Author Topic: Internet Links (Read 16500 times)

gavin · « **on:** July 19, 2003, 15:34:48 »

Hi folks - this falls rapidly out of date, as there are quite a few members now with websites. I'm happy to keep adding the ones I know are related to vegetable gardening - but if I'm missing any, drop me a message and I'll update the list.

Plantsman's - gone again; sorry;
The Gardener's Almanac - http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/
philcooper's http://www.plant-seed-mailorder.org.uk/ - a catalogue of UK mail order seed and plant suppliers.
philcooper's http://www.hhdra.org.uk/ (Hampshire HDRA - with a listing of potato days!)
and my own diary and notes - http://www.keirg.freeserve.co.uk/diary/default.html .

There's also substantial listing of allotment associations and plots in http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Recreation_and_Sports/Home_and_Garden/Gardening/Gardens/Allotments/

All best, Gavin

gavin · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2003, 15:49:31 »

There's a substantial listing of allotment associations in http:// dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Recreation_and_Sports/Home_and_Garden/ Gardening/Gardens/Allotments/; all I've listed in this posting are a few websites I enjoy :-) - some are worth regular "virtual visits".

Low Moor Allotment Association, York http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~kester/LowMoorAllotments/welcome.html
Beryl and John Saunders' allotment in Gosport - http://www.saundersallotment.co.uk/ (I think this was maybe the first plot to grow on the web?)
Growing Your Own Produce - http://www.workaholic.karoo.net/
Lemon Jelly Garden - a children's gardening and reading project on a community allotment in Tynemouth - http://www.lemonjellygarden.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Shared Garden, Nottinghamshire - http://www.artshost.net/garden2/index.html
Moulsecombe Forest Garden and Wildlife Project - http://www.seedybusiness.org/page53.shtml

And a few other gardens

My Bit of the Planet, diary of wildlife in the garden - addictive! - http://www.mybitoftheplanet.com/
A gardening diary from Leeds - http://www.turning-earth.co.uk/index.html
Wild West Yorkshire - Richard Bell's Nature Diary - http://www.wildyorkshire.co.uk/naturediary/index.html
Garden Blethers, a monthly article from Tain - http://www.geocities.com/gardenblethers/

gavin · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2003, 16:22:14 »

Kitchen Garden Magazine's website - http://www.kitchengarden.co.uk/

Admin aka Dan · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2003, 18:11:49 »

Gavin,

Thanks for the work - hopefully we won't get hacked and lose half the posts again :(

Cheers

gavin · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2003, 22:46:36 »

A pleasure - it didn't take that long at all, as I've only borrowed from others of my little projects. But this time I've kept a copy on my hard disk!!!

All best - Gavin

teresa · « **Reply #5 on:** August 26, 2003, 00:53:20 »

Hi Gavin, I spent a couple of hours going through the web pages above just like to say thanks realy enjoyed myself. Teresa

Chris · « **Reply #6 on:** August 27, 2003, 15:27:50 »

Hi, Gavin, Thanks for the info. I've printed it off for my allotment neighbour. He might enjoy this site too. Chris

gavin · « **Reply #7 on:** August 27, 2003, 22:50:12 »

Not at all - a pleasure!

All best - Gavin

allotment_chick · « **Reply #8 on:** August 29, 2003, 03:41:54 »

Could I add another - I'm not sure how often it is updated but there is some useful info on
http://www.kitchengardens.dial.pipex.com/

I'm always referring to this:
http://www.alfresco.demon.co.uk/veg/

and some interesting links on:
http://www.debbysgardenlinks.co.uk/index.htm

Forum Admin - is it OK to post links to seed merchants. There are three suppliers that I've found to be most helpful?

Admin aka Dan · « **Reply #9 on:** August 29, 2003, 22:18:25 »

It's OK to post links to seed merchants at the moment, however at some point in the future we may have to consider discrete advertising, to pay for bandwidth and storage.

If that happens I may have to become a little more fussy.

Cheers

Dan

allotment_chick · « **Reply #10 on:** August 30, 2003, 01:51:00 »

Hi Dan - seems reasonable enough! You iz the boss, so until that time, in my experience, the range of products offered and the service from these guys is amazing:

http://www.edwintucker.com/Tuckers%20Seeds%2002/seeds%20index.htm

http://www.seedsofitaly.sagenet.co.uk/default.htm

http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/index.htm

gavin · « **Reply #11 on:** September 02, 2003, 04:22:56 »

For anybody who likes to know where their food comes from - REALLY comes from -

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/vegetabletravelers/ - reprint of a National Geographic article of 1949;
http://www.mnh.si.edu/garden/history/welcome.html - The origins of vegetables
http://www.gardendigest.com/timegl.htm - History of Gardening timeline
http://museum.agropolis.fr/english/default.htm - Museum of Agriculture

Have fun - all the best, Gavin

teresa · « **Reply #12 on:** September 04, 2003, 02:25:11 »

Hi Gavin

You seem to know your way round the net can you help? I have been trying to find out about Luna Planting ( Gardening bythe Moon) found US web sites but nothing in UK. What I read on the US site was realy interesting. Please can you help Teresa

allotment_chick · « **Reply #13 on:** September 04, 2003, 03:02:52 »

Hi T - try searching biodynamics +lunar into google uk. You might get something

teresa · « **Reply #14 on:** September 04, 2003, 03:22:31 »

thank AC will give that a go. Teresa

gavin · « **Reply #15 on:** September 04, 2003, 21:47:47 »

Hi Teresa - the only link I have is to http://www.mooncalendar.co.uk/, but I remember the Beeb having something on gardening by the moon a wee bit back ------- I'll see if I can retrace my steps, and retrieve their links for you.

All best - Gavin

PS - I think this is the Beeb link I saw; http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/gqt/lunar.shtml

Worth a go?

allotment_chick · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2003, 21:58:06 »

For those wanting easily digestible (!) information on compost making try:

http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0903/compost_heap.asp

Palefire · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2003, 21:07:41 »

If you want to find out about some good lottie friends, which I was fortunate enough to see in action (gruesome, but highly satisfactory!), then try this page:

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/parasitoids/cotesia.html

They didn't appear very quickly, so I had to resort to hand removal of the first group of caterpillars, but the wasps soon got going and the caterpillars soon got dying (bad english, I know, but hey!)

Love, Palefire
xxx

gavin · « **Reply #18 on:** November 23, 2003, 19:14:03 »

Hi all - added a new link I found today; a fascinating allotment association website, which I'm still exploring - Low Moor Allotment Association, York http://www- users.cs.york.ac.uk/~kester/LowMoorAllotments/welcome.html.

All best - Gavin

campanula · « **Reply #19 on:** November 24, 2003, 00:53:59 »

gavin, hope you don't mind - just to let everyone know i had a really good time going through your website - most enjoyable, do try it - i spent an unprecendented amountof time on PC poring over all this useful stuff
cheers, suzy

Ps. I am inspired to do a website myself - must get a digi camera first thing then enlist keen eldest son.

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Author Topic: Internet Links (Read 16500 times)