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Topic: The EU are planning on banning traditional varieties of seed |
zigs
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon May 06, 13 5:47 pm Subject: The EU are planning on banning traditional varieties of seed |
It was posted on our gardening forums last week, but most of us missed it, been lobbing it everywhere for good coverage.
The loss of genetic diversification would be a disaster, who knows what new ... |
Topic: How is your rhubarb doing? |
zigs
Replies: 46
Views: 24575
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon May 06, 13 10:04 am Subject: How is your rhubarb doing? |
Its about the only thing that is doing any good at the moment.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/badgereye501/garden/PICT0008_zps9deca741.jpg |
Topic: The EU are planning on banning traditional varieties of seed |
zigs
Replies: 15
Views: 11046
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon May 06, 13 10:00 am Subject: The EU are planning on banning traditional varieties of seed |
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/We_dont_accept_this_Let_us_keep_our_seeds_EU/?cdEgEab
This is outrageous, could mean the end of things like The Real Seed Company. |
Topic: Buy a house for a pound... |
zigs
Replies: 14
Views: 36701
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Tue Apr 23, 13 11:40 am Subject: Buy a house for a pound... |
We had to price for major works on a house that the Daily Mail gave away for a £.
It was just on the point of collapse. |
Topic: What have you planted? |
zigs
Replies: 49
Views: 29752
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Apr 20, 13 11:14 am Subject: What have you planted? |
Just planted out the first peas, onion sets were planted last week, some are 6inches high, but they were started off in modules as the ground was frozen.
Last frost here seems to be sunday night, c ... |
Topic: Growing ransomes (wild garlic) |
zigs
Replies: 43
Views: 38977
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Apr 20, 13 11:08 am Subject: Growing ransomes (wild garlic) |
It self seeded all over my last garden, seemed to do well under the fruit trees.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v249/badgereye501/garden005.jpg |
Topic: Planting times |
zigs
Replies: 8
Views: 4894
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Apr 08, 13 4:32 pm Subject: Planting times |
I've got stuff on the go indoors, given up trying to harden it off for now, that freezing wind will just kill it.
The ground temperature is still far too low as well. |
Topic: Bad year for leeks? |
zigs
Replies: 16
Views: 21865
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Apr 08, 13 12:46 pm Subject: Bad year for leeks? |
I think I'm going to try starting them in modules indoors this year. Last year I sowed them in a seed bed and pricked them out.
What does everyone else do?
I start mine off indoors, but then put ... |
Topic: Ziggy's conversion |
zigs
Replies: 21
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Dec 04, 12 4:58 pm Subject: Ziggy's conversion |
Advert has gone live now,
http://www.gumtree.com/p/flats-houses/detached-bungalow-hambridge-somerset/1004366064
Looking for some other websites to put it on, anyone else used any of the free pro ... |
Topic: Ziggy's conversion |
zigs
Replies: 21
Views: 27006
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Mon Dec 03, 12 11:01 pm Subject: Ziggy's conversion |
Cheers All,
Noticed that plots were listed with water available/well. Some had permission for a log cabin on site, that would be nice.
Only got the house advertised on gumtree at the moment and ... |
Topic: Ziggy's conversion |
zigs
Replies: 21
Views: 27006
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Mon Dec 03, 12 6:54 pm Subject: Ziggy's conversion |
Hi Guys,
Sorry, not been around much recently.
Business has folded due to lack of work, wife has gone, leaving just Willow & I.
Can't afford to stay here so we are planning on moving to S ... |
Topic: Wild Garlic |
zigs
Replies: 10
Views: 10733
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Feb 25, 12 1:00 pm Subject: Wild Garlic |
smelt it when i got off the bus this morning near the stream. think i saw a patch but im not sure what it looks like very small.
This is some from a few years back, just for id purposes
http://i ... |
Topic: Wild Garlic |
zigs
Replies: 10
Views: 10733
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Feb 19, 12 6:41 pm Subject: Wild Garlic |
Just starting to show down here. |
Topic: Last Week's Trip to Seatown |
zigs
Replies: 7
Views: 23267
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Sun Feb 19, 12 6:23 pm Subject: Last Week's Trip to Seatown |
It happens quite a bit. Had a stand up arguement with a "damp proofing company" who were trying to charge a client thousands to fix the "rising damp"
It was 6 foot up the wall and they were oblivio ... |
Topic: Last Week's Trip to Seatown |
zigs
Replies: 7
Views: 23267
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Sun Feb 19, 12 5:56 pm Subject: Last Week's Trip to Seatown |
Mods don't go off topic Sean
Internal plumbing leak?
Gardening Girl, was that you that joined GC a few weeks ago? Forgot to pop back & check |
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