Helloooo from Lincs

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Olive
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Helloooo from Lincs

Post: # 19984Post Olive »

Thought I'd pop in and say hi!

I have a pony(for sale), 3 chickens, incubator ready to hatch 60 eggs, bantam orpington pair hopefully showing and breeding this year, 2 kids, 2 guinea pigs, 1 dog and a very patient OH. Currently growing, cucumber, cabbage, brocolli, butternut squash, lettuce, chickory, raddichio and waiting for the rest... No allotment as yet but should have one by next week - cant wait.

So hi from lincs :queen:

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Post: # 19992Post gunners71uk »

hi olive i am from worksop notts please to meet you,i hope your allotment dont need to much work doing to it,i have been given a butternut squash plant but dont know much about them.all the best
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Post: # 19996Post ina »

Hi Olive, and welcome to the site!

Hm, yes, a pony is a bit of a problem in the back garden... But you must have some kind of land already - or where are you going to put all those chickens, once they are hatched? Or are you selling the pony to make room to hens...

Questions, questions. Not that we are nosey... :mrgreen:
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Post: # 20044Post Millymollymandy »

Hi Olive and welcome. Do you know about the Lincolnshire Self Sufficiency group? Naomi (a member here) is the person to get in touch with re. that.

Aha, found the site!

http://www.lsssc.org.uk/

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Post: # 20060Post Ranter »

Now then Olive,
I'm a Lincs girl by birth & always will be in my heart. Whereabouts in that enormous county are you?

I'm from Lincoln itself, but am first generation townie. Family is from the north of the county. Some are still there & still involved in farming. I like to visit, but nowadays it's not as often as I'd like due to illness.

I still live in the centre of a city, but have veg in the garden & a plan for an allotment as soon as I'm well enough. This site & these people are inspiring a lot of plans.

Welcome.

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Re: Helloooo from Lincs

Post: # 20107Post AnnetteR »

Olive wrote:Currently growing, cucumber, cabbage, brocolli, butternut squash, lettuce, chickory, raddichio
Reading this has made me hungry. :)

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Post: # 20122Post Andy Hamilton »

Hello Olive and welcome to the forum.

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Post: # 20313Post Wombat »

G'Day Olive and welcome to the site.

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