Topic: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.

[fi]

Hi Mrs Gumboot, thanks for advice and support. sounds like I'm on right track gaining practical experience with the NT. Smiley (don't know how to move icon!)

[guerriero75]

Hi All,

I'm MArk, I recently took over the guinea jungle= a allotment, I will show photo soon of the state of this piece of land. No wonders knowone wanted it, it had 27 plums tree, bramble the size of oaks and stones like a quarry, I have managed to give it a face lift with lots of very hard work, but Im very proud of the outcone and satisfied.
I used to live in Italy for 30 years, my Grandad taught me the gardening skills and how to make wine (that always help..lol), but still learning everyday.
this year will be a simple veggie year as per variety..still managed to put potatoes,parsnip,beetroot,purple cabage,onions,garlic and jerusalen arty, next year should be a better year for veggies, I will have green house and beds ready.

Live long and prosper and eat lots of veggies

[manicscousers]

Hiya, guys, welcome to the nuthouse, watch out for the seedaholics, they'll drag you to the dark side  ;D

[cornykev]

Hi Scousers pleased to meet you.   ;D ;D ;D

[manicscousers]

Hiya, Kev  ;D ;D ;D

[Mortality]

Welcome to A4A guerriero75
Congrats on getting the jungle sorted out  ;D and have fun.

[1066]

Oooo lots of new faces round here so hello to galina, guerriero75, Mrs Gumboot and starting out :D Some interesting stories along with great plots and pots  ;D
Welcome to A4A from me too  ;D

Happy Growing  :D

[tonybloke]

Hi Mrs Gumboot, thanks for advice and support. sounds like I'm on right track gaining practical experience with the NT. Smiley (don't know how to move icon!)

just click on the smiley you want to add.;)

[Jeannine]

Hi to you all, and welcome.

You will find tons of useful info here plus  you can expect a big pat on the back when things are going well for you.

You will also find  a great bunch of folks giving you a boost when things don't go so well. My  A4A family is one I cherish....... OK OK  you non newbies  don't let your heads get too big!!

Seriously  this is a great all round forum.

No seed addicts though, and no one tells fibs either!!!

XX Jeannine

[Jayb]

Yaaaaay, lots of new people to say hello to

Hi Mrs Gumboot, love the name. Work sounds a fantastic experience. Good luck with the move hope everything falls into place quickly.
 
Fi, I’m sorry if my question hit a nerve, it was not meant to. Having in the past juggled everything involved to change career and currently having a possible forced change, I was just interested in what you were doing. 

Galina, hello again. I’m glad Squash64 mentioned A4A to you and hope you enjoy the site. I’m a garden plottie person too; I think it is the growing that is important.  Sounds like you have loads of experience to share

Nice to meet you Starting out, I guess the 5yr old site foreman  keeps you on your toes!

Hello to Mark too , look forward to seeing those pictures.

Seedaholics where? Here? Nooooo!

[gp.girl]

Hello everyone  :)

Great forum, I'll have to post some pictures of my allotment later, will need to take some first!

Is anyone growing flower sprouts this year? Featured on Gardeners World on Friday.

[Jayb]

Hi Gp, welcome to A4A, look forward to seeing your pictures of the lottie when they are done.
I've not been tempted by Flower sprouts yet  :)

[gp.girl]

Hope this works.

It's looking a lot better than a month ago but loads still to do  :)

http://s883.photobucket.com/albums/ac33/gpgirl/Allotment/

[manicscousers]

hiya, gp.girl, welcome to a4a, ;D
 really looking good, just ready for the growing season  ;D

[1066]

Hi gp.girl - and welcome to A4A - the plot is looking great  ;D

[aj]

Hi all

I joined on here because a chum at college mentioned some onions being saved for seed and I'm known as an Onion Fiend round here.

I'm 42, live in Derbyshire and grow in a greenhouse in our courtyard, a canalside garden and a 100 ft lottie; plus I am now working for Garden Organic for a year [or perhaps longer] working in 5 gardens in schools around the country for a children's charity [joint project]. And I'm also sort of getting my Brother's 4 raised beds planted back up in a fortnight for my Nieces; otherwise they wouldn't grow much at all.......that's a trade off as they make home made wine and we get a few bottles from them when we visit.  ;)

So, at the moment I'm sowing for 8 growing spaces. I must be mad. My OH does the borders and the flowers, I do the Veg. Although this year, he is chipping in more as I'm out and about alot of the time.

I've also got one pepper on the windowledge of the GO offices; as part of the One Pot Pledge.  ;D

blog is here: http://linearlegume.blogspot.com/

Will be updating it as and when...

[1066]

Watcha aj  ;D 
Must be good home wine then!!  ;D  ;D  ;D

[tonybloke]

wotcha  to gp.girl and aj, welcome aboard!!

[rosebud]

 Welcome to all the newbies, missed you all joining .
welcome to the madhouse , house of fun lots of lovely peeps on here to help out i have learned so much from a few experts here !!!!!!!!.
 Good growing to you all. ;D
Rosebud ;D ;D

[aj]

Watcha aj  ;D 
Must be good home wine then!!  ;D  ;D  ;D

Yup; I don't drink and the plum wine we had at Christmas was lush - I wouldn't let the OH have even a small glass. I had to take a bottle home and eke it out over the week. And no hangovers!!!