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Mr Blair Swansong

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by lizzie » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:17 pm

This was in tonights Lverpool Echo and was written by a Mr Sharkey from Birkenhead. I thought it was hysterical so thought I would share with you...

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Thu Jun 28, 2007 8:45 pm
Soya Beans

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by Primrose » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:01 pm

I'm embarrassed to ask such a seemingly stupid question but we recently for the first time bought a packet of frozen Soya Beans. They are a...

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Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:00 pm
Maris Bard - simply the best!

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by Cider Boys » Thu Jun 21, 2007 8:01 pm

Well at last I am now eating the Maris Bard potatoes and they are simply superb, the Rolls Royce of new potatoes. Why my son insists on growing all...

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Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:34 am
Growing Rice

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by Tigger » Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:43 pm
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After today's monsoon, I think that may be all that's left for me!

There's no history of flooding here, until today. Our stream now covers most of...
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Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:26 am
We can all get things wrong!

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by alan refail » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:17 pm

Alan

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Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:17 pm
MY WEEK : 25 UPDATE

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:25 am

Hello all, just to let you know that I have added my latest update from My Allotments, I hope that you are all managing to still get to your...

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Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:01 pm
Peter's OK (this thread may damage your health!)

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by Chantal » Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:22 pm
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He's back at home and fine following his gall bladder removal. :D It certainly seems a popular operation at the moment. Is there anyone else out...
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Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:33 am
re.allotment petition

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by Allan » Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:41 pm

The reply to the petition is given here
I got this from an e-mail
Allan

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Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:44 am
Allotments in the Stoke on Trent Area

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by sue-the-recycler » Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:08 am

Stoke City Council has around 72 sites but only about 64 are currently in use. 6 sites have been identified as derelict and a 'review' of provision...

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Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:26 am
GLASTONBURY................

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by fish » Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:19 pm

weather is great for growing veg! heres the product so far of 5 months on the allotment,theres tonns coming on and the carrots have done very well...

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Sat Jun 23, 2007 11:12 pm
Summer Solstice Greetings

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by alan refail » Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:38 am

Greetings to all forum members at the Summer Solstice.

I doubt whether any shafts of the rising sun will penetrate Bryn Celli Ddu this morning....

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Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:40 pm
MEMORYS

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by The Grock in the Frock » Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:25 am

my children bought a box of little white things that you throw on the ground and they explode and make a fair bit of noise as they bang.we had lots...

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Sat Jun 23, 2007 9:49 am
SLUGS ARRRRR!

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by The Grock in the Frock » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:29 pm

been down the plot tonight and found millions of slugs on my strawberrys,cabbages,pumkins and flowers.what can i use thats friendly to frogs,hedghogs...

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Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:08 am
...and one for the Grock

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by alan refail » Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:46 am

For tomorrow

Alan

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Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:05 am
Large Spring Onions!

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by GIB » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:18 am

I have a couple of rows of White Lisbon spring onions that were not picked when at the normal size. The result is 4 - 5cm diameter bulbs! They look...

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Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:14 am
Outdoor speakers

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by Primrose » Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:30 pm
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Watching the Gardeners World show on TV I was horrified to find they've now invented hi fi speakers that can be stored permanently outdoors. How...
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Wed Jun 20, 2007 10:27 pm
MY WEEK : 24 UPDATE

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:36 am

Hello all, I hope that you are all getting on ok at your plots and harvesting the fruits of your labours, I have added my lastest update of my...

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Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:21 pm
Audley End (the end?)

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by Dopolous » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:16 pm

Hi all,
For fathers day my wife and little girl took me to the above grounds where I had read in the various magazines how it was an Organic...

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Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:44 am
Is shandy an alcoholic drink?

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by Barry » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:58 am

I was just wondering what allows supermarkets to sell shandy as a non-alcoholic drink. Alcohol (beer, wine, spirits) has to be wholly segregated from...

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Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:39 pm
To Rotavate or Not, (organic or not)

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by Cider Boys » Sun Jun 17, 2007 10:26 am

I was very interested in an article from Tom Petherick’s series in the Saturday Daily Telegraph about 10 ways to go Organic. Tom has gardened...

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Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:34 pm
Light pollution

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by Monika » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:52 pm

Moving on from the thread "Outdoor speakers" which I have just read, what about light pollution from neighbours? We are very lucky in...

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Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:32 pm
Oh how green!

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by Johnboy » Sat Jun 16, 2007 5:06 am

I heard on the Farming Today programme the other morning that a crop of Miscanthus grown in Cornwall has to be transported to the Newcastle upon Tyne...

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Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:40 pm
Allotments next to railway lines

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by Barry » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:06 am

My plot backs onto a railway embankment which is clogged with all kinds of brambles and weeds. Much of the bramble undergrowth is dead and would...

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Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:51 pm
Real wood labels.

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by charlieart66 » Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:07 pm

i've relooked at my options and ive decided to mainly scrap the plywood and go for real wood labels, in a variety of different wood types. they look...

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Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:42 pm
swallow in my bedroom

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by jane E » Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:16 pm

I woke up this morning to see a swallow lazily - almost slow motion - flying round my bedroom.
'David, I whispered, 'there's a swallow in the...

