Hi from Wiltshire

We love hearing from you, so here is your chance. Introduce yourself and tell us what makes you selfsufficient 'ish'. Go on don't be shy, we welcome one and all. You can also tell us how you heard about us if you like.
gunners71uk
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Post: # 19166Post gunners71uk »

shiny go to the allotments chat to the steward and other people sometime people only put you down for the cultivated plots,have a walk round talk to the steward or old boy buy them a pint anf keep popping in most council allotment lists are only updated at certain times.

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Post: # 19168Post shiney »

Thanks for that tip gunners, I'll have to go for a snoop about this weekend maybe! 8)
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Post: # 19169Post gunners71uk »

hi millie keep going people here who know me will know i had a big mountain but its done now but those @@@@@@@@@@@ weeds appear over night.get some runner beans in .as they go upward you wont need much land.all the best

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Post: # 19222Post the woodmaiden »

Hi Millie my dad lives in Little Durnford in Salisbury so sort of in your neck of the woods!
Good luck with your allotment,we took the plunge few weeks back lol & dug up the bottom of the garden! its all been a bit rushed & things werent prepared as well as would have liked but theres stuff growing now!
Once the grass was up & it dug over,we dug in the stuff from one of our composters,& I sprinkled some bonemeal & dug that in,was hoping to get some horse poo lol but it didnt arrive it time :wink:
So far there are potatos growing,in the earth & also in tubs,the ones in tubs are doing much better so next year will just do more tubs & not in the earth!radish are up,spring onions & I planted out the lettuce & calabrese a few days ago.
Dad has started off some runner beans & toms & courgettes so they will come here soon!
Have a super weekend!
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Re: Hi from Wiltshire

Post: # 19511Post Mandyz »

Millie wrote:

Hello from Wiltshire
I used to live in Lyneham. A long time ago...
But since I'm in Canada and most people here are not I don't often get to say I have a connection with a new member's place, so I'll use whatever excuse I can.

Welcome.

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Post: # 20877Post den_the_cat »

oh great, a useful forum and full of Wiltshirers :) - we're moving down in a couple of months and are taking the opportunity to make a few of the changes we've been saying we should but somehow not getting around to.

Wiltshire doesn't look too bad on the whole for the whole recycling and local produce issue, but I'm going to have sooooo many questions once we know exactly where we'll be, and I already have a load about everything from wormeries to bee keeping so I'm looking forward to hanging out here a bit :mrgreen:

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Post: # 20917Post ina »

Hi Den, welcome to the forum!

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Post: # 20993Post Millie »

wahey *finally* managed to get my avatar to show! Thats my bunny Panda. We bought him a little girly friend recently :wink:

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Post: # 20994Post shiney »

What a sweet bunny, he really does look like a panda. He's gonna be a busy bunny with a girlfriend....many baby pandas to come then?!!
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