun May 24, 2009 12:22 pm

Interesting article in today's Sunday Times.

We must be breathing pure methane round here.

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue May 26, 2009 1:09 am
Get yer kit off and start growing!

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by alan refail » Sat May 23, 2009 11:38 am

No, not another plug for the naked gardeners!

Make your own hanging bra-skets, ladies. Come on chaps, raise something tasty in your Y-fronts :oops:...

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Last post by The Grock in the Frock
Mon May 25, 2009 5:37 pm
is herbie really a blck sheep?

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by richard p » Mon May 25, 2009 3:49 pm

Some of the sheepish contenders.
Come on - ewe can go faster than that.

Trainers will be doing their best to pull the wool over each other's eyes...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon May 25, 2009 3:58 pm
How common is Common Bistort?

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by PeterGreenMan » Sat May 23, 2009 4:55 pm

Hi all. :) :)
Today whilst driving along a narrow lane, I came upon a mass of Common Bistort, not daffodils! They looked beautiful…. But I’ve never...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sun May 24, 2009 9:45 pm
Chelsea flower show.

Last post by glallotments
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by oldherbaceous » Mon May 18, 2009 5:09 pm
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Watched a little of the Chelsea flower show at lunchtime, and how i wish the main garden designers would be a little more daring with colour. I do...
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Last post by glallotments
Sun May 24, 2009 9:40 am
Oak before ash ......

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by Monika » Fri May 22, 2009 8:19 pm

Has anybody noticed how late the ash trees are in coming into leaf? At least they are in our area and the oak trees are already nicely green. If the...

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Last post by alan refail
Sat May 23, 2009 6:11 am
Anyone making Country Wine?

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by PeterGreenMan » Sat May 09, 2009 9:55 pm

:) Anyone out there making Country Wine? :)

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Last post by JohnN
Thu May 21, 2009 4:27 pm
Help-line?

Last post by Elaine
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by JohnN » Wed May 20, 2009 11:49 am

A friend of mine having trouble with his phone contacted the BT helpline and was put through to the inevitable voice in darkest India, or somewhere....

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Last post by Elaine
Wed May 20, 2009 10:39 pm
Kew behind the scenes

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by Chantal » Thu May 14, 2009 9:29 pm

I received this today from a lady called Emma Thompson and promised I'd alert everyone here to this fabulous opportunity :D

"Many of you will...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Wed May 20, 2009 12:34 pm
Skirret Tubers

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by Al Lotto » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:22 am

Does anybody know of sourch of supply of; or indeed have some Skirret(Sium Sisarum) Tubers available please-Al

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Last post by Digby1
Tue May 19, 2009 2:35 pm
"babysitting"?

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by macmac » Mon May 18, 2009 7:01 pm

Has anyone ever answered a question"yes" when with hindsight it should have been"no"?
A lovely lottie neighbour told me she was...

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Last post by pongeroon
Tue May 19, 2009 11:25 am
What a waste!

Last post by Elaine
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by Monika » Mon May 11, 2009 7:25 pm
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Yesterday a young girl died and a lad is in a critical condition after their car left the road and went into the local Leeds-Liverpool Canal, one lad...
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Last post by Elaine
Mon May 18, 2009 11:03 pm
Gardener's World is pants

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by Chris » Fri May 08, 2009 9:41 pm

Hi

I've been away from the Forum for a while but tonight feel that I have to share my feelings about GW. I've soldiered through the first couple of...

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Last post by glallotments
Mon May 18, 2009 3:11 pm
Why do I feel so bad about this?

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by Primrose » Sat May 09, 2009 4:33 pm

This morning we started a long overdue clear-out of our garage, having earlier discovered a mouse had been nibbling through the bag of peanut stored...

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Last post by jane E
Sun May 17, 2009 11:35 pm
funnies for wet weekend

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by seedling » Sat May 16, 2009 11:12 am

Second graders answers to questions about Moms

Why did the Goddess/God make mothers?

1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2....

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Last post by seedling
Sat May 16, 2009 11:12 am
WEBSITE

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by Brenjon » Thu May 14, 2009 9:29 pm

Previosly when clicking on the kitchen garden website I used to get a page that advertised the KG magazine and articles from it. Now i get sraight...

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Last post by Bren
Sat May 16, 2009 9:53 am
Yum yum!

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by alan refail » Thu May 14, 2009 6:51 am

I have been reading about rationing and food policy during and after World War 2. I can remember a lot of it from my earliest years - brings back...

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Last post by Greenman
Fri May 15, 2009 6:33 am
56 today

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by alan refail » Thu May 14, 2009 5:46 am

Dear Donedigging and Elaine (112 years old between them :wink:

Share the greetings and the cake

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Last post by donedigging
Thu May 14, 2009 10:40 pm
seeds have arrived.

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by Diane » Tue May 12, 2009 6:07 pm

Anyone got their Dig In seeds yet? Mine arrived today. Too late for the tomatoes but I might get away growing some carrots, lettuce, squash? and...

