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Shan



Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: South Wales
PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 20 4:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
I’ve missed you lot. Like an idiot I clicked this thread trying to find out if I should plant spuds or carrots to avoid death, and I get a lesson on making fabric from dog hair.


You could make enough fabric to last a lifetime with your collection of beasts.

Fee



Joined: 21 Mar 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 20 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    



I've missed this too, feel a little less isolated already!

Suddenly my full windowsills and growhouses being full of trays of showings and growings feels normal!

Quick crops here are salad leaves, spring onions and pea shoots.

Sorrel is ace, it's been great all over winter and will keeps going.

Don't forget the flowers! Got a feeling we're going to need the flowers more than ever this year

dpack



Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes
PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 20 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

peas and nasturtiums up in the two propagators

snowball
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 20 9:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I have pea shoots, salad leaves, spring onions, radishes and beetroot sown.
Also chillis chard and spinach.

Mistress Rose



Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 20 6:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

My spinach isn't coming up and not many of the peas did either. Not sure why. The lettuce came up all right.

Shan



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 20 7:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Temperature?

Nick



Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford
PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 20 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Shan wrote:
Nick wrote:
I’ve missed you lot. Like an idiot I clicked this thread trying to find out if I should plant spuds or carrots to avoid death, and I get a lesson on making fabric from dog hair.


You could make enough fabric to last a lifetime with your collection of beasts.


I'm thinking a horse leather coat, and a nifty pair of slippers from the guinea pigs?

Slim



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Location: New England (In the US of A)
PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 20 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I find my biggest issues with spinach are either not enough water, or seed that's been stored warm and therefore lost viability

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 20 11:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

a decent size mutt will make a waistcoat front and cats make hats( full pelt with face and paws on, fold it to shape and dry it on the head)

Shan



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Location: South Wales
PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 20 11:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
Shan wrote:
Nick wrote:
I’ve missed you lot. Like an idiot I clicked this thread trying to find out if I should plant spuds or carrots to avoid death, and I get a lesson on making fabric from dog hair.


You could make enough fabric to last a lifetime with your collection of beasts.


I'm thinking a horse leather coat, and a nifty pair of slippers from the guinea pigs?

I'm thinking you do like to live dangerously.

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 31, 20 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

lot of meat on a kicker

allegedly GP's are very tasty bbqed, i have had many and never tried one.

there is not enough mustard in the world to try cat twice but dog is not bad.

dpack



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 04, 20 8:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

the slimy hoard part many

3 , in the propagator, i found them sleeping and left them so.

they have eaten 4 cucumbers and a few peas

circumstances being as they are i sowed in some of the half bag of seed compost from last year which had been sitting in a corner of the yard.

next batch will get steamed as i am not growing cut and not come again salads for the little lickers

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 05, 20 7:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Good idea. There is plenty of wild produce for them.

wellington womble



Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands
PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 20 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nick wrote:
I’ve missed you lot. Like an idiot I clicked this thread trying to find out if I should plant spuds or carrots to avoid death, and I get a lesson on making fabric from dog hair.


Where’s Frewen? She really did make fabric from dog hair!

And hello, you lot!

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 20 8:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

hi ww

one cucumber(another just on the way) 3 peas and 3 nasturtiums, a start and the next go in tomorrow(if i can find a costume ) and those will get potted on for easy handling while hardening off

i have found half a binbag of wolf and dog fur so i will try small scale on the first pot ones

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