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Thanet Earth - the way to the future?

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by alan refail » Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:49 pm

What are your views on Thanet Earth :?:

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Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:26 am
Sending a PM

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by Mike Vogel » Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:32 pm

Dear Moderators or others who can help,

I replied to a PM today and clicked on "post". Later I looked for my reply in the Sent items and...

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Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:46 am
MY ALLOTMENTS WK25 UPDATE

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:03 am

Hello all, just to let you know that I have posted my latest update, it includes some information on the problem of manure being contaminated with a...

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Last post by STEVE PARTRIDGE
Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:03 am
This months issue of KG

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by donedigging » Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:08 pm

I picked up my issue today and low and be hold oldherbaceous's name is in print!!!!
How are we all going to live with him now!!!! :twisted:...

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Last post by mandylew
Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:07 pm
Aliens in Wales

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by alan refail » Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:54 pm

No, not us Saxon immigrants :!:

There have been a lot of reports recently of UFO sightings in Wales. See here .

Any suggestions as to why the...

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Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:57 pm
Bit of a breeze

Last post by Monika
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by Chantal » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:25 am
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I can't believe how windy it is out there. I'm about to go to the plot for a look see, but I doubt I'll be staying long as there is nothing to stop...
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Last post by Monika
Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:30 pm
Monty Don Again!

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by Johnboy » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:56 pm
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Hay Festival.
As reported in the Guardian 26-5-2008

MONTY DON RETURNS IN REVOLUTIONARY MOOD.

Writer, broadcaster and national treasure...
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Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:33 am
Cheeky devil!

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by vivienz » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:14 am

I'm much in favour of wildlife and we do everything to encourage it at home, love to see all the stuff going on at the allotment, too.
However, I...

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Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:13 pm
Summer solstice - Alban Hefin

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by alan refail » Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:03 am

The actual time of the solstice was last night.

But greetings and best wishes to all as the light reaches its peak (raining here this morning)...

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Last post by Compo
Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:35 pm
Long time no see

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by Franksmum » Mon Jun 16, 2008 4:08 pm
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Hi everybody

Haven't been around for a while, hope we are all well!

It's been busy in Franks garden which now has no conifers whatsoever, a new...
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Last post by donedigging
Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:56 pm
Poor seed germination

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by lizzie » Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:31 pm

I think this may be in the wrond section...if so i'm sure it will be moved which is fair enough.

Anyway, has anyone had poor seed germination. The...

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Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:01 pm
LACK OF FRUIT

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by Shallot Man » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:01 am
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Hi, I have zero fruit on each of the following, Greengage, Victoria Plum, & Fiesta. Anyone else have the same problem ? :(
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:44 pm
Frost!

Last post by Catherine
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by alan refail » Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:01 am

Looked out over our field this morning and thought "Ground frost", but after kicking myself awake, told myself that it was just heavy dew....

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Last post by Catherine
Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:21 pm
MY ALLOTMENTS WK24 UPDATE

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:24 am

Hello all, it's been a busy week here at our allotment site with our very first Open Day which was a great success, I've posted this week's update...

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Last post by STEVE PARTRIDGE
Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:20 am
First Broad Beans....... ever!

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by donedigging » Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:33 pm

I can now see why anyone that grows their own,
knows that theirs are better than shop bought ones....

Enjoyed my first harvest the other day and...

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Last post by WigBag
Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:05 am
Malk's Baby

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by Malk » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:21 pm

Baby Finn arrived 5 June, healthy, happy and in a hurry. Mum, Dad, Finn and big brother Aidan all well and surviving the big transition.

Been to...

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Last post by jane E
Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:27 pm
Apple Trees

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by Franksmum » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:13 pm

A friend of mine has two apple trees both a couple of years old

The apples have dropped off the branches bar a couple - does anyone know why this...

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Last post by Franksmum
Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:32 pm
Of all the stupid things to do...

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by Chantal » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:56 pm
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... locking a chicken in a greenhouse has to be high on the list :oops:

Mercifully my neighbour noticed one of the Three Stooges was AWOL and...
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Last post by donedigging
Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:25 pm
Cross Patch - Up date

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by Catherine » Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:49 pm

I am really sorry to say that my brother in law in Zambia has passed away this morning. His poor body just could not take any more punishment and...

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Last post by Catherine
Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:32 am
Unsolicited potato planter mystery

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by Primrose » Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:05 pm

This morning I received in the mail a large green plastic bag, which when I opened it contained a pack of three plastic Haxnix potato planters which...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:56 pm
British Justice

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by johnsgirl » Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:37 pm

My daughters next door neighbour has just been given a 12 months sentence suspended for 2 years for molesting two of my granddaughters! I can't tell...

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Last post by richard p
Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:47 am
What are allotments for?

Last post by Catherine
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by Barry » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:44 pm

Two years ago, I moved to a 110 plot allotment site, where only seven plots were actively being used. Since then, membership has leaped to more than...

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Last post by Catherine
Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:03 pm
Fancy something tasty?

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by alan refail » Wed Jun 11, 2008 5:20 pm

I can remember when most cookery books were like this.

And I thought the evil Delia's "How to cheat..." was bad :!:

Certainly...

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Last post by sally wright
Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:04 am
Wheelie Bins

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by Geoff » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:53 am

Has anybody any imaginative uses for Council Recycling bins and boxes?
We got a letter yesterday to say our waste collection system is changing and...

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Last post by Monika
Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:43 pm
Cold weather

Last post by Geoff
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by Catherine » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:11 pm

The weather forecast has shown that we will be having some cold winds from the North. Does any one think I need to cover my tomatoes outside and the...

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:33 pm
Mowing the lawn

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by Primrose » Fri Jun 06, 2008 11:25 am

Just had to refill the petrol can and calculated that atcurrent petrol prices, it's costing a fiver every time I mow the lawn. Never costed out this...

