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summer????

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by Diane » Wed Jun 12, 2019 4:47 pm

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Wed Jun 12, 2019 8:23 pm
Just missed.....

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by Diane » Fri Jun 07, 2019 10:29 am

.....bumping into Charlie Dimmock at our local InExcess yesterday morning. She was buying plants (not surprising). 10 minuites earlier and I could...

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Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:39 am
pain in the thumb

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by Diane » Wed Jun 05, 2019 3:34 pm

I've been getting a bad pain in my right thumb - making it difficulty to hold the trowels and dibbers etc. and was thinking I need a thumb splint or...

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Wed Jun 05, 2019 10:03 pm
Spring proper, Bits and Bobs.

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Well, I do hope i'm not tempting fate but, it must be time for another Bits and Bobs..... :)
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Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:26 pm
Vegetative propagation of Hawthorn

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by peter » Fri May 31, 2019 4:03 pm

Each year I pass a stunning blush-pink wild hawthorn and each year I think, "I'd like to clone that for my garden." :roll:

So what would...

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Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:25 pm
Composting & Washington state

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by Stephen » Wed May 29, 2019 2:53 pm

I heard this story on "The News Quiz" (which I found most amusing on the subject) and thought this is the ideal place to discuss the...

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Thu May 30, 2019 7:48 pm
Tree ID please

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by Diane » Tue May 28, 2019 12:34 pm

We went for a wander around the local landowners estate on Sunday - and I spotted this rather attractive shrub/tree with dangly bits. Now I can't...

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Wed May 29, 2019 6:22 pm
Thankyou!

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by jeff64 » Wed May 22, 2019 10:48 am

Received my new secateurs and snips today well chuffed, so a big thankyou to KG and Spear and Jackson's giveaways. :D

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Wed May 22, 2019 10:48 am
Metaldahyde slug treatments.

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by peter » Sun May 19, 2019 8:55 pm

Everyone aware that there's only one month to go before these are illegal to sell?
Then one year until they're illegal to use?

Don't be tempted by...

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Tue May 21, 2019 10:46 pm
Tomato Cymreig - Welsh tomato

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by alan refail » Tue May 21, 2019 3:20 pm

The first Welsh-named tomato from Medwyn - Y Ddraig Goch

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Tue May 21, 2019 5:07 pm
I cannot be not worried about this...

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by Elmigo » Sat May 18, 2019 10:43 am

Last years drought was terrible! Many trees started dropping leaves months before the fall season even started and some even dropped their bark. For...

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Mon May 20, 2019 8:36 am
Rapini

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by robo » Sun May 19, 2019 3:13 pm

Hi all ,I'm having a go at growing some rapini this year only about four plants ,they are around six inches high maybe a bit taller they are...

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Sun May 19, 2019 3:13 pm
My quest....

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by Diane » Fri May 17, 2019 12:43 pm

Ever since I saw a picture of the beautiful Skeleton Flower - Diphylleia grayi - I've been on a mission to try to obtain one. The flower becomes...

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Fri May 17, 2019 8:05 pm
A funny thing happened on the allotment

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by KG Emma » Tue May 14, 2019 4:15 pm

Actually nothing that funny has happened to me on the allotment other than applying Nemaslug nematodes in the pouring rain. I spent a happy hour...

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Wed May 15, 2019 8:09 pm
Happy Birthday Beryl.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat May 04, 2019 4:56 am

Dear Beryl, I know you don't get on the forum very much these days but, if you do pop on today, I would like to wish you a very Happy Birthday...

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Mon May 06, 2019 5:47 pm
Dare you..........

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by snooky » Thu May 02, 2019 7:38 pm

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Sat May 04, 2019 9:29 am
An embarrassing confession

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by Primrose » Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:20 am

It's all very well preserving the surplus produce you grow but one does need to be realistic about your ability to use it up, especially if you're a...

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Fri May 03, 2019 9:33 am
GROW A GIFT 2019 - Help Your Community

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by Colin2016 » Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:04 am

Came across this today maybe of interest to somebody else.
Assume ok to add link

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Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:20 am
Early Spring Bits and Bobs.

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Went into the greenhouse this morning and noticed the Beetroot in the cell trays are popping up....also the Broad Beans in pots are showing...
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Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:04 pm
Happy Easter!

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by KG Steve » Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:36 pm

Hi Chaps. Just wanted to wish all our forum regulars a very happy Easter from all on the KG team. Looks like the weather is set fine for gardening so...

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Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:10 pm
Beechgrove host retires

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by tigerburnie » Thu Apr 18, 2019 11:22 am

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Sat Apr 20, 2019 4:59 pm
Confused?

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by Westi » Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:24 pm

Had a strange letter from the council today. I live in Christchurch, Dorset & we are merging with Bournemouth & Poole, along with any town or...

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Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:50 am
That Monty....

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by Diane » Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:17 pm

....has inspired me to send off for the special offer of banana plants from GW website. There was a stunning tropical garden on his programme last...

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Sun Apr 14, 2019 10:31 am
Black Hole

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by JohnN » Sat Apr 13, 2019 3:48 pm

I guess we've all been gasping at the photo of the black hole, 55million light years away. But what I want to know is how do we know that it's still...

