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Sacha[_4_]
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buying compost
Published (2009-11-21 11:24:00)
On 2009-11-21 02:59:56 +0000, Janet Tweedy said: In article , Sacha writes We've been finding out about compost needed on a large scale (about 10 tons) in Jersey. Apparently the local States arrange for all the plants used in parks and bedding schemes to be composted in one particular place and you can go there and buy it on a decreasing scale, Hmm well i have walking on Saturday and on Sunday and Ceroc in the evening so not sure I might...
Spider[_2_]
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Sleuths needed! White flower in...
Published (2009-11-22 13:48:00)
"shack" wrote in message ... Thank you for any help you can provide! I would love to identify the plant described in the following novel - if it is a real plant - and to know anything about the lore that might attach to the plant and its flower. The novel _The Graveyard Book_, by Neil Gaiman, is set in a graveyard in an unidentified town in England. In a chapter entitled "Danse Macabre", the residents of...
Martin[_2_]
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More gales... - Page 4 -...
Published (2009-11-20 14:13:00)
The author has marked this message not to be archived. This post will be deleted on December 4, 2009. On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:01 +0000, Aries wrote: On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:31:23 +0100, Martin wrote: On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:14 +0000, Aries wrote: [30 quoted lines suppressed] The "Phew! What a scorcher" dates from the same time. It was the beginning of global warming you reckon lol Just before the "New Ice...
Judith in France
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To pee or not to pee? - Page 9 -...
Published (2009-11-23 18:28:00)
On Nov 23, 4:43*pm, Gordon H wrote: In message , writesAh Judith you live in France so you must be doing far worse things than peeing on your compost heap. I expect you're a troll, but I have to agree. Escargots? * * *Yukk! Frog legs? * * * EWWWW! Paté de Foie Gras? * * *Shame on you! The practice of force-feeding geese to enlarge their livers dates back to at least 400 B.C. Egyptian hieroglyphics depict slaves force-feeding geese to...
Aries[_3_]
24
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Heated Propagator
Published (2009-11-23 23:40:00)
The author has marked this message not to be archived. This post will be deleted on December 7, 2009. On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:27:25 -0000, mark wrote: Firstly are these a gardener's 'must-have or are they the kitchen equivalent of a sandwich toaster that sits in the back of the cupboard? mark I've had one for years Mark and use it every early Spring for bringing on seeds early before hardening off. I wouldn't be without it....
Bob Hobden
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Opinions on "Indoor...
Published (2009-11-24 08:56:00)
"R" wrote ... Given that there is (reportedly) a shortage of allotments around the UK generally, and that with the overall demise of garden space urbanwise what say the group about the idea of division of a very large ex-commercial greenhouse into "units" for people to use ? Thus far my idea is divide the existing 200ft x 80ft greenhouse into 10ft square "plots", dividing if required by...
Donn Thorson
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Birds-Robins - Running-Robin.jpg...
Published (2009-11-22 13:49:00)
I'm outta here! Taken with my 60-300mm + 2X teleconverter at about 100 feet...
No Name
15
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Heated Propagator
Published (2009-11-24 01:00:00)
mark wrote: Firstly are these a gardener's 'must-have or are they the kitchen equivalent of a sandwich toaster that sits in the back of the cupboard? I love my sandwich toaster!!
Wildbilly
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English oaks: why so rare in...
Published (2009-11-24 06:59:00)
Oh, stick it in your ear. In article , " wrote: It¹s a beautiful tree but not the best choice for landscapes in many parts of the USA. However, there are good alternatives to the English oak. QUESTION: ³We have about 5, very beautiful, English oaks where I work. They look like they're related to the White Oaks, and appear to be doing very well here in Philly...why aren't English Oaks more numerous?² * Scott ANSWER:...
FarmI
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critter friendly yards - Page 2...
Published (2009-11-21 10:56:00)
"Jean B." wrote in message ... FarmI wrote: You too :-)) I noted your name but didn't know if you chose to acknowledge our aquaintance out of context. Why not? I like you! Thank you Jean and I reciprocate that :-)) Do a hunt on terms like permaculture, layering and wildlife in google on US sites and that may give you some ideas. If that doesn't work I know I have a seen a number of Oz ones which explain the concept...
 

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Gardening - 128 new posts Gardening - forum profile
Garden Photos - 34 new posts Garden Photos - forum profile
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Australia - 3,295 posts Australia - forum profile
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Plant Science - 886 posts Plant Science - forum profile

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Started 2 months, 1 week ago (2009-09-14 23:17:00)  by Sacha[_4_]
On 2009-09-14 20:05:23 +0100, Martin Brown said: I have a small lemon tree rescued from a garden centre discount bin - and I have just tried the first "lemon" from it in a G&T. I confess I was disappointed - I was hoping for a fresh aromatic home grown lemon. It took a couple of years to recover from its ill treatment to flower and fruit. Like most of the UK garden centre ...
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Started 1 day, 23 hours ago (2009-11-24 08:41:00)  by K
R writes Given that there is (reportedly) a shortage of allotments around the UK generally, and that with the overall demise of garden space urbanwise what say the group about the idea of division of a very large ex-commercial greenhouse into "units" for people to use ? I think that's a great idea. Presumably you'd charge people for use? Have you checked on allotment rents? - ...
