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  1. shiney
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    What's Looking Good December 2025

    A Mimosa - in flower ( just ) on Chiistmas Day jenny namaste
    A Mimosa - in flower ( just ) on Chiistmas Day jenny namaste
    A Mimosa - in flower ( just ) on Chiistmas Day jenny namaste
    A Mimosa - in flower ( just ) on Chiistmas Day jenny namaste
    PXL_20251201_091612357.jpg Tecomaria 1 Dec 25.jpg Brugmansia 1 Dec 25.jpg andorea Jasminoides 1 Dec 25.jpg Impatiens tinctoria 4.JPG Fuchsia microphylla 3.JPG
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  2. wiseowl
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    Whats Your Weather Like 2025

    Sunny with scattered loud all afternoon. It has been over 14c since one o'clock, still is sunny and 14.3c and no breeze. May be 10c or so tonight.
    Sunny with scattered loud all afternoon. It has been over 14c since one o'clock, still is sunny and 14.3c and no breeze. May be 10c or so tonight.
    Sunny with scattered loud all afternoon. It has been over 14c since one o'clock, still is sunny and 14.3c and no breeze. May be 10c or so tonight.
    Sunny with scattered loud all afternoon. It has been over 14c since one o'clock, still is sunny and 14.3c and no breeze. May be 10c or so tonight.
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  3. pete
    Funny x 5

    Electric cars.

    With the old Feed In Tariff that was the original incentive from the government you would have been OK but the financial return would have been longer. They paid you for every kWh your panels...
    With the old Feed In Tariff that was the original incentive from the government you would have been OK but the financial return would have been longer. They paid you for every kWh your panels produced whether you used it or whether it went back into the grid. They additionally paid a small sum...
    With the old Feed In Tariff that was the original incentive from the government you would have been OK but the financial return would have been longer. They paid you for every kWh your panels produced whether you used it or whether it went back...
    With the old Feed In Tariff that was the original incentive from the government you would have been OK but the financial return would have been longer. They paid you for every kWh your panels...
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  4. JWK
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    Things that have made you happy today 2025

    Hee hee !!! All strength to your elbow @simone_in_wiltshire .You have a far better brain than I have.I have a hard time working out how long a cake is going to take to bake in my wonky oven....
    Hee hee !!! All strength to your elbow @simone_in_wiltshire .You have a far better brain than I have.I have a hard time working out how long a cake is going to take to bake in my wonky oven. :biggrin:Enjoy your brilliance. :spinning:
    Hee hee !!! All strength to your elbow @simone_in_wiltshire .You have a far better brain than I have.I have a hard time working out how long a cake is going to take to bake in my wonky oven. :biggrin:Enjoy your brilliance. :spinning:
    Hee hee !!! All strength to your elbow @simone_in_wiltshire .You have a far better brain than I have.I have a hard time working out how long a cake is going to take to bake in my wonky oven....
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  5. wiseowl
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    Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

    I couldn't be that cruel, well maybe the neighbours yappy dog, or my brothers dog that barks at me every time I move when I visit.
    I couldn't be that cruel, well maybe the neighbours yappy dog, or my brothers dog that barks at me every time I move when I visit.
    I couldn't be that cruel, well maybe the neighbours yappy dog, or my brothers dog that barks at me every time I move when I visit.
    I couldn't be that cruel, well maybe the neighbours yappy dog, or my brothers dog that barks at me every time I move when I visit.
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  6. BB3

    Supermarket potato disease

    I see it often too. I don't see it when the new season maincrop spuds hit the shelves around September and there's no sign of black areas inside the spuds until around mid-December when I start to...
    I see it often too. I don't see it when the new season maincrop spuds hit the shelves around September and there's no sign of black areas inside the spuds until around mid-December when I start to notice them. It's also this period (Sept-Dec) when spuds roast their best.Many years ago I met a...
    I see it often too. I don't see it when the new season maincrop spuds hit the shelves around September and there's no sign of black areas inside the spuds until around mid-December when I start to notice them. It's also this period (Sept-Dec)...
    I see it often too. I don't see it when the new season maincrop spuds hit the shelves around September and there's no sign of black areas inside the spuds until around mid-December when I start to...
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  7. wiseowl
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    Friendly x 5

