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Blue Moon

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by Geoff » Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:50 pm

Watching the amazing full moon last night made me think, it’s only the 1st October that means there will be another full moon this month. A Blue...

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Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:42 pm
Do you have a Bramley apple tree ?

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by Nature's Babe » Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:24 pm

It's descended from this tree - still alive today

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Sun Oct 04, 2020 3:54 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Sep 29, 2020 5:07 am

May I wish you a very Happy Birthday, Robo and hope you have a lovely day, whatever you manage to do.

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Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:43 pm
Favourite leeks

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by vivienz » Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:46 pm

I've got 2 lots of leeks on the go, Lyon that are coming good now and Porbella that should be good for winter.

I'm struggling to stop myself from...

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Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:51 am
Never look a gift cock in the beak

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by alan refail » Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:50 pm

Claude, our French Wheaten Marans cock. A handsome chap with the feathered legs a French bird should have. He was surplus to his owners' requirements...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:02 am
Guarded by geese

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by alan refail » Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:35 am

Well, it worked for the Romans when the sacred geese warned of the Celtic invaders from Gaul!
Kaiser, Gretschen, Gretel and Gerda do some guard duty...

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Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:10 pm
Autumn chick pic

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by alan refail » Sun Sep 06, 2020 7:29 am

Next season's crop is already shaping up nicely :wink:
I managed to catch most of this year's hatch of Cream Legbars posing in the sunshine and the...

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Mon Sep 07, 2020 5:02 pm
recommendations for blight resistant outdoor tomatoes

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by Arnie » Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:48 pm

Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know of a blight resistant outdoor tomatoes preferably a plum type please. My Roma variety have taken a very big blight hit...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:31 pm
Tall Pea's

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by Arnie » Thu Aug 27, 2020 2:03 pm

Hi everyone,

Need some recommendations for a tall pea variety please.

Regards

Arnie

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Last post by Westi
Sun Aug 30, 2020 6:07 pm
Happy Birthday

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by Geoff » Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:09 pm

Happy Birthday Dan, missed it on the first pass this morning as usual. Now I understand your username. Have a good day.

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Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:09 pm
Mid-summer Bits and Bobs

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Sorry, OH, but having moved into July and well beyond the half year mark, I thought we might need this new thread ......
Actually, at the moment the...
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Thu Aug 27, 2020 11:51 am
Jersey potatoes

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by Primrose » Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:15 pm

I,m sure we,ve touched on this topic before but memory isn,t what it used to be!

Had some Jersey potatoes the other day. They tasted awful and...

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Mon Aug 24, 2020 7:38 pm
VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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by Geoff » Sat Aug 15, 2020 3:51 pm
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Woe, woe and thrice woe how could I miss Captain OH's birthday until so late in the day, and Alan must be having a serious lie in as well!

Hope you...
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Sat Aug 22, 2020 2:38 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Aug 18, 2020 5:09 am

A very Happy Birthday to you Elmigo and hope you have a great day....you have been a marvellous new member to the forum and long may it last... :)

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Thu Aug 20, 2020 7:53 pm
my gigantic carrot i pulled up thought id share

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by shoegalmama2 » Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:32 pm

:D its my 1st year growing in my allotment and ive been getting this magazine alot thought id share a pic of 1 of my carrots i pulled up the other...

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Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:47 am
Pruning Magnolias

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by Colin Miles » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:06 pm

When my house was built in the 70's the garden was barely 30ft long and the Magnolia planted near the end was in proportion. With the garden now...

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Last post by edenhorticultural
Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:35 am
How late do you sow French beans?

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by vivienz » Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:01 pm

I've sown a load in modules to fill a gap in my bean bed where I pulled out some purple mange tout plants in the hope of a late crop from them....

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Last post by Westi
Thu Aug 13, 2020 9:22 pm
Decking cleaning

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by carrot » Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:09 pm

I recently replaced my whole decking with Degmeda burnt wood . It has water and fire resistance, great preservation from rot. My question is: how do...

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Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:09 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:12 am

A very Happy Birthday to one of our very special forum members, Primrose....Hope you have a fantastic day and thank you hugely for the many funny and...

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Last post by Geoff
Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:08 pm
Lego Herb Garden

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by cabbagefacelego » Mon Aug 10, 2020 8:14 am

Hello Fellow Gardeners! I wasn't sure where to put this...

I have created a little Lego Herb Garden, and it needs support! It's free and easy, just...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:08 pm
Look up!

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by vivienz » Thu Aug 06, 2020 2:10 pm

For those of you who want a change from looking down at your vegetable beds, the Perseid meteor shower is reaching its peak over the next week with...

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Last post by Monika
Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:29 pm
Muppets.

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by snooky » Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:44 pm

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Thu Aug 06, 2020 5:44 pm
Taming the jungle

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by Stephen » Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:40 pm

I need to prune back my currants (they didn't get cut back last autumn). I expect I will have to sacrifice next year's crop of the red currants).
Any...

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Last post by Stephen
Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:40 pm
yellow blisters

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by cornish64 » Mon Aug 03, 2020 7:02 am

Can anyone help me with a problem with yellow spots or blisters on my curly Kale ( nero ) plants are approx 9 inches high . :(

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Mon Aug 03, 2020 8:15 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:55 am

Wishing Shallot Man and Arnie, a very Happy Birthday indeed...hope you both have a fantastic day, whatever you get up to... :)

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Last post by Arnie
Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:09 am
Doing something that reminds you of someone!

