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Top three veg?

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by KG Tony » Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:05 am

OK, for dodgy doings on the allotment you've been banished (for life!) to an hitherto undiscovered, uninhabited island...not far from the Isle of...

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Sun Nov 25, 2018 6:17 pm
We all have these in our gardens

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by Diane » Thu Nov 22, 2018 4:00 pm

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Sun Nov 25, 2018 6:06 pm
I Know We Will...............................

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by Pa Snip » Wed Nov 07, 2018 10:19 am

100 years ago yesterday and years before this was happening.
100 years ago today and tomorrow this was happening
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of...

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Fri Nov 09, 2018 12:38 pm
Preserving

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by robo » Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:08 am
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I've just ordered a food dehydrator ,I've been thinking about buying one for a couple of years I keep changing my mind as I'm concerned they may just...
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Tue Nov 06, 2018 5:37 pm
Of possible interest to chilli fans?

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by Primrose » Wed Oct 31, 2018 6:47 am

I have just received this offer from Victoriana Nursery Gardens who have just held their Chilli Fest and are now selling their surplus crop. It...

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Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:19 am
Slightly different user name

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by Sally L Wright » Sat Oct 27, 2018 12:43 am

Dear All,
After trying to log back in after being inadvertently logged out and realising that it is so long since I had to use my password in anger...

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Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:43 pm
cheese

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by Diane » Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:33 am
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What is the point of mild cheese?
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Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:48 am
Happy Birthday S

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by Pa Snip » Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:57 am

not to try and outdo OH but it would seem as if the birth of a new site server has gone without hitch

Happy Birthday Server

As OH might say on a...

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Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:42 am
Introducing myself

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by robo » Thu Oct 18, 2018 8:00 pm

Welcome idkwidg there is no such thing as a stupid question ,there is a lot of knowledge on this forum ,enjoy it ask away as much as you want

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Last post by Pa Snip
Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:21 am
Decision made!

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by Westi » Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:31 pm
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I've been procrastinating for ages re: greenhouse or polytunnel on the plot now I know we can stay. I have researched so much and asked so many...
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Sat Oct 13, 2018 8:55 pm
help required please

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by Edna » Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:31 pm

I have ben trying to get perforated polythene tunnels for my allotment, but can't find any UK suppliers. I need the polythene to be a minimum of 1.8...

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Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:57 pm
Seeds

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by tigerburnie » Mon Oct 08, 2018 1:54 pm

For someone who declared he didn't really need any more seeds for next year, I've just had some delivered. The back ground is my Dad used to grow...

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Mon Oct 08, 2018 7:51 pm
Scrumping and vandalism.

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by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Oct 03, 2018 8:58 pm
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Yesterday I noticed a lot of apples on the lawn but they weren't from the tree they were near which is a different variety. On closer inspection...
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Sat Oct 06, 2018 6:35 pm
I DID IT!

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by Diane » Wed Oct 03, 2018 1:29 pm

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Sat Oct 06, 2018 5:16 pm
step 1 complete

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by retropants » Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:33 pm

sorry, this, at first seems like it is totally unrelated to gardening, but bear with me!
I have finally mustered to courage to list my beloved but...

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Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:56 pm
Your (meanest)/most economical gardening habits

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by Primrose » Sun Sep 30, 2018 11:44 am
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I laughed at myself the other day when uprooting a few finished tomato plants to find myself carefully untying the string which bound them to their...
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Tue Oct 02, 2018 11:00 am
Dead (not) raspberry canes

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by Diane » Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:30 pm

Just notice that my autumn fruiting raspberry canes have risen from the dead. Last week they were brown and shrivelled with ne'er a green leaf to be...

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Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:03 pm
Sad horse chestnuts

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by vivienz » Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:15 pm

Autumn is early this year, but more so for the poor horse chestnut trees. I've been shuttling from one end of Dorset to the other most days since the...

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Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:54 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Sep 29, 2018 4:57 am

May I wish you a very Happy Birthday, Robbo, and hope you have a marvelous day.
Also, thank you for the many laughs and also, useful tips that you...

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Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:27 pm
Late Summer Bit and Bobs.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Aug 26, 2018 3:52 pm
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Thought it was due...

Just managed to get some ground dug over, ready for a new sixty plant Strawberry bed, before the heavy rain started.
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Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:56 pm
Discount code

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by Laine21 » Sat Sep 29, 2018 1:11 am

Just wondering if anyone has the discount code for the garlic farm that was in the October issue of kitchen garden please? Possibly around page 31....

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Sat Sep 29, 2018 1:11 am
Here I am again!

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by alan refail » Sun Sep 23, 2018 7:33 am
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So long since I have posted anything, I thought I should let those regulars who remember me have an update on how things are.
It's over three years...
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Thu Sep 27, 2018 12:50 pm
How to plant a tree First Lady style

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by alan refail » Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:57 am

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Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:11 pm
Ricard with an H

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by WestHamRon » Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:12 pm

Hasm't posted since 27/12/2017.
I don't read this forum as much as I should.
Have I missed something?

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Sat Sep 22, 2018 9:45 pm
Anybody going to Malvern Autumn Show UPDATED 22/9

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by Pa Snip » Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:23 am
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Show on for 2 days, 29th & 30th Sept

Mrs S going both days, I will be going on Sat 29th Sept

Meet for Tea/Coffee anyone ?

Regret health...
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Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:25 pm
Illness

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by robo » Mon Sep 17, 2018 5:25 pm

Great news this afternoon , there is no sign of cancer in my wife's latest scans, the gin and wine is flowing freely at our house at the moment

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Last post by Shallot Man
Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:28 am
How do you post a photo.

