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Dangerous things to say.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:21 pm
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Walk into your dearests kitchen, move a few things about, then say, "that looks a bit tidier", then leave with all possible haste. :)
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Mon May 04, 2009 11:36 am
anyone want to win a barby ?

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by richard p » Fri May 01, 2009 9:03 pm

the competition is here

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Sun May 03, 2009 3:37 pm
Wanted: a gardener near Cambridge

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by Stephen » Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:10 pm

My late mother used to do the gardening, with me helping with the heavy work.

My father has never really taken to gardening and to be honest, in a...

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Last post by Beryl
Sun May 03, 2009 3:28 pm
Have you heard a cuckoo?

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by Catherine » Fri May 01, 2009 8:14 am

We read recently that the cuckoo was in decline. Well they are not in decline where we are on holiday here in South West Wales. We have heard loads...

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Sat May 02, 2009 10:37 pm
Help

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by seedling » Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:39 pm

Just read a headline on online news website saying that they are going to make a musical about Jade Goodys life. :roll:

Please tell me its Arpril...

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Last post by Elaine
Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:08 pm
GMTV

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by macmac » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:34 am

did anybody see the "gardener" on GMTV this morning supposedly trying to inspire people to grow their own?
he was pushing tumbling toms...

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Last post by Elaine
Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:01 pm
The most tedious job on the allotment.

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by snooky » Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:14 pm
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I don"t know why but I find earthing up potatoes most tedious.I can dig all day long and not be bored,hoe until the sun sets,rake until my...
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Last post by Primrose
Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:54 pm
Quote of the week.

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by snooky » Sun Apr 26, 2009 10:40 pm

One-liner from James May on the death of James Dean in 1955:-

"A rebel without an airbag!"

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Last post by alan refail
Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:41 pm
Who knew?

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by FelixLeiter » Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:43 am

It pays to be well connected.

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Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:43 am
Not so funny but..........

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by snooky » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:06 pm

Had to go on a"Health&Safety training course today and the site posted below was mentioned as an example of how bloody daft we Humans can...

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Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:06 pm
What do they call your part of the world?

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by alan refail » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:45 pm

If you have RAF training flights over your area, you may be interested in this article in the North Wales edition of the Daily Post .

I am still...

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Last post by Stephen
Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:50 pm
Where's all the felt?

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by macmac » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:10 pm

We went to buy some shed felt this morning as the better half is extending the lottie shed,we tried the usual places and everywhere we went we were...

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Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:18 pm
Happy Saint George's Day

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by alan refail » Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 am

A Happy St George's Day from a Welsh gardener to all English gardeners

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Last post by Shallot Man
Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:01 am
A plum summer?

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by alan refail » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:09 am
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Last year many of us were complaining about the sparseness of plums and damsons. My Marjorie's Seedling had had only two flowers and my Golden Gage...
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Last post by Stephen
Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:43 pm
summers nearly here

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by richard p » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:01 pm

looks like summers nearly here again, hopefully we'll get more than one fine day

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Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:49 pm
Good garden website

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by Brenjon » Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:45 pm

although keen on veg. growing and this website i also have a nice garden that i work in daily. Could anyone recommend a good website wih forum like...

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Last post by Fat Andy
Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:10 pm
Bin there, done that!

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by JohnN » Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:26 pm

Thought you all might get a smile from what happened yesterday. My garden waste recycling bin sits by the front gate, (where my neighbour can share...

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Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:26 pm
Gnome sanctuary

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by Malk » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:55 pm

Ok, I'm not usually bothered by Gardener's World. But Garden Gnomes, plant theatres. I guess veg just wasn't interesting enough.

Give me a break.

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:11 am
Cost of multicompost.

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by snooky » Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:13 pm

Did the rounds of the local garden centres this morning and was unpleasantly surprised at by how much the cost of a bag of compost has gone up.I...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Apr 20, 2009 9:19 pm
take care with seeds

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by richard p » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:20 pm
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Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:09 pm
Help, please.!!!!!

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by Asdagadget » Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:41 pm

I have a friend of my wife visiting us from Germany who has asked my advice, and, I'm sorry to say I do not know the answer to her problem :oops: ....

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Last post by Asdagadget
Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:33 am
Good game.

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by snooky » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:55 pm

Enjoyed the rugby this afternoon,Cardiff Blues running riot over a clueless Gloucester side.Made even more enjoyable because Eddie Butler wasn"t...

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Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:37 pm
Too many people?

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by alan refail » Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:35 pm
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Now that David Attenborough has defied the taboo , it will be interesting to see where the discussion will lead.
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Last post by Shallot Man
Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:27 am
Jeyes Fluid advice needed urgently

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by Chantal » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:07 am

I received this email last night from a friend in a panic. I've only ever used Jeyes for washing the greenhouse panes, so have no idea. Can anyone...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:45 pm
chicken manure pellets

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by MKPoshfan » Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:52 pm
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just rediscovered an old bucket of these things which has split and allowed water in, resulting in an unholy lump of extremely smelly stuff; would...
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Last post by alan refail
Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:13 pm
VEGETABLE GARDENING BOOKS

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by Shallot Man » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:44 am
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Someone asked about the above for a beginner, unable to find the thread, Hessayons Vegetable & Herb Expert was suggested by one of our readers, I...
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Last post by alan refail
Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:09 am
A grand Easter!

