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Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
"Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "Mike Lyle" wrote in message oups.com... On Jan 29, 12:55?pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote: "Nick Maclaren" wrote after "Alan Holmes" writes: | | I never know when to start planting things and I'm sure there must be others | who would also welcome a reminder of what to sow, and when. [...] Books and seed packets are usually good guides -- often better than other gardeners, whose conditions may vary widely. But this would require me to remember to get the packets out and read them, my state of memory makes that almost impossible, whereas I read this newsgroup every day! I get all the seed packets and put them in order of the suggested sowing time, earliest at the front etc. Then when you feel that conditions are all right for the first lot, sow the first few, and as the season progresses, sow the rest as you get the time etc, and hopefully you won't be far out. It works for me:-) Steve |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
On Jan 30, 1:14 pm, "La Puce" wrote:
.. We could, in 10 years time, be planting our potatoes in December if this carries on ... silly assumption the weather patterns have not changed over decades they go full circle |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
"shazzbat" wrote in message ... "Alan Holmes" wrote in message ... "Mike Lyle" wrote in message oups.com... On Jan 29, 12:55?pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote: "Nick Maclaren" wrote after "Alan Holmes" writes: | | I never know when to start planting things and I'm sure there must be others | who would also welcome a reminder of what to sow, and when. [...] Books and seed packets are usually good guides -- often better than other gardeners, whose conditions may vary widely. But this would require me to remember to get the packets out and read them, my state of memory makes that almost impossible, whereas I read this newsgroup every day! I get all the seed packets and put them in order of the suggested sowing time, earliest at the front etc. Then when you feel that conditions are all right for the first lot, sow the first few, and as the season progresses, sow the rest as you get the time etc, and hopefully you won't be far out. It works for me:-) But do you have my memory? Or lack of! Alan Steve |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
"The Minister" wrote in message oups.com... On Jan 30, 1:14 pm, "La Puce" wrote: . We could, in 10 years time, be planting our potatoes in December if this carries on ... silly assumption the weather patterns have not changed over decades they go full circle When I was small there was ALWAYS snow at this time of year, but it's been lacking for some time now! |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
"Martin" wrote in message ... On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:13:15 +0100, "JennyC" wrote: "Alan Holmes" wrote Books and seed packets are usually good guides -- often better than other gardeners, whose conditions may vary widely. But this would require me to remember to get the packets out and read them, my state of memory makes that almost impossible, whereas I read this newsgroup every day! Alan 1 Take 1 old 2 Cut 12l bits of cardboard to fit into the box 3 Write the name of the months on the bits of card 4 Make a cup of tea 5 Sit down with tea, seed, packets, shoebox and cardboard 6 Sort the seed packets into the various months 7 place filled shoe box in de GH or wherever you plant your seeds......... There is something odd about steps 1 and 2. Martin Ooooops 1 Take an old shoebox |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
On Jan 30, 11:04?am, Sacha wrote:
On 30/1/07 09:46, in article , "Keith (Dorset)" wrote: One story I heard that the 'old gardeners' used to use, was to bare thier bums and sit on the earth. When they felt comfortable - it wast time to sow! Before you ask - no I don't... I was thinking more of their reaction when it *isn't* time to sow!! I first heard that one as a guide to sowing barley. There are more comfortable variants for the faint-hearted, or gluteally hypersensitive: "Sow wheat in mud, barley in dust", or "Sow your barley when you can't see what colour horse the neighbour's using". There's much to be learned from simple peasant wisdom. Consider the traditional rhyme: "When buds do burst on the sukebind tree, 'Tis time to spread your 2-4-5-T." -- Mike. |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
"Martin" "JennyC" wrote: "Martin" wrote "JennyC" wrote: 1 Take 1 old 2 Cut 12l bits of cardboard to fit into the box 3 Write the name of the months on the bits of card 4 Make a cup of tea 5 Sit down with tea, seed, packets, shoebox and cardboard 6 Sort the seed packets into the various months 7 place filled shoe box in de GH or wherever you plant your seeds......... There is something odd about steps 1 and 2. Martin Ooooops 1 Take an old shoebox from the gutter and convert it into ... You'd have to evict the 150 Yorkshiremen first......... and then there is the 12 litres of cardboard. It's a pretty big shoebox..... Jenny |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
In article , Martin
writes . and then there is the 12 litres of cardboard. Is that like papier mache? -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
"Mike Lyle" wrote in message ups.com... On Jan 30, 11:04?am, Sacha wrote: On 30/1/07 09:46, in article , "Keith (Dorset)" wrote: One story I heard that the 'old gardeners' used to use, was to bare thier bums and sit on the earth. When they felt comfortable - it wast time to sow! Before you ask - no I don't... I was thinking more of their reaction when it *isn't* time to sow!! I first heard that one as a guide to sowing barley. There are more comfortable variants for the faint-hearted, or gluteally hypersensitive: "Sow wheat in mud, barley in dust", or "Sow your barley when you can't see what colour horse the neighbour's using". There's much to be learned from simple peasant wisdom. Consider the traditional rhyme: "When buds do burst on the sukebind tree, 'Tis time to spread your 2-4-5-T." -- Mike. |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots... (another unhelpful 'witticism')
Hence the expresion 'sowing one's oats'?