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by Catherine » Sun Sep 16, 2018 6:25 pm

Please can someone remind me how to post a photo. I have an Instagram account and am a dab hand at those but I can't for the life of me remember how...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:13 pm
Bucket list....

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by Diane » Fri Sep 14, 2018 11:33 am

.......I'm about to tick off another item on my bucket list.

I've already done a scary zip wire ride, at the Eden Project. It was so exciting....

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Last post by Monika
Mon Sep 17, 2018 6:59 pm
We seem to have missed a birthday

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by Geoff » Sat Sep 08, 2018 7:09 pm

Happy Birthday to the occasional Catherine, hope you found a good day despite the rain.

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Last post by Monika
Mon Sep 17, 2018 6:54 pm
LETS HAVE OUR OWN SHOW.

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by Pa Snip » Tue Sep 11, 2018 8:00 am
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Its been quiet on here for the last few days and I've trying to think of something to encourage some activity.

How about we have our own show, just...
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Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:25 am
Nothing to do with gardening...but I bet you'll laugh.

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by Diane » Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:07 pm

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Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:49 pm
Top 50 posters

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by Pa Snip » Fri Sep 14, 2018 9:15 am
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As it has been relatively quiet over the last week I thought I would be curious and spend a bit pf time looking at who has been posting .

It of...
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Last post by Stephen
Sun Sep 16, 2018 6:03 pm
Johnny Kingdom RIP

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by Diane » Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:20 pm

Very sad to hear of the death of the lovely Johnny Kingdom, in a digger accident on his land. He will be sorely missed.

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Sun Sep 09, 2018 8:53 pm
Pa Snip Enterprise visits Agricultural Show

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by Pa Snip » Wed Aug 29, 2018 5:36 pm
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August Bank Holiday Monday Mrs S and I visited the Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural show . Big show with Alpaca's to Zucchini taking part.

The veg...
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Last post by Pa Snip
Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:10 pm
How to present non-alcoholic beverage in village show

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by Mouse2 » Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:56 pm

Or more specifically, should I provide a bottle of (soda) water for the judges to dilute my elderflower cordial 'to taste' when they are judging?

I...

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Fri Sep 07, 2018 7:02 pm
Sometimes you hate being proved right.

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by Pa Snip » Mon Sep 03, 2018 6:34 pm

Time and time again this year I have remarked on some of my posts how badly the King Edward maincrop potato growth was doing.
I had been concerned...

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Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:06 pm
Sometimes you're so glad about particular people!

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by peter » Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:44 pm

Last year we didn't have an annual Show, our Show Secretary moved away and everyone else had too many prior commitments to take over.
We relaunched...

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Mon Sep 03, 2018 11:03 am
Open Day at the Gardens of Easton Lodge

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by peter » Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:52 pm

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This is the Great Dunmow side of Stanstead airport.

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Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:52 pm
Instant promotion

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by Pa Snip » Fri Aug 31, 2018 9:00 am

One exhibitor at the Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural show was a rabbit with its own police uniform.
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Immediately outside of...

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Fri Aug 31, 2018 8:31 pm
Sizzling Summer Bits and Bobs.

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Since it is another scorcher out there today, and making work seem very tough, I thought this was quite appropriate.... :)
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Last post by Westi
Fri Aug 31, 2018 6:36 pm
Thank you !

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by Primrose » Sat Aug 25, 2018 2:00 pm

This is an embarrassed Thank You as I can't remember now who it was who recommended Prima Bella cordon cherry tomatoes to me earlier in the season as...

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Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:05 pm
Where is everyone?

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by Westi » Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:27 pm

I know weather is behaving a bit better, so if like me, busy, busy sowing bits & bobs in spare ground!

I'm focusing on salad crops - quick wins...

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Fri Aug 24, 2018 7:16 pm
Pa Snip Enterprise Log Stardate August 20 18

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by Pa Snip » Sat Aug 11, 2018 6:50 pm
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It seems we have been fortunate compared to many, despite the hot weather and the personal issues resulting in late planting earlier in the year we...
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Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:40 pm
Well, you all know what I'm like!

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Aug 15, 2018 3:25 pm
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So, just incase any of you feel a little guilty for missing it......

It's my Birthday today........

Now how's that for cheek..... :) :)
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Last post by Primrose
Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:49 am
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Sun Aug 12, 2018 5:14 am

Dear Primrose, may I wish you the happiest of Birthdays and hope you have a wonderful day.

Also thank you for being a brilliant member of the forum,...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:38 pm
Roundup

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by Primrose » Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:15 am

Today's Sunday Telegraph reports that an American court has just ruled that Roundup DID cause a man's terminal Non Hodgkins cancer. The case found...

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Last post by Stephen
Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:44 pm
New base for an old shed

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by Stephen » Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:03 pm

I bought the shed for my allotment in November 2006.
It sat on a base of marine ply, with a frame underneath, painted with (if I remember correctly)...

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Last post by robo
Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:49 pm
Happy Birthday.

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by oldherbaceous » Wed Aug 01, 2018 5:08 am

Dear Shallot Man, may I wish you a very Happy Bithday indeed. Hope you have a wonderful day and maybe you might get to have a pint or two.... :)

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Last post by Catherine
Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:20 am
Alliums - Flower ones though - Soz!

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by Westi » Thu May 31, 2018 7:38 pm
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I've just got into these & have been pretty impressed with how well they have done, so I have been researching growing them from seed. All OK...
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Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:08 pm
The Good, the Bad and the Sad .....

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by Monika » Sun Jul 01, 2018 4:32 pm
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To start with the Good: we have been eating and freezing our first peas (Hurst Greenshaft), broad beans (de Monica), courgettes (Zucchini), beetroot...
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Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:25 pm

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