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Last post by macmac
Thu May 14, 2009 6:05 pm
Head poultry keeper.

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by old codger » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:37 am
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Hi every one.
I have not been on forum for a time as i have been so busy getting in front with lottie, as i am going on holiday on Monday for two...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu May 14, 2009 7:04 am
NOTHING LIKE A FREEBIE

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by Compo » Mon May 11, 2009 11:23 pm

Tonight I rotavated in the contents of two compost bins, one of the large bins was given to me by a neighbour who could not be bothered to use it so...

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Last post by Geoff
Wed May 13, 2009 1:17 pm
our poor garden :(

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by alia » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:40 am
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Our community garden? The one where we have about 1000 square feet of garden, and 104 plots? The one that was an unloved obtuse triangle of concrete...
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Last post by alia
Wed May 13, 2009 1:13 am
Rename Required?

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by Geoff » Sun May 10, 2009 2:29 pm

Planting out Cromwell, Nelson and Trafalgar this morning I thought they should be British Sprouts. After all Brussels Sprouts sound like something...

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Last post by donedigging
Sun May 10, 2009 9:50 pm
funny website

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by seedling » Sun May 10, 2009 8:00 pm

I f you fancy a laugh take a look at this website

Seedling :lol:

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Sun May 10, 2009 8:00 pm
Amazing what you learn!

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by alan refail » Sat May 09, 2009 4:13 pm

I always thought our Old Herbaceous was Milton Bryan's most famous horticultural son - until this afternoon I was reading about the great Joseph...

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Sat May 09, 2009 4:25 pm
Walking Stick Cabbage

Last post by Elaine
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by FelixLeiter » Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:16 pm

Does anyone have a mature Walking Stick Cabbage growing in their garden? I'm looking for a fully grown one to photograph, rather than seedlings...

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Last post by Elaine
Sat May 09, 2009 2:48 pm
Gardeners' World: sour grapes

Last post by glallotments
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by FelixLeiter » Tue May 05, 2009 3:54 pm
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Stephan Buczacki's been slagging off Gardeners' World in the press recently. It may be sour grapes because he hasn't been on the programme for a few...
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Last post by glallotments
Sat May 09, 2009 10:37 am
Milton Bryan hit by mini tornado.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri May 08, 2009 6:14 pm

Down the other end of the village where my Mum lives, got hit by a mini tornado at 11 o'clock this morning.
I went down in my lunch hour to clear...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat May 09, 2009 6:02 am
Black Pudding.

Last post by snooky
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by snooky » Wed May 06, 2009 7:22 pm
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Drove up to Preston on Saturday,a flying two- hour visit with my son,an eight-hour round trip!Worth it,though, a good chat with him and a visit to...
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Last post by snooky
Fri May 08, 2009 9:10 pm
Read Food Festival

Last post by Chantal
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by Chantal » Mon May 04, 2009 9:17 am

Is anyone going to the Real Food Festival at Earls Court next weekend?

Tigger (& Lyndon), Seedling and I are going again as it was so brilliant...

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Last post by Chantal
Fri May 08, 2009 7:22 pm
tyres on allotments

Last post by macmac
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by macmac » Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:13 pm
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we have a problem on our allotment site as a plot has been vacated leaving some 40/50 tyres,no one on the committee can find an easy economical way...
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Last post by macmac
Fri May 08, 2009 5:54 pm
Tomatoes

Last post by Primrose
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by peacocks » Mon May 04, 2009 9:53 am

A freeby packet of tomatoes resulted in almost 100% germination. I thought I'd try a couple of plants restricted to one truss to see if they are...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri May 08, 2009 10:16 am
Swine flu the musical?

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by alan refail » Fri May 01, 2009 7:10 am
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Scottish honeymooners who had flu - and now don't - hire Max Clifford , now, presumably, short of something to do after the death of his last client,...
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Last post by KGAdmin
Fri May 08, 2009 9:04 am
Plants, trees and shrubs dying of dehydration & exhaustion

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by naturediva » Fri May 01, 2009 1:09 pm

Just returned from a trip to Focus DIY store in Guisborough and took a stroll around their 'garden centre' area and was absolutely horrified to see...

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Last post by Fat Andy
Wed May 06, 2009 10:12 pm
Gardeners World - Free vegetable seeds

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by Primrose » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:07 pm
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If anybody missed tonight's Gardeners World and their offer for five free packs of vegetable seeds, you can apply here on a first come, first served...
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Mon May 04, 2009 9:34 pm
mail order (thompsom and morgan

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by lez » Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:28 pm

Sorry people I am usually a quite peacable person however I have to blow off a little steam some where some how. I have just taken delivery of some...

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Last post by Birkward
Mon May 04, 2009 3:58 pm
SPRAYING FRUIT TREE'S

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by Shallot Man » Mon May 04, 2009 8:40 am

I wish to spray my fruit trees now that the fruit has set, what is the consensus of the forum on the best product. :? :? :?

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Mon May 04, 2009 2:22 pm

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