    Yawn Yawn Wakey Wakey 2025

    @Ergates and @lizzie27 I'm another who would rather go to bed and wake up in the new year than stay up late and celebrate, though I quite liked it when I was young.I did some pruning and...
    @Ergates and @lizzie27 I'm another who would rather go to bed and wake up in the new year than stay up late and celebrate, though I quite liked it when I was young.I did some pruning and clearing up in the garden today but I put on the gardening thread.
    @Ergates and @lizzie27 I'm another who would rather go to bed and wake up in the new year than stay up late and celebrate, though I quite liked it when I was young.I did some pruning and clearing up in the garden today but I put on the...
    @Ergates and @lizzie27 I'm another who would rather go to bed and wake up in the new year than stay up late and celebrate, though I quite liked it when I was young.I did some pruning and...
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  8. Loofah
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    What are we doing in the garden 2025

    There has been some sunshine in Norfolk. I've cut down and cleared some messy plants in the front garden and pruned the 2 climbing roses, Mme Caroline Testout and Iceberg, on the cottage wall,...
    There has been some sunshine in Norfolk. I've cut down and cleared some messy plants in the front garden and pruned the 2 climbing roses, Mme Caroline Testout and Iceberg, on the cottage wall, also tidied up the rambling rose, Albertine, and pruned Grosvenor House.
    There has been some sunshine in Norfolk. I've cut down and cleared some messy plants in the front garden and pruned the 2 climbing roses, Mme Caroline Testout and Iceberg, on the cottage wall, also tidied up the rambling rose, Albertine, and...
    There has been some sunshine in Norfolk. I've cut down and cleared some messy plants in the front garden and pruned the 2 climbing roses, Mme Caroline Testout and Iceberg, on the cottage wall,...
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  9. JWK
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    What's buzzing or flying near you 2025 ?

    Dont like the sound of Tundra Geese, its going to get cold.:frown:
    Dont like the sound of Tundra Geese, its going to get cold.:frown:
    Dont like the sound of Tundra Geese, its going to get cold.:frown:
    Dont like the sound of Tundra Geese, its going to get cold.:frown:
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  10. Tidemark

    Whaaattt?

    Todays Heinz Beans are nothing like the original. Watching one of the "Inside the Factory" programmes ( always interesting if you could ignore the presenter ) which dealt with the Heinz beans...
    Todays Heinz Beans are nothing like the original. Watching one of the "Inside the Factory" programmes ( always interesting if you could ignore the presenter ) which dealt with the Heinz beans production reminded me how much they had changed. I always have a book to hand when watching TV, mute...
    Todays Heinz Beans are nothing like the original. Watching one of the "Inside the Factory" programmes ( always interesting if you could ignore the presenter ) which dealt with the Heinz beans production reminded me how much they had changed. I...
    Todays Heinz Beans are nothing like the original. Watching one of the "Inside the Factory" programmes ( always interesting if you could ignore the presenter ) which dealt with the Heinz beans...
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  11. eatenbyweasels
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    Tomato Growing 2026

    These are micro dwarves which only reach around 30cm so they'll be happy on or near the windowsill for months. The cuttings will probably be lopped back at least once to keep them under control...
    These are micro dwarves which only reach around 30cm so they'll be happy on or near the windowsill for months. The cuttings will probably be lopped back at least once to keep them under control until potting on.
    These are micro dwarves which only reach around 30cm so they'll be happy on or near the windowsill for months. The cuttings will probably be lopped back at least once to keep them under control until potting on.
    These are micro dwarves which only reach around 30cm so they'll be happy on or near the windowsill for months. The cuttings will probably be lopped back at least once to keep them under control...
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  12. hailbopp

    Suggestions for the Christmas present from hell as far as I’m concerned

    How about putting it somewhere that is very visible to them but not constantly in your line of site and planting a few fake vines over the edges of the thing to make it look like they are growing...
    How about putting it somewhere that is very visible to them but not constantly in your line of site and planting a few fake vines over the edges of the thing to make it look like they are growing or some of form other camouflage you can think of?
    How about putting it somewhere that is very visible to them but not constantly in your line of site and planting a few fake vines over the edges of the thing to make it look like they are growing or some of form other camouflage you can think of?
    How about putting it somewhere that is very visible to them but not constantly in your line of site and planting a few fake vines over the edges of the thing to make it look like they are growing...
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  13. Retired
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    Latest hobby.

