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Mission Statement
26-10-2020, 01:35 AM by Can the Man
Mission Statement
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Mission Statement
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Introduce Yourself
New member? Say hello, sit back and enjoy the advice and humour
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Hello - Again!
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Hello - Again!
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Hello - Again!
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Happy Birthday Garden and Gossip

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Our first birthday...wher...
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Our first birthday...wher...
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Our first birthday...wher...
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House warming gift for Proserpina

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A house warming gift for ...
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A house warming gift for ...
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A house warming gift for ...
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Harvest Festival 2021
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Easter Crafts 2022
Poll now open.
Time for a competition wi...
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Time for a competition wi...
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Time for a competition wi...
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Harvest Festival 2022
The winners are....
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The winners are....
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The winners are....
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Harvest Festival 2023
All the best in Show for 2023
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30-10-2023, 08:46 AM by Small chilli
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General discussion
You can talk about anything here.
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Weather
All about the weather.
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Nutty as a fruit cake

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I-SPY Wildlife - A 6 a Da...
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I-SPY Wildlife - A 6 a Da...
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Something for the bookshelf
Recommendations for good gardening books
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Wild Mull
26-12-2025, 05:14 PM by Small chilli
Wild Mull
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Wild Mull
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Bargain basement

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Special Offers
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Special Offers
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Special Offers
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Competitions
Just for fun!
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Pumpkin & tromba competit...
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Seed saving and swapping

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Seed Swapping Events & Po...
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Seed Swapping Events & Po...
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Seed Swapping Events & Po...
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Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle....
How to tread more lightly on the earth
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2026 - Freecycle & simila...
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Recommendations
Whatever you want, just ask!
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UK seed producers (not th...
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UK seed producers (not th...
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What I did today

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2026 - What I did today.
Yesterday, 09:45 AM by JJB
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What I sowed today

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28-03-2026, 03:43 PM by JJB
2026 - What I sowed today...
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What I harvested today

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My little shop

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Time to reopen the Little...
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Time to reopen the Little...
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Time to reopen the Little...
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What seeds and garden stuff I bought today
For anyone who wants to confess - like JJB
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Working the plot

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Two for the space of one!
08-02-2026, 10:47 AM by JJB
Two for the space of one!
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Two for the space of one!
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Growing at home

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21-02-2026, 10:13 AM by Small chilli
2026 - Plans for next yea...
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Potty corner

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Plant labels
29-01-2025, 08:04 PM by Scarlet
Plant labels
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Plant labels
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Greenhouse/polytunnel chat
Show us whats growing
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Palette collars
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Palette collars
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Palette collars
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Compost Corner
For all your compost questions!
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Hotbins
11-10-2025, 11:34 PM by toomanytommytoes
Hotbins
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Hotbins
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Everything Alliums

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Old allium seeds
27-12-2025, 05:55 PM by Veggie
Old allium seeds
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Old allium seeds
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Everything Brassicas

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An Alphabet of Kales (alm...
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An Alphabet of Kales (alm...
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An Alphabet of Kales (alm...
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Everything Potatoes

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2025 spuds
22-07-2025, 11:49 AM by toomanytommytoes
2025 spuds
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2025 spuds
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Everything about Nuts
No, not that sort, the ones that grow on trees.
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Growing Nut trees
10-08-2025, 11:28 PM by Can the Man
Growing Nut trees
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Growing Nut trees
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Everything Roots
Carrots, swede, parsnips............any roots (not trees).
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Oca, Mashua, Chinese & Je...
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Oca, Mashua, Chinese & Je...
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Oca, Mashua, Chinese & Je...
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Everything Chilli
Questions, pests and disease, how, when & where to grow. Literally everything chilli!
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Chilli Seeds
02-02-2025, 12:08 AM by Veggie
Chilli Seeds
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Chilli Seeds
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Everything Cucurbit
Cucumbers, Courgettes, Squash and Pumpkins. What are you growing?
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2025 & 2024 - How many c...
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2025 & 2024 - How many c...
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Everything Herbs

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Olive Herb
24-11-2025, 01:22 PM by toomanytommytoes
Olive Herb
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Olive Herb
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Everything Legumes

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All about Podded Peas
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All about Podded Peas
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All about Podded Peas
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Everything Tomato
 A place to discuss your tomatoes
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An Alphabet of Tomatoes
26-03-2026, 07:18 PM by Veggie
An Alphabet of Tomatoes
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An Alphabet of Tomatoes
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Everything Fruity

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Fruity signs of life - 20...
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Fruity signs of life - 20...
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Everything Veggie

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Growing for PAPA or CACA
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Growing for PAPA or CACA
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Growing for PAPA or CACA
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Vegetable Showcase
Somewhere to share pictures of your crops
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2025 - Showcase
04-09-2025, 11:45 AM by Mark_Riga
2025 - Showcase
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All about Flowers and Ornamentals
From Aquilegias to Zinnias
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Random flower seedling ID
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Random flower seedling ID
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Random flower seedling ID
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When to sow vegetable seeds, a downloadable guide

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Sowing for Autumn/Winter ...
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Sowing for Autumn/Winter ...
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Seeds with the same name
Helpful information on seeds that have different names
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New Seed catalogues - be ...
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New Seed catalogues - be ...
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Where it all began
Somewhere for you to catalogue your garden or allotment transformation
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Vinny's Allotment Plot
23-03-2026, 12:04 AM by Vinny
Vinny's Allotment Plot
23-03-2026, 12:04 AM by Vinny 		1,160
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Vinny's Allotment Plot
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Dear Diary
Somewhere for you to record garden diary
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The garden from scratch
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The garden from scratch
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The garden from scratch
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Ponds and pond life

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An unexpected visitor
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An unexpected visitor
03-08-2025, 02:16 PM by JJB 		80
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An unexpected visitor
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Wildlife pictures and discussion

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Feeding the birds
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Feeding the birds
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Feeding the birds
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Wild flowers

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Dog Daisy, Dog Violet & D...
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Dog Daisy, Dog Violet & D...
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Dog Daisy, Dog Violet & D...
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Annual and perennial weeds
To help new gardeners identify common weeds
Weed? ID?
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Weed? ID?
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Weed? ID?
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Garden pests
A brief guide to some of the most common garden pests
Slugs
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Slugs
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Slugs
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Meet my pets

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Spud and Ted and their Mu...
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Spud and Ted and their Mu...
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Spud and Ted and their Mu...
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Feathered Friends
geese, chooks, ducks...
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New coop
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New coop
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New coop
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DIY Kitchen
Whether you forage for ingredients, hot & cold smoking, drying, cheese making, we want to learn too.
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2026 - Today's Recipe
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Forager's Corner
All about foraging for edible wild food; when and what to pick, how to use it. No advice given on identifying Fungi as iwe don't want anyone poisoned.
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Elderflower champagne
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Elderflower champagne
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Elderflower champagne
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Christmas 2020
Useful Christmas presents
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Useful Christmas presents
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Useful Christmas presents
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Harvest Festival 2020
Congratulations to our 20...
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Congratulations to our 20...
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Congratulations to our 20...
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Competitions 2020
Congratulations to our wi...
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Congratulations to our wi...
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Congratulations to our wi...
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Competitions 2021
Archive
And the winners are.....
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And the winners are.....
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And the winners are.....
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