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  1. wiseowl
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  2. Clueless 1 v2

    Controversial opinions

    Wasn’t there once an article somewhere about “NHS food advice makes people ill”? This low fat thing isn’t the only wrong advice. Once seen real Mediterranean meals, they let everything swim in...
    Wasn’t there once an article somewhere about “NHS food advice makes people ill”? This low fat thing isn’t the only wrong advice. Once seen real Mediterranean meals, they let everything swim in Olive oil, the sauces and stew are cooked to a stage impossible to see the ingredients, and not to...
    Wasn’t there once an article somewhere about “NHS food advice makes people ill”? This low fat thing isn’t the only wrong advice. Once seen real Mediterranean meals, they let everything swim in Olive oil, the sauces and stew are cooked to a stage...
    Wasn’t there once an article somewhere about “NHS food advice makes people ill”? This low fat thing isn’t the only wrong advice. Once seen real Mediterranean meals, they let everything swim in...
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  3. wiseowl
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    Whats your weather like May 2024

    Good morning all, rain showers and a gentle breeze temp 11c to 16c Precipitation 90% Sunrise 4.57 Sunset 21.13
    Good morning all, rain showers and a gentle breeze temp 11c to 16c Precipitation 90% Sunrise 4.57 Sunset 21.13
    Good morning all, rain showers and a gentle breeze temp 11c to 16c Precipitation 90% Sunrise 4.57 Sunset 21.13
    Good morning all, rain showers and a gentle breeze temp 11c to 16c Precipitation 90% Sunrise 4.57 Sunset 21.13
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  4. JWK
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    Vegetable Growing 2024

    got all my cucumbers and pumpkins out. i dont know how tall the pumpkin is supposed to climb but ive given 2.5m room for the cucumbers, learnt my lesson! peas are just now turning into pods! i...
    got all my cucumbers and pumpkins out. i dont know how tall the pumpkin is supposed to climb but ive given 2.5m room for the cucumbers, learnt my lesson! peas are just now turning into pods! i think first harvest in a week or two
    got all my cucumbers and pumpkins out. i dont know how tall the pumpkin is supposed to climb but ive given 2.5m room for the cucumbers, learnt my lesson! peas are just now turning into pods! i think first harvest in a week or two
    got all my cucumbers and pumpkins out. i dont know how tall the pumpkin is supposed to climb but ive given 2.5m room for the cucumbers, learnt my lesson! peas are just now turning into pods! i...
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  5. JWK
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    What's buzzing or flying near you 2024 ?

    Two green bottles hanging on a ..... poppy.
    Two green bottles hanging on a ..... poppy.
    Two green bottles hanging on a ..... poppy.
    Two green bottles hanging on a ..... poppy.
    Lap 3.JPG Dunlin 1.JPG canada 1.JPG Greylag 4.JPG Guillemots (9).JPG Guillemots (8).JPG
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  6. JWK
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    What are we doing in the garden 2024

    I've been redoing my barrel pond and it's been niggling me that the water is a lot more cloudy than when I made my first one. It gets to about 9pm and I'm potting up the last of the baskets when...
    I've been redoing my barrel pond and it's been niggling me that the water is a lot more cloudy than when I made my first one. It gets to about 9pm and I'm potting up the last of the baskets when it occurs to me that I should have put the plants in first, not the water. Worse still, I forgot to...
    I've been redoing my barrel pond and it's been niggling me that the water is a lot more cloudy than when I made my first one. It gets to about 9pm and I'm potting up the last of the baskets when it occurs to me that I should have put the plants...
    I've been redoing my barrel pond and it's been niggling me that the water is a lot more cloudy than when I made my first one. It gets to about 9pm and I'm potting up the last of the baskets when...
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  7. JWK
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    Latest Moan From You and Me 2024