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:54 am

Have been shelling a bucket of peas this morning, and this always reminds me fondly of Johnboy... when he told the story of shelling large amounts of...

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Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:43 pm
Aechmea Bromeliad, Urn Plant (Aechmea caudata)

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by williamthomas » Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:44 am

Had to remove 50% as it got too large to walk around. Makes a better photo this way at least.

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Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:44 am
Bone Flour & Bone Meal

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by Arnie » Sat Jul 25, 2020 1:25 pm

Hi everyone,

Can someone please help with this :D I have an old copy (1942) of Amateur Gardening (Pocket Guide) by A.G.L. Hellyer which gives...

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Last post by Arnie
Sun Jul 26, 2020 4:42 pm
Next year's ducks!

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by alan refail » Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:16 pm

We have already planned for next year's duck breeding and the new additions will be Saxony ducks. We bought these five earlier in the year and they...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Jul 25, 2020 6:15 pm
A productive year

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by alan refail » Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:00 pm

We are coming to the end of the breeding season - just one more hatch to go (or probably two ;-).
Here's a picture of a bit of the set-up and a...

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Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:10 pm
A contented pair

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by alan refail » Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:10 pm

Son and one of the four geese.
These really are sociable and communicative birds; they love people and just look scary to people who are not used to...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Jul 25, 2020 1:49 pm
Hi, its been awhile.

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by Arnie » Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:35 pm

Not really sure how long its been since I logged on to the Forum, but it has to have been a couple of years :shock: sorry but life kinder got in the...

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Last post by robo
Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:52 pm
Determinate Tomato

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by Cider Boys » Mon Jul 20, 2020 3:20 pm

Well, I've been gardening for quite a few years now but have always been a bit of a 'stick in the mud' and not very experimental. I tend to grow the...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:53 pm
Biological deterrent

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by vivienz » Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:40 am

Given their nocturnal habits and genetically programmed devious mindset, it can be tricky outwitting a cat night after night, particularly one of my...

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Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:35 am
Defending Grandmother.

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by snooky » Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:14 pm

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Fri Jul 17, 2020 10:14 pm
Tea on the 'lottie

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by Stephen » Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:04 pm

I"m not a tea drinker, I stick to coffee.

However, if I'm going to offer tea to visitors,
should I make a pot of tea then put it into a Thermos...

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Last post by Stephen
Tue Jul 14, 2020 2:59 pm
If you have fungal nail infection

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by Happymouse » Sat May 12, 2007 4:46 pm

I have been looking after a lady with fungal nail infection for 18 months. We tried the stuff you paint on and tablets from the Doctor which didn't...

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Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:51 pm
This isn't social distancing!

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by alan refail » Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:23 pm
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The bloody, selfish idiots are all around us :(
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Mon Jul 13, 2020 11:38 am
The geese are getting fat

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by alan refail » Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:30 pm

How they looked a couple of weeks ago.

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Sun Jul 12, 2020 5:31 pm
Early Summer Bits and Bobs.

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Thought it was time....
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Sat Jul 11, 2020 6:58 pm
MediaSpeak

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by Monika » Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:12 am

I have been intrigued by the sub-headings for gardening magazines:

Kitchen Garden - The UK's best-selling growing your own magazine
Grow Your Own...

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Last post by Geoff
Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:17 pm
LOCKDOWN TOP TIPS

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by KG Steve » Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:41 pm

Hi everyone

This has been a really challenging year for everyone and gardeners are no exception. Garden centre closures, shortages and delivery...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:07 pm
Brokali Atlantis

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by vivienz » Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:40 pm

I sowed some of this early this year (and annoyingly lost the rest of the packet :cry: ) but I have 4 plants in one of my raised beds and gave some...

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Last post by Monika
Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:22 pm
It goes so fast!

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by alan refail » Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:37 am

The summer, that is! Or at least it seems to do when you live in Wales and raise poultry!
Here the first of May is known as Calan Haf, the first day...

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Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:50 pm
End of Spring Bits and Bobs.

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Out of respect for Robo, I thought it would be better to start a new bits and bobs, so it didn't take away peoples thoughts towards him.

Going to...
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Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:36 pm
I know I shouldn't have.....

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by vivienz » Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:38 pm

....but I did anyway!

Back in April I was clearing up and had some shooting potatoes from a small bag that had got lost at the back of the cupboard....

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Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:17 pm
late planting potatoes

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by Stephen » Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:48 pm

Hi
Is there collective wisdom on sources and varieties for late planting spuds?
As my volunteer gardening has on just resumed (we restarted on 1...

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Sun Jun 07, 2020 1:02 pm
First day back

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by Stephen » Mon Jun 01, 2020 4:50 pm

at my volunteer gardening.
In the ten weeks it has got rather wild!

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Tue Jun 02, 2020 5:52 pm
Water, water everywhere (I wish)

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by Monika » Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:12 am

I don't know if anybody else keeps a weather station (very amateurish in my case), but here are my rain gauge readings for this year:
January 75.5mm...

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Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:42 pm
Runner Bean

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by Muddyboot68 » Tue May 26, 2020 8:45 pm

In the UK, and I assume in all the northern hemisphere runner Beans go up the pole anticlockwise. Do they go clockwise in the southern hemisphere?...

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Thu May 28, 2020 8:07 pm

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