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Last post by JohnN
Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:57 am
Time to think again.

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by Johnboy » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:36 am

Why we need GM foods

- Michael Wigan, Daily Telegraph, June 2, 2008

The Government is accused of having lost touch with reality.

No...

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Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:52 am
Am I doing it wrong?

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by Sarah » Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:53 pm

I am a bit cross!

I have been working hard at my allotment for a few years now, and this year i am determined not to be beaten by weeds! I work...

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Last post by peter
Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:30 pm
MY ALLOTMENTS WK23 UPDATE

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Wed Jun 11, 2008 6:14 am

Hello all, it's been a busy time at the allotments as I'm sure it has been for you all during the last week, I have just posted my latest update of...

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Last post by GIB
Wed Jun 11, 2008 7:54 am
Pendle Hill

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by Catherine » Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:43 am

I woke early this morning and it was so glorious I decided to go up our highest point in the area, Pendle Hill.

I left at 7.15 and was up on top...

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Last post by Gilly C
Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:36 pm
The Battle of Milton Bryan

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by alan refail » Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:08 pm

A little poem dedicated respectfully to our old friends Herbaceous and Codger.

Way down in deepest England,
In Bedfordshire so fair,
There’s a...

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Last post by old codger
Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:20 pm
BUSY PERIOD? What is everyone up too?

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by Compo » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:47 am
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Have had a busy but productive weekend on the plot, picked my first broadbeans and noticed that the international kidney potatoes (not grown before)...
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Last post by vivienz
Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:54 pm
Is it just me

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by Arnie » Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:09 am

Hi

Is it just me :oops: The date of my Allotment Society's AGM is this Sunday Father's Day :shock: :? :x please tell me that I am not alone in...

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Last post by alan refail
Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:40 pm
Parasol "shelf"

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by JohnN » Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:24 pm

Hi all,
Can anyone point me towards a supplier of a lightweight plastic "shelf" (round table?) that circles the 2" shaft of a garden...

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Last post by JohnN
Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:24 pm
Cars running on bio fuel

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by Primrose » Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:37 am

I'm having a personal debate with myself as to whether I'll be doing less damage to the environment by keeping my 8 year old car which runs on petrol...

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Last post by Chantal
Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:39 pm
The first potatoes - big dispute

Last post by Stephen
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by alan refail » Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:05 am

I heard about this on the radio this morning.

At first I thought it was an argument between our old friends Herbaceous and Codger as to which had...

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Last post by Stephen
Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:32 pm
Tetanus and polio injection

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by Catherine » Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:41 pm

Went to the doctors yesterday to find out more about my high cholesterol and to have a tetannus injection. Last night I felt absolutely dreadful. I...

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Last post by Catherine
Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:07 pm
Do ants have feet?

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by pongeroon » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:22 pm

Are a pest in our garden, and especially in the glasshouse where they nest under the pots. :evil:

So why have I become fond of the one under the...

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Last post by pongeroon
Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:05 pm
More rain on the way.

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by Parsons Jack » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:55 am
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Could be very wet according to this link

We don't really need it down here thanks :(

Cheers, PJ.
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Last post by Lurganspade
Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:54 pm
Allotments

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Good Gourd » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:49 pm

I was horrified yesterday when a lady ( I did not know )joined in a conversation that I was having with a friend about allotments. we were just...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:34 pm
"You steal my sunshine..."

Last post by Colin_M
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by Colin_M » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:01 pm

...at least I think that's how the song goes.

Anyway, whilst we wait for the sun to reappear, I thought I'd make the most of all the moisture...

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Last post by Colin_M
Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:41 pm
Potato flowers

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by Shallot Man » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:17 pm

On it advises to continue to pick the flower heads on potato's to get a better crop, I must say I have never seen this advice before.

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Last post by Colin Miles
Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:57 am
Cuckoo!

Last post by Parsons Jack
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by Monika » Fri May 02, 2008 10:04 pm

Our first cuckoo arrived this morning, Friday. When I look at my last 20 years' record in the area, it's quite a late date, but better late than...

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Last post by Parsons Jack
Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:13 pm
Jersey Royal Potatoes

Last post by Shallot Man
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by Catherine » Wed May 14, 2008 9:20 pm
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We have had three lots of Jersey Royal potatoes for our suppers recently and we dont think that they are tasting the same as they used to. One lot...
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Last post by Shallot Man
Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:41 am
FREECYCLE HUMOUR

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by Compo » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:35 pm

I received this e-mail on freecycle today it read: made me chuckle

Offer: Liquid Gold

Very good for flowers and vegetables delute 1-10 works...

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Last post by Chantal
Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:12 pm
Public liability insurance

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by Barry » Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:02 pm

Given that our allotment has grown from 7 to 17 to 30 members within the last two years, we can now afford public liability insurance. What is the...

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Last post by Chantal
Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:06 pm
just wanted to share.....

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by retropants » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:34 pm

...with you all, that my garlic (hardneck, early) that I dug up yesterday is freaking massive! I am so happy, what with all the weeds, and slugs...

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Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:53 pm
Clematis wilt

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by Catherine » Fri May 30, 2008 7:39 pm

Every year our clematis get wilt time and time again. I have just come home and gone round the garden only to find yet again they have started with...

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Last post by Clive.
Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:16 pm
Love slugs

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by alan refail » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:02 pm

A present for the gardener in your life

:wink: click me

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Last post by Parsons Jack
Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:44 pm
2008 Darwin Awards

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by Chantal » Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:51 am

For those of you who've not heard of the Darwin Awards, these are given (usually posthumously) to people who have helped the human race by removing...

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Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:28 am

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