hello from East Sussex

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witchwoo
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hello from East Sussex

Post: # 212472Post witchwoo »

hi everyone, i live with my hubby in East Sussex and i have been trying to lead a my frugal life style, due to hubby illness and im his carer niether of us work, but i would like to make the best life i can for the both of us. Hoping that reading and learning on this forum will give me some great ideas that can be done on little, i think im in the wrong season now for veg growing but i maybe wrong :dontknow: i do have room in the garden that i can grow veg and as its only me and the 13 guinea pigs and 2 rabbits that eat (hubby is peg fed) dont need to worry too much :) but i do enjoy home crafts ect well enough of my waffle
witchwoo x

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Post: # 212479Post Green Aura »

Hi witchwoo, welcome to Ish :wave:
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Hi there and welcome :wave:
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Hello and welcome from Orkney :wave: .
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Post: # 212504Post ina »

Hi witchwoo!

There's a few things you can plant in the garden even now - some veg can overwinter, or is even better planted before the frost: garlic, for example; and there are onion, broad bean and pea varieties that are meant for autumn planting (make sure you get the right varieties).
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Post: # 212506Post old tree man »

Hello :wave: :flower:
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Post: # 212586Post Millymollymandy »

Hi and welcome!
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Post: # 212588Post fran »

Hi and Welcome :wave:

In Peru, Guinea Pigs are considered a delicacy! However, as a veggie I am not really suggesting you try it! :lol:
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Post: # 212826Post MuddyWitch »

Welcome to ISH :flower:

Fran, you're awfull! (ie you got there before me :lol: :lol: :lol: )

Witchwoo, you could always grow a few salad leave in pots on a sunny window sill, as well as bean sprouts & cress. How=evere this is THE best time of year to think about growing veg as all the seed catalogues are out.

Spend a happy hour or too drooling & you'll be a seasoned gardiner in no time :icon_smile:

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Post: # 212831Post witchwoo »

thank you everyone for the welcome and my oinks would think i had a new food treat for them in the saucepan :lol: (i feed mine with a bucket as theres a few :wink: my hubby already teorises the bunnys by calling them stew :roll:
right i will get diging the patch and weeding and viewing the veg seeds :iconbiggrin:

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Post: # 212836Post southeast-isher »

Welcome, from East Sussex!

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Hello im in Brighton - lovely to see people local -ish here :hugish:

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