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Allotment Stuff => Swap Shop => Topic started by: adam13 on September 03, 2005, 09:59:17
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i am a thiteen year old boy
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Hi Adam, is it just veg seeds you are after or would you like other flower seeds as well as the sweet peas?
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Hi adam, I've just collected some Dwarf Cornflower seeds, mixed colours, and Nasturtium seeds, Empress of India and Alaska mixed.
Empress of India has dark green leaves and red flowers and is clump forming, Alaska has mid green leaves with splodges of cream and red, dark orange or gold flowers, also clump forming.
Might have Dwarf Sunflowers, Red Sunflowers, English Marigold and Sweet Peas. Think my first crop of Dwarf Sunflower seeds have failed :( will check and let you know later.
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First crop of Dwarf Sunflower seeds are a complete failure :-[ Still got two more plants that have still to set seed though so here's hoping for success this time. Still waiting for other seeds to ripen. Nasturtiums almost ready.
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adam13, I've just noticed on another thread you talk about selling your seeds on Ebay. Not really in the spirit of things if you take seeds from members here with the intention to sell them on Ebay :o
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Okay, good luck to you then :)
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im a thireen year old boy who loves growing veg and cannot afford the seeds if anyone is willing to help please leave me a message including your email adress and i will write back
the seeds i am after are
betroot boltard
beetroot cheltnham greentop
carrot flyaway
cucumber petia
leutace
pea alderman
swede best of all
tomato sweet million f1
tomato red alert
sweet peas
i would be greatfull for any other seeds as well thanks
I can't quite make out why you are begging for the above seeds whilst selling the same type seeds on e-bay ??? I think you have been rumbled and are you really thirteen ??? luke9f ??? ::)
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZluke9f
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You were very young then when you started selling seeds on ebay in 2003
You must also be a very accomplished seed collector if you've collected seeds from all that lot that you're selling on ebay
I notice that you're a seller on the Buy Now which is mostly used by businesses
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Easy if you get all the seeds off here methinks
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>:(
Used to think the net was a bit creepy cos you can be traced etc wherever you are......
On this occasion...I think the net is wonderful!!
Well done the A4A Sherlocks!!
;D
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Mr B and Wardy, I am impressed.
From now on I shall look upon you both as GUARDIANS OF THE SITE, and pay homage as such.
Well spotted.
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All those hours of reading Miss Marple didn't go to waste. Mr B takes the credit for voicing his suspicions :)
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I spotted it on another thread but was too polite, but if you read between the lines :D
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ahem!if i can be dr watson to wardys sherlock..you need a credit card to buy and sell on ebay too-ergo-you need to be at least 18..
oops!
back to the drawing board adam! ;)
i think that deerstalker is so you wardy! ;D
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Isn't it just ;D Although it's a bit unsubtle for me. I'd rather rely on my little grey cells ;D
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ahem!if i can be dr watson to wardys sherlock..you need a credit card to buy and sell on ebay too-ergo-you need to be at least 18..
oops!
back to the drawing board adam! ;)
i think that deerstalker is so you wardy! ;D
You don't need a credit card to buy or sell or eBay (I've been both for over two years and have never registered a cc) but ..... you do need to be 16 or over to sell so quite right Kitty, it's back to the drawing board of this young man LOL
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thanx yp ;)-i knew there was some sort of restriction...but...whatever-if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck its usually a duck..... ;D
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Uh uh! Don't fink so ;D taken from e-baY user agreement
Membership Eligibility.
Our services are not available to, and may not be used by, persons under the age of 18 years or to temporarily or indefinitely suspended eBay members. If you are under 18 years old, you can use this service only in conjunction with and under the supervision of a parent or guardian. If you do not qualify, please do not use our services. If you are registering as a business entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind that entity to this User Agreement.
;D ;D
Edited to say. This person could be an adult, we will never know. He/She may come back with another name and try their luck again, so the moral of the story is "If they appear a little greedy be wary before parting with your property" I could think up many a sad story to lever money out of your pockets and I know you wouldn't hesitate to part with it :D But I won't, cause I like you. ;D
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this is your dad, adam-go to your room-that goes for you too roy bham! ;)
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;D This Kid (If he is a kid) has got spunk and I admire him for that, if he is a genuine "Entrepreneur" I'll stick my neck out and wish him well as you do don't get anywhere without a bit of duckin and diving, you know what I mean?...Arry ;D
OK Kitty only if you smack my Bum ;D
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Stop it you lot. You're makin my sides ache ;D
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I think this is very sad and Adam would be well advised to leave A4All alone.
