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  1. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    Teabag seedling pots topped up. Waiting for Pa's Pride to arrive in the post, then that's all the micros sorted.
    Teabag seedling pots topped up. Waiting for Pa's Pride to arrive in the post, then that's all the micros sorted.
    Teabag seedling pots topped up. Waiting for Pa's Pride to arrive in the post, then that's all the micros sorted.
    Teabag seedling pots topped up. Waiting for Pa's Pride to arrive in the post, then that's all the micros sorted.
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  2. JWK
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    What's your weather like 2026

    It has been foggyish all day and damp.The snow has just started! We have an "orange" warning after 8pm. And gales from the east. Batten down the hatches.Food cupboards are fully...
    It has been foggyish all day and damp.The snow has just started! We have an "orange" warning after 8pm. And gales from the east. Batten down the hatches.Food cupboards are fully stocked.Local forum meeting up the road has been cancelled.
    It has been foggyish all day and damp.The snow has just started! We have an "orange" warning after 8pm. And gales from the east. Batten down the hatches.Food cupboards are fully stocked.Local forum meeting up the road has been cancelled.
    It has been foggyish all day and damp.The snow has just started! We have an "orange" warning after 8pm. And gales from the east. Batten down the hatches.Food cupboards are fully...
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  3. pete
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    Electric cars.

    I think modern automatic systems are better. The advice with a manual was always to change up early and not rev too much, reducing the chance of wheel spin. Old Auto cars used to rev quite a lot...
    I think modern automatic systems are better. The advice with a manual was always to change up early and not rev too much, reducing the chance of wheel spin. Old Auto cars used to rev quite a lot then change up abruptly. Of course EVs don't have gears as such so it should be a case of a delicate...
    I think modern automatic systems are better. The advice with a manual was always to change up early and not rev too much, reducing the chance of wheel spin. Old Auto cars used to rev quite a lot then change up abruptly. Of course EVs don't have...
    I think modern automatic systems are better. The advice with a manual was always to change up early and not rev too much, reducing the chance of wheel spin. Old Auto cars used to rev quite a lot...
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  4. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    I can’t make sense of this either? So if a European power, obviously not Denmark, attempted to colonise Greenland, that wouldn’t be recognised as an act of aggression by the US?The first two...
    I can’t make sense of this either? So if a European power, obviously not Denmark, attempted to colonise Greenland, that wouldn’t be recognised as an act of aggression by the US?The first two points quoted seem pretty clear, especially the second one, the US will not interfere with existing...
    I can’t make sense of this either? So if a European power, obviously not Denmark, attempted to colonise Greenland, that wouldn’t be recognised as an act of aggression by the US?The first two points quoted seem pretty clear, especially the...
    I can’t make sense of this either? So if a European power, obviously not Denmark, attempted to colonise Greenland, that wouldn’t be recognised as an act of aggression by the US?The first two...
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  5. Loofah
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    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2026

    On cloudy wet days like this we don't benefit from the lengthening days, it was nearly dark before 4pm today. I agree about drivers with no lights and kamakazi pedestrians etc. My wife decided...
    On cloudy wet days like this we don't benefit from the lengthening days, it was nearly dark before 4pm today. I agree about drivers with no lights and kamakazi pedestrians etc. My wife decided to drop me at PO so I met here later in Sainsbugs, we got a bargain pack of chicken breasts, on...
    On cloudy wet days like this we don't benefit from the lengthening days, it was nearly dark before 4pm today. I agree about drivers with no lights and kamakazi pedestrians etc. My wife decided to drop me at PO so I met here later in Sainsbugs, ...
    On cloudy wet days like this we don't benefit from the lengthening days, it was nearly dark before 4pm today. I agree about drivers with no lights and kamakazi pedestrians etc. My wife decided...
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  6. Michael Hewett
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    Slow pages

    Snail's pace right now, having been OK earlier.
    Snail's pace right now, having been OK earlier.
    Snail's pace right now, having been OK earlier.
    Snail's pace right now, having been OK earlier.
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  7. JWK
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    Latest moan from you and me 2026

    And it's not just Mars I've got a personal vendetta against :paladin:Why on earth did Rowntrees withdraw their gorgeous Nutty bar? I used to eat lots of them.
    And it's not just Mars I've got a personal vendetta against :paladin:Why on earth did Rowntrees withdraw their gorgeous Nutty bar? I used to eat lots of them.
    And it's not just Mars I've got a personal vendetta against :paladin:Why on earth did Rowntrees withdraw their gorgeous Nutty bar? I used to eat lots of them.
    And it's not just Mars I've got a personal vendetta against :paladin:Why on earth did Rowntrees withdraw their gorgeous Nutty bar? I used to eat lots of them.
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  8. JWK
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    What's buzzing flying near you 2026

    If a long tailed tit loses its tail, is it now just a tit? It's not moulting season so I think this fellow must have been in the wars.Female blackcap was eating pyracantha berries...
    If a long tailed tit loses its tail, is it now just a tit? It's not moulting season so I think this fellow must have been in the wars.Female blackcap was eating pyracantha berries today.Earlier in the week she was hogging the apple on the feeder, so the male had to make do with a...
    If a long tailed tit loses its tail, is it now just a tit? It's not moulting season so I think this fellow must have been in the wars.Female blackcap was eating pyracantha berries today.Earlier in the week she was hogging the apple on the...
    If a long tailed tit loses its tail, is it now just a tit? It's not moulting season so I think this fellow must have been in the wars.Female blackcap was eating pyracantha berries...
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  9. Rich_83