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by Monika » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:52 pm
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What a lovely Easter weekend this has been, weatherwise! We spent the last three days on the allotment in almost unbroken sunshine with temperatures...
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Last post by Bren
Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:38 pm
Those unravelling balls of string.

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by Primrose » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:12 pm

I've just spent a frustrating half hour trying to "put back" one of those structures of green gardening string which you pull out from the...

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Last post by Gilly C
Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:42 pm
Garden proverbs

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by alan refail » Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:51 pm
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How about a collection of "garden wisdom"?

Here's a Vietnamese saying to start:

When eating a fruit, think of the person who planted the...
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Last post by alan refail
Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:33 pm
FOXES

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by Shallot Man » Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:14 am

Planted out cabbage in jiffy pots, one keeps getting dug up by I suspect a fox, its the same pot each time, if he keeps to the same pot, I can put up...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:38 am
Johnboy's Birthday

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by alan refail » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:55 pm

Looking back at past years' posts I think we have forgotten something :oops:

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Last post by peter
Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:43 pm
Hallo West Ham Ron

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by MKPoshfan » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:18 pm

nice to know I'm not the only gardener who defines themselves by football <g>

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Last post by WestHamRon
Mon Apr 13, 2009 5:03 pm
Hubble Telescope

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by snooky » Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:35 pm

Enjoy the view:
hubble1.jpg
Astronomers Select Top Ten Most Amazing Pictures Taken by Hubble Space Telescope in Last 16 Years
'...they illustrate...

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Last post by Elaine
Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:06 pm
Cyfarchion y Pasg

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by alan refail » Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:17 am

Cyfarchion y Pasg i bawb

Easter Greetings to all

Another frosty start here, and another splendid sunny day promised.

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Last post by Johnboy
Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:39 pm
I just don't believe it.

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by peter » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:48 pm

Watching a Discovery Science programme on satellite TV, vegging in other words and an advert has come up that is incredible.

Cordless electric...

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Last post by peter
Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:03 pm
car fumes

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by amo » Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:39 am

Hi

My allotment site rep. want to authorise parking very near my plot (1m),
and as you could imagine I am not very happy about it.

What's the point...

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Last post by peter
Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:52 pm
Timely warning

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by Beryl » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:36 pm
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I suppose it is a sign of the so called 'credit crunch' but well organised shed break-ins are on the up again.
Sunday the wire mesh on our lottie...
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Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:50 pm
Allotments Anonymous

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by Fat Andy » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:23 pm

I bumped into an old mate today who I haven't seen for about 5 years. When he asked what I was doing today, I proceeded to explain in very great...

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Last post by Monika
Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:23 pm
Ruddy School holidays, it starts....

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by peter » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:04 pm

Got a phone call lunchtime from the council, your site has had a shed broken into. :evil:

Some little scrotes had unpicked the chainlink, picked a...

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Last post by Larkshall
Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:45 pm
ON-LINE PRIZE

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by Shallot Man » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:51 pm

I thought you would all like to know that I have just received an email informing me that not only have I won £750.00.00 but also a new BMW, M Sport...

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Last post by alan refail
Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:40 am
SPRING PROGRESS

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by Compo » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:59 pm

It' a while since we did one of these I know. But I thought it might be a good idea to hear what folk are up too on their plots.

I have planted out...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:41 pm
"I want to do a poo in Paul's bathroom!"

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by peter » Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:25 pm

The more I see that advert the more disturbing I find it.

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Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:44 am
Profiles

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by Geoff » Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:29 pm
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How about everybody doing some profile maintenance?
It's always interesting and useful to know where people are when they ask questions, like...
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Last post by WestHamRon
Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:47 pm
Newbie, Regular or ???

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by alan refail » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:17 pm
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I assume that after a set number of forum posts a newbie becomes a regular. Surely Old Herbaceous, with over 5,000 posts to his name, deserves a...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:56 am
Three whole days!!!!!!!

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by Catherine » Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:11 pm

We have spent three whole days working on our plot and it has been wonderful.

My OH has been working like a trojan digging three new beds 21 feet...

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Last post by Catherine
Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:55 pm
Pollacks to Sainsbury's!

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by alan refail » Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:06 am

Thought that would make you look :wink:

Sainsbury's have rebranded pollack as colin - to save customers embarassment (asking for cheaper fish or...

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Last post by Bren
Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:42 pm
Meerkats

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by Chantal » Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:59 am
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I'm starting a new thread to get away from toilet adverts!

I'm in love with Aleksandr the Meerkat from the TV insurance adverts; I am a devoted fan,...
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Last post by Elaine
Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:21 pm
james martins is 11cm ,how big is yours?

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by The Grock in the Frock » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:49 pm

This is one for me old mate tigger,knowing you are a little bit in love with the man,i thought you would like to know that james can get his too rise...

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Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:15 am
Greetings

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by Fat Andy » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:43 pm
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Hi

Don't know if this is where I'm supposed to introduce myself (or even if I'm supposed to :) ) but I just thought I'd be polite and say hello.

I...
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Last post by Fat Andy
Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:52 pm
A Meldrew moment for you.

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by peter » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:14 am

Have a look at this article on the Times website.

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Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:38 pm

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