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New TV Show.

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by legendaryone » Wed May 09, 2007 12:42 pm

This show will be on UKTV Gardens starting in June, it's called "Digging for victory"

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Thu May 10, 2007 11:02 pm
At last.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon May 07, 2007 7:11 am
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We have finally had some decent rain after weeks of waiting. :)
Been and had a look at the allotments, and i'm sure everything has grown already....
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Thu May 10, 2007 7:32 am
Whole Foods Market

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by Chantal » Tue May 08, 2007 1:30 pm

Coming to a town near you...

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Thu May 10, 2007 5:27 am
Anyone know about spiders - one bit me

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by cevenol jardin » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:29 pm
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I was clearing the overgrowth in an area untouched for about a year - on Saturday late afternoon and felt a slight prick on my lower leg to the side...
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Thu May 10, 2007 1:16 am
Politeness

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by alan refail » Mon May 07, 2007 7:00 am

I cannot be the only one who has noticed the amount of impolite and immoderate language, sometimes verging on personal abuse, which occasionally...

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Tue May 08, 2007 10:52 pm
MY WEEK : 18 UPDATE POSTED

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Sun May 06, 2007 8:28 pm

It's great to be back on my allotments and it is definitely improving my health, thanks to all of you who have sent messages of support to me during...

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Tue May 08, 2007 10:52 am
Leeks

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by Chantal » Tue May 08, 2007 7:41 am

Seedling and I were in the garden centre buying compost yesterday (she's still looking after me and is now my sherpa too) and they were selling leek...

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Tue May 08, 2007 9:20 am
April was really May

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by Colin Miles » Tue May 01, 2007 11:18 am

I had to chuckle a little when reading the June KG that arrived yesterday. With an April mean above that for May the Gods have finally caught up with...

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Tue May 08, 2007 6:27 am
What's New

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by Compo » Thu May 03, 2007 8:46 pm
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It is May and hot and dry, not much news on the forum at the moment so I thought I might start a 'what's new thread'

For me as first years as...
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Mon May 07, 2007 7:51 pm
I also grow flowers

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by Geoff » Sat May 05, 2007 11:29 pm

I also grow flowers and shrubs - is there an ornamental garden forum anywhere that compares with this one?
Off to the plant sale at Harlow Carr...

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Mon May 07, 2007 7:48 pm
Att Submariner

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by Johnboy » Mon May 07, 2007 11:12 am

Hi Submariner,
I sent you a PM on 19th of April and you have yet to notice it.
JB.

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Mon May 07, 2007 11:12 am
Why Oh Why Did I Sew Tansy?

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by GILL B » Fri May 04, 2007 7:33 pm

I sewed some tansy seeds - it was something to do with companion planting. I can't even remember what now - but it is a surviver and is springing up...

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Sun May 06, 2007 8:26 pm
Unusual containers

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by Franksmum » Fri May 04, 2007 1:23 pm

I used our defunct motorcycle helmets at the weekend as hanging baskets... They did look a bit macabre when we hung them up but the plants are...

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Sun May 06, 2007 1:33 pm
Mystery

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by Jenny Green » Fri May 04, 2007 4:10 pm

I've just arrived home to find I've been sent some giant poppy seeds (Papaver somniforum) by a company called Seedsense.
I can't remember having...

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Sat May 05, 2007 1:03 pm
MY ALLOTMENTS WEEK : 17 UPDATE POSTED

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:23 pm

Hello all, just to let you know that I have now returned to my allotments from the kitchen garden project and I have also added this week's update,...

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Fri May 04, 2007 7:26 pm
HAS ANYONE HEARD IT YET.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:01 pm
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Has anyone heard the Cuckoo yet, i'm sure it was here this time last year.
I always think of a lovely Lady that has sadly died now, whenever i think...
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Fri May 04, 2007 7:21 pm
att johnboy

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by The Grock in the Frock » Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:46 pm

Hi me little old mate....just a quick question,i planted the seeds you gave me two weeks ago or maybe longer, but i stil see no sign of any growth...

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Fri May 04, 2007 6:58 pm
Coping with dried out soil

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by Primrose » Wed May 02, 2007 8:08 pm

I know we've discussed this before on this site when I raised the issue of digging kitchen waste straight into the soil, rather than composting it,...

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Fri May 04, 2007 6:05 am
Hi I'm new!

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by Bella » Thu May 03, 2007 9:53 pm

Hi I've just found this site - I was looking up stuff about making a wormery - and now I've got questions about everything! We only have a postage...

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Fri May 04, 2007 4:49 am
tarragon tougher than I thought!

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by vivienz » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:44 pm

I was mooching around in between sessions of clearing away the broccoli when I noticed that my french tarragon, which I thought had been killed off...

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Fri May 04, 2007 12:35 am
Broad Beans

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by GIB » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:15 am

I planted some Sutton broad beans late last year. They have done very well and are now smothered in flowers and the bees have been busy on them. I...

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Thu May 03, 2007 8:41 pm
Sweet Peas

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by Shallot Man » Wed May 02, 2007 8:41 pm

2nd May, and I have picked three sweet peas flowers this moening at the allotment.The thing is the plants are not yet 3ft high. [sorry I am stil...

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Wed May 02, 2007 9:33 pm
chantal

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by seedling » Tue May 01, 2007 7:54 pm

Thought you all might like to know - Chantal had her operation yesterday, it went well and she came home this afternoon. going to see her tomorrow to...

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Wed May 02, 2007 7:17 pm
What colour are bluebells?

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by alan refail » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:41 am
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No, this is not a trick question.

