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Flee beetles

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by Granny » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:35 pm

Just browsing through January's magazine trying to take my mind off all the things I ought to be doing, when I saw a picture of a 'flee beetle' on...

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Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:11 pm
Repression of dissent

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by Mole » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:18 pm
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I have just tried to send an email to the 'contact' address of this site.

This is what I wrote:

Thanks for the forum - I have been using it...
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Last post by lizzie
Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:20 pm
BACK TO BASICS?

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by Cider Boys » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:56 pm
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I understand from listening to the wireless this afternoon that the long running programme Gardeners’ Questions is to discuss all the basics involved...
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Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:25 am
To all of you...

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by Chantal » Sun Dec 09, 2007 3:15 pm

I know it's a couple of weeks off but I'm trying to be organised this year. :wink:

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Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:03 pm
Remeber me; The wooden plant label guy?

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by charlieart66 » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:04 am

Hey Guys, I don't know if you remember me, but i was 14 year old (I'm 15 now) guy who originally started asking for info about plywood plant labels....

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Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:13 pm
Latest in the battle of Global Warming

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by Weed » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:02 pm

Quote:
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of...

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Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:02 pm
Gone but not forgotten.

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:36 pm

While i was at work today raking up leaves, my mind wandered onto other things as it does.
I started to think about some of the members that no...

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Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:15 pm
Landmark Trust holidays

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by Happymouse » Sun Dec 09, 2007 3:42 pm

I have just spent 5 days in a Landmark Trust property. If you want complete relaxation their properties are amazing - no T.V. No telephone, log...

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Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:33 pm
Fruit & Vegetable

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by Bren » Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:23 pm
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At a recent quiz the question came up to define the difference between a fruit and a vegetable.
We thought that fruit had seeds and veg. didn't, but...
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Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:27 pm
Small farm in France

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by Johnboy » Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:56 am

In this current copy of Smallholder Magazine there is a property for sale in France:
France. Farm between Limoges and Poitiers.
House, 2 barns,...

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Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:12 pm
Vegetable Orchestra

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by Chantal » Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:48 pm

Take a look at this...

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Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:44 pm
COMFREY/STRAW MULTI-PURPOSE COMP

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by Johnboy » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:52 pm
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For many long years I had thought it possible to make a multi-purpose compost using Barley straw as the bulking agent and comfrey as the nutritional...
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Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:59 am
Nextmonth........

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by peter » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:53 pm

Tigger, in my post today came the january KG and your weak at the knees moment is on page 83, with more details threatened, sorry promised , for...

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Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:13 pm
Quince tree

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by Essexboy » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:34 am

Hello everybody, I quite fancy having a Quince tree in the garden, I think I am right that this is the right time of year to plant fruit trees? Only...

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Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:06 pm
What to grow next year?

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by Malk » Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:16 pm

Sorry I haven't been around much. Nugget Aidan is now walking and keeping me really busy.

I'm looking at what to grow for next year. Problem is...

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Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:06 pm
Old Herbaceous snapped at last!

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by alan refail » Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:00 pm

Did anyone else see OH's new avatar?

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Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:56 pm
Insanity

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by Chantal » Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:49 am

I was truly stunned this week to receive a letter at work from Vaillant (heating people). It was addressed to one of our Vaillant boilers!

Mr B...

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Last post by pongeroon
Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:36 pm
How long.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:43 am

Good morning everybody, on this rather blustery but lovely morning.

Can anyone advise me how long Japanese Knot Weed seeds will take to germinate....

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:43 pm
A satisfying job.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:54 pm

Well i have done a really satisfying job today.
I've top dressed a fernery in a dell today using homemade leafmould, i must say it does give me...

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Sat Dec 01, 2007 7:06 pm
Bestus Friend Trying To Log On

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by The Grock in the Frock » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:17 pm

Hi Tigger,me bestus friend from wales has just got herself a laptop (posh cow)and i would like to introduce ye all to her,but she is having problems...

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Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:24 am
Bardsey Island Apple

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by Colin Miles » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:09 pm

As my Lord Lambourne apple had failed to establish itself I had asked Paul Davies of Applewise, my local supplier, for a replacement. It is a Bardsey...

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Last post by Beryl
Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:23 pm
It's where you grow it.

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by Colin Miles » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:04 pm

A couple of topics to mull over during the Christmas period. First let me begin by quoting from an Alan Romans article, KG March 2003....

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Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:59 pm
ROSCOFF ONIONS

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by Shallot Man » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:07 am

The above are now being sold in some Sainsburys, ideal for seed stock next year.Its a bit early, but Mery Xmas to you all. Shallotman

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Last post by Shallot Man
Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:07 am
It's what you are.

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by Colin Miles » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:15 pm

Another nutrition-based comment, but this time about us.

It used to be true that I only had to look at certain foods before I would pay a visit to...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:15 pm
A Christmas gift for that special someone.........

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by lizzie » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:34 pm

Check this out. Gifts for people you either don't like or for people who have everything. I particulalry like the Hilary Clinton Nutcrackers and the...

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Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:54 pm
purfik day

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by The Grock in the Frock » Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:11 pm

what fun kids are.I have had a really good day with my scout and cub group and i missed our A.G.M at the plot...what joy..i always end up coming out...

