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water butts

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by jane E » Sun May 21, 2006 10:48 pm

How do people link water butts together, so that a full one fills an empty one etc. Has anyone a system for draining the water butt water off through...

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Tue May 23, 2006 4:01 am
Chelsea on the box

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by Allan » Mon May 22, 2006 9:12 am

You might find this interesting, from The Independent
Next stop more veg?

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Last post by Allan
Mon May 22, 2006 4:39 pm
Your Inspiration

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by sandersj89 » Sun May 21, 2006 11:42 am

Who is or are the main reasons for you getting into gardening or allotmenteering?

I have always seemed to have an interest in gardening, I...

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Last post by peter
Sun May 21, 2006 7:52 pm
Planting out in soggy weather

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by mazmezroz » Sat May 20, 2006 1:36 pm

Anyone else's attempts at trying to bring their plots under control being thwarted by the rain??? Have just spent a very soggy morning trying to...

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Sun May 21, 2006 12:46 pm
dodgy seed labels

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by mandylew » Fri May 19, 2006 7:56 pm

I have just bought a load of those white seed labels and I cant get a single pencil to write on them, best I can do is kind of scratch it in. Have...

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Sun May 21, 2006 9:16 am
nice neighbours!

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by jopsy » Thu May 18, 2006 7:16 pm
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I popped over to a neighbours today pay her for some tickets(the local school is having a fashion show)
We were chatting for a while and i commented...
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Last post by lizzie
Sat May 20, 2006 9:41 pm
Plant offer in todays Times Magazine

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by lizzie » Sat May 20, 2006 7:38 pm

Ok peeps, thought this was a good offer. I know it's a bit late telling you all but you should be able to get the magazine from the newsagents...

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Last post by jopsy
Sat May 20, 2006 7:47 pm
Rain

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by Allan » Sat May 20, 2006 12:59 pm

We now have plenty of rain and the system that I set up to collect all possible has proved itself. There is a pipe off half the house roof that feeds...

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Last post by Allan
Sat May 20, 2006 12:59 pm
Life cycle reversal

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by Happymouse » Fri May 19, 2006 5:58 pm

Found this amusing. Is it too rude to post ?

I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, you know,
start out dead, get it out...

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Last post by Carole B.
Fri May 19, 2006 9:46 pm
Ladies gloves

Last post by mandylew
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by mandylew » Mon May 15, 2006 9:12 pm

does anyone know a place online where I can buy those cloth gloves that have rubber on the palm and fingers in a xs ladies size, like a 6. I got a...

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Last post by mandylew
Fri May 19, 2006 8:03 pm
Aches and pains

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by Carrie » Thu May 11, 2006 12:09 pm
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Just wondering how you seasoned gardeners deal with the inevitable aches and pains (or are they inevitable just for me?) Much of the time I spend on...
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Last post by Deb P
Fri May 19, 2006 12:42 pm
Knock Knock

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by peter » Thu May 18, 2006 10:29 pm

goes my rose bush on the window right now.

It seems to be setting to blowy for tonight, if it gets any stronger I'll find rosebuds on the sofa in...

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Last post by vicki
Fri May 19, 2006 9:37 am
Weather causes a pollen explosion which causes asthma?

Last post by Chantal
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by peter » Mon May 08, 2006 1:12 pm

After a number of years asthma free this year my wife has had an abrupt and severe re-currance. :evil:

When she went to see the Doctor about this...

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Last post by Chantal
Fri May 19, 2006 8:10 am
chelsea flower show cards

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by jopsy » Thu May 18, 2006 8:38 pm

I rather like art and today i found a lovely group of cards based on chelsea flower show at my local wishes (cancer charity) card shop
They are...

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Last post by jopsy
Thu May 18, 2006 8:38 pm
Malvern Mob

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by oldherbaceous » Sun May 14, 2006 7:37 pm
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Hope you all had the best day ever, been thinking about you lot today enjoying the company, and i'm sure the excellent food.
Hope you have got some...
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Last post by Piglet
Wed May 17, 2006 11:36 pm
Scientific Fact or Old Wifes Tale

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by Ian F » Mon May 08, 2006 1:31 pm

I noticed a reply to a post on growing carrots last week that gave me a reason for what I had believed until then was an old wifes tale, that you...

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Last post by loznkate
Wed May 17, 2006 3:59 pm
Kicking members off the plot

Last post by Sarahlee
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by Barry » Fri May 12, 2006 11:54 am

Our allotment association operates on a self-managed site whilst still remaining tenants of the council. They do not get involved at all and leave...

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Last post by Sarahlee
Wed May 17, 2006 1:13 pm
Plot hijacking or just poor record keeping?

