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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Wasn't it nice to see Monty Don back on Gardners World tonight

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I must be the only green fingered swinger on here then

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

Know im as well and when did start back been a long winter nice hes back on the t v hope hes back to full health

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I must be the only green fingered swinger on here then

lol "

Theres a good cream can sort that for you... And a number of uphill gardeners on this site...

*stops digging and forks off...*

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Know im as well and when did start back been a long winter nice hes back on the t v hope hes back to full health"

New series of Gardners World started tonight on BBC2 at 8.30pm its filmed at his place now he looked in top condition youd never of known hed had a stroke

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I must be the only green fingered swinger on here then

lol

Theres a good cream can sort that for you... And a number of uphill gardeners on this site...

*stops digging and forks off...*"

lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't watch it but green fingered I am, over the last week, have potted up 300 bulbs, from Oriental lilies to Freshia, sown over 1000 seeds and planted up 12 large tubs and pots with, primulas, viola and pansy's

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Know im as well and when did start back been a long winter nice hes back on the t v hope hes back to full health

New series of Gardners World started tonight on BBC2 at 8.30pm its filmed at his place now he looked in top condition youd never of known hed had a stroke

will have look on iplayer over the weekend so what you like to turn your hand to veg or flowers

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I don't watch it but green fingered I am, over the last week, have potted up 300 bulbs, from Oriental lilies to Freshia, sown over 1000 seeds and planted up 12 large tubs and pots with, primulas, viola and pansy's"

wow youve been busy

I love it when you start to see the green shoots coming through of the bulbs youve put in looking forward to seeing my lovely tulips coming out

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Know im as well and when did start back been a long winter nice hes back on the t v hope hes back to full health

New series of Gardners World started tonight on BBC2 at 8.30pm its filmed at his place now he looked in top condition youd never of known hed had a stroke

will have look on iplayer over the weekend so what you like to turn your hand to veg or flowers "

oh defo flowers for me

Im a huge fan of roses got about 20 in my little garden lol

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Know im as well and when did start back been a long winter nice hes back on the t v hope hes back to full health

New series of Gardners World started tonight on BBC2 at 8.30pm its filmed at his place now he looked in top condition youd never of known hed had a stroke

will have look on iplayer over the weekend so what you like to turn your hand to veg or flowers

oh defo flowers for me

Im a huge fan of roses got about 20 in my little garden lol

i have lovely walled garden and im going start planting out a new herb bed and will be adding nettles some wear in that bed brings in the good bugs

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Know im as well and when did start back been a long winter nice hes back on the t v hope hes back to full health

New series of Gardners World started tonight on BBC2 at 8.30pm its filmed at his place now he looked in top condition youd never of known hed had a stroke

will have look on iplayer over the weekend so what you like to turn your hand to veg or flowers

oh defo flowers for me

Im a huge fan of roses got about 20 in my little garden lol

i have lovely walled garden and im going start planting out a new herb bed and will be adding nettles some wear in that bed brings in the good bugs"

oooo nettle soup

meant to be really nice Ive never had it before though lol I really love walled gardens wish my garden was bigger

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Wasn't it nice to see Monty Don back on Gardners World tonight

Always had a soft spot for Monty such a gent x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All mine this year are going to have to be grown in pots, baskets and containers, as I had to leave my house and move into a small basement flat which has a small courtyard out the back and a larger paved front garden but they both should look beautiful when in full bloom

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Wasn't it nice to see Monty Don back on Gardners World tonight

Always had a soft spot for Monty such a gent x"

Totally agree there Janelle

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"All mine this year are going to have to be grown in pots, baskets and containers, as I had to leave my house and move into a small basement flat which has a small courtyard out the back and a larger paved front garden but they both should look beautiful when in full bloom"

I bet they look fab

Ive got loads of pots, hanging baskets I love a garden to be full of bright colours isnt nature amazing

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Know im as well and when did start back been a long winter nice hes back on the t v hope hes back to full health