    Lots of factor 50 here too @Liriodendron , especially when OH goes off to play golf and I head out to garden. Haven't needed it this year tho - yet - as we've been covered up.Lots of my friends...
    Lots of factor 50 here too @Liriodendron , especially when OH goes off to play golf and I head out to garden. Haven't needed it this year tho - yet - as we've been covered up.Lots of my friends here use it religiously and also wear hats because they, or someone they know, have had melanoma...
    Lots of factor 50 here too @Liriodendron , especially when OH goes off to play golf and I head out to garden. Haven't needed it this year tho - yet - as we've been covered up.Lots of my friends here use it religiously and also wear hats...
    Lots of factor 50 here too @Liriodendron , especially when OH goes off to play golf and I head out to garden. Haven't needed it this year tho - yet - as we've been covered up.Lots of my friends...
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  8. Mrs Hillard
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    Members CLEMATIS 2024..

    Thank you @ViewAhead, maybe.
    Thank you @ViewAhead, maybe.
    Thank you @ViewAhead, maybe.
    Thank you @ViewAhead, maybe.
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  9. eddybaby

    Feeding the birds, rats & neighbours!

    We have a camera viewing the patio / back garden to watch the wildlife at night and we do see a rat now and then at night as it was after any remains from the bird feeders.What to do now if...
    We have a camera viewing the patio / back garden to watch the wildlife at night and we do see a rat now and then at night as it was after any remains from the bird feeders.What to do now if place the food on some saucers or similar and when locking things up in the early evening, remove any...
    We have a camera viewing the patio / back garden to watch the wildlife at night and we do see a rat now and then at night as it was after any remains from the bird feeders.What to do now if place the food on some saucers or similar and when...
    We have a camera viewing the patio / back garden to watch the wildlife at night and we do see a rat now and then at night as it was after any remains from the bird feeders.What to do now if...
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  10. BB3

    Sacrificial plants

    Is this about scattering esoteric herbs around the altar before plunging the obsidian knife deep across the thr......ah, perhaps not. Wrong forum :redface: Sorry :biggrin:
    Is this about scattering esoteric herbs around the altar before plunging the obsidian knife deep across the thr......ah, perhaps not. Wrong forum :redface: Sorry :biggrin:
    Is this about scattering esoteric herbs around the altar before plunging the obsidian knife deep across the thr......ah, perhaps not. Wrong forum :redface: Sorry :biggrin:
    Is this about scattering esoteric herbs around the altar before plunging the obsidian knife deep across the thr......ah, perhaps not. Wrong forum :redface: Sorry :biggrin:
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  11. groundbeetle

    Rose Sucker or Sport?

    You are right, it was a sucker. It was a very long climbing stem with loads of side stems and flower buds, and similar glossy leaves to Starlight Symphony. It was extremely healthy, tough and...
    You are right, it was a sucker. It was a very long climbing stem with loads of side stems and flower buds, and similar glossy leaves to Starlight Symphony. It was extremely healthy, tough and pretty and I hated getting rid of it, but it would have harmed the Starlight Symphony, which looks a...
    You are right, it was a sucker. It was a very long climbing stem with loads of side stems and flower buds, and similar glossy leaves to Starlight Symphony. It was extremely healthy, tough and pretty and I hated getting rid of it, but it would...
    You are right, it was a sucker. It was a very long climbing stem with loads of side stems and flower buds, and similar glossy leaves to Starlight Symphony. It was extremely healthy, tough and...
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  12. wiseowl
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    Whats Looking good May 2024

    Thank you I think the secret is to read ALL the instructions on the weed and feed and follow them correctly, the critical point being don’t reseed until 8 weeks after application as it will...
    Thank you I think the secret is to read ALL the instructions on the weed and feed and follow them correctly, the critical point being don’t reseed until 8 weeks after application as it will inhibit seed germination. :nonofinger:
    Thank you I think the secret is to read ALL the instructions on the weed and feed and follow them correctly, the critical point being don’t reseed until 8 weeks after application as it will inhibit seed germination. :nonofinger:
    Thank you I think the secret is to read ALL the instructions on the weed and feed and follow them correctly, the critical point being don’t reseed until 8 weeks after application as it will...
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  13. Punkdoc

