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14-06-2007, 10:11 PM
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 Is there an 'Introduce yourself' thread? I'm new so Hi everyone, just wondering if theres somewhere I can introduce myself and read about everyone else at the same time without creating another thread... Even though I kind of have with this one. Just point me in the right direction and then this one can go into the nether world.. If there isn't one I shall continue my hello       |
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14-06-2007, 10:23 PM
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| This one will do fine Littleweeme. Welcome to the Vine. Tell us abit about yourself, what you grow and where you are growing it. I;m sure by reading all the other threads you will find out all about us! Its a bit of a madhouse here, but everyone seems to enjoy it! Have fun. |
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14-06-2007, 10:37 PM
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| Oh fab and thanks for the welcomes. Well i've just moved to Staffordshire from Cleveland to live with my boyfriend whom I met on a dating site last October  We have been sorting out his back garden and are keen to start a veggie patch but it is looking like it may have to wait till next year now. I am in love with herbs though and my mum gave us both a tub with coriander, lemon thyme and some kind of mint which she can't remember what type it is so I may have to post a piccy of it. We have Geronimo the sunflower making great progress but 3 of his 4 siblings succumbed to something slimy with big gnashers  I am looking for a job but have yet to decide what I want to do with myself. I worked in horseracing for 14 years and quit that in Feb 06 so i've just been lurking about for the past year which is quite sad for a 31 yr old but I had an op last November and am only just getting back to being my normal self really. My big love is lavender and didn't realise there are so many different varieties so I shall be after some advice about that. I've not really done much gardening before or growing come to that, i'm still 5' 2 despite standing in manure for 14yrs! My grandad was an expert veg grower and had an allotment for as long as I can remember. He sadly passed in 2004 so I can't get his advice. Anyhoo, before this becomes a novel I shall depart. I am very glad googling rosemary cuttings brought me here though. Jenny x |
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14-06-2007, 10:42 PM
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| Welcome to the vine Jenny and come back soon!
__________________ My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE) |
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14-06-2007, 10:44 PM
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| Hey Littleweeme I am new too. Great thread. I am a very busy sahm who also crafts and ebays. We moved into our house 18 months ago. We did make a start on the veggie plot last year by digging over all the lawn to the side of the house. This year we have really gone for it though. We have got; Tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers in the greenhouse and more toms, corgettes, french beans, runner beans, sweet corn, butternut squash, lettuce, raddish, lambs lettuce, pak choi, pumpkins, two different early potatoes, spinach, spring cabbage, garlic, herbs, leeks, beetroot in the plot. Having run out of space we have got a fruit patch with raspberries (3 types - one failed - more on that later in anothe rthread), strawberries (3 types whoch started out last year in tubs) and inherited wild strawberries - now thinned out and de weeded. As that too ran out of space we also have two rubarb which were moved from the veg plot next to an inheried one and then a blackberry which we have planted in what is really a flower bed where we also found more inheried raspberry - PHEW!!! Looking forward to meeting everyone. Tammy P.S. Not checked how any of the above sound - appologies in advance !!!LOL!!! |
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14-06-2007, 10:48 PM
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| It sounds tiring Tammy lol Crikey you do have some veg and I just checked yr piccy, is that your garden? It looks lovely! I think I need to make a plan of what to plant, when to plant them and how to pray in order to make them grow!! |
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14-06-2007, 10:52 PM
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| Welcome to the Vine Littleweem. Look forward to meeting you often. If you want to show yourself you can make a cartoon avatar here. Cartoon Avatar Here's mine  Hello Tammy, you sure have been busy. Every success for your growing. Look forward to your other posts and hearing all about it. What about your cartoon avatar too ? (see above).
