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Funny Thread - I hope????

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by frantony » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:43 pm
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Nothing to do with gardening, this one.
I visit a forum for an online game I play, my wife thinks its silly, but I enjoy it, typical woman, boys n...
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Wed Aug 02, 2006 8:53 am
Anyone growing Maestro carrots ?

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by Happymouse » Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:39 pm

Just wondered if anyone is growing Maestro carrots ? Has having the smell bred out affected the flavour ?

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Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:28 pm
runner beans;

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by richard p » Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:21 pm

i was brought up to slice runner beans into thin strips, you can even buy a little gadget to slice them. tonight we cooked in a hurry so the runners...

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Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:08 pm
whos got rain

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by peterf » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:50 pm
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anyone got a weather update as to whats comming up from the south.rains needed desperately up here :shock:
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Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:57 pm
It's thundering, but will it rain?

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by Chantal » Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:11 am
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I'm sat outside on the patio with a cup of tea and my trusty laptop with the thunder rumbling around in the distance. No sign of lightning (I'd be in...
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Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:24 pm
Association Newsletter

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by frantony » Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:35 pm

My wife and I are starting a newsletter for our association members.
We would be very grateful for any tips, ideas or articles.
Thanks in advance

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Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:29 pm
Water dilema

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by pillbug » Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:35 pm

I don`t know where to post this.We are Trent (fraudster)waterboard customers,no hosepipe ban...but .What do you do if a few days ago you notice your...

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Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:46 pm
How many Sandwiches?

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by sandersj89 » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:13 pm

Very pleased with the cucumbers this year and I only chose the variety as it carried the same name as my daughter, Belinda! She loves...

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Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:47 pm
Fruit bush / tree supply in Suffolk?

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by Losos » Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:31 pm

Hi,
Can anyone recommend a supplier of good quality soft fruit bushes & fruit trees in Suffolk :?:
If anyone has had goods from them I would...

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Thu Jul 27, 2006 2:04 pm
Blackberries

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by submariner » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:31 pm

I know that someone said, a while ago that they had picked blackberries. However, my blackberry. Fantazia, which should be ready to harvest, in late...

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Last post by Weed
Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:16 pm
When do you stop picking Rhubarb

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by Arnie » Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:46 am

Hi to all :D

Can anyone tell me when I should stop picking Rhubarb please.

Regards

Kevin :wink:

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Last post by submariner
Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:36 pm
It's finally happened...!

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by CatBud » Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:49 pm

Hi everyone-I have harvested the first of my fruit and veg (marketmore cucumbers)! Even my boyfriend liked them and he doesn't eat cucumbers! I love...

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Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:44 am
THE BIG DIG

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by james hunt » Wed May 17, 2006 4:44 pm

Just to let members know the BBC have re-scheduled the allotment gardening series The Big Dig.

It will be on Sunday's, BBC 2, 10am for 10 weeks...

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Tue Jul 25, 2006 11:34 pm
Lovely.

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by peter » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:04 pm
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Well the bumble bees seem to think so.
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Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:44 pm
Be careful what you wish for.....

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by Tigger » Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:33 am
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I seem to remember saying that half of me was envious that Jane E had broken her arm. Someone was obviously listening because yesterday morning I...
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Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:38 pm
Avalon Permaculture Garden

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by Happymouse » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:21 pm

Have any of you been to or live near Avalon Permaculture Garden ? It sounds like a lovely place to visit

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Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:38 pm
'ello

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by Marge » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:59 pm
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Hi there everyone, I'm Marge :) I've been a reader of Kitchen Garden on and off for about a year and have only just found out about this forum :oops:...
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Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:47 am
Hello.......

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by mrsnesbitt » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:19 pm
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hello there, really excited as we are about to start growing our very own veg.

We have a large paddock which, to begin with are just digging over...
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Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:26 pm
Aaaaaaarrrrggghhhhh, why do I bother?

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by peter » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:03 pm

Went to water tonight and some ruddy arse has strimmed the area outside our main gate, including the damm hedge the council planted in the spring....

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Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:13 pm
Announcement; could we put these somewhere else please?

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by Deb P » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:47 pm

Just having a quick dip in the forum, but there are now 4 sets of announcements in general chatter,some last posted on in May, its all looking a bit...

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Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:19 am
UPDATED WEBSITE & VIDEO

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:40 pm

Hello all, I hope that you are all coping with this heatwave, I'll be glad when we have some of the wet stuff, the soil is like a dust bowl, just to...

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Last post by STEVE PARTRIDGE
Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:38 pm
Which plants of yours...

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by Jenny Green » Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:00 pm

are surviving the drought?
I've just spent the last 1 1/2 hours watering the garden and I was interested to see the plants that seem pretty happy...

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Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:46 am
Today at Tatton

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by lizzie » Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:56 pm

Hi all,

Just back from Tatton Park and boy was it hot, sticky and humid. The show was fine but usual lack of veg. The usual suspects were there,...

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Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:04 pm
The old honesty box

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:58 pm
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My mother who is older than me lives at the other end of the village, she has a little stall at her gate selling pickles, chutneys, jams a few plants...
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Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:49 pm
Fothergill's buys Eastfields

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by KGAdmin » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:42 pm

Mr Fothergill’s purchases Eastfields Nurseries

Last week we received the news that Eastfields Nurseries, the company that up until May 2006 had...