There are people out there who do struggle on pensions or low income to buy their seeds so that they have enough food to eat - and who do not sell seeds on ebay.
Fortunately I am not among this group, but I am very aware of people on our allotments who come into this category, and I am sure that there are many here too.
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I have only just read this thread, having had it drawn to my attention by another member.
I am used to meeting beggars, living in Coventry, they are everywhere, and I often do the charitable thing and pass on some loose change. I have busked myself, when times were less sunny, so I could afford a beer. But I have always been resistant to aggressive begging, ie being accosted when unprepared.
I was a bit surprised to find this situation in the chat room last night, and whilst I did not feel anxious personally, I think it may need to come to Dan's attention (if he is not already aware) if it persists, as some members WILL feel uncomfortable and avoid the chatroom etc.
I am only speaking my mind here, I do not wish to offend ANYONE on this site, as Icy said to me in another thread - 'life is too short ...'.
Am I alone in feeling this way?
Derkthefox :D
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some peeps amaze me trying to pull a fast one like that out of genuine peeps ,
well spotted wardy and Roy :) :) :) :)
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::)ROY!!!!!
behave! ;D
derekthefox.what went on in the chat room?..i dont get in there.....
how did you(wardy and roy i think)find out this little monkey was selling seeds on ebay as well as..ahem!... swapping seeds?
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The chat room, well adam just kept asking me for seeds, when I told him I wasn't interested, he started on the sob story. Eventually I just left in disgust.
I do not think he is who he appears ...
Apparently, supersprout, lottie and georgie were in there before me, but had gone when I got there.
Derekthefox :D
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how did you(wardy and roy i think)find out this little monkey was selling seeds on ebay as well as..ahem!... swapping seeds?
He told us and gave us his "Handle" cheek of it ;D
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derekthefox.ah..i see.....pushy little(or big )tyke...not really in the spirit of things on here- so if he isnt 13 then he maybe has the mind of a 13 year old..... ::)
roy-good grief!more front than blackpool.....
well.......i think so many people have growled at him he wont come back in a hurry.....and everyone will me on the lookout..... :)
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Yes, I am sure by now Dan has picked up on this thread ... he is too proud of this site to allow something like this to muddy the atmosphere (is that a mixed metaphor?), so I for one am not worried.
Lets hope this is the end of the matter.
Derekthefox :D
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I had left the chatroom before Adam arrived so I have no idea if his behaviour was unacceptable before Derek arrived. I sent Dan a message when Adam's plea for seeds was first posted. I was rather concerned that an alleged 13 year old was prepared to give out his name and address to complete strangers, and I asked Dan what the A4A policy was. Still waiting for a reply...
G xx
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when i saw this thred when it first went up i thought that there was sometghing wrong
as he just cut and pasted on nearly all threds
>:(
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Good thinking Georgie ;) I never gave that a thought about his safety ;)
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Looks like it might be unfounded concern, Roy, but thanks anyway. :)
G xx
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There is an adam who says he is 13 wanting seeds potatoes and onion sets, from the T&M guestbook. He, according to an earlier post there, got 95% of any seeds he wanted free from Suttons. He keeps begging on there every couple of weeks or so.
Just checked adam13's profile and the email address matches up to the begging messages on the T&M guestbook. :o >:(
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Nerve!
Get lost Adam13!
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o dear-...i was a bit daft when i was 13.
well.....
a lot daft really.....
i would think (if he is indeed 13)he doesnt realise when to stop......you know-when hes irritating bods......
on the other hand he could be an Ace Gardening Supercrim fueling his wicked empire by conning us simple minded sons (and daughters)of the sod. ;D
he is the Seed Tzar.
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He's no 13 year old kid. If he is he's not wet behind the ears is he. Right little empire builder. You have to watch yourself on ebay as there are some pigs on there. I thought the postage charged was fair after they'd weighed the parcel being sent. Not at all. They flog stuff cheap then charge a flaming fortune to post it. I asked someone why they charge me £5 to post something which cost 19p He told me I was an idiot and that it's a case of buyer beware. He's right I was an idiot but I believed people were honest. What a mug?
