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moment

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NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« on: July 31, 2009, 17:51:07 »
hi everyone-as a newby to growing veg-and the very first time planting a spud today-was left on my own to get on with it.only to be told after the event that i have planted them all upside down-is there another dope in the world like me?? ???

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Re: NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2009, 17:52:57 »
You can't plant them upside down... if they are sprouting the sprouts stick up... otherwise they find their own way... ?Somebody winding you (or me) up?  :-\

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Re: NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2009, 19:07:28 »
hi everyone-as a newby to growing veg-and the very first time planting a spud today-was left on my own to get on with it.only to be told after the event that i have planted them all upside down-is there another dope in the world like me?? ???
isn't it a bit late to be planting spuds anyway? which ever way up you plant them :)
sanity is overated

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Re: NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2009, 19:11:43 »
Hi moment, did they also offer to lend you their can of elbow grease, or perhaps their sky hooks?  ;D  ;D  :-*

Lushy x
Make mine a large one!

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Re: NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2009, 19:27:06 »
i like tartan paint myself
you may be a king or a little street sweeper but sooner or later you dance with de reaper.

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Re: NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2009, 20:00:06 »
Hi welcome to A4A I think somebodys pulling your leg, keep trying like the rest of us.
good luck
Ken
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Re: NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2009, 22:17:39 »
Spuds for xmas macmac. Mine haven't arrived yet.

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Re: NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2009, 10:55:17 »
I'm planting pots for Christmas too, currently chitting, was planning on doing them in a black bin but would they be ok in the ground??

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Re: NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2009, 11:03:49 »
I'm going to do both & fleece the ones in the ground later on. I'll put the ones in pots in the greenhouse later also.

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Re: NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2009, 18:28:22 »
Has anyone seen my glass hammer.  ???      ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
MAY THE CORN BE WITH YOU.

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Re: NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2009, 13:47:40 »
I thought you were wanting a long weight  :P

Welcome to allotments Moment! and to this site  :)

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Re: NEW ALLOTMENTEER!
« Reply #11 on: August 02, 2009, 14:02:11 »
LOL. I can remember being told that way back in March. He had me really worried for about 2 secs as i had been so careful with them. If  they were or not they still tasted lovely when i dug them up. Welcome. It's alovely friendly place this

 

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