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Last post by Ian F
Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:40 pm
At last!!!! It's happened....

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by Franksmum » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:40 pm

Myself and FranksDad are now the proud owners of our very own garden. It's in a bit of a mess at the moment, lots of weeds & shrubs to pull out...

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Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:25 pm
My lapdog is dead!

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by jopsy » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:22 pm

Hello all
I've not been on much recently as my lapdog was playing up...now it is dead
I am on old pc upstairs which just won't do as it's slow and...

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Last post by Tigger
Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:16 am
You heard it here first - New Geoff Hamilton publication!

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by Mr Potato Head » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:07 am

I'm genuinely excited 8) to tell you about a new Mortons publication that we've been working on for a while now. It's not due for publication until...

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Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:29 am
Try this for a laugh

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by lizzie » Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:14 am
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Go on give it a go. I'm made up with this. Brilliant result for me :twisted:

You Are Animal

A complete lunatic, you're operating on 100%...
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Last post by Belinda
Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:59 pm
radish trouble

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by plot apprentice » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:27 pm

Hi folks

Tried some radish in this my first year on the plot, things seemed to be going well until around 10 days ago when suddenly they have gone...

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Last post by Jea
Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:17 pm
Mini pop sweetcorn - can it grow to normal size?

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by Freckleston » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:52 am

Hi my 4yr old is growing two sweetcorn plants in a grow bag! they are doing really well. I know I probably should have done 3 at least but anyway, if...

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Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:15 pm
The next generation

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by sandersj89 » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:14 pm

The youngest came home today from nursery very proud, asked what she wanted to do on her last day she said she wanted to make a garden, and this the...

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Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:26 am
water on allotments

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by tracie » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:10 pm

has anybody had any luck in getting their local council to lay on water onto their allotments. On my site we are bone dry, despite having 5 ibc's...

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Last post by lizzie
Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:35 pm
School kitchen garden - please help!

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by poppyseed » Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:37 pm

In September I am planning to start a vegetable garden at my local junior school with the intention of getting pupils involved in growing and...

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Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:32 pm
Hello from me......................

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by MrsL » Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:15 pm
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Just a quick hello from me! I didn;t know a Forum existed until I got a copy of Kitchen gArden this afternoon and read about the Meet Up some of the...
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Last post by lizzie
Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:51 pm
Anyone else still waiting for KG artichokes?

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by sprout » Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:47 am

Crikey, this is turning into a saga :(
Sent off for the KG artichoke plant offer in March. Delivery promised end of May. Contacted KG in early June...

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Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:18 am
Mutiny in the veg patch

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by Happymouse » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:51 am

I have one runner bean that grew to 4 ft then turned around and twiddled back down the cane. I untwiddled it 3 times and redirected it up the cane....

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Last post by MrsL
Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:03 am
Sales from a roadside stall

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by Peejo » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:22 pm

I am able to pay for all of my allotment/gardening expenses and have a couple of hundred pounds or so left over to donate to our Church by selling...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:07 am
More pictures and other things

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by sandersj89 » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:36 am

Been updating my Blog with recent developments on the plot, on the down side Blight, but it has not been all bad by any means:

Just hope I...

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Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:12 pm
Car needs new gear box and clutch - big bill

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by worldor » Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:47 pm

I am truly fed up. Our car has developed problems and is going to cost £670.00 to fix. I am now retired and we don't have a lot of extra cash. Going...

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Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:22 am
Sorry - yet another carrot question

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by Happymouse » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:06 pm

I found a label on one of my carrot containers. I sowed them on 13th March - 4 months ago. They have lovely healthy green leaves but no carrots, not...

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Last post by Beryl
Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:45 pm
Ant and clove oil

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by submariner » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:45 pm

Mary, my wife, hates ant with a passion. Why I do not know. I've always admired them. However she hates them! We debate about most things, but she...

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Last post by Weed
Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:08 pm
Help required re dead cat

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by Jenny Green » Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:06 pm

I've posted on the animals board about finding our dead cat. Please have a look if you think you can help.

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:51 pm
Vapour trail.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:09 pm

I was taking a bit of advice from Submariner today, had an hour laying down in the shade of the oak tree over the allotment today. I was watching the...

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Last post by Clive.
Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:42 am
First attempt at growing Rocket

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by Happymouse » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:56 pm

I have tried growing Rocket for the first time this year. Only a tiny patch about 3 x 2 ft. It has lovely white 4 petaled flowers on it. Is it going...

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Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:34 am
Are poppy seeds edible?

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by Jenny Green » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:50 am

Having spent some time collecting a jar of seed from my opium poppies, can anyone reassure me that these are actually edible before I bake them in a...

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Last post by Chantal
Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:41 am
Bit down so needed a lift

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by sandersj89 » Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:46 pm

Went to the plot this evening with a bit of dread as Blight has arrived, it has hit some of the toms very hard and also some of the spuds. Stripped...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:03 pm
new suit

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by richard p » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:28 pm

this morning for the third time i went into town looking for a new suit (family wedding fast approaching, the one i bought 18 years ago is now too...

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Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:59 am
UPDATED WEBSITE

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:10 pm

Hi all, just to let you know that I have added my latest update to my website, regards Steve.

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Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:10 pm
Another bargain

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by Trevor Holloway » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:52 pm

Weed control fabric 10m x 1.5m now only £1.63 at Tesco.

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Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:07 pm

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