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Vegetable crate toys

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by Malk » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:02 am

Check this out

I had to buy this for Nugget. The perfect toys to take the to plot.

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Last post by jopsy
Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:15 am
Bird Flu in Suffolk

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by Chantal » Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:04 am
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Bernard Matthews turkey farm has bird flu, although they're not sure which strain. :?

It is a least a factory farm so they're not free range...
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Last post by jopsy
Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:14 am
Asparagus

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by Tigger » Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:01 pm

I can only assume us keen growers have had our early tastes?

We had a few steamed spears earlier this week and a dozen griddled on the barbecue...

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Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:59 pm
Watch out for caterpillars!

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by Colin Miles » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:48 pm

My early cabbages were outside hardening off (joke - only 76.6F here!) and the small whites had already laid their eggs.

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Last post by Belinda
Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:05 pm
Too dry?

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by alan refail » Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:42 am
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After months of heavy soil and wet grass, it is finally dry enough to enjoy outside gardening here.

I have already heard the first complaints...
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Last post by Malk
Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:59 am
April Fool

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by Weed » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:31 pm
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Well it just had to be April Fool's day didn't it

After spending a lovely day out with the family I arrived home to a telephone message that a...
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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:32 am
Whitewash

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by Arnie » Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:04 am

Hi All :)

On my allotment I am lucky to have a south facing wall running along its full length, Against this wall I have erected a Dahlia frame,...

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Last post by gandalf
Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:10 pm
First swallows of 2007

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by Sammy » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:03 am

I've been out working in my veg garden all week and what a delight it was yesterday, Friday 13th, to see the first swallows of this year, here in SE...

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Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:50 pm
How stupid are thrushes!

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by Barry » Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:34 pm

On a semi-deserted plot opposite mine, a thrush built a nest about one-metre above ground level on a pallet being used to create a sort of hedge to...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:54 pm
What colour are bluebells? mark 2

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by alan refail » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:06 pm

Since too many of the posts to my previous post with a similar title got bogged down in an argument over what is blue and what is purple, perhaps we...

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Last post by Barry
Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:24 pm
Journalist seeks London veg patch

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by Journalist » Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:14 pm

Hello everyone,

I'm a reporter with the Evening Standard in London.
We're doing a story about the growing trend for people to convert their...

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Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:32 pm
Back in cyber space!

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by mazmezroz » Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:28 pm

Hooray! Have FINALLY moved house, into the Cotswolds, and have a garden again after 9 long months. AND have got the internet back after 5 long...

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Last post by peter
Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:16 pm
Skip bonanza

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by mandylew » Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:43 pm

On the way to the allotment today (which is all of 200 yds) i noticed a skip full of decking, i happen to know its only been in situ a year, the new...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:17 am
Feeling Guilty

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by Arnie » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:44 am

I need advice please?
This is a Question that I had hoped that I would never have to ask and I hate myself for having to ask it :oops: :cry:
I am...

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Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:00 am
Gardening @ 104

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by jopsy » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:51 pm

sorry i dont know how i managed to do that :oops:

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Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:21 pm
Seed sowing device

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by ferret » Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:47 pm

Having just sowed 180 leek seeds by eye in modules,can anyone recomend an amateur seed sowing device that will enable me to sow single seeds without...

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Last post by Allan
Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:30 am
MY WEEK : 14 UPDATE POSTED

Last post by Piglet
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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:33 pm

Happy Easter to you all, I hope that you all have a good time whether on holiday or up at you plots. I have posted my latest update of my progress,...

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Last post by Piglet
Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:45 pm
Poorly toddler

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by jopsy » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:13 pm
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Lily was off colour on Tuesday evening-so dh slept on a spare bed in her room-we gave her medicine, most unheard of.
Yesterday evening we ended up...
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Last post by jane E
Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:31 am
The pong of banana skins

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by Primrose » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:26 am

Does anybody else suffer from my problem? I have a kitchen waste collection pot in which I accumulate all my peelings to chuck on the compost heap....

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Last post by Malk
Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:09 pm
Emotional week

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by johnsgirl » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:43 pm
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My brother, sister and I have just had to put our mum in a home! She hadn't wanted to go into one and we tried hard to keep her in her own home but...
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Last post by Lyn
Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:42 am
Electric Mouse & Rat Repeller.

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by Shallot Man » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:55 pm

At least two field mice have taken up residence in my garden shed,up to now I have been tolerant, that is until they started feeding on my seed...

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Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:43 pm
grass clippings

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by byrpat » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:58 pm

would it be ok to scatter dry grass clippings along my newly planted potatoes?regards byrpat

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:04 pm
Johnboy's Birthday

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by Arnie » Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:25 am
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Hi Everyone :D

I am sure it is johnboys birthday soon :? :oops: either today or tomorrow I am not quite sure, But whenever it is Johnboy I would...
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Last post by Wellie
Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:16 am
Bill Gates

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by Happymouse » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:13 pm

Bill Gates took his girlfriend for a spin in his new Porsch. It broke down but he kept calm "Don't worry sweetheart if we shut the windows, get...

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Last post by Happymouse
Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:13 pm
Free plug plants?

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by Mike T » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:18 pm

Dear all,

Am I missing something?

I got home this lunchtime to find my May edition of KG awaiting me. What joy.

In the editorial it says...

