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    Hi im just starting aswell have been to my local garden centre as seeds are 50p per packet at mo before season starts also have invested in a roll of weed fabric from amazon it has got 15 yr guarentee seems to be trick for past 3 months

  • #2
    Hi and welcome to the vine.
    Yes there are some real bargains around at the moment.
    Are you gardening at home or do you have an allotment? Just being nosey really
    "... discipline is what the world needs today and etiquette, you know. For one of the noblest things a man can do is to do the best he can, yeah ..."

    Prince Far I (1944-1983)

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    • #3
      Hello & welcome you might get away with seed just don't mention CAKE (in time you will understand )
      He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

      Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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      • #4
        CAKE who said CAKKKKEE with coffee.

        Oh and welcome to the madhouse Sarah
        Potty by name Potty by nature.

        By appointment of VeggieChicken Member of the Nutters club.


        We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

        Aesop 620BC-560BC

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        • #5
          CAAAKKKEEEE - Chocolate - Mmmm Yes please!

          Would you like a slice, Sarah? You're very welcome!

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          • #6
            Hello and welcome to the vine Sarah
            Location....East Midlands.

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            • #7
              plot

              very lucky to have an allotment , started off with half a plot in october and they asked me if a i wanted the whole , which the answer was a definite yes . hopefully i will be lucky enough to grow something but wondering how many seeds i need

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              • #8
                Hello, and welcome to the Madhouse!

                CAAAAAKE? Yes please - big bit!

                As for seeds, well, we all neeeeed seeds, it's an affliction. Personally, I have more than I'll ever sow. I also have a jar full of Yin-Yang Bean that I keep purely to look at...

                Like I said, Madhouse!
                All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                • #9
                  Sarah, you need to buy seeds for everything you want to grow, then double it! Best to start with the things you really like and the veg that grow quickly and easily - so you see almost instant results. Then all the hard work seems worthwhile. And start small, don't try to cultivate the whole plot immediately. There are lots of expert allotment gardeners on here (I'm not one) and they'll be happy to help. Just ask away. One more thing you need to know - lots of us have a very silly sense of humour!!

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                  • #10
                    ~Phew I think you got off lightly there with the Cword mention SEEDS you will need & approximate numbers for each category.

                    Those things you know you like to eat # as VC says ^^

                    Those you may like to eat # as VC says^^ (they will surely be moved to the first section next season)

                    Those that look "interesting" # as VC says^^ (they will surely be moved to the first section next season)

                    Those that are grown to share # as VC says^^ (they will surely be moved to the first section next season)

                    Those that are grown as an "experiment" # as VC says^^ (they will surely be moved to the first section next season)
                    Last edited by bearded bloke; 23-12-2011, 05:25 PM.
                    He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                    Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                    • #11
                      Have you been on the pop, BB? No sober person ever agrees with anything I say!

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                      • #12
                        THB VC until I got on here I just got seedlings from local garden centre & grew on,last year started on the seeds,this year I got that many packets I have to hide them from the wife,you lot are a bad influence on a young whipper snapper like me
                        Last edited by bearded bloke; 23-12-2011, 05:50 PM.
                        He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                        Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                        • #13
                          Seed addiction! I recognise the symptoms. Incurable, I'm afraid. On a quiet night, I bring out my seeds and sort them. Its so reassuring, just knowing that they're here. Then there's choosing which packet to sow next and the joy of watching them come to life, all because of me - Working a tiny miracle. And the ultimate high, eating one of my offspring.
                          Yesterday I sowed lemon grass, today salad bowl lettuce, tomorrow garlic cloves! I can taste them already!

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                          • #14
                            Then there is the other great pleasure,equally as addictive ......... seed catalogues
                            He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                            Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                            • #15
                              Now you're talking! Has to be a proper paper seed catalogue - that you can read anywhere, and scribble on and drool over... And the excitement of receiving seeds in the post, dropping through the letterbox, tearing open the envelope, poring over the descriptions, sorting, filing, finally sowing, and off we go again.
                              Not to mention the delights of the seed swaps, when seeds take on an extra personality. No longer are they just tomatoes - they are So and So's tomatoes. Stop me, I'm babbling again!

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