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Used tea bags

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by Primrose » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:12 am
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Have discovered that used teabags are very useful for covering the drainage holes in pots in which I grow my peppers, chillis & aubergines. They...
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:16 am
New Member

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by Heather » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:13 am
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Hello, Just wanted to add a quick post to introduce myself. Found this website site a few weeks ago and loved reading through all the forum picking...
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Wed Mar 28, 2007 6:15 am
Dead compost bins

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by Barry » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:58 pm
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Here's an odd thing...
I make compost bins by lashing together four pallets then chucking in absolutely all my unwanted green stuff, leave it 2-3...
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Sun Mar 25, 2007 11:48 pm
compost tumblers

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by lynne » Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:37 pm

hello chaps :)

I have a little garden and no obvious place to put a compost bin so that it's directly on the earth, which is something of a...

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Sun Mar 25, 2007 9:30 pm
Message for Old Herbaceous

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by alan refail » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:19 pm

I understand the clocks go forward tonight. I hope you will be up in the church tower at 2am :!: Let us know how it went :twisted:

Alan

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Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:42 pm
Attn Kevin

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by lizzie » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:15 pm

Hi Kevin

At the Muirhead Avenue entrance to the main car park in Croxteth Park, the council are giving away bags of compost tomorrow. Turn up with...

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Last post by lizzie
Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:39 pm
MY WEEKS : 11 & 12 UPDATE POSTED

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:31 pm

Hello all, after last weeks illness I'm back fighting fit again with a double update of my progress, thankyou for your get well wishes, regards Steve.

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Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:19 pm
flowers

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by sarahabnett » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:30 pm

Hello
My plan is to grow cut flowers on my plot - I have tried in the past but save for some ok dahlias I have very little success.
I noticed that...

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Last post by sarahabnett
Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:03 pm
HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!!!!

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by fish » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:29 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:01 pm
For Lizzie

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by Geoff » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:31 pm
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The new Liverpool manager sent scouts out around the world looking for a new striker to replace Michael Owen and hopefully win Liverpool the title....
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Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:55 pm
Apricot Tree

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by GIB » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:24 am

I have an apricot tree that is now about 4 years old that i have fan trained against a wall. Last year there was plentiful blossom and i got a really...

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Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:33 am
Malvern

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by seedling » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:11 pm

Anyone interested in meeting up at Malvern this year ? I would quite like to go to the Autumn show but if people want to go in the Spring perhaps...

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Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:31 pm
Painting plastic bin.

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by Diane » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:31 pm

I've been given a very large plastic wastebasket - just right for a couple of tumbling toms - but the bin is a horrible grey colour.

What type of...

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Last post by Diane
Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:05 pm
garden design courses

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by lynne » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:28 am

hello chaps
OK, so I'm signed up to study the RHS certificate at night school now, but I also want to study garden design specifically. I've had a...

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Last post by lynne
Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:48 pm
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh!

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by alan refail » Sat Mar 17, 2007 4:53 pm

Before I forget, a Happy St Patrick's Day to you all :!:

Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh!

Hope the Irish is correct.

Alan

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Last post by lizzie
Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:36 pm
Wish me luck!

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by Sue » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:26 pm
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Dashing off early from work today for an interview for a nursery\garden centre just down the road from me. I shop there regularly and was thrilled to...
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Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:09 pm
snow

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by submariner » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:48 pm
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Just heard on the wireless. There is a likelyhood of SNOW next week. I think the old wives tale might be right. Don't cast a clout till May is out!
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Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:11 pm
hello from 'fish'

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by fish » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:59 am
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hello,ime fish,glad i found this forum! been reading the mag for a while,its helped me with my allotments no end.heres a pic of last years brasica's!
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Last post by lizzie
Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:29 pm
and another prize winner!

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by fish » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:15 pm

a marrow of 40lb.again fed with chicken manure. :wink:

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Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:35 am
soil testing kit

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by lynne » Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:46 pm

I think I perhaps actually ought to know for sure what my soil is in terms of acidity. Would anyone be able/willing to recommend a soil testing kit...

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Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:40 pm
A career in Horticulture

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by lynne » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:51 am
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Morning all :)
I'm fed up to the back teeth and beyond with working in a corporate bear pit, for numpty idiot managers and with work shy oiks. I've...
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Last post by lynne
Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:26 pm
Lullingstone Castle

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by Tigger » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:46 pm

Brilliant new series of the Castle re-visited. For all of those barmy gardeners out there, this is one to watch. Tom maintains a good website too.

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Last post by Barry
Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:21 pm
MY WEEK : 10 UPDATE POSTED

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:23 am

Just to let you know that this week's update has been posted, it has been a glorious week with many Spring like days, I hope it has been the same for...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:34 pm
Video Jug

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by Barry » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:48 pm

If you get bored or want to refresh some basic gardening knowledge, why not have a look at ? This is a site with "How to..." videos, many...

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Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:28 pm
Earth Hour - Climate Change inititiative

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by Primrose » Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:11 pm

Have just received an e-mail which started in Sydney, Australia but has now become a global initiative, inviting people everywhere to spread the word...