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Last post by Allan
Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:09 pm
What have you Busy Easter Bunnies been up too?

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by Compo » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:51 pm
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Easter is the traditional time to get gardening....wonder what folk have been up to today and what plans do they have for the rest of weekend, given...
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Last post by jopsy
Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:47 pm
Artificial coals

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by Mike Vogel » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:42 pm

Does anyone have open fires with a fitted coal-effect gas fire? Well, you will occasionally have to replace the "coals" and I would like to...

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Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:42 pm
Better late than never?

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by jopsy » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:58 pm

Our house has gone on the market
Leading up to this i haven't really done a lot on my patch-i kind of lost the will knowing it might not be mine...

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Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:04 pm
Chantal - the media star?

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by lynne » Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:37 pm

Do I see the lovely Chantal in the latest issue of Homebase's Ideas magazine?

:)

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Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:52 pm
The Lord giveth, then he taketh away.

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by oldherbaceous » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:40 pm
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This morning when i was working down the other end of the village at the big farmhouse, i saw the most beautiful thrush, i was so pleased as we...
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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:21 pm
How remote is your plot

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by Barry » Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:59 pm
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Although my new plot is on an allotment site within a few minutes walk of nearby houses, it is actually located in the middle of a triangle of...
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Last post by cevenol jardin
Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:01 pm
1st night in big girl bed

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by jopsy » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:18 pm
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rolly changed lilys cotbed into a bed today
she was thrilled when she saw it
she had a shower went into her room and said 'no big girl bed'
i read...
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Last post by Malk
Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:50 am
"Shopping the Supermarkets"

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by Primrose » Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:12 pm

Did anybody watch this programme on BBC1 this evening? It makes my blood boil to see how Somerfields screwed the family business growing lettuce, and...

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Last post by Chantal
Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:48 am
MY WEEK : 13 UPDATE POSTED

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:43 am

Sorry that this week's update is late but just to let you know that I have now posted it, thanks Steve.

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:24 am
Terry Walton's new book

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by Chantal » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:35 pm

Terry Walton (of The Big Dig and Jeremy Vine Show fame) has written a book called
"My Life on a Hillside Allotment" all about his plot in...

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Last post by Tigger
Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:10 pm
Incubator

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by Arnie » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:16 am

Hi to all :D

I am thinking about building an incubator as I wish to try hatching some hens eggs, I do not foresee or hope that I will not...

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Last post by Arnie
Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:29 pm
Wind!!

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by Monika » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:56 pm

Is everybody else suffering from this relentless wind? No, not the sprouts and beans type, the one that is blowing cold and viviously from the...

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Last post by madasafish
Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:29 pm
sitting on the allotment........................

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by seedling » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:49 pm

Chantal and i spent a lovely afternoon on the allotment moving topsoil from her plot into my raised beds. This strenuous activity was broken up by...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:39 pm
The Big Dig - UKTV

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by Chantal » Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:40 pm

The Big Dig is back on UK TV Gardens from 10 April.

:D

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Last post by Chantal
Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:01 am
Changing the clocks

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by Chantal » Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:59 pm

As this has come up on another thread and to save any more questions, to change your forum clock onto British Summer Time, go to your profile and...

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Last post by lynne
Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:26 am
The smell of fresh baked bread

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by Chantal » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:37 am
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I have many times read about people extolling the wonderful smell of freshly baked bread. I have a bread maker which I set on timer to finish baking...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:26 am
Disaster for my seedlings

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by Primrose » Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:54 pm

I need to rant at my own lack of foresight in not anchoring down my little mini greenhouse with its plastic cover with some heavy weights on the...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:16 pm
Spring Progress

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by Compo » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:49 pm
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Twas 17c today in Somerset, and with it not getting dark till almost 8 I got up to the plot after my tea, which was a nice change!!

Having got...
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Last post by Compo
Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:40 pm
Clumps of salad-type spring onions.

Last post by Granny
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by Primrose » Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:02 am

Years ago a friend gave me a clump of onions, which look like spring onions, but if you separate them out with their individual roots and replant...

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Last post by Granny
Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:03 pm
warm trousers

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by lynne » Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:44 pm
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given I'm likely to be spending a goodly amount of time in the cold (brrrrr) I could do with some recommendations on warm clothing!
I rather like...
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Last post by Brenjon
Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:00 am
Fencing protection

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by Primrose » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:28 am

Our neighbour is rebuilding the feather-edged fence at the bottom of our garden which he owns, but is protecting both sides with a horrible dark...

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Last post by Brenjon
Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:32 pm
Babies and plots

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by Malk » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:31 pm

While I'm worried about it thought I'd ask the other mums with gardens or plots what you did with your little ones when they're first crawling and...

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Last post by jopsy
Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:51 pm
disbelief

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:14 pm
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I had to go to hospital today for the second group session of back exercises, for an ongoing back problem i seem to have got.
The first week there...
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Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:16 pm
Attention of Tigger.

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by Johnboy » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:10 am

Hi Tigger,
I know that I am probably wasting my time but you do realize that your 'lover boy' has a programme on BBC2 Wednesday 4th April at...

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Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:53 am
Do you keep cows?

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by Jenny Green » Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:26 pm

>SOCIALISM: You have 2 cows, and you give one to your neighbour.
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>TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a...

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Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:14 am

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