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Old 10-01-2007, 08:36 PM
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I have thought about this for a while...
wouldn't it be useful to set up a thread- like Geordie had for composts etc- advising us on which creepy crawly/ flying things are helpful ( or not) to our veg/fruit and how to encourage the good ones???
Failing that ...maybe GYO could do a 4-6 page thread as a one-off to advise us all??
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Old 10-01-2007, 09:13 PM
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Good idea Nicos! I'd certainly be interested in getting advice on what to squish and what to leave!
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As a Biologist I would love to help with this forum. I have many photos of creepy crawlies and I have a knowledge of plant diseases and Micro Fungi.
It would be a great idea.
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Old 10-01-2007, 10:48 PM
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Well then LJ????
Will you put it to TPTB??
Would be a useful guide to us all...
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Go on then. I will put it on the list for Admin. But as with every new suggestion we want support from as many members as possible.
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Is this not what the 'pests and diseases' thread is for?

A sub-thread within makes sense I suppose, similar to Dr Heyason's? books with photographs and A to Z?

Pest identification? Disease identification? Fungus identification? Weed identification?

Would it need to be a closed thread?

Questions, questions,? quite complicated to set up I would imagine?
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Sounds interesting. I have found lots of critters while digging what used to be a bramble patch and hopefully will be a veg garden this summer. I struggle to identify them and find that many could be either good or bad as pictures aren't always very clear
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Snadger you are ofcourse quite right. I wasn't feeling too good last night so the brain wasn't working properly. What is needed is a sub forum off this board.
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Hope you are feeling better this morning LJ!
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Thats cos you are a woman LJ, if one of the guys had felt the same way, then we'd never hear the end of it! lol!
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Lol PW, you may not be, but Mr D? THATS ANOTHER THING ALTOGETHER!!
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Lol PW, you may not be, but Mr D? THATS ANOTHER THING ALTOGETHER!!
Not man flu again?????
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..... of the dying variety.....
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Thats the stuff, tho he's clear of it atm, I do expect him to have another attack before spring tho! lol!
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