New series of Gardners World started tonight on BBC2 at 8.30pm its filmed at his place now he looked in top condition youd never of known hed had a stroke

will have look on iplayer over the weekend so what you like to turn your hand to veg or flowers

oh defo flowers for me

Im a huge fan of roses got about 20 in my little garden lol

i have lovely walled garden and im going start planting out a new herb bed and will be adding nettles some wear in that bed brings in the good bugs

oooo nettle soup

meant to be really nice Ive never had it before though lol I really love walled gardens wish my garden was bigger

its amzing you wouldnt no you were in middle city center brum

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ive done toms and peppers.beans and peas next week.

and its a great programme

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

nothing better than sitting in all that colour and the sweet scents drifting on a light breeze,Mmm Heaven, roll on summer lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"nothing better than sitting in all that colour and the sweet scents drifting on a light breeze,Mmm Heaven, roll on summer lol"

ooooo you made me go off on one then lol imagined I was sat outside in the warm sun with a glas of pimms watering the garden

love bbq's too

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"ive done toms and peppers.beans and peas next week.

and its a great programme"

Ive not really grown much veg only toms n courgettes

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"ive done toms and peppers.beans and peas next week.

and its a great programme"

i grew chills last year and was still using in feb and ive butternut squash still from last year

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"ive done toms and peppers.beans and peas next week.

and its a great programme

i grew chills last year and was still using in feb and ive butternut squash still from last year "

I LOVE butternut squash

delicious in rissoto

shame i dont have more room in my garden to grow veg could do with an allotmant lol

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"ive done toms and peppers.beans and peas next week.

and its a great programme

i grew chills last year and was still using in feb and ive butternut squash still from last year

I LOVE butternut squash

delicious in rissoto

shame i dont have more room in my garden to grow veg could do with an allotmant lol

well im going to try the three sisters planting have you herad of that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

sow a few wild flowers in the garden,you get butterflys.

were lucky we got a really big garden.so we grow allsorts.

all the neighbours love it.

mind you it is my job so was easy to create lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"ive done toms and peppers.beans and peas next week.

and its a great programme

i grew chills last year and was still using in feb and ive butternut squash still from last year

I LOVE butternut squash

delicious in rissoto

shame i dont have more room in my garden to grow veg could do with an allotmant lol

well im going to try the three sisters planting have you herad of that"

No I havent

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"sow a few wild flowers in the garden,you get butterflys.

were lucky we got a really big garden.so we grow allsorts.

all the neighbours love it.

mind you it is my job so was easy to create lol"

A wild flowered meadow Id love that

love seeing all the wildlife gardens attract like butterflys bees etc

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"ive done toms and peppers.beans and peas next week.

and its a great programme

i grew chills last year and was still using in feb and ive butternut squash still from last year

I LOVE butternut squash

delicious in rissoto

shame i dont have more room in my garden to grow veg could do with an allotmant lol

well im going to try the three sisters planting have you herad of that

No I havent

you will like this it comes from south america ancient tribes you plant corn then beans and butternut squash all grow together as a ground cover

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

if you really like butterflys ect ruby lady,grow a nettle in a pot,leave a few dandelions about,you will soon attract them.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"ive done toms and peppers.beans and peas next week.

and its a great programme

i grew chills last year and was still using in feb and ive butternut squash still from last year

I LOVE butternut squash

delicious in rissoto

shame i dont have more room in my garden to grow veg could do with an allotmant lol

well im going to try the three sisters planting have you herad of that

No I havent

you will like this it comes from south america ancient tribes you plant corn then beans and butternut squash all grow together as a ground cover"

Whenn we move to a bigger house with a bigger garden will give that a go

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"if you really like butterflys ect ruby lady,grow a nettle in a pot,leave a few dandelions about,you will soon attract them."

Oooo ill defo give that a go

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"if you really like butterflys ect ruby lady,grow a nettle in a pot,leave a few dandelions about,you will soon attract them.

Oooo ill defo give that a go

you got a green house

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"if you really like butterflys ect ruby lady,grow a nettle in a pot,leave a few dandelions about,you will soon attract them.

