Vaccine roll out.
Posted by: Mamzie - 19-01-2021, 05:37 PM - Replies (284)

This may be a sensitive topic. 

I was very surprised to have our GP contact me today. I have been given an appointment for getting my vaccine next week at our GPs - I am  happy. I am CEV Shielding group in Wales, and didn't think we had even rolled out to our group yet.

I have been so aware of my own mortality the last year, this feels like there is light at the end of the tunnel finally.

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  Vegetarian and vegan recipes
Posted by: Small chilli - 19-01-2021, 04:01 PM - Replies (37)

As a few of you know from another thread I’ve recently watched the David Attenborough life on our planet. One of the changes I intend on making is have at least one vegetarian meal a week. Bob doesn’t know yet, it’ll be a surprise    Big Grin  . Yes me ( and him who’s even worse & doesn’t know yet ) , the one who has no issue naturally being an omnivore with very high carnivorous tendencies    Wink . So I’d like as many vegetarian or even vegan . I don’t really care what it calls itself as long as it tastes nice. I do have one stipulation. I refuse 110% to eat that meat replacement stuff quorn or any other make/ variety. I’m sorry it might just be me being a bit weird. But I really don’t see the point in meatless sausages, burgers, mince or whatever else they make. 

I’ll be starting with a veggie lasagna one night this week.  
As many recipes as you like please.

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  GW magazine
Posted by: Small chilli - 18-01-2021, 11:54 PM - Replies (19)

My friend has recently signed us both up for a subscription to GW magazine. Which was very kind of her. I had no idea until today when my first issue turned up today. A very interesting review on compost bins. And 2 pages on how to sow our free seeds, that we didn’t get   Rolleyes .
Does anyone else get the magazine?

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  Blue Monday
Posted by: Veggie - 18-01-2021, 07:44 PM - Replies (28)

Today's Blue Monday, supposed to be the most depressing day of the year. Rolleyes

How about sharing all the Blue things that you like - to cheer us up!

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  Time for a step back for the future
Posted by: Spec - 18-01-2021, 07:43 PM - Replies (12)

I know many of you will be well in front of me in preventative action, but after reading Sc's comment on another thread and something clicked, I have decided to take a step back and stop using, as much as possible, plastic, once all the cell trays that I have are used up I will be using wooden trays for sowing seed with cans and unavoidable purchased plastic bottles for potting on, I will also concentrate on making my own seed and potting compost and once all the larger pots and buckets have been used up I will go back to clay pots
What will you do

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  Bean Varieties
Posted by: Scarlet - 18-01-2021, 10:32 AM - Replies (40)

Well you should know by now that I like a photo or two. So all photos welcome. 
I have been trying to search through my photos but I can't remember the names of the pods Sad I did have a reference but sadly thats disappeared into the ether.

Anyway hopefully we can start a new little bean bible again Smile

I love beans, grow many more than I can eat fresh but am not that keen on frozen so I prefer to dry them for use later in the year. They look pretty amazing in a jar or two on the kitchen shelf
too.

Nothing fancy for me - I use two frames made from bamboo. About 24 canes each side. So about 50 canes each...maybe two beans per can, sometimes more. I used to put a bean by each plant but I get rodents eating the beans and then the plants can be disturbed so I don't bother anymore.

And yes, I never learn - everything is always planted too close together Smile

   

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  Planting partnerships to avoid
Posted by: Spec - 16-01-2021, 08:50 PM - Replies (15)

No doubt you have came across plant partnerships that help one another, but what about partnerships to avoid, or possibly use to suppress growth of some other plant like yellow rattle to suppress grass though the one I was thinking of is avoid planting marigolds near peas or beans, or avoid planting brassica near potatoes, there are several plants that you should avoid planting beside potatoes, if it hasn't been done previously, could someone start a list that could be added to, to give quick guide of such plants

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  If you had a retaining tire wall.
Posted by: Small chilli - 16-01-2021, 02:22 PM - Replies (18)

What would you plant in it?

   

Just knock ideas around. We do need a retaining wall. Not necessarily made of tires. It would be cheap and it could be hidden with lots of trailing plants. I’m thinking for a start aubrieta & thyme. I want low maintenance, low growing trailing perennials. Some evergreens? Fuchsia? Any petunia perennial? Is there a perennial alyssum? As you can see I’m just going through a list of things you’d find in a hanging basket. More flowery gardeners input please.

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  Seeds requiring light to germinate....
Posted by: Broadway - 15-01-2021, 01:40 PM - Replies (6)

Does anyone have a list please?

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  Alottment year planner
Posted by: Vinny - 15-01-2021, 09:35 AM - No Replies

May be of interest to some.

https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/gr...er_6266128

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