    Hi,I went out shopping early this morning so I'd be back home ready to accept the new Yamaha leyboard when it arrived. Back home the keyboard had been delivered but not to inside the porch but...
    Hi,I went out shopping early this morning so I'd be back home ready to accept the new Yamaha leyboard when it arrived. Back home the keyboard had been delivered but not to inside the porch but left propped up on the front decking; good job it wasn't raining.Assembly was easy and I'm...
    Hi,I went out shopping early this morning so I'd be back home ready to accept the new Yamaha leyboard when it arrived. Back home the keyboard had been delivered but not to inside the porch but left propped up on the front decking; good job it...
    Hi,I went out shopping early this morning so I'd be back home ready to accept the new Yamaha leyboard when it arrived. Back home the keyboard had been delivered but not to inside the porch but...
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  14. JWK
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    A Joke Or Two 2025

    XX Try it......its worth it.
    XX Try it......its worth it.
    XX Try it......its worth it.
    XX Try it......its worth it.
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  15. Logan

    YouTube mega thread

    Uprising in Iran. The currency has collapsed, they are running out of water and there is a power emergency.
    Uprising in Iran. The currency has collapsed, they are running out of water and there is a power emergency.
    Uprising in Iran. The currency has collapsed, they are running out of water and there is a power emergency.
    Uprising in Iran. The currency has collapsed, they are running out of water and there is a power emergency.
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  16. Michael Hewett
    Agree x 5

    Slow pages

    They keep up grading, (down grading in respect of hard drive space), the computer part of the act but never do much regarding how the thing is powered, its archaic, I can buy a power tool with two...
    They keep up grading, (down grading in respect of hard drive space), the computer part of the act but never do much regarding how the thing is powered, its archaic, I can buy a power tool with two batteries, one on charge and one being used, it would then become truly portable.
    They keep up grading, (down grading in respect of hard drive space), the computer part of the act but never do much regarding how the thing is powered, its archaic, I can buy a power tool with two batteries, one on charge and one being used, it...
    They keep up grading, (down grading in respect of hard drive space), the computer part of the act but never do much regarding how the thing is powered, its archaic, I can buy a power tool with two...
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  17. JWK
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    Tomato Growing 2025

    2026 Thread here:Tomato Growing 2026
    2026 Thread here:Tomato Growing 2026
    2026 Thread here:Tomato Growing 2026
    2026 Thread here:Tomato Growing 2026
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  18. Allex50
    Like x 9

    Another Hello from Dorset!

    Well done @AnniD :star:
    Well done @AnniD :star:
    Well done @AnniD :star:
    Well done @AnniD :star:
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  19. JWK
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    Your day (apart from gardening) what took place ? 2025

    The parakeets turned up, but can't get to their food - good. I have finally squirrel and large bird proofed the feeders. Both are from The Nuttery. Only small birds can get in and we had a...
    The parakeets turned up, but can't get to their food - good. I have finally squirrel and large bird proofed the feeders. Both are from The Nuttery. Only small birds can get in and we had a nuthatch today.The helix feeder on the left is new and they have altered the design. The first version...
    The parakeets turned up, but can't get to their food - good. I have finally squirrel and large bird proofed the feeders. Both are from The Nuttery. Only small birds can get in and we had a nuthatch today.The helix feeder on the left is new...
    The parakeets turned up, but can't get to their food - good. I have finally squirrel and large bird proofed the feeders. Both are from The Nuttery. Only small birds can get in and we had a...
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  20. shiney

    Gardening For Women - ebook freebie

    Yes, Project Gutenberg is a wonderful resource for all kinds of books. I remember reading this particular one some years ago. Even in those days I don’t think I could have wielded a fork of that...
    Yes, Project Gutenberg is a wonderful resource for all kinds of books. I remember reading this particular one some years ago. Even in those days I don’t think I could have wielded a fork of that size. And as for the cap, it would have been turned into a bird bath after five minutes.
    Yes, Project Gutenberg is a wonderful resource for all kinds of books. I remember reading this particular one some years ago. Even in those days I don’t think I could have wielded a fork of that size. And as for the cap, it would have been turned...
    Yes, Project Gutenberg is a wonderful resource for all kinds of books. I remember reading this particular one some years ago. Even in those days I don’t think I could have wielded a fork of that...
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