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 Topic: how does your garden grow? |
gil
Replies: 102
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jul 30, 25 1:00 pm Subject: how does your garden grow? |
| These courgettes are outdoors, and it is really obvious which are male / female flowers - if I had both, I would be paintbrush pollinating just in case. The plants are otherwise healthy. I also have p ... |
| Topic: how does your garden grow? |
gil
Replies: 102
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Jul 29, 25 4:46 pm Subject: how does your garden grow? |
| Courgette problems here (Mistress Rose, have you had similar ?) : my courgette plants started with the usual (few) male flowers, and then switched over completely to all female flowers, hence tinytiny ... |
| Topic: site issues |
gil
Replies: 454
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Forum: Site guidelines, Announcements, Problems and Suggestions Posted: Sat May 31, 25 7:22 pm Subject: site issues |
| What on earth is going on ? Site very slow; wouldn't even let me in to start with. |
| Topic: Is there any body out there? |
gil
Replies: 26
Views: 44155
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Forum: Site guidelines, Announcements, Problems and Suggestions Posted: Mon Mar 24, 25 1:18 pm Subject: Is there any body out there? |
| Hello everyone - nice to see some people I've not seen for ages, since I don't do the 'socials'. Far more civilised here, by the sound of it. |
| Topic: If I say it I have to do it (socks) |
gil
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed Mar 19, 25 5:27 pm Subject: If I say it I have to do it (socks) |
I don't think I will ever knit a sock. I find the whole circular thing too complicated.
There are patterns for knitting socks flat, and seaming them. Not that I've tried. |
| Topic: Heavens! |
gil
Replies: 11
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Mon Mar 17, 25 11:50 am Subject: Heavens! |
Hello all. Nice to see familiar faces returning, and more posts here.  |
| Topic: Is there any body out there? |
gil
Replies: 26
Views: 44155
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Forum: Site guidelines, Announcements, Problems and Suggestions Posted: Mon Feb 17, 25 10:18 pm Subject: Is there any body out there? |
| Hello ! How are you ? |
| Topic: Scythe blade warped while peening |
gil
Replies: 14
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Sun Aug 06, 23 6:12 pm Subject: Scythe blade warped while peening |
| Really sorry to hear that, dpack. |
| Topic: Scythe blade warped while peening |
gil
Replies: 14
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Fri Aug 04, 23 8:29 am Subject: Scythe blade warped while peening |
hi dpack, I'm fine. How are you ?
I only sharpen with the finest, smoothest sharpening stone when mowing soft flat meadow with the longer 'grass blade' I used for competition. Otherwise I use the ... |
| Topic: Scythe blade warped while peening |
gil
Replies: 14
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Wed Aug 02, 23 4:58 pm Subject: Scythe blade warped while peening |
Good advice above.
Start by getting rid of the rough curly edge with a very coarse sharpening stone. That blade really is in quite a mess.
What kind of scythe is it ? Austrian or other (such as Eng ... |
| Topic: Hi from an unusual allotment |
gil
Replies: 25
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sun Sep 11, 22 2:12 pm Subject: Hi from an unusual allotment |
Welcome to the nuthouse!
Perhaps you can help me provide better advice to the folks I work with here in the US. Many want to grow elderberries, but every cultivated planting I've seen loses vigor d ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
gil
Replies: 26
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun May 24, 20 6:52 pm Subject: My allotment |
| That all looks great - congrats, and hopefully you'll soon be seeing a return on all your hard work. |
| Topic: if we could, perfect forage dinner? |
gil
Replies: 18
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Apr 26, 20 2:32 pm Subject: if we could, perfect forage dinner? |
Nettle and wild garlic soup
Pot roast rabbit with wild garlic, sauteed ground elder
Wild rasps and blaeberries |
| Topic: Adventures in grafting |
gil
Replies: 91
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Apr 26, 20 2:29 pm Subject: Adventures in grafting |
Looking good, dpack, and good to be keepng historical varieties alive.
A couple of years back, I did some grafting, and planted three proper apple trees in behind my existing cordons. I thought the ... |
| Topic: Manure or legumes |
gil
Replies: 12
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Mar 28, 20 12:33 pm Subject: Manure or legumes |
| slim - that's a much better way of explaining it. |
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