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“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain” -
Ah, potatoes. You plant a potato, the potato plant grows, and next year, if you are lucky, you dig up one decent potato.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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I've been growing my potatoes in bins. Got 5 of them at the bottom of the garden path. I get a good yield and no problems with pests.
Note to self: Take a trip to Otter Nurseries this Saturday to purchase those goosegog bushes I've promised myself.
Last chance folks for bare rooted stock. March onwards and you have to go rootballed which costs more money.Comment
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostAh, potatoes. You plant a potato, the potato plant grows, and next year, if you are lucky, you dig up one decent potato.
Did you get blight?"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostAh, potatoes. You plant a potato, the potato plant grows, and next year, if you are lucky, you dig up one decent potato.
Here's one for you, Xoggy....
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Coooooor!! Thanks GL. Luvvly and grubby just the way I like it. (The 2nd picture I mean!)
Did you get blight?bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostIf you have one acre, it is going to take a lot of effort to keep it up to scratch and stop it being overgrown.
I am hopeless at growing anything other than potatoes. At Chateau Paddy in Southern Europe, the neighbour looks after the majority of the half acre small holding in exchange for him planting corn on part of the plot. There is a separate two acre vineyard which I pay the locals to look after. It runs at a loss but the end result (the wine) is free.
yo Paddy,
I am modestly starting with 50m2
Chateau Paddy sounds amazing, are you able to consume each season's wine before the next :-)
Where is it, Tuscany or ?
Milan.Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostBack in the day, the ZeitParents used to give away runner beans by the hundredweight.
My last efforts were so miserable that I gave up & grassed the lot.
Milan and Zeity "Satellite Dish installers to the rich and stupid"Comment
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Originally posted by milanbenes View Postyo Paddy,
I am modestly starting with 50m2
Chateau Paddy sounds amazing, are you able to consume each season's wine before the next :-)
Where is it, Tuscany or ?
Milan."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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