    Views on this years Chelsea

    Nothing to stop you buying a bulb of garlic to make the sprayMy garlic didn't do well last year @DiggersJo so I've been using bought bulbs for a couple of months.
    Nothing to stop you buying a bulb of garlic to make the sprayMy garlic didn't do well last year @DiggersJo so I've been using bought bulbs for a couple of months.
    Nothing to stop you buying a bulb of garlic to make the sprayMy garlic didn't do well last year @DiggersJo so I've been using bought bulbs for a couple of months.
    Nothing to stop you buying a bulb of garlic to make the sprayMy garlic didn't do well last year @DiggersJo so I've been using bought bulbs for a couple of months.
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  14. shiney
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    Show Off Your Pets 2024

    Just been sent this
    Just been sent this
    Just been sent this
    Just been sent this
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  15. Victoria
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    An Algarve Garden 2024

    Thank you Flumpy. xx Yes, with Diet Coke, my tipple. ;)
    Thank you Flumpy. xx Yes, with Diet Coke, my tipple. ;)
    Thank you Flumpy. xx Yes, with Diet Coke, my tipple. ;)
    Thank you Flumpy. xx Yes, with Diet Coke, my tipple. ;)
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  16. Upsydaisy
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    What's Cooking Today??

    First outside BBQ cook of the yearChicken legs, belly slices, bratwurst hot smoked/roasted, while resting grilled the veg. Bit early for homegrown veg apart from some garlic scapes I threw on....
    First outside BBQ cook of the yearChicken legs, belly slices, bratwurst hot smoked/roasted, while resting grilled the veg. Bit early for homegrown veg apart from some garlic scapes I threw on. These are the left overs
    First outside BBQ cook of the yearChicken legs, belly slices, bratwurst hot smoked/roasted, while resting grilled the veg. Bit early for homegrown veg apart from some garlic scapes I threw on. These are the left overs
    First outside BBQ cook of the yearChicken legs, belly slices, bratwurst hot smoked/roasted, while resting grilled the veg. Bit early for homegrown veg apart from some garlic scapes I threw on....
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  17. earlydaze
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    Cuttings that root in water

    Just another for the list, cobaea scandens seems to root in one-two weeks in water but it's also rooted in a perlite/compost mix in the same period of time.
    Just another for the list, cobaea scandens seems to root in one-two weeks in water but it's also rooted in a perlite/compost mix in the same period of time.
    Just another for the list, cobaea scandens seems to root in one-two weeks in water but it's also rooted in a perlite/compost mix in the same period of time.
    Just another for the list, cobaea scandens seems to root in one-two weeks in water but it's also rooted in a perlite/compost mix in the same period of time.
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  18. wiseowl
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  19. JennyJB

    Random question about cucumbers

    I slice starting from the non- stemmed end to get larger slices from the start, plus the stem is handy to hold when nibbling the last bit.Most scientifically I'd like to also press the point...
    I slice starting from the non- stemmed end to get larger slices from the start, plus the stem is handy to hold when nibbling the last bit.Most scientifically I'd like to also press the point that the non-stemmed end has more seeds and water and thence tends to dry out faster than the more...
    I slice starting from the non- stemmed end to get larger slices from the start, plus the stem is handy to hold when nibbling the last bit.Most scientifically I'd like to also press the point that the non-stemmed end has more seeds and water...
    I slice starting from the non- stemmed end to get larger slices from the start, plus the stem is handy to hold when nibbling the last bit.Most scientifically I'd like to also press the point...
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  20. Scrungee
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    Butterfly/ Moth /Dragonfly Images

    Thank you @Sheps my friend
    Thank you @Sheps my friend
    Thank you @Sheps my friend
    Thank you @Sheps my friend
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