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Last post by robo
Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:28 pm
Happy Pa Snip Day.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:51 am

You may not be with us anymore Old Sausage but, you will never be forgotten.... Happy Birthday Pa Snip.... :)

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Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:10 pm
When it all gets a bit a struggle

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by Primrose » Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:34 pm

I started trying to weed my vegetable plot today and found I just couldn't raise the energy due to ongoing physical issues.

I m loath to give it...

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Last post by Diane
Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:12 pm
Hands across the ocean

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by Stephen » Tue Apr 09, 2019 5:59 pm

“Best way to be healthy is to get your hands dirty – in the soil!” I'm trying!

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Tue Apr 09, 2019 7:07 pm
my experiment

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by Diane » Sun Apr 07, 2019 4:19 pm

This year's experiment which I'm involved in, from Garden Organic -is testing three methods of germinating peas.

They sent me 60 little dried peas....

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Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:10 pm
Happy Birthday Johnboy.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Apr 06, 2019 5:22 am
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Not sure if you will get to see this but, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed, Johnboy and hope you have a wonderful day.
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Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:20 am
today....

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by Diane » Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:25 pm

...I took all my carnivorous plants, in their rainwater tray, down to the bottom of the garden to bask in the sunshine.. They managed to catch their...

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Last post by Diane
Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:34 pm
Fatal attraction

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by Stephen » Sat Mar 30, 2019 4:19 pm

What attracts gnats to freshly gloss painted surfaces?
I'll have to rub down and give the newly painted front door another coat. :( It looked pretty...

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Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:18 pm
I hope this isn't vainglorious but as it was a sunny day

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by Stephen » Sun Mar 24, 2019 5:01 pm

I thought I'd take a few pictures of my plot. I have annotated them, to give you a better idea of it.
This is one of the delights, as I have a view...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:56 pm
You are not authorised to read this forum

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by Primrose » Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:56 am

This is the message which confronted me three times this morning when I tried to enter which I have to admit rather took me aback.

What sin am I...

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Last post by peter
Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:34 pm
Pa Snip, more than just a laugh.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:36 am

Morning all, I know the first thing that would spring to mind when thinking about Pa Snip would probably be, his never ending sense of humour that he...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:02 pm
Allotment garden shed and an accident

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by Catherine » Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:41 pm

In January we lost our felt off the allotment garden shed. My OH sheeted it and was waiting for a good day to cover it in new felt. Five weeks ago my...

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Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:51 am
Where Did My Water Go?

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by Colin2016 » Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:03 pm
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Went to plot for stock up on veg for tea, thought I would see how full my water butts were, as we have had a bit? of rain of late.

Took lid off...
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Last post by robo
Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:01 am
Bolting Brassicas

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by Colin2016 » Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:41 pm

Found Stephanie Hafferty article on bolting brassicas very interesting.

Always thought that once plant has gone to seed best to pull it up and plant...

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Tue Mar 12, 2019 8:53 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:36 am
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May I be the first of many, to wish you a very Happy Birthday, Geoff, and hope you have a wonderful day.

Thank you for being a brilliant membr of...
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Sun Mar 10, 2019 2:22 pm
Late Winter Bits and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:34 am
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Since things are ticking on inthe year, I thought, why not......

Looking out of the window this morning, it looks quite magical outside. A...
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Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:58 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Mar 02, 2019 5:07 am

Dear Tigerburnie, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday and hope you have a wonderful day.

And thank you for all the wonderful wildlife pictures that...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Mar 02, 2019 6:28 pm
For our dear Pa Snip.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Mar 01, 2019 10:34 am

As you stroll through life,
Many people play a part,
But there's sometimes one person,
That remains in your heart.

They are first in a crisis,
To...

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Sat Mar 02, 2019 3:57 pm
March poem.

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by Diane » Fri Mar 01, 2019 2:14 pm

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Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:17 am
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

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by alan refail » Fri Mar 01, 2019 6:47 am

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Mar 01, 2019 8:01 pm
Plastics in the food chain

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by ccfd9 » Tue Feb 19, 2019 7:42 am
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We know that plastic is entering the food chain via the water and thus into any seafood we eat. But is it also entering the food chain via...
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Last post by Monika
Mon Feb 25, 2019 7:04 pm
Pa Snip Enterprise Log Stardate Feb 15th 2019

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by Pa Snip » Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:41 am
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'Poddington & Snap take over the 'labour' department'

I mentioned on a recent post my transfer from the labour department to the blue collar...
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Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:56 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:25 am

Dear Westi, may I wish you a very Happy Birthday indeed. Hope you have a wonderful day and get to do something nice. :)

Also, thank you for playing...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Fri Feb 22, 2019 9:30 pm
Mid Winter Bits and Bobs.

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Managed to get the Winter digging completed on my three plots today, and what a lovely feeling that is....I'll try and get a few pictures put on here...
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Last post by Westi
Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:42 pm
Social Care and a legal milestone.

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by peter » Sun Feb 10, 2019 12:36 pm

The Metropolitan Police's recent prosecution of a parent for carrying out Female Genital Mutilation had a guilty verdict handed down some days ago,...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Feb 12, 2019 6:59 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:22 am

A very Happy Birthday, to you Peter. Hope you have a marvelous day and manage to fit something nice in.

Also, thank you for all the behind the...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:55 pm
How many.....

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by Diane » Wed Feb 06, 2019 2:47 pm

ladybirds does it make to conjure up springtime? I've just seen one very busy little soul trundling about on an old penstemon leaf - at least it's a...

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Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:19 pm

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