Oooo ill defo give that a go

you got a green house"

no I havent sadly

got a small grow house but the cover on its buggered

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

another garden tip planting large seeds,use the inside of the loo roll,fill with compost,then when the young plants are ready to plant out,you dont disturd the roots as the inner rots down.

and another tip,planting large seed fill a glass with water, leave the seeds 4 a bit, the ones that float to the top wont germinate.

thats all the tips you get lol

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"if you really like butterflys ect ruby lady,grow a nettle in a pot,leave a few dandelions about,you will soon attract them.

Oooo ill defo give that a go

you got a green house

no I havent sadly

got a small grow house but the cover on its buggered

pitty

can save you hell of lot of money will have to pm you if thats ok give some more tips and tricks

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ooooo Im loving all these tips guys thankyou all tips are welcome

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

one more tip, if you have a problem with cats crapping in garden.

you can use lion dung, but not many lions about.

but what does work, is if you have a male handy get him to pee in a spray bottle and spray on the garden. it does work.

i got 5 cats they dont crap in mine they go next door,dont tell him the tip lol

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"one more tip, if you have a problem with cats crapping in garden.

you can use lion dung, but not many lions about.

but what does work, is if you have a male handy get him to pee in a spray bottle and spray on the garden. it does work.

i got 5 cats they dont crap in mine they go next door,dont tell him the tip lol"

have to try that its good for the compost as well thats a proven fact

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"one more tip, if you have a problem with cats crapping in garden.

you can use lion dung, but not many lions about.

but what does work, is if you have a male handy get him to pee in a spray bottle and spray on the garden. it does work.

i got 5 cats they dont crap in mine they go next door,dont tell him the tip lol"

hahahaha I knew that lion I had in the shed would be handy for summat

we dont have a prob with cats crapping in our garden cos weve got a mad drooley Boxer that enjoys chasing cats lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"one more tip, if you have a problem with cats crapping in garden.

you can use lion dung, but not many lions about.

but what does work, is if you have a male handy get him to pee in a spray bottle and spray on the garden. it does work.

i got 5 cats they dont crap in mine they go next door,dont tell him the tip lol

have to try that its good for the compost as well thats a proven fact"

My Mum used to pee on her compost heap if she got caught short lol

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"one more tip, if you have a problem with cats crapping in garden.

you can use lion dung, but not many lions about.

but what does work, is if you have a male handy get him to pee in a spray bottle and spray on the garden. it does work.

i got 5 cats they dont crap in mine they go next door,dont tell him the tip lol

have to try that its good for the compost as well thats a proven fact

My Mum used to pee on her compost heap if she got caught short lol

so any peeps got any tips

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Yeah I've got a gardening tip....get someone in to do your gardening.

Works for me

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Yeah I've got a gardening tip....get someone in to do your gardening.

Works for me"

Oh nooooo its much more fun doing it yourself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fantastic to have Monty back. I am a huge fan of him and his approach to gardening.

It's great that after a stroke the BBC have got him back on board aswell because I feel this sends a very positive message to people who have suffered a stroke.

Good gardening all!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i have a little poem that sums up my gardening prowess and lack of green fingers

the things i sow somehow dont grow

im sorely disenchanted .

but Oh ! what luck i have with stuff

i never even planted .

its such a shame cos i just love flowers and plants

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

" lol

have to try that its good for the compost as well thats a proven fact"

It definitly is a proven fact,

i used to work in customer service for a company that makes and supplies compost bins and associated products, and that ir part of the advice given

If anyone thinking of buying a compost bin (or water butt) do not buy from yoru local DIY store,

speak to your local council (enviromental department) for compost bins, a lot of them subsidise them heavily (although wioth teh cuts it may not be available for long

For water butts speak to whoever you pay your water bill to, they sometiem shave a scheme going

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"i have a little poem that sums up my gardening prowess and lack of green fingers

the things i sow somehow dont grow

im sorely disenchanted .

but Oh ! what luck i have with stuff

i never even planted .

its such a shame cos i just love flowers and plants

Lol I love it

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

" lol

have to try that its good for the compost as well thats a proven fact

It definitly is a proven fact,

i used to work in customer service for a company that makes and supplies compost bins and associated products, and that ir part of the advice given

