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#81437 February 15th, 2007 at 01:37 AM
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came today!
been waiting over 3 weeks lala
Bean runner
" " dwarf french
" " broad
beetroot
broccoli
cabbage X 4 types
carrot 2 types
cauliflower
cress water
cucumber 2 types
leek
lettuce 5 types
onion 3 types
pepper
peas 2 types
radish
tomato 3types
marrow
ive already got my seed potatoes 28lb
and a pound of onion sets

best i get the greenhouse heated up this weekend!!!

#81438 February 15th, 2007 at 01:39 AM
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WOW Mark! You sure got a lot! thumbup

I'd get that greenhouse up, heated, and running ASAP! thumbup

#81439 February 15th, 2007 at 01:52 AM
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clp WooHoo Mark..looks like you will be in full swing soon with all those seeds!

#81440 February 15th, 2007 at 02:46 PM
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Wow! That's gonna be an impressive garden. You might have to post a few pictures.

#81441 February 15th, 2007 at 03:00 PM
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Mark, what's marrow?

#81442 February 15th, 2007 at 07:30 PM
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Gonna try and get the greenhouse disinfected tommorow, then get my propagators going too, because i want to start sowing the tom's n peppers as soon as we get a wet day again.

Deb, i think you call them zucchini, i dont eat them myself there just for family n friends,,,
cant wait to eat the rest though grinnnn

#81443 February 15th, 2007 at 09:02 PM
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Oh-zucchini.
Thanks !
Keep us posted about the watercress-I haven't seen it in the nurseries yet but I'll buy the plant when I do.
I'm interested to see what happens when you try the seed.

#81444 February 15th, 2007 at 11:17 PM
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I had to open the watercress packet just to see :rolleyes:
the seeds are so small, like (petunia,lobelia) size.
still, got to try it though!

#81445 February 16th, 2007 at 12:39 PM
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Deb, i think you call them zucchini, i dont eat them myself there just for family n friends,,,
cant wait to eat the rest though grinnnn
You should try them sliced length wise, brushed with Italian dressing and grilled on the Barbie!!! YUMMMMMMM!

That sounds like an awesome garden you're gonna have Mark...
*Where do you get your plants from, catalogs', seeds, etc?*

And did we see a picture of your green house??
I'm thinkin' we did.. but I'm thinkin' I can't be sure???

#81446 February 16th, 2007 at 12:58 PM
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Fantastic selection of seeds. I too am looking forward to many pictures. some of the seedlings in the greenhouse and some of the garden when it is planted.

Congrats on getting a jump start on spring.

#81447 February 16th, 2007 at 09:25 PM
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Have you planted all your list? It sounds a lovely exciting collection. How big is your garden Mark? I think you should post some pics for us all to see. I shall start my seeds begining of March...But I feel tempted now to start earlier.

#81448 February 16th, 2007 at 09:38 PM
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Glenda, nice to see you !
Where ya been?

#81449 February 17th, 2007 at 12:46 AM
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Weezie ive tried them a few times, stuffed with mince n onions, not for me though!
i only have 1 shot of the greenhouse, dont think i posted it because the toms didnt look good shocked
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i grow them all from seed.

TK i would like to do the pics but i keep forgetting to do it, i will try a bit harder this year though wink

Glenda im trying hard to hold back on sowing the seed, most wont be started till early march, last year we had all the bad weather in march!
none of that lot are going in the garden, there going over the allotment, i think my plot is 98 square metres, less the shed, second greenhouse, and compost bins.

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so something like 27 by 30 feet? My metric is useless sorry. That's not a bad bit of garden. Far larger than I had last year even after you put a small shed and green house on it. I think anyway. I'm trying to get my imagination to fill in the gaps. lol.

Good luck with all your seeds. I know waiting is hard but it saves on some disappointments if you wait until the correct time I've found.

#81451 February 17th, 2007 at 01:15 PM
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Weezie ive tried them a few times, stuffed with mince n onions, not for me though!
i only have 1 shot of the greenhouse, dont think i posted it because the toms didnt look good shocked
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i grow them all from seed.

I wouldn't eat it that way either..
ewwwwwww...
*well, I am not fan of mince or cooked onions*
~~>but try it my way, you just never know..
~~~~>I never used to eat that either *zucchini*
but one day when I was at work at a restaurant,
and there was this awesome smell coming from the kitchen.. and I was like, what is that smell?? cool and it was zucchini on the grill with Italian dressing..... and I went ewwwwwww
that smell's so good but I'm nottt gonna try it...
Well, long story short, it was excellant, and I've been eating it ever since...
(make sure you caramalize it a bit with the grill marks', that makes it sweeter..

And your greenhouse house is verrrrrrrrrry nice thumbup clp

#81452 February 18th, 2007 at 10:45 PM
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TK i got it wrong! shocked shocked
its 194sq metres.... from memory its 27feet by 78 split into 3 sections.

Weezie, i will give it a try on the barbie,
and didnt you notice them purple stems on the toms shocked lala

#81453 February 18th, 2007 at 11:33 PM
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Weezie, i will give it a try on the barbie,
and didnt you notice them purple stems on the toms shocked lala
Those tomatoes look beautiful,
I never saw the purple stems..
*Mine have that too, even store/nursery one's too*

I saw beautiful tomato plants, big and green
and ready to be planted deep up to the second set of leaves there...
*oooooh, that almost sounded a bit risk~kayyyyyyyy wink smile shocked laugh *

#81454 February 19th, 2007 at 12:02 AM
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they turned purple when they got a chill one afternoon, i only had the heat off for a couple of hours eek


I saw beautiful tomato plants, big and green
and ready to be planted deep up to the second set of leaves there...
*oooooh, that almost sounded a bit risk~kayyyyyyyy *
lala lala lala dont think i will post no more pics if you get that excited!!! laugh

#81455 February 27th, 2007 at 09:47 PM
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Mark, have you planted the watercress yet?

#81456 February 28th, 2007 at 11:40 PM
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No deb, waiting till it warms up a bit!
then i can start them off in trays that hold water.
want to keep them over the allotment, because if i keep them at home im sure a mix of water n compost in a tray would be a magnet to my little one lala
have you got yours?

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What's an allotment?
No, our garden stores don't have the plants yet.

#81458 February 28th, 2007 at 11:57 PM
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Extra garden,,,
roughly its a place where theres lots of plots for people to grow things on.
on mine theres 46 plots.
there mainly run by the local council, and are rented on a anual basis, good place to escape for a while wink

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Oh ! Thanks for explaining.
We call that "community gardening" or "the community gardens" here.

#81460 March 1st, 2007 at 11:50 PM
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i thought community gardens where were you all chip in together Duh

#81461 March 2nd, 2007 at 12:01 AM
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Community Gardens' over here are
more like one specific project and
everyone pitches in to get the job done...

Over there, their plots are seperate gardens,
but a bunch together in one spot...

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