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Lidl - 6 March

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by Chantal » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:11 pm

The whole of the specials page for 6 March is gardening stuff - more for the garden than the allotment it has to be said but some useful stuff all...

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Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:11 pm
BBC Weather hysteria

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by peter » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:17 am
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Why, why, why has the BBC taken to providing a National Hysteria forecast instead of a national Weather forecast. :evil:

Being an IT person I...
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Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:07 pm
grow a bigun

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by peterf » Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:21 pm

hi all,times moving on and its getting exciting in the world of giant pumpkins.our club still has spare seeds remaining.anyone wanting to join the...

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Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:57 pm
Aldi - 23rd Feb

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by Tigger » Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:28 am
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Here I am again - I think I should get some sort of discount!

There are two year old fruit trees for sale at Aldi next Thursday for £3.99 each....
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Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:42 pm
Winter is a-coming in

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by Colin Miles » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:39 am
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Wrap your veg up warm folks, today is merely the start if is to believed. From Sunday onwards we could get some 'real' weather!
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Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:33 pm
everybodies watching terminal

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by guest » Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:11 pm

everybody must be watching terminal on sky

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Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:13 pm
Attn Johnboy - Mistletoe

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by Tigger » Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:31 pm

I've replied to your PM JB. Thankyou for being so generous.

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Sun Feb 26, 2006 3:31 pm
lemons

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by carole » Sat Feb 25, 2006 6:00 pm

I received a lemon tree last christmas and I've managed to produce 10 decent sized fruits. They began to turn yellow a while ago but seem to have...

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Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:15 am
GW Fruit

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by Vivien » Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:46 am

Oh, how I agree, Sue. I'm planting a small orchard on my allotment at the moment - 5 fruit trees, maybe 6 if I can squeeze it in, and I've had to dig...

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Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:46 am
What's scoffing my tomato seedlings?

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by Chantal » Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:33 pm

I've lost about 10 newly transplanted tomato plants in the last few days. The tops have been nipped off and in most cases left in the pot. The only...

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Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:47 pm
new(ish) manure

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by helen2 » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:20 am

I have just had a trailerload of semi rotted manure delivered which i am itching to use! I believe i shouldn't use this for potatoes - and i do...

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Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:50 am
Woolworths seed offer

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by Happymouse » Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:50 pm

Woolworths have a buy one get one free offer on Johnsons seeds and their own brand . I just bought 4 packets and got the 2 cheapest packets free.

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Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:46 am
Aldi - 2 March - for the children

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by Chantal » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:41 pm

Childrens Gardening Kit

per set £ 3.99

Childrens' Gardening Kit - £3.99

Trug, tool and glove set with crafted wooden trug and...

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Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:42 am
Liquid Gold

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I have just read an amazing book called "Liquid Gold, the Lore and Logic of using Urine to Grow Plants" (available from Amazon). I've long...
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Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:15 am
Aldi - 2 March - for the big people

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by Chantal » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:43 pm

Windowsill propagator/greenhouse. - £1.99

Ideal for growing a selection of plants on windowsills, in small greenhouses and 3 tier greenhouses....

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Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:43 pm
Lidl 27th Feb

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by lizzie » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:58 am

Hi peeps

The Old Man just got me the leaflet from Lidl.

They're selling large plastic covered greenhouses 192 x 121 x 165 cm complete. £30...

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Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:14 pm
Malvern ID badges

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by Chantal » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:19 pm

Following discussions with Piglet, how would all like a badge with your ALTERNATIVE name on it (in big letters of course)? If you do, I can easily...

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Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:51 pm
credit card scam

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by pockets » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:15 pm

Hi all just read this on this site,
STATIONARYENGINE.ORG.UK

have a look, go to, general chit chat

Then read, credit card scam story.

Beware...

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Last post by nog
Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:04 pm
Aldi - plant trays

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by pigletwillie » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:22 am

upon buying my fruit trees today in Aldi, I came across some planting trays that hold 40 small pots and are ideal for pricking all sorts of things...

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Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:34 pm
Plastic walk in greenhouses - any good ?

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by Anonymouse » Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:26 pm

I nearly bought a plastic walk in greenhouse today then I thought it would be best to check with you to find out what you think of them. It is £50...

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Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:20 am
Attn Peter

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by Chantal » Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:44 am

Peter, I did reply to your urgent PM yesterday but it's till waiting to be picked up by you. Hope it's not too late.

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Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:49 am
radishes

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by paula » Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:53 pm

can anyone please recommend a radish variety that actually has some flavour/heat and tastes like a radish?

I just haven't bothered recently as the...

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Last post by fen not fen
Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:42 pm
I gloat I gloat.

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by peter » Sat Feb 18, 2006 12:04 am

Managed a minor win this week.

After writing to persuade the council to buy a miserly bundle or two of bare-rooted hedging.

Waiting while the...

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Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:01 pm
early day motion 1466

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by paul.r » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:18 pm

there is on the forum a request to contact your mp regards to an early day motion concerning provision of allotments. original request is from the...