Have fun, Keith "Mike Lyle" wrote in message ups.com... On Jan 30, 11:04?am, Sacha wrote: On 30/1/07 09:46, in article , "Keith (Dorset)" wrote: One story I heard that the 'old gardeners' used to use, was to bare thier bums and sit on the earth. When they felt comfortable - it wast time to sow! Before you ask - no I don't... I was thinking more of their reaction when it *isn't* time to sow!! I first heard that one as a guide to sowing barley. There are more comfortable variants for the faint-hearted, or gluteally hypersensitive: "Sow wheat in mud, barley in dust", or "Sow your barley when you can't see what colour horse the neighbour's using". There's much to be learned from simple peasant wisdom. Consider the traditional rhyme: "When buds do burst on the sukebind tree, 'Tis time to spread your 2-4-5-T." -- Mike. |
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http://www.link2garden.com/Plants___Seeds/UK/ |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
In article . com, Mike
Lyle writes There's much to be learned from simple peasant wisdom. Consider the traditional rhyme: "When buds do burst on the sukebind tree, 'Tis time to spread your 2-4-5-T." Oh and don't forget "when piglets fly and puppies moo 'tis time to paint your fencing blue". Or on the other hand "when soil is warm and breezes gentler 'tis time to visit a garden centre" -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
On 2/2/07 11:32, in article , "Janet Tweedy"
wrote: In article . com, Mike Lyle writes There's much to be learned from simple peasant wisdom. Consider the traditional rhyme: "When buds do burst on the sukebind tree, 'Tis time to spread your 2-4-5-T." Oh and don't forget "when piglets fly and puppies moo 'tis time to paint your fencing blue". Or on the other hand "when soil is warm and breezes gentler 'tis time to visit a garden centre" Cheeky woman! Now you've got to do one to rhyme with 'nursery'. ;-)) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
In article , Sacha writes: | On 2/2/07 11:32, in article , "Janet Tweedy" | wrote: | | Oh and don't forget | | "when piglets fly and puppies moo | 'tis time to paint your fencing blue". | | Or on the other hand | | "when soil is warm and breezes gentler | 'tis time to visit a garden centre" | | Cheeky woman! Now you've got to do one to rhyme with 'nursery'. ;-)) When first you cash your brand new bursary, 'Tis time to visit the good old nursery. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Would anyone care to remind us idiots, when to plant seeds?
On 2/2/07 12:27, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote: In article , Sacha writes: | On 2/2/07 11:32, in article , "Janet Tweedy" | wrote: | | Oh and don't forget | | "when piglets fly and puppies moo | 'tis time to paint your fencing blue". | | Or on the other hand | | "when soil is warm and breezes gentler | 'tis time to visit a garden centre" | | Cheeky woman! Now you've got to do one to rhyme with 'nursery'. ;-)) When first you cash your brand new bursary, 'Tis time to visit the good old nursery. Not at all bad, Nick! I like that one. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ (remove weeds from address) |
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