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Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:40 pm
Re-subscribing to KG.

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by Gerry » Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:04 pm

Hi all,
I have just renewed my subscription on-line and was taken by the fact that you can now get the mag in Zino Digital format.
I thought what a...

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Last post by Gerry
Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:05 pm
Forums - Fora - Fori

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by Geoff » Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:18 am
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Whatever the plural you prefer.
In "Tools and Machinery" Clive mentions having found the new autospade on another forum. It made me wonder...
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:20 pm
Long lasting cabbage

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by Shallot Man » Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:29 am

Help, seem to recall some moons ago of a winter cabbage that when mature could be pulled and hung up, and would last for some six-eight weeks, any...

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Last post by PAULW
Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:55 pm
greenhouse size

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by pezzer1 » Sat Nov 03, 2007 2:17 pm

hi ,i have put a 10/8 greenhouse up on my council run allotment,2 weeks later i have recieved a letter from parish councilers stating revised rules...

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Last post by Geoff
Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:24 pm
Seed catalogues

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by Monika » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:19 pm

Just thought I would introduce a new topic because I have just been ordering our seeds for 2008 from four different seed catalogues which took ages,...

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Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:53 pm
Attention of Pongeroon!

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by Johnboy » Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:34 am

Hi Pongeroon,
You have a PM awaiting you. Look straight up from this posting it will say you have one message simply click on that and all will be...

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Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:34 am
When it's too wet to garden......

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by Primrose » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:32 pm

For all you intelligent people, try the link below. (Keep dictionaries out of sight!!) Good game for the kids too, to help improve their vocabulary....

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:08 am
you couldnt make it up

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by richard p » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:11 pm

had a letter thump on the door mat this morning, summons form the council to go to court for non payment of the council tax due on 1 december and 1...

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Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:35 pm
hols

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by richard p » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:18 pm

compo has metioned cyprus on another thread, im just booking florida for early jan, has anyone been anywhere else interesting, or got any tips on...

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Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:17 pm
No comment!!

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by alan refail » Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:39 am

From a pack of Tesco Salmon Fillets:

Allergy advice - contains fish - Recipe : No nuts - Ingredients : Cannot guarantee nut-free - Factory : No...

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Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:12 am
Sheds vandalised again

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by Beryl » Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:09 pm
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We had 21 sheds on our site vandalised again yesterday.
Locks and doors broken. Windows smashed.
Very little appears to have been taken though....
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Last post by Gerry
Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:13 pm
Not sure about this.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:10 pm

I don't know if Lady lettuce or someone else at the Kitchen Garden magazine has set me up, but when i put this website address . into the computer it...

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Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:52 am
Seed Guardians

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by Colin Miles » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:56 pm

Are any of our KG members Seed Guardians, or know of anyone who is? This is someone who grows and saves seeds of older varieties for Heritage Seed...

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Last post by Diane
Sat Nov 17, 2007 6:10 pm
How do you clean paint brushes?

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by Geoff » Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:54 pm

I reckon there are two methods.

1. Old style gloss paint – wash in White Spirit then wash this off with neat washing up liquid followed by hot...

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Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:03 am
Silly joke de jour

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by lizzie » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:42 pm
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Ok, I was told this one this morning while walking the dog. I apologise in advance and all complaints should be re-directed to Big Tommy of Croccie...
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Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:47 pm
Books they tried to ban...

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by alan refail » Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:35 am

..and did!

Some that never made it as children's books:

The Boy Who Died From Eating All His Vegetables
Curious George and the High-Voltage...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:20 am
Butterfly

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by Shallot Man » Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:36 pm

On the plot this morning, gorgeous sunshine, there was a butterfly and two bee's on a neighbours plot. Crazy weather. Shallotman

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Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:32 pm
Keep some logs for Edwood

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by Happymouse » Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:55 pm

Found this on a website - can't remember which

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Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:11 pm
Silly boy.

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by peter » Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:22 pm

My son has been grumbling since last Saturday about his his left arm hurting, but when it is manipulated then says it does not hurt, even had a...

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Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:14 pm
logging on

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by Arnie » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:31 am

Hi :)

Anyone having problems logging on ? The last couple of days I have had to log on every time I vist the site :o This is a pain as I do use...

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Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:28 pm
Cabbage shapes

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by Colin Miles » Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:19 pm

Last year my Robin Cabbages were large and flat-headed. This year - same seed - they are much smaller and pointed! Hot weather last year, wet this...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:38 pm
blueberries

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by submariner » Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:40 pm

My wife went out to my garden, and took a photograph of my blueberry bush, which although in winter foliage, lovelly red colours, is full of green...

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Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:40 pm
Winchester pub

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by JohnN » Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:51 pm

Hi folks,
Can anyone in the Winchester area recommend a good pub for lunch in, or near, the city? Cost not important.
Thanks, John N.

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Last post by Chantal
Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:15 pm
It's often been said...

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by Chantal » Wed Nov 07, 2007 8:03 am

... that the law's an ass.

I think this may be some of the evidence

:lol: :lol:

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Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:35 pm

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