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It’s been a while .....

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by Pawty » Sun Mar 08, 2020 7:58 pm

Hello All!

It’s been a while but thought I’d check in to see how everyone is?

Things have changed for me a bit .....

I’ve been off having twins!...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Mar 09, 2020 6:54 pm
Plum Beauty

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by Westi » Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:54 pm

Of course you need to know that this wonderful plum is in full flower & once again doing just fine! Been through the first 2 named storms &...

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Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:47 pm
Reducing allotment plot sizes

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by KG Emma » Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:17 am
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We have been having a debate at KG on allotment sizes. We have a feature going in the February issue on a site that turned two large overgrown sites...
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Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:40 pm
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

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by alan refail » Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:02 am

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Sun Mar 01, 2020 5:16 pm
Ricard with an H et al

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by Monika » Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:09 pm

Primrose's mention of Ricard with an H prompts me to reminisce ..... I wonder where some of our 'regulars' have gone. I have tried to PM some of them...

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Last post by Geoff
Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:20 pm
new compost?

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by Stephen » Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:14 am

They did get printed on very good quality paper!

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Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:36 pm
Rose Bushes.

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by Shallot Man » Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:41 am

Planted some 18 new rose bushes in November. Rather concerned, they have started shooting, and we still have frosts to come. :cry:

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Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:09 pm
Where is the Introduction for the new Comers?

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by rachelleray » Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:56 am
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I find none so i made this thread. I new here and I love kitchen + garden !
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Last post by Westi
Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:22 pm
How do you cook?

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by Stravaig » Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:30 am

I'm writing a cookbook and would be grateful if any of you have time to answer a few questions. (Sorry, I don't want to give more details away at...

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Last post by Cookie_2
Tue Feb 18, 2020 10:01 pm
A Messenger Greenhouse

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by GIULIA » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:29 pm

Hello All -
does anybody have a greenhouse built by 'Messenger Horticultural Buildings'?
We've been offered one, second-hand, and it looks...

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Mon Feb 17, 2020 5:05 pm
Mid Winter Bits and Bobs.

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Your wishes, are my commands.... :)

A rest from digging for today, off food shopping in a while, then take the Christmas decorations down and get...
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Last post by Westi
Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:28 pm
Sunshine corner

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by Diane » Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:24 am

No sun in the sky today so I've made a 'Sunshine Corner' in the garden instead. IMG_20200214_101435378.jpg

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Last post by Westi
Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:25 pm
Chicken dinner

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by alan refail » Sun Jan 19, 2020 2:45 pm

Another of our spare cockerels from last year's hatch plucked and drawn and ready for the oven. He will be the first we have eaten ourselves, the...

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Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:41 pm
Happiness is...

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by Stephen » Sat Feb 08, 2020 11:19 am

A big delivery (a trailer-load) of manure to the 'lottie!
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Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:46 pm
This isn't really about cooking per se but marmalade

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by Stephen » Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:52 pm
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Who else has stocked up?
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Last post by Geoff
Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:09 pm
Down and Dirty.

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by Diane » Thu Feb 06, 2020 11:41 am
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I was reading a very interesting article recently (well several really) about how getting your hands dirty whilst working in the garden makes you...
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Last post by Geoff
Tue Feb 11, 2020 2:00 pm
Hapt Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:42 am

May I wish you a very Happy Biirthday, Peter and hope you have a brilliant day.

And as normal, a huge thank you for doing the thankless task of...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:23 pm
Cleaning Plastic Plant Labels

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by Colin2016 » Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:37 pm

A big thank you to Kitchen Garden Magazine for the tip on how to remove permanent market from Plastic Plant Labels.

Took just 2 days to clean mine.

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Last post by Colin2016
Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:45 am
Long handled tools.

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by peter » Sun Feb 02, 2020 10:45 am

Homebase have long handle spades at £5 and long handle forks for £4.

Forks are Qualcast, metal mop-style handle with rubber grips about five foot or...

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Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:41 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Feb 05, 2020 5:37 am

A very Happy Birthday K.G.Admin and thank you for all you do. :)

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Last post by Shallot Man
Thu Feb 06, 2020 9:01 am
Crop rotation

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by Elmigo » Tue Feb 04, 2020 6:29 pm

I'm working on a website about kitchen gardening and created this image. I figured I might aswell share it with others too. Feel free to use it for...

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Thu Feb 06, 2020 7:17 am
Happy Palindrome Day

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by alan refail » Sun Feb 02, 2020 2:23 pm

Today is the second of February Two thousand and twenty. That's------------

02.02.2020

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Last post by WestHamRon
Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:53 pm
Well Done Kitchen Garden !

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by Primrose » Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:02 am

My March magazine arrived by post this morning enclosed IN A PAPER ENVELOPE instead of its previous customary plastic wrapping.

Delighted you've...

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Last post by KG Steve
Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:38 pm
Some more hens

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by alan refail » Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:18 pm

The hatching season is still a few weeks away, but son and grandson went off to Llanrwst yesterday as they had located someone selling newly laying...

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Last post by Shallot Man
Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:31 am
Our changing slug population

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by Mouse2 » Mon Sep 09, 2019 8:39 am
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Over the 20-so years that we have lived in our present house, the large (in both size and quantity) garden slug population has changed completely!...
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Last post by Primrose
Sat Jan 25, 2020 6:39 pm
Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb

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by Stephen » Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:29 am

Have I missed my opportunity to move it?
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Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:55 pm
It rained and it rained and it rained

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by Stephen » Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:50 pm

Piglet told himself that never in all his life, and he was goodness knows how old - three was it, or four? - never had he seen so much rain. Days and...

