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Beds. Calculation

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by Allan » Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:11 pm

According to my calculation a 10 cm i.e. 4 inch layer of any mulch on 1 square metre of bed to suppress weeds would take 100 litres of mulch. Can...

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Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:17 pm
THIS WEEKS UPDATE POSTED 06/11/06

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:56 am

Hello all, just to let you know that I have updated my website with hopefuly some useful information for getting your soil and plot ready for next...

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Sat Nov 11, 2006 10:53 am
Bullguard Internet Security - anyone using it ?

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by Happymouse » Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:22 pm

Our Norton Internet security is due to expire this week. Our P.C. shop recommends Bullguard instead as it doesn't slow down the computer so much. I...

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Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:46 pm
Jerry (Sanders j89)

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by Chantal » Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:59 am

I've been asked by a few people now if I know what's happened to Jerry, our third moderator (after Tigger and me), as he's not been on line for few...

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Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:04 am
Check out email & other scams

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by Primrose » Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:13 pm

Following on from an earlier thread about the postal scam, if you receive an email about some dodgy scam or hoax and arn't sure whether it's genuine...

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Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:32 pm
SHALLOT MAN

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by Shallot Man » Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:38 am

John are you out there ?. you wanted some BANANA SHALLOT SEED. Still waiting for you to contact me. SHALLOT MAN

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Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:20 pm
latest scam - beware

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by Happymouse » Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:44 pm

Subject: FW: Royal mail scam.

Royal Mail postal scam.

Can you circulate this around especially as Xmas is fast approaching - it
has been...

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Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:45 pm
Can anybody recommend a good Food Processor

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by Piglet » Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:07 pm

Hi peeps,

as its nearly "Good Food Show" time again I am going to buy myself an early Christmas present in the form of a decent food...

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Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:31 pm
Allotments on TV

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by Arnie » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:06 pm

Hi to all :)

Does anyone remember a program on channel 4 about Ponders end allotments London. Now this program was about 10 years ago or it could...

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Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:14 pm
Kitchen Garden needs YOU

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by KG Emma » Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:16 pm
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Hello you lovely lot on the KG forum. I thought it was time to introduce myself. I'm Captain Carrot's (editor of KG) sidekick. I sit next to him and...
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Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:34 pm
Seed Sources

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by Colin Miles » Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:42 pm

I know this has been briefly touched on previously but I wondered if anyone can give me more detail? Or maybe it is something for the mag itself?...

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Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:35 pm
Username change

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by Jenny Green » Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:40 pm
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I'd just like to announce I've changed my username to 'Organic Freak.' It was going to be 'Organic Freak of the Worst Kind' but unfortunately that's...
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Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:21 pm
Amazing TV event on BBC2.

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by peter » Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:24 pm

On Gardeners World Monty and co did some vegetable gardening and mentioned more that one veg! :shock:

Tigger, how did you get Monty to sort out...

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Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:21 pm
IS IT ME ?.....

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by Wellie » Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:59 pm

Or should I put a bit more ice in my Pinot Grigio ?!

I reckon KG are actually taking me up on this Delibret Mistook business, and doing it for...

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Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:19 pm
Brrr.

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by peter » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:55 pm
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First frost this morning.

White shed roofs, frosted rear window on the car.
Sun burnt it off double quick though.

Not at work today due to...
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:12 pm
Trick or treat.

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by oldherbaceous » Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:00 pm
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Am i getting miserable, or does anyone else not agree with trick or treating. :?:
There are a lot of old people live near me and they get really...
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Sun Nov 05, 2006 2:25 am
New Seedling Has Arrived!

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by Malk » Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:47 pm

Just a quick note to introduce my new sprout - Aidan Michael was born on 10 Oct weighing 7lb3oz. It was luckily a quick birth (8 hours) and while I...

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Last post by Zena
Sat Nov 04, 2006 6:04 pm
A joke for the weekend

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by Chantal » Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:00 pm

One day, a Smartie and a Polo were enjoying a quiet drink in a bar.
The bar door opened, and in walked a Humbug.
"Oh hell" shouted the...

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Last post by jopsy
Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:54 pm
Lizards, slow worms and grass snakes

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by Barry » Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:08 am

Apparently, in Kent, these are protected species, so allotments cannot, in theory, be sold off or redeveloped if these creatures are known to live...

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Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:09 pm
However bad yours is, mine was much worse

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by Barry » Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:03 am

I recently took over a new allotment. Over half the area was covered by brambles -a real jungle, with junk beneath. It would be quite a challenge for...

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Last post by Barry
Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:12 am
North London - All gold raspberry canes?

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by acrylicspud » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:03 am

Hi

I'm wondering if anyone knows a good place to purchase Allgold raspberries cane's from in North London or Essex area? I am having trouble...

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Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:12 pm
Brambles or twitch: which would you choose?

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by Barry » Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:42 pm

I don't often get depressed when agitating my vegetable patch, but today I did. I was clearing some ground on which to site a compost bin to house my...

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Wed Nov 01, 2006 9:10 pm
Some photos

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by lizzie » Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:51 pm
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I took these the other week and thought I would share them with you. They are taken in Croxteth Coutry Park where I walk Chiefie. Also some...
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Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:44 pm
Collecting leaves

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by Barry » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:50 pm

I spent a good lunch time today. I drove my car to beneath three massive trees, got out some green, drawstring plastic bags and filled them full of...

