On 4 Apr, 22:43, sam wrote:
Pam Moore wrote:
Two things came up on tonight's GW programme which have been discussed
here recently.
One was how to plant begonia tubers;
*The other was Joe's digging hoe.

I had one for years until the haft went.
I knew it as an adze.
Sam

An Adze is a wood working tool (see
http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-O...Adze-22115.htm
) and has a narrow blade.
David Hill

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:36:33 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 22:54:48 +0100, "Ophelia" wrote:

Martin wrote:
On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:29:48 +0100, Pam Moore
wrote:

Two things came up on tonight's GW programme which have been
discussed here recently.
One was how to plant begonia tubers; they said leave top uncovered
but cover later when stems have formed to encourage each to root.
The other was Joe's digging hoe. Is that what someone here
recommended? I don't think it would be easy to plant with it, which
was one use they mentioned.

It's called a mattock. It's a digging implement as well as a hoe.


They must have done an awful lot of cultivation and soil improvement
in Feb. First it was a muddy quagmire, and the next we saw they were
planting things like trees and bulbs with no sign of mud, just nice
friable soil. I'd love to know how they did it!

They tell porkies.

lol

Did you notice the thickness of the wooden walls of the shed?
Film set thickness. The sort that somebody in a bar brawl is thrown through.
I also liked the way the recycled windows from the well known scrap yard near
Stoke on Trent stayed in the holes that had been cut for them without any

And how much did they pay!!!

further support. Slam the door hard and the whole lot would come tumbling down
in real life.
and lets buy all our plants in a garden centre to save the cost of a propagator,
and the boring bit of watching plants grow from seed.
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Anne Welsh Jackson writes:

wrote:

Son't suppose anyone knows where Mr Buckland went to school?

I know we're from the same county, and our Tech Drawing teachers
appear to share the same surname...

Take a look at the Friends Re-united site, and see if anyone
has listed him as a "famous ex-pupil" of your school?

Tried all the usual places but no result, he appears to have been
born, moved to Cambridge and back to Devon with a college course and a
spell at the Botanic Gardens on the way.

Anthony

On 5/4/09 12:11, in article , "
wrote:

Anne Welsh Jackson writes:

wrote:

Son't suppose anyone knows where Mr Buckland went to school?

I know we're from the same county, and our Tech Drawing teachers
appear to share the same surname...

Take a look at the Friends Re-united site, and see if anyone
has listed him as a "famous ex-pupil" of your school?

Tried all the usual places but no result, he appears to have been
born, moved to Cambridge and back to Devon with a college course and a
spell at the Botanic Gardens on the way.

Anthony

He lives in Dawlish. In his biographical notes there's something about him
working with pinks and anemones. He worked for Whetman pinks and they're
still going. You could try them. If he worked picking pinks and anemones
when he was very young, there's a fair chance he grew up in Dawlish too, as
there were a lot of growers of those in that area at one time.
Whetman Pinks Ltd*
Houndspool
Ashcombe*
Dawlish*
EX7 0QP*
Phone: 01626 863328*
Fax: 01626 888911*
Web Site (URL): www.whetmanpinks.com
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:38:55 +0100, wrote:

Pam Moore writes:

Two things came up on tonight's GW programme which have been discussed
here recently.

Son't suppose anyone knows where Mr Buckland went to school?

I know we're from the same county, and our Tech Drawing teachers
appear to share the same surname...

Anthony


He SHOULD have gone to West Buckland School!

Pam in Bristol