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Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:05 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:01 am

Dear Diane, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed and hope you have a wonderful day.

And thank you for being such a brilliant forum member......

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Last post by Diane
Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:48 pm
Mice in the allotment shed

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by Stephen » Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:43 am

I'm not surprised that the get in but it must be between the top of the walls and the corrugations of the roof. Everything else is screwed down. I...

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Wed Jan 08, 2020 6:31 pm
Early Winter Bits and Bobs.

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As the last few mornings have seemed very Wintery, with hard frosts, I thought it would be an good time to start the new seasonal thread...and I like...
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Last post by Stephen
Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:48 am
Hapt Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:19 am

Dear Retropants, may I wish you a wonderful Birthday and hope you have a lovely day.

Another long term member, who I always look forward to seeing...

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Last post by Elmigo
Sun Jan 05, 2020 9:44 am
BLWYDDYN NEWYDD DDA - HAPPY NEW YEAR

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by alan refail » Tue Dec 31, 2019 2:40 pm
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BLWYDDYN NEWYDD DDA - HAPPY NEW YEAR IMG_1862.JPG
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Thu Jan 02, 2020 2:29 pm
MERRY CHRISTMAS

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by alan refail » Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:24 am

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Wed Dec 25, 2019 10:59 am
Early Autumn Bits and Bobs.

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Well, I have been putting this off for as long as possible but, thought it is now time to face up to Autumn...

But at least we are going to get some...
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Last post by Westi
Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:30 pm
A history lesson from my cookery book

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by Primrose » Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:28 pm

Dug out my Marguerite Pattern recipe book on preserving this morning, bought in 1966 to make some dill pickles to use up the last of my mini cucumber...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Dec 23, 2019 7:22 pm
Solstice greetings to all

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by alan refail » Sun Dec 22, 2019 8:21 am

SATURNALIA YULE CHRISTMAS THE RETURN OF THE LIGHT

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Sun Dec 22, 2019 1:16 pm
Christmas quacker

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by alan refail » Fri Dec 20, 2019 5:59 pm

don.jpg

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Fri Dec 20, 2019 6:41 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Dec 18, 2019 5:10 am

Dear Alan, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed and hope you have a wonderful day...

You are one of only a handful of the long term members...

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Last post by Stravaig
Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:11 pm
How about this for a kitchen garden?

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by Stephen » Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:46 pm

In a multi-storey former car park.

If you fill the top storey with photo-voltaic panels you might be able to power the LEDs.

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Last post by Westi
Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:05 pm
Do you have new live Christmas tree every year?

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by Primrose » Sun Dec 08, 2019 1:11 pm
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We don't. Can bear the thought of one being chopped down after 7 - 10 years and then left to slowly die over 30 days in an overheated room.
We'll...
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Last post by Colin2016
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:00 am
Crops, nutritional value & climate change

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by Stephen » Sun Dec 15, 2019 5:11 pm

It is only journalistic reportage not the scientific study behind the headlines but this makes interesting reading.
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Sun Dec 15, 2019 5:11 pm
I know you are not supposed to tread on wet ground.

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by Stephen » Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:28 pm

Well the 36 new raspberry canes arrived yesterday and today, here in the Chilterns, it has been wet and was cold and raining today but I still...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Dec 12, 2019 7:36 pm
New composting bins

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by Stephen » Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:05 pm
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Hi all

At my voluntary gardening project, the composting bins are full to overflowing. Good in it's way but with the slow progress compost makes in...
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Last post by Primrose
Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:02 am
unusual tomato

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by Diane » Fri Dec 06, 2019 11:01 am

Think I might try to grow a few of these next year -

It looks a bit odd but might be a talking point.

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Last post by Diane
Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:22 pm
Curry leaves

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by Diane » Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:02 pm

Afternoon all,

I've been making curry all afternoon - and just wondered if it's possible to grow my own curry leaves. This is the plant - (Murraya...

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Last post by Elmigo
Thu Dec 05, 2019 6:35 pm
Late Autumn Bits and Bobs.

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Late Autumn Bits and Bobs, although you wouldn't think so, looking at the trees, as I think 80% of them must still be carrying there leaves at the...
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Last post by Primrose
Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:04 am
Hen Party - all chickens welcome!

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As our favourite Moderator Chantal approaches her wedding day, it's time to organise her KG (virtual) hen party.

All welcome, male or female -...
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Sun Dec 01, 2019 5:50 pm
frost

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by jeff64 » Wed Nov 20, 2019 3:55 pm

Does anyone know if lining the polytunnel with bubble wrap will keep the frost out enough to grow peppers on after germination, also will it stop...

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Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:47 pm
Oops - is this aimed at me? (Or you?)

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by Primrose » Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:00 pm
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We had just been enjoying a leisurely finish to our lunch with some Roquefort cheese and biscuits when my husband picked up the cheese packaging and...
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Tue Nov 19, 2019 3:27 pm
My Christmas cake recipe.

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by Diane » Fri Nov 15, 2019 1:01 pm

Once again this year, I’ve had requests for my Vodka Christmas Cake recipe so here goes. Please keep in your files as I am beginning to get tired of...

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Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:52 am

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