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Allan posted a new activity comment 5 hours, 57 minutes ago
Don’t like seeing the rat there though Anne,
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Allan posted an update 19 hours, 17 minutes ago
What’s with Bill, Has anyone heard from him,?
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Allan posted a new activity comment 1 day, 19 hours ago
Been fishing on loch Arkaig, What a beautiful valley,All the trees, walls ,roads were all covered in green moss, Never seen the likes of it before.-
That whole area round the Great Glen is stunning Al, took a friends boat up the length of it some years ago, it was breathtaking.
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Allan replied to the topic
May Competition – My favourite parts of the garden/plot in the forum Photography 1 day, 21 hours agoIt was the most difficult one i have had to judge, But like the man said,(There can be just one)
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May Competition – My favourite parts of the garden/plot in the forum Photography 2 days, 6 hours agoThere’s some nice shady Nook’s there,But the one that stood out to me was Cillas pond garden,It’s not just the pond ,But a whole lot of things going on around it, You all have such beautiful gardens,I’m envious,
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Allan posted a new activity comment 3 days, 14 hours ago
I don’t getup most mornings until about 9/10 K, ,It’s a bit late then ,And I don’t go to bed until 2 as a rule, My body clock has changed. I also Foliar feed the plants after fine spraying them in the evenings,
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Allan posted a new activity comment 3 days, 19 hours ago
I always wait until the sun has gone down before watering Anne,I soak the beds ,Then put a fine spray over all the plants,It freshens them up.
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Exactly Allan … it’s a tranquil time isn’t it; a time for thoughts on what to do next, where to tidy next [in my case 
] and sometimes I see passers-by/friends walking their dogs, to chat with, that I won’t otherwise, in these times of lockdown. I enjoy the watering ritual 
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May Competition – My favourite parts of the garden/plot in the forum Photography 3 days, 19 hours agoNot many on here this month,Although the ones that are here are good,
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Allan posted a new activity comment 3 days, 20 hours ago
Morning all, I find that watering in the evening more beneficial, Its stays damp for a lot longer,The plants have all night to absorb moisture and grow ,When watering in this weather in the mornings,,Evaporation starts immediately and there is more chance of getting sunburn on the leaves, Through the rays getting magnified on water droplets,(…[Read more]
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Good morning Allan
I thought I was risking slug damage by watering in the evening, but I too found that the dampness stays through well into the morning after a good soaking, well, until the sun comes around and sizzles it all dry! I would never water over the leaves in sunlight for that reason alone. Your beans are climbing for…[Read more]-
I always wait until the sun has gone down before watering Anne,I soak the beds ,Then put a fine spray over all the plants,It freshens them up.
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Exactly Allan … it’s a tranquil time isn’t it; a time for thoughts on what to do next, where to tidy next [in my case ] and sometimes I see passers-by/friends walking their dogs, to chat with, that I won’t otherwise, in these times of lockdown. I enjoy the watering ritual
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The Veg garden gets done early morning as the sun isn’t on it then Al.
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I don’t getup most mornings until about 9/10 K, ,It’s a bit late then ,And I don’t go to bed until 2 as a rule, My body clock has changed. I also Foliar feed the plants after fine spraying them in the evenings,
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You certainly are a night owl Al, isn’t it strange how our clocks change. I used to be a real night owl too, but am now an early morning person.
Each to their owl way.
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Allan replied to the topic Bush tomatoes outside in pots in the forum Gardening Questions 5 days, 16 hours ago
I have had my gardeners delight out for nearly a month Anne, Put one out to test the water,Then all had too go.
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Allan posted a new activity comment 6 days, 4 hours ago
Well done Lynn
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Allan posted an update 6 days, 16 hours ago
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Allan posted a new activity comment 6 days, 16 hours ago
Tallest ones are up about 4ft later ones about a foot Anne,
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My first lot are reaching 2 feet and curling round
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Allan posted an update 6 days, 17 hours ago
Accident in country here,Two people got caught up in combine harvester,Not aware of the country code, What they were doing was illegal and they will have to get baled out.,
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You are naughty Allan
Hallo
How are your beans doing? Mine are clambering high 
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Tallest ones are up about 4ft later ones about a foot Anne,
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My first lot are reaching 2 feet and curling round
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Allan posted a new activity comment 1 week, 1 day ago
It’s a good life,
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Allan posted a new activity comment 1 week, 2 days ago
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Allan posted a new activity comment 1 week, 2 days ago
Ta Karen,
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Allan posted a new activity comment 1 week, 2 days ago
Will do.K,
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Allan posted a new activity comment 1 week, 2 days ago
I bit the bullet and planted them out K,They had three frosts on them,So they are not as tender as were thought.
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Allan posted a new activity comment 1 week, 2 days ago
That’s the bed that I grew my beans in for as long as I can remember Anne,it’s the furthest away from the sun ,And didn’t used to block the light off other plants, But I had a job to pick the beans from the back of them ,Because my fishpond i was behind them,.
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I looked briefly around FB but couldn’t see him there, so sorry, no.