Having said that I bought some china crockery and it was all received, beautifully packed and the postage was exactly as stated :)
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Someone else has posted a message on the T&M guestbook - mine seems to have been deleted.
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Ooh, the plot thickens :)
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I looked this morning after seeing multi's comments and it was still there. It looked to be quite a stroppy message.
What goes around comes around . . . . . .
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aww.wardy-ne'er mind chuck ;)-i'm so paranoid about not diddling people i usually pay the postage myself-i dont trade on ebay tho......i try not to be cynical about peoples motives and what not but they usually give me ple-e-e-enty to be cynical about :-\ >:(
13 years olds are a bvit different to when i was 13....why-we were happy with a whip and top-bowling our hoops along.....and a sniff of a kipper fer supper.
them we'rt days..... ::)
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I've been reading thios thread with great interest.I'm afraid I take things at face value & trust people. I hope that I continue to do that because despite examples otherwise, most people are fair.
You have to watch yourself on ebay as there are some pigs on there. I thought the postage charged was fair after they'd weighed the parcel being sent.
According to my husband who spends alot of time on Ebay most people are straight but you do have to look at the postage carefully. Some sellers inflate the postage because that isn't suject to Paypal charges.
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I had a whip and top, oh and a diablo ;D Not much changes - I have a fridge stuffed with kippers ;D
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A few more posts have appeared on T&M website - think that is enough now.
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Can someone give me the link? as I am getting curious, better than Eastenders this ;D
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Here, Roy. Fun innit!
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/en/form/guestbook/display/1
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Thanks Jill ;D Tee hee this is fun ;D lets keep searching for him...little brat or is it Bratz ;D
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Some of the comments on the guestbook appear to have been deleted....
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::)
I put one on there this morning, it was posted and has now disappeared. The board is obviously monitored, and they don't want it filed up with our messages. They have left one on there tho.
He's hopefully been rumbled and they won't be sending him any more freebies.
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He goes back quite a way asking for free seeds. Cheek, more front than Selfridges!
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On one pack of free T&M seeds (via garden centre) says NOT FOR RESALE.
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Been following this thread very carefully and found it a bit disturbing. I'm glad that I've been having to wait for my seed to ripen otherwise I might have been caught out. I certainly WON'T be letting A13 have any of my seed >:(
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It reminds me of "Can you spare some change for a cuppa, guv?"
I have met one member from here (because it is such a small world!) and glad the mint worked out well. I have sent and received seeds to/from a few nice people here and have lost track of whether I have sent or received more (not that it matters to me). But then, I have got to know them a bit through posts and messenger and feel that they have become my friends. Reminds me - if it stops raining, I need to get to the post office to send 2 lots off.
Thinking of ordering some hairy balls - anyone want some but too afraid to order?!!! Madmum - would be quite a feature in a school - can hear the sniggers already!
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What are hairy balls? ???
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I think no more messages concerning Adam13 should be posted in the T&M guestbook
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What are hairy balls? ???
The answer lies in the T&M catalogue!!!
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(http://thompson-morgan.com/pix/m/seeds/4/gww4230.jpg)
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Oh fantastic! Do you think they'd send me some for free if i asked them?????????
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Thanks Multiveg :D, found them.
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Madmum - if I order them, will send you some of the seeds ;D
And what did you do at school today son? Planted some hairy balls.
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he could be an Ace Gardening Supercrim
Hey steady on there, I resemble that remark ;D
My email is acegardener@whatever. Ace has been my nickname for years in the biking world and the reason I use heritage is that it was the model of the bike I was riding when I first logged on this site and it was easy to remember.
Now to label that little scrote adam as ACE is unfair on us real criminals gardeners so please stop now or I will be sending the boys around. ;D
As this is the swap forum I am now going to my profile and try to swap my name from heritage to ACE
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Multiveg
They look great don't they, and I can hear the reaction of the head already . . . . . . . .
just GOT to be worth it
Won't plant them too close to the cucumbers I promise
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Madmum, please BEHAVE !
Cucumbers indeed !
Derekthefox :D
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;D
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Better keep them out of the way of Macchiaw aubergines, marrows, and the like then???! ;D
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I have some Blue Ball corn flowers that might go with them ;D
M.