Last post by David
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by David » Tue May 16, 2006 11:52 am

hi all,

Having had a bad back for a week I hadnt been up the plot so on saturday last I was up there at 6.30 am with lots to do and plant. Imagine...

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Last post by David
Wed May 17, 2006 10:35 am
giant pumpkins here we come

Last post by lizzie
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by peterf » Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:25 pm

hello all,well ive just finished rotovating the plots today.wev'e certainly got a late spring this year but thats no problem to growing pumpkins.i...

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Last post by lizzie
Tue May 16, 2006 12:59 am
The use of scalpings/planings

Last post by peter
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by Barry » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:49 pm

Our allotment site is bisected by an 8-10ft wide path which we have recently surfaced using recovered road surfacing material (known either as...

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Last post by peter
Tue May 16, 2006 12:03 am
best weather site on the net

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by peterf » Mon May 15, 2006 11:09 pm

here you go,i cant fault these people.its free unless you want to sign up for extras.i have the 15 min met office live rainfall radar its brill...

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Last post by peterf
Mon May 15, 2006 11:09 pm
How self-sufficient are you?

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by Carrie » Thu May 11, 2006 12:14 pm
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In terms of fruit and veg that is? I took the allotment on last year on the basis that anything we grew and managed to eat was a good thing, however...
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Last post by haggis
Mon May 15, 2006 10:38 pm
Growing Melons

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by Soundz_Good » Mon May 15, 2006 3:35 pm

I bought a packet of Melon 'Sweetheart' seeds, of the 20 seeds I have managed to get them all to germinate and now I have 6 of the healthiest growing...

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Last post by mazmezroz
Mon May 15, 2006 9:29 pm
Malvern "Flower Show" reprise

Last post by Allan
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by Allan » Mon May 15, 2006 8:01 am

To Arthur re, where are vegetable shows
Sadly it has to be a Flower Show as you put it, I agree that vegetables were distinctly lacking but it seems...

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Last post by Allan
Mon May 15, 2006 7:22 pm
Beer traps killing my beetles

Last post by Lyn
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by Happymouse » Sun May 14, 2006 11:28 pm

I found trapping slugs in beer traps worked last year but how do you stop beetles drowning in them too please ?

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Last post by Lyn
Mon May 15, 2006 10:50 am
Ribena giving away blackcurrent bushes.

Last post by Rubberman
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by peter » Tue May 09, 2006 1:23 pm

If you buy a tetrapak ready to drink Ribena and have a purple straw then you win (for the price of a stamp) a "Ribena Cutting".

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Last post by Rubberman
Mon May 15, 2006 8:16 am
hurrah-at last

Last post by jopsy
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by jopsy » Fri May 12, 2006 10:04 pm

I have painted my new posts blue! It's for my giant garden playpen!!
And I have begun the war against bindweed with a vengance!(poison!)
I spent...

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Last post by jopsy
Mon May 15, 2006 7:14 am
Malvern - Final arrangements

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by Tigger » Fri May 05, 2006 3:54 pm
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As May 14th is looming, I thought it was time we agreed a time and place to meet, check who wants what in the way of plant swaps and finalise the...
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Last post by arthur e
Mon May 15, 2006 12:13 am
Today I have been mostly.........

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by Compo » Sun May 07, 2006 9:43 pm
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Today I have been mostly......modifying some metal grid pallet sides to support my peas, digging up the old psb plants and rotvating for the next...
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Last post by Chantal
Sun May 14, 2006 9:05 pm
KG Giveaways

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by Chantal » Tue May 09, 2006 12:02 pm

I don't know who Miss A Cooksey is but she should start doing the Lottery. She's won a rhubarb forcer AND a mushroom kit in the February KG...

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Last post by fen not fen
Sun May 14, 2006 8:00 pm
Half Hour Allotment - article in Guardian

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by Carrie » Sun May 14, 2006 8:08 am

An interesting article (to a pretty inexperienced allotmenteer like me!) in yesterday's Guardian magazine. I'm sceptical about Lia Leendertz's claim...

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Last post by Carrie
Sun May 14, 2006 8:08 am
Silly Question

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by Tigger » Sat May 13, 2006 1:38 pm

Can someone tell me how to delete sites from our bookmarked ones?

When we used Tiscali, it was simple - there was a button for deleting. Now we're...

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Last post by Chez
Sun May 14, 2006 4:50 am
Malvern today (Saturday)

Last post by Tigger
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by Allan » Sat May 13, 2006 4:58 am

We will be at Malvern today, Saturday, as early as possible. We ignore the flowers, if you can't eat it then don't grow it. Spending money is down...