If anyone thinking of buying a compost bin (or water butt) do not buy from yoru local DIY store,

speak to your local council (enviromental department) for compost bins, a lot of them subsidise them heavily (although wioth teh cuts it may not be available for long

For water butts speak to whoever you pay your water bill to, they sometiem shave a scheme going"

Thanks for the advice I want to get both a compost bin and water butt when we move house, dont have the room for them at the mo hope to have a bigger garden when we move

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ive just been watching Eden about astroids and how the dinasours where whiped out. Makes you think and apreciate our amazing surroundings in nature and really makes you want to nuture it

. Anyone visited the Eden project in Cornwall ? I went with my parents recently and I was amazed really opened up my eyes to the planet

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

" lol

have to try that its good for the compost as well thats a proven fact

It definitly is a proven fact,

i used to work in customer service for a company that makes and supplies compost bins and associated products, and that ir part of the advice given

If anyone thinking of buying a compost bin (or water butt) do not buy from yoru local DIY store,

speak to your local council (enviromental department) for compost bins, a lot of them subsidise them heavily (although wioth teh cuts it may not be available for long

For water butts speak to whoever you pay your water bill to, they sometiem shave a scheme going

Thanks for the advice I want to get both a compost bin and water butt when we move house, dont have the room for them at the mo hope to have a bigger garden when we move

whats teh local council likely to be, will email a contact and see if theres a scheme going on, feel free to PM me if you dont want to say on forum

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i have a little poem that sums up my gardening prowess and lack of green fingers

the things i sow somehow dont grow

im sorely disenchanted .

but Oh ! what luck i have with stuff

i never even planted .

its such a shame cos i just love flowers and plants

Lol I love it

in my sensible married lady days i even did myself a cross stitch of that rhyme !!!!! OMG where has that lady ended up ????

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

" lol

have to try that its good for the compost as well thats a proven fact

It definitly is a proven fact,

i used to work in customer service for a company that makes and supplies compost bins and associated products, and that ir part of the advice given

If anyone thinking of buying a compost bin (or water butt) do not buy from yoru local DIY store,

speak to your local council (enviromental department) for compost bins, a lot of them subsidise them heavily (although wioth teh cuts it may not be available for long

For water butts speak to whoever you pay your water bill to, they sometiem shave a scheme going

Thanks for the advice I want to get both a compost bin and water butt when we move house, dont have the room for them at the mo hope to have a bigger garden when we move

whats teh local council likely to be, will email a contact and see if theres a scheme going on, feel free to PM me if you dont want to say on forum"

We are in the Test Valley Council in Hampshire

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

We are in the Test Valley Council in Hampshire

email sent will let you know might not get an answer till monday though when he back in work

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

We are in the Test Valley Council in Hampshire

email sent will let you know might not get an answer till monday though when he back in work"

Great thanks very much

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

We are in the Test Valley Council in Hampshire

email sent will let you know might not get an answer till monday though when he back in work

Great thanks very much

you have a pm Lady Ruby

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Just ordered myself a compost bin

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Just ordered myself a compost bin

good all them veg scaps from the kitchen

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

"good all them veg scaps from the kitchen

yup do it right and you will be amazed how little goes into your normal bin

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"good all them veg scaps from the kitchen

yup do it right and you will be amazed how little goes into your normal bin"

ive four differnt types made all form old pallets best bit advice forking it over every time you add

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

"good all them veg scaps from the kitchen

yup do it right and you will be amazed how little goes into your normal bin

ive four differnt types made all form old pallets best bit advice forking it over every time you add

indeed, and cover it with a palstic tarpaulin in winter keep the heat in it, needs heat to keep the process going (it generates its own heat)

also dont expect a fine potting compost from a bin, the stuff you get is more a dig into the soil mulch

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

"good all them veg scaps from the kitchen

yup do it right and you will be amazed how little goes into your normal bin

ive four differnt types made all form old pallets best bit advice forking it over every time you add

indeed, and cover it with a palstic tarpaulin in winter keep the heat in it, needs heat to keep the process going (it generates its own heat)

also dont expect a fine potting compost from a bin, the stuff you get is more a dig into the soil mulch"

And the longer you wait the more it decomposes down

thats why two bins are better

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