    Apple tree pruning

    I meant to say before, the old books always said if you achieve the correct open goblet shape, then you should be able to throw your hat from one side, through the middle, and out the other...
    I meant to say before, the old books always said if you achieve the correct open goblet shape, then you should be able to throw your hat from one side, through the middle, and out the other side. Good luck. :thumbsup:
    I meant to say before, the old books always said if you achieve the correct open goblet shape, then you should be able to throw your hat from one side, through the middle, and out the other side. Good luck. :thumbsup:
    I meant to say before, the old books always said if you achieve the correct open goblet shape, then you should be able to throw your hat from one side, through the middle, and out the other...
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  10. Loofah
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    The Walipini Project (aka greenhouse shenanigans)

    what a beautiful greenhouse. like a mini victorian palace glasshouse.
    what a beautiful greenhouse. like a mini victorian palace glasshouse.
    what a beautiful greenhouse. like a mini victorian palace glasshouse.
    what a beautiful greenhouse. like a mini victorian palace glasshouse.
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  11. JWK
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    Show Us Your HousePlants In Bloom Now 2026

    Gorgeous plant @pete! What temperature does it like?
    Gorgeous plant @pete! What temperature does it like?
    Gorgeous plant @pete! What temperature does it like?
    Gorgeous plant @pete! What temperature does it like?
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  12. Plantminded
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    What's Looking Good January 2026

    Just went out to check on my Hibiscus as it is sunny and 12c but coulfn't sit on my chair as Munchkin has occupied it ...The Hibiscus are fine and some have buds ...But the Jacaranda is...
    Just went out to check on my Hibiscus as it is sunny and 12c but coulfn't sit on my chair as Munchkin has occupied it ...The Hibiscus are fine and some have buds ...But the Jacaranda is thinning out ...
    Just went out to check on my Hibiscus as it is sunny and 12c but coulfn't sit on my chair as Munchkin has occupied it ...The Hibiscus are fine and some have buds ...But the Jacaranda is thinning out ...
    Just went out to check on my Hibiscus as it is sunny and 12c but coulfn't sit on my chair as Munchkin has occupied it ...The Hibiscus are fine and some have buds ...But the Jacaranda is...
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  13. JWK
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    Currently Listening To 2026

    and for something completely different.. He had such a haunting voice
    and for something completely different.. He had such a haunting voice
    and for something completely different.. He had such a haunting voice
    and for something completely different.. He had such a haunting voice
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  14. Bear

    COFEA arabica

    I know someone who grew coffee in Maine, which is considerably colder in the winter than here but you have to really put the effort in. Coffee is a tropical rainforest plant, so likes humidity and...
    I know someone who grew coffee in Maine, which is considerably colder in the winter than here but you have to really put the effort in. Coffee is a tropical rainforest plant, so likes humidity and warmth. I believe they grow it in the tropical biodome at the Eden project but don't know if they...
    I know someone who grew coffee in Maine, which is considerably colder in the winter than here but you have to really put the effort in. Coffee is a tropical rainforest plant, so likes humidity and warmth. I believe they grow it in the tropical...
    I know someone who grew coffee in Maine, which is considerably colder in the winter than here but you have to really put the effort in. Coffee is a tropical rainforest plant, so likes humidity and...
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  15. Warren Jones

    TurfWorld Limited

    With the colder weather many of us are experiencing right now, it’s completely normal to wonder what (if anything) you should be doing for your lawn over winter.The good news is that most turf...
    With the colder weather many of us are experiencing right now, it’s completely normal to wonder what (if anything) you should be doing for your lawn over winter.The good news is that most turf damage at this time of year comes from simple things like excessive foot traffic on frozen or...
    With the colder weather many of us are experiencing right now, it’s completely normal to wonder what (if anything) you should be doing for your lawn over winter.The good news is that most turf damage at this time of year comes from simple...
    With the colder weather many of us are experiencing right now, it’s completely normal to wonder what (if anything) you should be doing for your lawn over winter.The good news is that most turf...
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  16. JWK
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    A Joke or Two 2026

    A Geordie lass went to the hairdresser and asked for a perm......The hairdresser replied..... “I wandered lernly as a clood…..”
    A Geordie lass went to the hairdresser and asked for a perm......The hairdresser replied..... “I wandered lernly as a clood…..”
    A Geordie lass went to the hairdresser and asked for a perm......The hairdresser replied..... “I wandered lernly as a clood…..”
    A Geordie lass went to the hairdresser and asked for a perm......The hairdresser replied..... “I wandered lernly as a clood…..”
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  17. Selleri
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    Show us your gardening purchases 2026

    I ordered seeds from Chiltern Seeds yesterday and that's it (honest) for this year.
    I ordered seeds from Chiltern Seeds yesterday and that's it (honest) for this year.
    I ordered seeds from Chiltern Seeds yesterday and that's it (honest) for this year.
    I ordered seeds from Chiltern Seeds yesterday and that's it (honest) for this year.
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  18. shiney
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    JANUARY PHOTO COMPETITION 2026

    Bah, humbug!
    Bah, humbug!
    Bah, humbug!
    Bah, humbug!
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  19. Logan
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  20. JWK
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    Vegetable Growing 2026

    Nice size, parsnip digging was always in my memory as the ground being frozen solid.:biggrin:
    Nice size, parsnip digging was always in my memory as the ground being frozen solid.:biggrin:
    Nice size, parsnip digging was always in my memory as the ground being frozen solid.:biggrin:
    Nice size, parsnip digging was always in my memory as the ground being frozen solid.:biggrin:
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