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Last post by Tigger
Sat May 13, 2006 10:22 pm
Celery

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by GIB » Fri May 12, 2006 3:24 pm

This year for the first time i have grown celery which is a self blanching variety but am a little unsure what to do during its growing period i.e...

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Fri May 12, 2006 6:39 pm
Help! Quick!

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by Jenny Green » Thu May 11, 2006 9:18 am

There's a starling with a broken wing hiding in my woodpile! What should I do?

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Last post by sandersj89
Thu May 11, 2006 9:51 pm
Bay mystery

Last post by Beccy
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by rockbeer » Tue May 02, 2006 1:37 pm

Hi all,
It's been a while since I visited - hope everyone's well and your gardens are flourishing.
Anyway, back in January I salvaged 2 6' bay...

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Last post by Beccy
Thu May 11, 2006 6:41 pm
BACK ONLINE

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by STEVE PARTRIDGE » Thu May 11, 2006 4:02 pm

At long last I'm back online after a stupid contractor dug through some underground telephone cables and cut us off, I will do a double update...

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Last post by John
Thu May 11, 2006 5:38 pm
Moss on patio

Last post by Brenjon
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by Brenjon » Tue May 09, 2006 7:16 pm

My patio is made of 2foot square ornamental concrete paving fags. They collect a lot of moss during the winter and are a B------d to clean and keep...

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Last post by Brenjon
Wed May 10, 2006 10:55 pm
PIGLET we need you.

Last post by pigletwillie
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by oldherbaceous » Sun May 07, 2006 9:00 am
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Piglet i'm really missing not seeing your name coming up when i turn on to this site.
You come up with some really good practical answers to some of...
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Last post by pigletwillie
Wed May 10, 2006 6:11 pm
New lock for gates

Last post by Carole B.
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by Barry » Tue May 02, 2006 11:30 pm

At the risk of sounding daft, our allotment association had one of its two identical gate locks stollen! Either one of the members deliberately...

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Last post by Carole B.
Wed May 10, 2006 1:06 pm
Allotments need more criminals!

Last post by Ian F
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by Barry » Tue May 09, 2006 11:53 pm

Since early January, our allotment association has received every Saturday groups of Community Service offenders. They have cleared vast areas of...

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Last post by Ian F
Wed May 10, 2006 1:00 pm
Improvements?

Last post by peter
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by Allan » Mon May 08, 2006 7:02 am

I note that registration has been made compulsory which is a sad state of affairs, however the header still offers the Guest option which is...

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Last post by peter
Tue May 09, 2006 4:45 pm
Pauly Walters

Last post by Compo
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by Franksmum » Fri Apr 28, 2006 4:00 pm

OK starting a new topic - what's wrong with Poorly Pauly??? Nothing mentioned on BBC website at all.
Who's your favourite underling? We are Boggy...

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Last post by Compo
Tue May 09, 2006 12:49 pm
strange posts

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by peterf » Thu May 04, 2006 6:54 am
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hi all,havn't had time to post much lately but it seems there's some strange posts recently with no replies.is big brother watching or are we being...
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Last post by Tigger
Tue May 09, 2006 12:39 pm
Scaffold boards

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by Pol » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:51 am

Hi
Does anyone know where we can get hold of some old scaffold boards in or around Suffolk? We have recently taken over a large garden with an...

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Last post by peterf
Mon May 08, 2006 9:28 pm
Fruit Blossom

Last post by lizzie
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by Jennifer » Mon May 08, 2006 12:34 pm

Is it just my imagination or do the fruit trees seem to have masses of blossom this year? We have several trees in our garden and all seem to have...

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Last post by lizzie
Mon May 08, 2006 6:52 pm
FAO Chantal

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by peter » Thu May 04, 2006 11:45 am

Chanter, slow down a bit.
I know its exciting, but my PM area is 98% full and I need to clear it our a bit.
Please don't send me any more PM's till...

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Last post by Chantal
Mon May 08, 2006 4:36 pm
Egyptian onions

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by Sylvia » Sun May 07, 2006 9:09 pm

There will be some of these onions later they are just beginning to have "babies" for want of a better word and if you would like some send...

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Last post by Sylvia
Sun May 07, 2006 9:09 pm
Why are some nursery staff so ill informed?

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by poppyseed » Sat May 06, 2006 9:02 am

Just had to let off steam for a minute! - bought a horseradish plant yesterday from a local nursery. Having read some postings on various forums...

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Sun May 07, 2006 6:35 am
Whats your weather like ?

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by seedling » Fri May 05, 2006 12:56 pm

Its another warm sunny day here in Rugby but I have to go to work again :cry: Why is the weather always good on the days I work ? Its not fair. Sulk...

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Sat May 06, 2006 4:49 pm

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