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Started 2 days, 8 hours ago (2009-11-23 23:29:00)  by Pete C[_2_]
mark wrote: Firstly are these a gardener's 'must-have or are they the kitchen equivalent of a sandwich toaster that sits in the back of the cupboard? mark Do you live in an igloo? Think about it -- https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ Pete C London UK
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Started 5 days, 8 hours ago (2009-11-20 23:32:00)  by Stewart Robert Hinsley
In message , Peter writes "Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Peter" wrote ... Hello, my mum recently gave me some tree lilly bulbs that she bought from a catalogue, she had to wait several months for them to arrive as they are only sent out when they are ready. When I got them they all had sprouted so I followed the advice I was given and planted them in large ish ...
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Started 2 weeks, 4 days ago (2009-11-08 00:50:00)  by Jonno[_20_]
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... Jonno wrote: Imagine 1 kilometre of atmosphere and we want to get rid of the carbon pollution in it created by human activity. Let's go for a walk along it. The first 770 metres are Nitrogen. The next 210 metres are Oxygen. That's 980 metres of the 1 kilometre. 20 metres to go. The next 10 metres are water vapour. 10 metres left...
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Started 2 days, 7 hours ago (2009-11-24 01:24:00)  by Phisherman[_3_]
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:25:09 -0800 (PST), " wrote: It’s a beautiful tree but not the best choice for landscapes in many parts of the USA. However, there are good alternatives to the English oak. QUESTION: “We have about 5, very beautiful, English oaks where I work. They look like they're related to the White Oaks, and appear to be doing very well here in Philly...why aren't ...
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Started 2 days, 22 hours ago (2009-11-23 09:46:00)  by Bob Hobden
"Aries" wrote ... So looking forward to planting a few crops next month - what do your other gardeners plant veggie wise in December ? Nothing after the Garlic in October until February when the shallots go in. -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London
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Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-13 09:37:00)  by aquachimp
On Nov 13, 9:32*am, "Muddymike" wrote: The question is answered. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/8357134. stm Don't worry is from the BBC so is quite safe to open. Mike Or if you want the version you can comment on; http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...mposting-ur ine
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RE: More gales... - 68 new posts
Started 1 week ago (2009-11-18 15:55:00)  by Martin[_2_]
The author has marked this message not to be archived. This post will be deleted on December 2, 2009. On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:39:25 +0000, Sacha wrote: It's blowing again Here too! only a few more leaves to go. - what is it about high winds that makes people feel on edge, I wonder. Tiles, kite surfers & sea gulls travelling horizontally at 60mph has something to do...
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RE: Raised beds - 40 new posts
Started 2 weeks, 2 days ago (2009-11-09 10:18:00)  by Bobbie[_11_]
Aries wrote: I'm pleased to say that I'm having decking timber delivered today which will be cut up to make raised veggie beds for house move garden - can't wait to get them all set up and filled but guess it will be the New Year now before they're ready for planting. But hey, a whole new growing year to look forward to - exciting! I can hear the excitement in your voice, ...
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Started 1 week, 1 day ago (2009-11-17 23:35:00)  by Jean B.
Jean B. wrote: Soon I'll be moving, and while I will take a few of my smaller Japanese maples etc. and put them in part of the front yard, I am thinking I want most of my yard to be populated by critter-friendly plants--ones that provide food, nesting spots/shelter for birds and beasts. Currently the large back yard is rather barren, with pines at the back and toward the side...
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-16 20:14:00)  by Pete C[_2_]
Spider wrote: Hello everyone! With some considerable help from my IT manager (RG), I've finally put a few pics on the web for all to see. Try the link below: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Spider.AAG Fingers crossed ... Spider You can uncross them now......works fine. Lovely garden............. thanks -- https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ Pete C ...
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Started 1 week ago (2009-11-18 18:34:00)  by Charlie[_2_]
The author has marked this message not to be archived. This post will be deleted on December 2, 2009. On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:49:36 -0800 (PST), richardg wrote: I would like to make a rain barrel. I have no idea where to get a used food grade barrel. There are no bottling plants in my area. Are there other possible sources I could try? Richard You appear to be in the Albany ...
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Started 2 days, 22 hours ago (2009-11-23 09:46:00)  by Bob Hobden
"Aries" wrote ... So looking forward to planting a few crops next month - what do your other gardeners plant veggie wise in December ? Nothing after the Garlic in October until February when the shallots go in. -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-16 19:33:00)  by nmm1@cam.ac.uk
In article , Spider wrote: Incidentally, I have also grown the hardy types - C. hederifoium and C.coum - from seed (intentionally, rather than by accident!) with great success. I have a terrific C.hederifolium with truly gorgeous leaves, and the tuber is now the size of a small saucer. Masses of flower. I can recommend it most enthusiastically to anyone who loves cyclamen, but ...
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Started 4 days, 12 hours ago (2009-11-21 19:54:00)  by mj
On Nov 21, 12:01*pm, "Nelly Wensdow" wrote: and how do I keep its flower buds from dropping? The buds are the same pink color of a typical "Christmas cactus", but quite a bit smaller. http://webpages.charter.net/slyrp/pl...pe%20plant_ 287 ... It is a Christmas Cactus. MJ
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Started 1 week, 2 days ago (2009-11-17 01:27:00)  by Christina Websell[_2_]
"uriel13" wrote in message ... Hi All, I can’t find a section on this site for pests and diseases so I will just post this in the hope that someone might find it of use. This was a tip I got from an organic market gardener on another allotment site about 6 years ago. This requires to be done when the weather is dry for reasons which will become obvious. First ...
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Started 1 week, 5 days ago (2009-11-13 09:37:00)  by aquachimp
On Nov 13, 9:32*am, "Muddymike" wrote: The question is answered. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/8357134. stm Don't worry is from the BBC so is quite safe to open. Mike Or if you want the version you can comment on; http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...mposting-ur ine
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