We have bluebells in many places in our gardens and field. I have always known that a few white or pink flowers...
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Tue May 01, 2007 2:10 pm
florence fennel

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by vivienz » Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:56 pm

I've been having a read of my kg magazine, newly arrived today, in particular the stuff about florence fennel which is one of my favourites. I...

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Last post by Colin_M
Tue May 01, 2007 10:55 am
MUSHROOMS

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by The Grock in the Frock » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:46 pm

i could eat these till they come out of me ears,but when i read the kits of how to grow them it all sounds a bit too complicated for little old...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue May 01, 2007 12:19 am
Transparent bags for sharing seed packets

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by Primrose » Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:46 pm

Does anybody know where I can obtain a small quantity of tiny (3" x 3") transparent bags, preferably with some kind of sealing mechanism,...

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Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:26 pm
Foxy antics

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by JohnN » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:47 pm

Thought you folk might be amused by an incident my wife and I watched in our garden yesterday (Sunday).
Our two local foxes, a dog and a vixen, came...

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Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:33 pm
FREE SEEDS!

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by katiekabbage » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:02 pm

Anyone seen Let's Grow Veg yet?You get 10 packets of free seeds and these lovely plant labels and ooooh a dvd AND a wallplanner! Bargain!!!! :lol: :P

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Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:46 pm
FOODY EVENT! With special guest, Paul Merrett

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by events » Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:01 pm

Wednesday, 16th May, 2007 at the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchens in Soho London.
Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture invite...

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Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:01 pm
Seed Exchange

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by Malk » Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:39 pm

Is there one on this forum? I have a lot of seeds that I receive free that are going to waste and it would be nice to share them with people and to...

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Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:39 pm
Cleaning washing machine door seals

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by JohnN » Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:41 pm

Hi all
Rubber door seals on our AEG clothes washer have accumulated black mould which won't rub off with usual wiping. Clothes sometimes get 'black...

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Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:33 pm
What's that smell?

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by Primrose » Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:22 pm

Oh dear, have just come in from the garden to find my husband has just finished a thorough spring clean of the vegetable baskets, the food cupboards...

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Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:31 pm
Christine's Garden

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by Beryl » Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:03 pm
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Did anyone watch Christine's Garden, BBC1 yesterday evening?
I was speachless when she said she had ordered 140 sacks of compost for mulching. I...
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Last post by jopsy
Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:36 pm
NEW UPDATED PHOTOS OF MY PLOT

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by carlseawolf » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:33 pm

Hi just in case you where interested iv'e put new photos on my web site of what iv'e done including the cabbages in the raised beds as covered in the...

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Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:53 pm
asparagus poll

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by mandylew » Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:52 pm

I thought i was imagining this so i thought i would look it up and see waht i found, please take the poll and see if it is true

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Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:49 pm
Tomato Identification

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by Chantal » Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:08 pm

I'm growing loads of saved seeds this year from some tomatoes that Tim brought me back from Italy.

They are beefsteak with a green top and heavily...

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Last post by Granny
Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:36 pm
MY WEEKS : 15 & 16 UPDATE POSTED

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:04 pm

Hello all, sorry I was not able to post last week but I am a bit better now. I have added my update of my progress over the last couple of weeks...

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Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:25 am
Morning Glory

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by longpod » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:06 pm

Primrose I was interested to read your comments on Morning Glory, as I am growing this for the first time this year. What sort of planting distance...

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Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:51 pm
Dark, milk or white chocolate.......

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by lizzie » Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:00 pm
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.....which is your favorite.

I'm discussing the benefits of chocolate on another thread so thought i'd ask. Which is your favourite.

I'm very...
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Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:46 pm
Manor Garden Allotments VS 2012 Olympics petition

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by peter » Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:44 pm

This originated from another forum I am registered on, but it is a good cause and as we seem to be in the middle of petition season, I it to be...

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Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:54 pm
Purple asparagus

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by Primrose » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:22 am

Read in The Telegraph yesterday that a new variety of purple asparagus has been produced and is currently being grown in the Vale of Evesham....

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Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:51 am
The Daffodil primciple

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by Gilly C » Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:38 pm

Just found this on another forum, hope you like it.

The Daffodil Principle
Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother,...

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Last post by Jenny Green
Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:24 am
It's worth it

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by Franksmum » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:45 pm

Hi all

Not been around much on the forum lately but I had to tell someone cos I'm sooo excited!!!!

My donated greenhouse went up at Easter and...

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Last post by jopsy
Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:44 pm
Gardening @ 104

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by jopsy » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:54 pm

There's just been a little old man on our local news.
He's 104 and they interviewed him on his plot-he had his daughter working on it whilst he was...

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Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:46 pm
Need a break from gardening?

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by Primrose » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:30 pm

If you need to sit down and have a break from weeding, or it's a rainy day, here's something different to try.

I'm sure you're all brighter...

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Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:08 am
Labels / Markers

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by Geoff » Sun Jan 08, 2006 9:25 am
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How do you label things?
I use plastic labels and permanent markers but they aren't reliably permanent. For example I have three rows of sprouts,...
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Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:28 pm
Am i the only one.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Apr 21, 2007 7:56 pm
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Am i the only one in the world with out a mobile phone, someone laughed out loud today when i told them i didn't own one. :evil:
So is there anyone...
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Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:06 pm
Can I rescue my tulips?

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by Primrose » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:23 pm

My Red Riding Hood tulips in my patio containers have just finished flowering. I never know what to do with them - cut the foliage down, leave the...

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Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:44 pm
Water Towers

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by Chantal » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:50 pm

Nothing to do with gardening, but what the heck does a water tower do and how does it work? :?

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Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:45 am

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