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Aden Roller

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #660 on: May 22, 2012, 23:23:36 »
Nice to have you join us Tosh'. Welcome.  :)

Those "rounded" deep beds sound a good idea. There's a chap not far from me on our lottie site who uses the same method. Works well it seems. I'm not quite so good at being organised and plant where ever the mood takes me..I'd never stick to raised beds of any sort.  ;)

Here's wishing you lots of success with the new plot. Look forward to seeing you around here.  :)

Toshofthe Wuffingas

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #661 on: May 23, 2012, 01:51:53 »
Thanks. I got the idea from John Seymours books in the 1970's. I really think they make life simpler as the soil is looser. I doubt if I could have worked on the plot in mid April when I took it over if I had used conventional rows because of the constant rain. I just marked out the boundaries of all the beds with sticks and then dug out each path between shallowly. I then dug each bed as I came to it from the paddy field like path. The beds stayed drained though. I totted up what I'd put into it in just over a month and it's around 35 different things.

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #662 on: May 23, 2012, 05:28:47 »
Welcome newbies to the madhouse.  :P
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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #663 on: May 23, 2012, 06:41:43 »
Hello and welcome to A4A Toshofthe Wuffingas, glad you found us  :)
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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #664 on: May 29, 2012, 16:40:45 »
Hi all,

I found my way here searching for some tips... there was something specific I was going to ask.  However, I got caught up chatting in the computer section (too much like work for me!  oh well) and can't remember for the life of me what my query was!   :-[

Oh well, it'll come to me... eventually!  ;D

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #665 on: May 29, 2012, 17:51:54 »
Welcome, retro! Come in and make yourself comfortable. :D

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #666 on: May 30, 2012, 09:54:05 »
Hi Retro welcome to the site.
I'm sure it will come to you what you dropped in for! try to search function when you remember as it often bring up lots of stuff that's helpful.
x sunloving

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #667 on: May 30, 2012, 18:52:26 »
Hello Tosh and Retro, good to have you hear.  It's just like looking for something - takes forever to find it (well organised household here  :) ), but in the process we find so many other items which makes it really worthwhile.

Good computer forum indeed and also a very good gardening site  ;D 

Welcome to all new members.

Aden Roller

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #668 on: May 30, 2012, 21:03:51 »
Welcome Retro... pleased to have you join us.

I'll keep an eye out for that question of yours.......and then for someone who knows the answer!  ;D

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #669 on: May 30, 2012, 23:13:43 »
Welcome from me too XX Jeannine
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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #670 on: June 04, 2012, 17:42:17 »
So many new faces, nice to 'see' you all, pull up a chair and join the family ;D

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #671 on: June 04, 2012, 18:32:33 »
Welcome all new folks!

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #672 on: June 04, 2012, 20:48:04 »
Hi

Thank you so much for your warm welcome.  Hopefully will get to know you all better soon!

Although not new to gardening, am very new to allotmenteering, but love it so far. 

My plot is about a 5 minutes car drive away from my home, only 30 or so altogether, and they are a lovely friendly, helpful bunch of people.  As an example my husband was taken ill whilst erecting our garden shed, and a lovely gentleman finished putting on the door etc., and another painted the roof until such time as he is well enough to cover the roof with felt. 

Went to visit a friend in North Wales today and came home with a plastic sack full of Welsh onions - my how they stunk the car out!!!!

Regards and best wishes

Anne


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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #673 on: June 04, 2012, 20:54:52 »
Welcome Anne I hope you get as much enjoyment from your UK lottie as we did, we returned to Canada three years ago and have very tiny plots here.

This is a great forum so have fun

XX Jeannine
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Aden Roller

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #674 on: June 05, 2012, 01:44:09 »
Here's hoping your husband is better Anne and that you will enjoy settling in on the new allotment.

We'll look forward to hearing how you get on. ;)

Jayb

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #675 on: June 05, 2012, 12:10:18 »
Hello to retro, Anne16 and all the other new folk, Welcome to A4A  :)

Hope the car has had a chance to freshen up  ;D
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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #676 on: June 06, 2012, 19:39:21 »
Hello to all new members from me too :)  Hope you are enjoying your time spent on A4A (what's not to enjoy? lol)  :) :)

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #677 on: June 08, 2012, 23:22:55 »
Hi all
Just joined, been looking for a good site and was recommended, so here i am.  Not got an allotment but have a large(ish) garden.  We have a pond, i like exotic plants and attracting wildlife into the garden, also do a bit of photography.  Look forwards to meeting you all.  ;D

Jayb

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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #678 on: June 09, 2012, 07:08:52 »
Hi KevinG, welcome to A4A  ;D I've got a garden plottie too. Your pond and exotics sound fantastic, hope you are going to post some pictures  :)
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Re: A place for newbies to introduce themselves.
« Reply #679 on: June 09, 2012, 07:23:31 »
Welcome to all the new visitors.
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