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Last post by fen not fen
Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:19 am
Grow Your Own Movie

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by GIULIA » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:41 am

Went to the UK Premiere of this new movie at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Monday. The story is essentially about the project we have running in...

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Last post by Chantal
Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:29 pm
New book: Homegrown

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by KGAdmin » Mon May 14, 2007 11:59 am

The A-Z of growing & cooking fruit and veg.

Homegrown is a brand new 132-page A-Z guide offering detailed advice for growing over 70...

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Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:19 am
Composting addict

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by Happymouse » Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:01 pm
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I have just realized I am a compost addict. I just can't bear to throw a used teabag in the bin - full of lovely compost ! I have just brought home...
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Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:48 pm
Only £400 !!!

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by Cider Boys » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:08 pm

Allotment holders in Somerset village of West Monkton near Taunton have received letters insisting that they insure themselves against personal...

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Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:04 am
I thought the Forum had banned me !

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by Primrose » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:53 pm

Recently I reactivated my KG subscription online after it expired. Yesterday I received an unexpected hose pipe spray from Mortons and used the...

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Tue Jun 12, 2007 9:54 pm
nettles

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by richard p » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:35 pm

apparently its nettle week!!!!!

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Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:41 pm
Preserving your produce...

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by Mr Potato Head » Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:27 pm

As we seem to be rapidly approaching the summer, it's already time to be thinking about what you're going to do with that glut of tomatoes /...

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Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:32 am
Embarrassing things you do in the garden.

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by Jenny Green » Sun Jun 10, 2007 10:02 pm

There's a thread on foxes where someone (sorry - can't remember who!) says how her husband 'marks' their garden's boundary to frighten off the foxes....

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Last post by Monika
Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:55 pm
MY WEEK : 23 UPDATE

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:45 pm

Hello all, just to let you know that I have added this week's update of my progress. I hope that you are all enjoying the fruits of your labours...

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Sun Jun 10, 2007 10:51 pm
Aim for the stars

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by Arnie » Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:25 pm

Hi to all

If you are at a loose end tonight heres something for to watch in the night sky, the dates/times are for Liverpool, but if you go onto...

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Last post by Geoff
Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:24 pm
Site Insurance..PL Cover

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by Weed » Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:47 pm

Hi

Did any of you read the article in the papers this morning about a local Council who are insisting that their plotholders take out PL (Public...

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Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:46 pm
Help!

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by submariner » Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:42 pm

I did ask on another thread, but it is now gone. How on earth do I put photographs onto the site? Can anyone help a partially literate IT man?

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Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:01 pm
Olympics Logo

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by Primrose » Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:31 pm
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Well, there had to be a petition to change it, didn't there? Personally I'm sick of the whole issue already and we still have five years to go. If we...
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:22 am
Suggestions for a theme......

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by Tigger » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:05 pm
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OK - as we're going to have a virtual hen party for Chantal (big day next month) we need a theme for fancy dress.

Any ideas?
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Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:35 am
MY WEEKS : 21 & 22 UPDATE POSTED

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:02 am

Bonjour Madames et Monsieurs, I have returned from holiday in France with recharged batteries and ready to go, I have added my latest update which I...

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Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:32 am
A Healthy Living Soil

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by Cider Boys » Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:34 pm

I was reading the Organic section from my newsletter from Mole Valley Farmers. It reported on a meeting near Taunton where they debated the qualities...

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Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:02 pm
Botanical Gardens

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by submariner » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:23 pm

I'm off to the Welsh botanical gardens again tomorrow. There is a plant there called the PUYA, which comes from the Andies, and grows to an enormous...

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Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:56 pm
eyed hawk moth

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by vivienz » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:22 pm

For a couple of months now we have had an enormous black pupa resting in a large pot containing a gnarled old fuchsia, which in turn in resting next...

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Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:20 pm
Mystery tree

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by Jenny Green » Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:49 pm

Yes, another unidentified plant for you!

I took some seed from a beautiful tree that grows at the allotment site I used to frequent. It's about 15...

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Last post by Jenny Green
Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:26 pm
As sure as eggs is eggs

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by alan refail » Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:58 am

We haven't bought an egg for years - having our own hens and ducks. So I was surprised yesterday, when I came across an empty Asda egg box to see...

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Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:56 pm
Wooden plant labels.

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by charlieart66 » Thu May 31, 2007 2:42 pm

seeing as plastic plant labels are ugly and bad for the environment i made a set of birch plywood. untreated they last about 6 months in the ground...

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Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:38 pm
Biodynamic growing

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by alan refail » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:15 pm

There was a post on News and Views at the end of last month.

It hasn't had many views tucked away down there - and fewer replies. Maybe it'll...

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Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:28 pm
Food Prices

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by Cider Boys » Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:39 am
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I was listening to radio programme this morning on the BBC World Service where a spokesman from Merrill Lynch was forecasting that world food costs...
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Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:23 pm
customer service

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by submariner » Tue May 22, 2007 11:52 am

You've heard of my trouble with my Bokashi lid. I phoned the help line of recycle now, and explained. They contacted the supplier, who rang me and...

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Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:11 am
How best to clean ?

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by Primrose » Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:44 pm

We have a corrugated see-through lean-to along the side of our house which reaches out to our boundary fence. The water from it drains off into water...

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Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:14 am

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