__________________ From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs. Last edited by pigletwillie; 15-06-2007 at 10:10 AM. |
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14-06-2007, 10:58 PM
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| Hi Jenny welcome to the Vine! Looking forward to hearing about your new adventures! If you have any photos as well that would be brill! Bernie
__________________ Appreciate the little things in life because one day you will realise they are the big things |
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14-06-2007, 11:41 PM
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| Is that a new cartoon Alice? |
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15-06-2007, 12:05 AM
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| Welcome Jenny and Tammy. Its not bad here you know.Try out the Sunday Night Chat for a bit of fun. It will be quieter this weekend as I wont be available on Sunday night as I have other plans. 
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15-06-2007, 12:53 AM
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| Beefy. Spoil Sport.....
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15-06-2007, 09:28 AM
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| Hello and welcome to the vine Littleweeme and Finedon.Dandy Jenny, I too am still 5'2" despite 32 years of horse owning. It shouldn't be too late for you to plant some veg this year though. Some things are just coming into their time for planting so you could have a go. There is a thread about planting late crops - thread title 'sowing late crops' - which shows what everyone is planting now, it might help you. Tammy, sounds like you have a lot happening there. I am still trying to tame my garden after 10 years living here - we spent the first 8 sorting the house out! |
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15-06-2007, 09:57 AM
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| Shirley I think we have given up on the house - we did after all move 300 boxes!! Jenny I meant to say its def not too late to start - I believe that there are crops that can be started virtualy any time during the year - especialy if you have a greenhouse. Pak choi would be good if planted now -LOL-if you see my other thread in the veg patch you will see why I am laughing as I sowed mine far too early and it has just gone very yellow and now bolted. Good luck anyway Tammy |
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15-06-2007, 09:59 AM
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| Hello, good morrow, and welcome. Not been here long myself, and have been "growing" veg for almost as short a space of time. I must say, your boyfriends name is unusual. Is "Herbs" short for Herbert?  Sorry. I am also 31, but I do think that on school camping trips my mother packed grow-bags instead of sleeping bags, as I am 6ft7 in my stocking-ed feet, maybe you were using the wrong manure? Since appearing on here I have had plenty of valuable hints and tips passed to me, which have helped me enormously. There is also plenty of encouragement - which has helped on occasion. I reckon I could get to like this gardening lark! (I actually do already, but shush...)
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15-06-2007, 10:12 AM
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| Welcome Jenny and Tammie to the grapevine. I am sure you will become slightly addicted to the forum as many of us are. Please dont be backwards in coming forwards with and questions or to show off your successes or indeed failures.
__________________ Kindest regards, David. http://pigletsplots.blogspot.com/ updated - Sunday 19th at 2100hrs Last edited by pigletwillie; 15-06-2007 at 10:12 AM. |
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15-06-2007, 11:01 AM
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| Aw thanks for all your welcomes guys Wayne, t'other half is not called herbs but I think its quite good and he may get called it one day just to see if he answers! No our veggie patch is definitely not ready for this year. It is still very much a clay patch and nowhere near ready for planting. Its right up against some new decking which isn't quite finished and we've already had old stray potatoes sprouting up under it, which may have been nice were it not for the grubs feasting on them. I think i have a piccy of it somewhere (the patch not the potatoes) i'll hook it out and post it. Anyhoodle I am in need of a herbal brew. I'll find piccies of my veggie patch to be! |
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15-06-2007, 11:52 AM
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| Ok so where you see the fence panels is where the veggie patch is going to go. The panels are gone now and I really should get an up to date piccy cos the tiny plants in the pots are now humungous and I have also stained the decking since then lol! BUT the patch is still in need of raising, digging over, fertilising and sorting for the diff veg. Unless you can recommend any veg that grow in clay based soil? |
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15-06-2007, 11:55 AM
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| Stick some stuff in containers for this year - at least you will get started with growing and see what you enjoy and what works in your area. If you manage to get a bit of the garden sorted out you can transfer some things to that if you want. |
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15-06-2007, 12:01 PM
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| Oooooooo Shirley, thats a great idea! Would July be too late to plant? Were on hol till the 11th, wouldn't want to plant and leave them and do you suggest using soil from the patch or just multi compost? |