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Sorry Derek :-[
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there goes the neighbourhood! ;)
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Just teasing Madmum ! ;D (and enjoying it)
Derekthefox :D
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no worries
Are we having a change of avatar as it's Friday tomorrow?
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He he he
I won't make you wait that long ...
Derekthefox :D
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Anyone here grown those hairy balls? Actually, think that question is better left unanswered....
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cor!derek....
well.....just 'cor!thats all! ;)
i think its best left to the imagination multi!as are a lot of things...*kitty nods head philosophically.....*
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thanks Derek ;) ;) ;) ;)
just what the doctor ordered!
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Just wipe the screen after you have finished licking it ok? ;D ;D ;D
Derekthefox :D
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ahem.....modesty in all departments del! ;)
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Who cares as long as you are enjoying yourself eh?
Unless you preferred me as timid and reclusive ...
Derekthefox :D
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how did u know???????
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Call it a lucky guess ;D ok? ;)
Derekthefox :D
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eh?
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thats what i like-intelligent ,mature reasoned argument.well done adam-you have astounded us all with your erudition.
go count your seeds. ;)
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Sorry Kitty, my jaw just dropped and hung there ! Is that 13 year old flaming? ;D
Derekthefox :D
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has this thread been edited as it doesn't read well at the end
Looks like something has been cut out
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Yes madmum,
adam came in after my lucky guess post and uttered a 'comment' ;D
Hence my retort and also Kitty's ...
I presume Dan has removed it.
Three cheers for Dan, hip hip ...
Derekthefox :D
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Never mind the end Madmum, have you had a look at the beginning again. There's only 1 post from A13 and it says I'm a 13 year old boy, that's it, nowt else ;D
Derek, here's another cor!!! ;D
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Perhaps he has deleted all his posts, but the first one cant be deleted? I don't know, but I think he is still around . . .
Steady there Ladybird ;D
Autographed copies of the avatar are available via pm by the way ;D ;D ;D
Derekthefox :D
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Wonder, for fund raising purposes, if a calendar could be made.... Not sure which month would suit Derek :P ;D
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Last active yesterday at 21.44.
We didn't have the internet "in my day" but I'm pretty sure when I was 13 I would have been in bed at that time on a schoolnight 8)
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(http://www.wildhunt.org/awitchawitch.jpg)
BEDEVERE:
Tell me. What do you do with witches?
VILLAGER #2:
Burn!
VILLAGER #1:
Burn!
CROWD:
Burn! Burn them up! Burn!...
BEDEVERE:
And what do you burn apart from witches?
VILLAGER #1:
More witches!
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MV, what about something warming on a cold winter's night? So January? Or would you keep my avatar until December . . .
;D ;D ;D
Derekthefox ;D
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Is such vilification of a 13 year old really justified ??!!
To be honest, responses from adults on this thread make me feel a lot more disheartened than the child's plea for seeds. :(
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Is such vilification of a 13 year old really justified ??!!
To be honest, responses from adults on this thread make me feel a lot more disheartened than the child's plea for seeds. :(
Can't say I disagree, hence the "witch hunt" post from Monty Python!
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Is such vilification of a 13 year old really justified ??!!
To be honest, responses from adults on this thread make me feel a lot more disheartened than the child's plea for seeds. :(
Ah! but is he/she a 13 year old? or just a rip off merchant of a more mature age that wants to strip us of our generosity to make a quick buck? We will never know but we do know that this parasite feeds off of our backs. ;)
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The sad thing about this thread, and situation is, it will put people of swapping seeds with others. I have swapped lots, sometimes with people who I have hardly ever spoken to, but hope that my seeds grow for them and bring them the same happiness (and harvests :P) that they bring me.
I think it is time to lay this whole thread to rest and for us all to get on with planning our autumn seed catalogue reading bonanza!
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Which reminds me. Dibber your seeds are in the post honest! ;D
EJ my Mr Fothergills just dropped on the mat and I was reading it whilst eating porridge and drinking tea. Dropped my cup of tea - it's soaked and all the pages are stuck together ;D
No sign of me Dobies brassicas. I'm beginning to worry as I ordered mine earlier than most peeps and you all seem to have yours :'(
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MV, what about something warming on a cold winter's night? So January? Or would you keep my avatar until December . . .
;D ;D ;D
Derekthefox ;D
I think you would be perfect for January ;D