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Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:11 pm
Happy mothers day

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:19 am

Just to wish all you older ladies a very happy mothers day. :shock: :D :wink:

Hope you all get some special treats. :)

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Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:04 am
"well rotted manure"

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by lynne » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:13 am

Apologies for may seem to be a rather daft question!
I've taken delivery of what has been described as well rotted horse manure. As a child I grew...

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Last post by Weed
Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:38 pm
why does the little pen move?

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by sue-the-recycler » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:54 pm

Hi
When looking at the messages list, why do some of the little pen icons move about? :?

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Last post by Weed
Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:41 pm
sprouting old potatoes

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by Bren » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:47 am

Is it safe to eat sprouting old potatoes?, some of last years are starting to sprout, they are stored in hessian sacks in the garage. I don't want to...

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Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:50 am
POND PUMP

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by Compo » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:53 pm

I have two small ponds and in the upper one I grow watercress, the water is kept moving by a pump and waterfall combination. I have made ushe mistake...

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Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:15 am
Food Dehydrator / Greenhouse Heater

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by Chantal » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:23 am

On the local market yesterday I bought over 50 Scotch Bonnet chillies for £1. As I tried growing them last year and out of 3 plants and 6 months of...

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Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:54 am
The things you see...

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by Chantal » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:53 pm
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It was normal Thursday afternoon at work when a 6ft rabbit ambled past. As we watched a police car with sirens and lights skidded to halt beside the...
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Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:26 pm
Cleaning my pebble water feature

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by Primrose » Wed Mar 14, 2007 4:48 pm

The large pebbles in my pebble water feature are looking very grotty. Can anybody suggest an easy way of cleaning them up that doesn't involve having...

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Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:44 am
severe weather warning!

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by acrylicspud » Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:48 am

It might snow on Monday in the south east! Eeekkk....

Am concerned about my spuds in tubs and strawberry pot... what precautions are people going...

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Last post by Compo
Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:10 pm
mothers day

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by richard p » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:04 am

take your pick as to which one to send :P

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Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:22 pm
Taking bets on 2012

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by alan refail » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:04 pm

Now the projected cost of the London Olympics has trebled to £9 billion plus, which of you can correctly predict the final cost (only another 5 years...

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Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:45 pm
Horseradish

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by Tigger » Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:02 pm
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Wilkinsons have got horseradish thongs in stock for £1.50 each.

JB - do you think it would be a good idea to post your expert way of growing...
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 1:18 pm
Old stuff

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by Primrose » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:07 pm

Have been tidying up the garage & come across a bottle of glue marked 5/6d which must be nearly as old as I am!!. That went in the dustbin but I...

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Last post by Weed
Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:03 am
Planting Calabrese.

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by Clive. » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:52 am

They're planting Calabrese today at the back of home here...7 tractors plus drivers (not all tractors in use at any one time). 8 operators on the...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:11 pm
Hyacinths

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by Kev » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:45 pm

My son brought some Hyacinth bulbs home from school.
we put them in pots in a dark cupboard for a while then took them out and they have flowered...

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Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:21 pm
Accent Potatoes

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by Linzi » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:59 pm

Help!

I love this potato and have purchased some from unwins via my local garden centre that are curently chitting . The problem I have is I have...

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Last post by Gilly C
Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:05 pm
Atten. Oldherbaceous

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by Bren » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:54 pm

I sent you a PM last night, mix up of names.
Bren

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Last post by jopsy
Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:18 pm
I've come over all funny....

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by Tigger » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:08 am

What a morning! Bright sunshine, so mad keen to get on with work outside. Stopped en route between washing pile and washing machine to check KG and...

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:58 am
Beautiful Bedfordshire

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by jane E » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:11 pm

Well I was dropping my Mum back in BB on Sunday and it occurred to me that the seasons are more advanced then here in Leics.Who else has got leaves...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:15 am
What a cracker.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:18 pm
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What a gorgeous day it has been today, it really can transform the looks of a garden at this time of the year.
The birds have been singing their...
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Last post by Compo
Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:09 pm
Gardening Heroes

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by alan refail » Fri Mar 09, 2007 6:27 am
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Who are your gardening heroes? Who has inspired/influenced you the most, whether writers, presenters or family and friends?

My own list has to be...
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Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:37 pm
I'm not buying it

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by Chantal » Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:04 am
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There's an article in the Telegraph by Lila Das Gupta who's trying to live for a year without buying anything new.

I'm halfway to being like...
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Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:57 pm
Alan Titchmarsh...

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by Chantal » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:28 am

... has been given a chat show on ITV1 called, wait for it, "The Alan Titchmarsh Show" a 40 (!) episode daytime series.

The show will...

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Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:57 pm
att jopsy

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by The Grock in the Frock » Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:18 pm

go to my posting about t.t tickets.

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Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:06 pm
Alan refail

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by Jenny Green » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:32 pm

Alan, I came across this and thought of you! Do you know who this is?

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Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:46 am

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