Topic: Top Tips Forum

[Palefire]

Yes, yes, I know we can answer questions on the Basics board and I know there is a search facility, but how about a top tips forum? There was a lovely little programme on the Beeb a while back - just a five minute filler and there were a few of them - where people in certain trades gave their top tips and secrets. It was brilliant!

So, how about a place where people can share their tips, such as which brand of stockings Tim sent Alishka for her tom plants ;), or our favorite home remedy for green fly etc and have the rest of us learners go "oooo, that's a good idea!"

The search facility would mean that top tips on things would come up in any relevant search, too. Just a thought..........
Love, Palefire

xxx

[Ceri]

I loved that programme too! - and this idea - would love a 'tips bit' - esp money saving tips, what people re-use/recycle to use in their lottie.

[Hyacinth]

Care to modify your post, faltering-flicker? I sent Tim the stockings...what were they? A newly darned pair of my mid-brown support lisle stockings of course and, as these were rather special tomatoes and cukes of his I chose a pair of my Sunday Best...those with a seam up the back..well, actually, now that my legs have got quite bandy in my old age, I don't wear them too much these days....

but old tights are GREAT for tying up anything with stems which will swell and grow, without cutting into the plant.

Ina shared with us on the Beeb Board, last year, her Top Tip for memory-jogging when she's at her lottie, and I'd like to see Hugh's coffee trial on permanent display, too.

I got my tear-free onion peeling tip from the same programme, too, btw.

Lishka

[teresa]

Oh Lishka was it mascara or bread between the teeth? :-/
the tights stocking even pop socks great for plants. 8)
Even got my insect spray ( rhubarb leaf) from tips great for red spider and others. ;)
Would be great to have a site to share bits
Teresa

[clare]

Fab idea!!!!  :)

Let's have all the top tips in one place  ;D  

Trade Secrets of Allotmenteers!!!

[Palefire]

Care to modify your post, faltering-flicker? I sent Tim the stockings...what were they? A newly darned pair of my mid-brown support lisle stockings of course and, as these were rather special tomatoes and cukes of his I chose a pair of my Sunday Best............

Lishka

Profuse apologies oh fashionable one!! ;) Oh no - to think I may have inferred certain things about ower Tim's life style, too :-[. Dan (Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan, DAN, DAN - a bit of an Alan Partridge moment there)DAN can we have a top tips forum purleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease??!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Love, Palefire

xxx

[Mrs Ava]

I agree - little snippets of great info. Who could ask for more!  ;D

[Ceri]

bump for Dan - can we pleeeeeaaase have a top tips board?

[Admin aka Dan]

Sorry just catching up with the posts - I've been on holiday.

I'll let you all know tomorrow.

Cheers

Dan

[Ceri]

Dan... its tomorrow! - seriously it seems a good idea, someone has already started a thread for it which will wander down the pages and I'll forget how to find it!

[allotment_chick]

OK - I know I've been away for a while, and if you don't use it you lose it, but did you get a chance to reply to this suggestion Dan?  It is a brill idea....  Can't see anything - please help a poor gardener in her dotage!

By the way, Dan - are you still after articles?  I will apply myself and try and find some time to devote a page or several to comfrey if you are.!
AC    ;)

[Doris_Pinks]

Please Please Dan, can we have a tips board? ;D

[teresa]

Is this going to be one long running thread?

[Doris_Pinks]

Hurrah! It is here! But of course I cannot think of any top tips to give!! ;D But I am sure there are a lot of you out there with some brilliant ones.looking forward to reading them ;D  ;D  ;D DP