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Have been saving toilet rolls since last autumn to plant seeds in. Started sowing in them a fortnight ago - mould and fungal growth everywhere. Have now bought a load of plastic pots and fibrepots (not peat pots) - nought out of 10 for self-sufficiency!

Think I need to spend more time at my allotment digging there, rather than digging myself holes here.

Oh dear, I am growing increasingly stupid in my old age. THere was a clue in the "I don't do teeth" wasn't there? And I failed to spot it. And I am sure you are a wonderful doctor, nothing like my GPs.
Well done re the allotment. Got ours a year ago, it makes me very happy

Hello dentist! DH and I were having a conversation only the other night, wondering why dentists (in our experience) have far better bed-side/chair-side manner than GP's and doctors generally. My NHS dentist actually talks to me as if I have reached the same evolutionary level as he; my GPs (all of t...

Obstetrician? Gynaecologist?
Patsy hewitt is minister for health, Patricia Hewitt (my local MP, for what that's worth)

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to ask DH to turn out the compost over the next week - (he knows about the rat in there, honest!) as I want to put the compost on my potato beds, so hopefully that'll persuade the rat(s) to move - or expose them to the foxy, catty elements anyway.

Saw a rat on my compost bin today - it dived in fast when I appeared, but I'm pretty sure that's what it was. Do I really have to do anything about it? There's at least one fox on the site, and a few cats - and one of the plot-holders said mine was the first rat he'd seen on the site, so I'm hoping ...

Albert, - you didn't hijack. The reason schools were made compulsory and free in the 19th century was to provide an obedient and compliant work-force for industry, so there's definitely a loink between the work ethos and the going-to-school ethos. My 3 attend primary school but I can quite understan...

But my name is Eco Worrier, Andy! Definitely more of a worrier than a warrior I'm afraid, so yes, sitting around thinking about global warming is what I do :? I've been in Leicester for almost 10 years now. Apparently it is Europe's "First Environment City" and an "Energy City" t...

Hello everybody and thanks for the welcome. I love pumpkin pie too. I did eat courgette muffins once, many years ago, in Canada - not that you could really taste them. I know who Neil Innes is too, but am nothing to do with Ego Warriers! I only found out about the Leicestershire group on here - soun...

Hi Ranter. I'm in Leicester too, and what a beautiful day it is today here. Your garden/backyard sounds nice, and I bet it's really productive.

Hello. I've just signed on today, having discovered this site a few days ago. I think the "ish" part of the site name may fit me the best at the moment, but I'm great on the theory! Last spring I took on an allotment and had a wonderful first season. For a short amount of time I became sel...

Jayne, Leicester City Council website has details of an allotments officer Paul Howgill, who may be able to help or point you in the direction of someone who can. Also you may want to try Environ who run gardening/allotment courses. There may also be something on the Leicestershire County Council we...