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Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:10 pm
THIS WEEKS UPDATE POSTED 30/10/06

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:36 pm

Hello, sorry about how late this update is, but I decided to get away for a few days as it was half term last week, anyway just to let you know that...

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Last post by STEVE PARTRIDGE
Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:07 pm
new tv programme

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by seedling » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:55 am

Reading the new KG magazine I noticed that there is going to be a new gardening programme aired in the spring 2007. Its all about veg growing....

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Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:25 pm
Made me laugh

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by Happymouse » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:05 pm

The’Spotted Dog’ Pub Landlord was very upset when his dear dog Spot was run over. Regular customers collected enough money to have Spot’s waggy tail...

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Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:04 pm
E.U Interference!!!*****!!!

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Evening All,
Have just recenly found out that as of 2007 will not be able to buy Derris anymore, :x due to some faceless wa- sorry :oops: plonker...
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Last post by Allan
Tue Oct 31, 2006 5:30 am
Sarpo spuds

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by Barry » Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:58 pm

I had thought we were going to be blight free this year, given the hot conditions during most of the summer. However, NW Kent really got it in the...

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Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:58 pm
60 acre spider web

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by Jenny Green » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:33 pm

Don't read this if you're scared of spiders!

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Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:50 pm
Pelleted Seed

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by Arnie » Fri Oct 27, 2006 11:07 pm

Hi to all,
Can anyone tell me how pelleted seed are made :? what coats the seed, is it easy to do and can it be done at home :)

Regards...

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Last post by richard p
Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:01 pm
Pumpkin Progress

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by Geoff » Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:57 pm
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Can't find the thread Lizzie started to report progress with Peter's Pumpkins. My best one is about 7" diameter - am I on track for a decent...
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Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:09 pm
What do rabbits eat?

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by Barry » Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:08 am

I posted a previous question about rabbit proof fencing and was advised what type to buy and from where. I have found a 30m roll for £50.00, which...

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Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:43 am
Warning. Diversion ahead

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by Allan » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:58 am

By way of a little diversion, here is a reminder of a famous poem. Enjoy.

Before the Roman came to Rye or out to Severn strode,
The rolling...

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Last post by Allan
Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:58 am
Sticking posts in the ground

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by Barry » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:54 pm

I have been discussing in another post the erection of some free-standing guttering to collect rainwater from a metal roof. This will involve me...

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Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:51 pm
How full is your allotment?

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by Barry » Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:03 am

Having just moved to a new allotment site, I was slightly surprised to find that most of the plot holders believe that allotments are now in terminal...

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Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:07 pm
Attn the Malvern Mob!

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by Chantal » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:40 pm

Have you been on the KG News Page lately? Our mugshots, enlarged, are flashing away at the bottom left hand side of the page advertising the forum. I...

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Last post by lizzie
Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:28 am
Your Council Interface

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by Barry » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:48 pm

What do you believe is the best way of interfacing with your local Council if you are an allotment? Where I live, the Council wanted to wash its...

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Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:01 am
Mr Potato Head

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by Arnie » Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:04 pm

Hi Mr Potato Head

Just recieved this months mag which is always something I look forward too, but I can not wait for next months mag :D the KG has...

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Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:23 pm
Blue barrels

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by Barry » Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:57 pm

Every allotment site I have been to has a massive collection of (usually) blue barrels. Has anybody any idea of where these can be sourced from? What...

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Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:55 am
Collecting rain water

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by Barry » Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:54 pm

On my new plot, I am inheriting a rather odd shed. It has a wrap around corrugated iron roof, which effectively means the sides and the roof are in...

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Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:52 am
Planting after brambles

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by Barry » Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:47 pm

Has anybody out there any experience of planting on an area from where brambles have been recently cleared? I am currently cutting out and burning a...

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Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:06 pm
Gardening gear

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by Sue » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:00 pm
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anyhow - as the Monty thread has got a little heated. Back to the gardening gear from an alternative reality. I went to a country fair recently and...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:29 pm
Where do brambles come from?

Last post by Allan
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by Barry » Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:12 am

I have just moved to a new allotment site where many of the plots are overrun with brambles. In fact, at every allotment site I have been to, there...

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Last post by Allan
Fri Oct 27, 2006 5:28 am
amazing things seen

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by submariner » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:57 am
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Inbetween watching the English rugby teams biting the dust, I was thinking of some amazing things I had seen.
When on hols at a Christmas years ago,...
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Last post by jopsy
Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:38 pm
Onion & Shallot shortage

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by frantony » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:01 pm

I'm sure I've seen someting about this on here, can someone fill me in

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Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:38 pm
Fungus

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by Angi » Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:20 pm

Does anyone else forage for fungi? After spending the last couple of weeks or so foraging, freezing and drying (and eating, of course!), just...

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Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:34 pm
Wet autumn day

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by Sue » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:18 am

Well it's my day off and was going to head up the lottie and do great deeds. Uh Ok - stand around drinking tea and plotting great deeds more like...

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Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:09 pm
What would be your last supper

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by lizzie » Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:43 pm
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So, you're going to the gallows in the morning, what would be your last supper?

Mine would be a big, steaming bowl of my mums Scouse with pickled...
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Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:05 pm
Tips on aging.

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by lizzie » Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:10 pm

Saw this somewhere else and thought I'd share it with you all. Enjoy

GAMES FOR WHEN WE ARE OLDER
1. Sag, you're it.
2. Hide and go pee.
3....

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Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:44 pm

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