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Simple #allotment folk twice a week #nodig. UK/RU. Workaholics. R: flyfishing, opinionated, wood butcherer. T: gentle and frugal homemaker/baker. NE UK, very old house by the beach. #sourdough #soilhealth #biodiversity #regenerative #GYO #Bees #Renovation
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Healthiest hogs are found where feed is provided by humans and a careful cleaning regime of food bowls and water is established.
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myth. Hogs will only eat snails and slugs as a very last resort (before dying of starvation). Both carry lungworm which is a potential killer parasite for a hog, especially a malnourished one.
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We're not disagreeing at all. Have you finished that confounded jigsaw yet or are you still stuck in the woods?
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Phil :-) I'm fine with what you said. Honestly. I hope that Sharon reads this too.
Our decision is to keep our presence on this site completely free from geo-politics but we still need to know - if something has occurred. So toe dipped into the other place because there is no alternative.
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Roy decided to add:
Be in Tanya's shoes?
You realise that you're LIKELY never going to see your 84 yr old Mother again and..
Your 35yr old son has been hiding, fearing conscription for the last 3 yrs AND that it is QUITE possible that you might never see him again either.
what was the question?
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if that doesn't fit with some folk, ok. If you're following and have seen us on Twitter and still don't agree, then ok also.
But the latter does imply that someone's been visiting Twitter and maybe nosing from behind the curtains.
Not you Phil 😍 and Sharon neither 😍 Mwah!
Over and Out 4/
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So if we wish to glean up to date news, then Twitter is a resource (if approached carefully). We block ads, we block antagonists, we mute every obvious keyword under the sun. We don't subscribe to or follow any blue ticks & keep our wits about us. Watching the river, see what's floating our way 3/n
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because we won't pay the TV licence tax & absolutely refuse to. So we'd be hypocrites and acting illegally if we did. Subscribe to Guardian but that news isn't of real interest either. Mentioned it before Phil.. the news that we want/need to hear is that which affects Tanya's family in SE Russia 2/n
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Emotive subject. We're here. Gardening. Bread, No Politics ever. Followers who post outside of that - don't get followed back. It's like being by a river - calm. If someone dumps 💩 in the river & I need to know more... then Twitter. We're one of the "they" obviously. No we don't watch news 1/n
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you should divide and bonus - it makes free plants too. A tuber must be connected to at least part of the crown and have eyes on it, else it'll not grow. This short video explains the basics of dividing a biggie..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tgi...
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skip that lol. I've just read the rest of the thread. durr!!!
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looks stunning with the lights on in the twilight. You should do a thread on the work that you did - as you did on that other place. Folks here are interested
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I dont mean open the whole cover up but just unfold it where they folded to get it into a box. get it flat and then you can roll it up softly until when you're ready
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we left ours folded in the box for a few weeks. At the folds it was badly creased and even weaknesses starting to show.. I wouldn't say cracks - but not far off. Even though it's stretched tight they still show and you can feel the cracks/splits with your finger nail.
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suggest that (if there's an opportunity) it's best opened, unfolded and 'rolled' back up. You'll thank this old sage...
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Is Anna Glypta still on your site?
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I believe that NZ pagers were turned off in 2016. Hillary wouldn't be aware of course.
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Please share your postcode by DM so that we can envisage where you are? 👋
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well, we're thankfully not so fussy. Also, the log man appreciates our business. Thanks anyway - for your positivity.
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It looks it, but it only covered 60% of our allotment paths and after 2 years is now well on the way to being soil
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Perfect time David. We put ours in at the beginning of October every year. Away and mulched & they're 20cms+ of green now.
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it doesn't really seem to matter. Keeping the leaf very well reduced encourages better air circulation and also allows us to use the space underneath for peppers/aubergines etc.
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I would imagine so. We get powdery mildew on some cucurbits, which is generally harmless but try to keep leave volume down anyway.
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There you are Nick, you might need to update your testing and monitoring regimes. 🙄
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Ok, thanks. I'm pretty convinced by that. Storage whilst curing is a big issue for us so it's an attractive solution 👍
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makes you wonder sometimes how those underground seed banks work out..
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seems compelling evidence that the method works 👍 we've always snapped the necks over 180 to get all the green to dry off quickly - although it sometimes takes a while. Obviously afraid that the bulb will dry out with your method. Storage is important to us. Maybe we could try some this year...
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Even if it were to rain, not that it's likely, we'll always be the drier side of Britain.
Lancashire lads & lassies can only dream of such sun, sand and beautiful dry days. Evidence provided
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cant see from the photo - whether there's a slit/slot in the end. Maybe a fishing disgorger but now I think of it... isn't it a bread punch? yeah... certain of it
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This is an allotment that's been hammered for over a 100yrs. It turned to slop in the winter and dust in the summer. Thanks Mary, we're pleased. It is a lot of work but it is worth it. We just want to help spread the word really, make growing veg easier and to reduce costs
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It certainly does! We scavenge every bit of rotten woodchip that we can find. Our soil is black now after a decade of doing this. We 'tease' the beds, by inserting a border fork and gently pushing forward - each Autumn before remulching. Some of last years mulch falls into the gaps. So satisfying 👍
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it does look a little stiff, maybe it's possible to add a few tablespoons of 30C water and stir in?
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Personally, I'd recommend one of these. It's quite good at cutting big slabs of wood too 😉