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Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:53 pm
Remember my smelly dog

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by mazmezroz » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:10 pm

Well, she ain't quite as smelly now, but she's met another dog (my friend's) for the first time, and she was unbelievably vicious!!!!! We couldn't...

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:01 pm
Cloche choice of fabric

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by Anonymouse again » Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:33 pm

There are 3 choices of cloches in our garden centre. Net, fleece or plastic. How do I choose which to buy ? The net looked tempting as at least I...

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:49 pm
Eco-matters

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by Mr Potato Head » Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:54 am

I know that there's some hot debate about 'organic' gardening and suchlike, so I thought I'd test this subject out here to gauge the response......

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:13 pm
gm awareness

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by richard p » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:50 pm

had the 11 year old helping ,(well playing with the cat)in the tunnel last week after about an hour she asked "how do i extract dna from these...

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Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:50 pm
Nest boxes

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by pigletwillie » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:51 pm

Now that spring is in the air our birds are looking for places to nest.

It only takes a small amount of time to make a nest box and they can be...

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Last post by jane E
Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:43 pm
Stepover apples

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by Vivien » Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:30 pm

Does anyone have any experience of growing these? I have admired them enormousyly whenever visiting any large kitchen gardens, but I don't know what...

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:26 pm
Manure

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by pigletwillie » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:36 pm
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It was such a gorgeous day here in sunny Leicestershire that we spent all day on the lottie, and even christened the new whistling kettle, (no more...
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Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:16 pm
Under water

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by earlybird » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:36 pm

Can anyone give me advice,I went to the plot yesterday and one of the beds is partly under water, is it to late in the season to add a dressing of...

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Last post by earlybird
Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:36 pm
Allotment Mentoring

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by Deborah Burn » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:34 am

Do you help run your allotment site? Are you a committee member or a volunteer? Would you like to help and support other people regenerating...

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Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:34 am
Attn Tigger

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by Chantal » Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:22 pm

I've sent you two emails.

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Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:20 pm
Poundland bargains...

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by Deb P » Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:32 pm

Just picked up 2 bare rooted gooseberry bushes for £1 each in local Poundland, not named varieties, but I thought I'd give them a go for that price!...

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Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:31 pm
I found something interesting

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by Chantal » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:08 am
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Maybe you all already know this but I only discovered it yesterday and it's very useful.

When you go into a subject (or into the main index) you...
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Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:32 pm
Cat

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by Tony T. » Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:27 am
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As you can see, my cat Smudge loves my heated propagator. I think she's hoping to grow a bit!! :lol:
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Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:56 am
intersting site

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by paul.r » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:19 pm

plus lots of links.

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Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:01 pm
Smelly dog!!!

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by mazmezroz » Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:59 pm
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Any of you out there got doggies???? We've just got another one after having lost our dear Jack Russell in November. We have brought Lizzie home...
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Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:50 pm
Lidl/Aldi cloches

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by vivienz » Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:52 am

Does anyone happen to know when/if either of these two shops is going to sell their cloches again this year? I bought one last year and it was really...

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Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:27 pm
att chantal

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by The Grock in the Frock » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:59 pm
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ha,i did it and all on me little ownsome,did try for the one of me and my man at malvern but computer said NO! something to do with too many...
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Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:45 pm
Words of wisdom

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by lizzie » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:50 am
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Ok, saw this on another forum that I go on and I thought it made perfect sense.

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of...
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Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:42 pm
johnboy

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by peterf » Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:27 pm

where you been john,did you get my email as regards soil test results,cheers peter

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Last post by lizzie
Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:54 am
Halls greenhouses - are they really the best ?

Last post by Chris
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by Guest » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:44 pm

I am on the verge of buying a greenhouse. Two people have told me to make sure it is a Hall's greenhouse. Are they really the best ?

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Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:03 pm
Free mags

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by Allan » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:27 am

I 'borrowed' this from "the other lot"
Allan
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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:03:19 +0000
From:...

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Wed Feb 15, 2006 6:32 pm
Where is everyone?

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by Chantal » Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:06 pm
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What's everyone been doing today, not posting on the forum that's for sure. I can't believe the last post on here was before lunch; this is unheard...
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Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:10 am
Need to Spanielproof my veg patch - any ides please

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by Happymouse » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:10 pm

I tried Spanielproofing my vegetable patch with canes and string last year. It looked a sorry sight but was better than no barrier at all. Any ides...

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Last post by earthstar
Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:31 pm
Here comes the rain

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by pigletwillie » Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:51 am

Its raining here and I know that it desperatley needed all over the country, especially the South.

Its still somewhat dissapointing to find that...

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Last post by fen not fen
Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:09 pm
Kids in the garden

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by Jenny Green » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:52 pm
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Does anyone have any tips on what to do with toddlers in the garden? My little one is now approaching 2 1/2 so he's going to be my little companion...
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Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:24 am
Freecycle

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by Chantal » Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:04 pm

I've signed up to Freecycle but can't get past the home page. It says Welcome to me but the only option I have is to sign up which I've already done....

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Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:18 am

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