In message , K
writes
June Hughes writes

I have just received an email from Thompson and Morgan saying they
have a brown turkey fig in a 4 litre pot (not very big) on offer for
16.99 GBP

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/fruit...dww3594/1.html

Probably worth shopping around:

http://www.readsnursery.co.uk/acatalog/Figs.html

Probably, as rRad's is two GBP cheaper than Thompson & Morgan. I can't
say I am enamoured with T&M, qat present having bought two packets of
their seeds with only half a dozen miniscule seeds inside each packet.
One of them was black coleus, which hasn't germinated at all.
--
June Hughes

On May 17, 2:04*pm, K wrote:
June Hughes writes



I have just received an email from Thompson and Morgan saying they have
a brown turkey fig in a 4 litre pot (not very big) on offer for 16.99
GBP

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/fruit...dww3594/1.html

Probably worth shopping around:

http://www.readsnursery.co.uk/acatalog/Figs.html
--
Kay

I have just browsed the figs I didn't know there were so many. I want
one that I can grow on a warm wall, hot summers but vicious winters,
any suggestions?

Judith

On May 17, 8:20*am, "Ophelia" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in ...

I stayed at Kay's home, with her family, such a lovely family. *Do you
know O, although I have made so many mistakes, in reality and on
usenet.

* * Aye well, let him/her who is without sin.....

I want to move forward. *I want to welcome one and all on
urg and I welcome all who can advise me on so many matters relating to
my garden and my chickens, my Lottie (my dog). *She is in my bad
books, I took her to lock up the chickens tonight; I kissed her
goodnight when she was in her bed - oh big mistake - big time - I am
washing my face; cleaning my teeth, washed my hands until they are
raw. *She is having a shampoo tomorrow. * When we go to put the
chickens back in, she is on a lead, phew!!! *Big time phew. *:-)

* * We adore my Blue too *When David, baths Blue, it is usually in the
shower, but since the weather was so nice, I bought her a paddling pool
She is half dog, half fish and will happily swim in the coldest river. *You
would not have seen a sadder speciman than my Blue, shivering and grumbling
in that paddling pool

* * Now, to gardening *(If is can be called gardening) My basket of
tomatoes is sitting in a box, atop a piece of polystyrene to allow drainage!
When it is cold or at night, it lives in the car. *The plants are looking
very perky *I shall be inspecting it for flowers today and will have my
tomato feed at the ready, as per the excellent instructions I have received
here)

* * If you are very unlucky.. I shall report back)

I've never heard of a car being used as a greenhouse:-) Do you keep
the engine running?

Judith

On May 17, 5:34*pm, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2009 09:19:38 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France



wrote:
On May 17, 8:20*am, "Ophelia" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in ...

I stayed at Kay's home, with her family, such a lovely family. *Do you
know O, although I have made so many mistakes, in reality and on
usenet.

* * Aye well, let him/her who is without sin.....

I want to move forward. *I want to welcome one and all on
urg and I welcome all who can advise me on so many matters relating to
my garden and my chickens, my Lottie (my dog). *She is in my bad
books, I took her to lock up the chickens tonight; I kissed her
goodnight when she was in her bed - oh big mistake - big time - I am
washing my face; cleaning my teeth, washed my hands until they are
raw. *She is having a shampoo tomorrow. * When we go to put the
chickens back in, she is on a lead, phew!!! *Big time phew. *:-)

* * We adore my Blue too *When David, baths Blue, it is usually in the
shower, but since the weather was so nice, I bought her a paddling pool
She is half dog, half fish and will happily swim in the coldest river. *You
would not have seen a sadder speciman than my Blue, shivering and grumbling
in that paddling pool

* * Now, to gardening *(If is can be called gardening) My basket of
tomatoes is sitting in a box, atop a piece of polystyrene to allow drainage!
When it is cold or at night, it lives in the car. *The plants are looking
very perky *I shall be inspecting it for flowers today and will have my
tomato feed at the ready, as per the excellent instructions I have received
here)

* * If you are very unlucky.. I shall report back)

I've never heard of a car being used as a greenhouse:-) *Do you keep
the engine running?

and chickens in it?

Old WWII aircraft were popular as chicken coops.

We were thinking that the number one court at Wimbledon could be used for plants
during the 49 weeks of the year it is unused.
--

Martin

It is used, isn't it? The All England Club

Judith

On 2009-05-17 22:08:47 +0100, Judith in France
said:

On May 17, 5:34*pm, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2009 09:19:38 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France



wrote:
On May 17, 8:20*am, "Ophelia" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in messagenews:
...

I stayed at Kay's home, with her family, such a lovely family. *Do y
ou
know O, although I have made so many mistakes, in reality and on
usenet.

* * Aye well, let him/her who is without sin.....

I want to move forward. *I want to welcome one and all on
urg and I welcome all who can advise me on so many matters relating to
my garden and my chickens, my Lottie (my dog). *She is in my bad
books, I took her to lock up the chickens tonight; I kissed her
goodnight when she was in her bed - oh big mistake - big time - I am
washing my face; cleaning my teeth, washed my hands until they are
raw. *She is having a shampoo tomorrow. * When we go to put the
chickens back in, she is on a lead, phew!!! *Big time phew. *:-)

* * We adore my Blue too *When David, baths Blue, it is usuall
y in the
shower, but since the weather was so nice, I bought her a paddling poo
l
She is half dog, half fish and will happily swim in the coldest river.
*You
would not have seen a sadder speciman than my Blue, shivering and grum
bling
in that paddling pool

* * Now, to gardening *(If is can be called gardening) My bask
et of
tomatoes is sitting in a box, atop a piece of polystyrene to allow dra
inage!
When it is cold or at night, it lives in the car. *The plants are lo
oking
very perky *I shall be inspecting it for flowers today and will ha
ve my
tomato feed at the ready, as per the excellent instructions I have rec
eived
here)

* * If you are very unlucky.. I shall report back)

I've never heard of a car being used as a greenhouse:-) *Do you keep
the engine running?

and chickens in it?

Old WWII aircraft were popular as chicken coops.

We were thinking that the number one court at Wimbledon could be used for
plants
during the 49 weeks of the year it is unused.
--

Martin

It is used, isn't it? The All England Club

Judith

And Croquet. ;-))
--
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials
South Devon

On 2009-05-17 23:01:18 +0100, Martin said:

On Sun, 17 May 2009 14:08:47 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
wrote:

On May 17, 5:34Â*pm, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2009 09:19:38 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France



wrote:
On May 17, 8:20Â*am, "Ophelia" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in
...

I

stayed at Kay's home, with her family, such a lovely family. Â*Do you
know O, although I have made so many mistakes, in reality and on
usenet.

Â* Â* Aye well, let him/her who is without sin.....

I want to move forward. Â*I want to welcome one and all on
urg and I welcome all who can advise me on so many matters relating to
my garden and my chickens, my Lottie (my dog). Â*She is in my bad
books, I took her to lock up the chickens tonight; I kissed her
goodnight when she was in her bed - oh big mistake - big time - I am
washing my face; cleaning my teeth, washed my hands until they are
raw. Â*She is having a shampoo tomorrow. Â* When we go to put the
chickens back in, she is on a lead, phew!!! Â*Big time phew. Â*:-)

Â* Â* We adore my Blue too Â*When David, baths Blue, it is usually in the
shower, but since the weather was so nice, I bought her a paddling pool
She is half dog, half fish and will happily swim in the coldest river. Â*You
would not have seen a sadder speciman than my Blue, shivering and grumbling
in that paddling pool

Â* Â* Now, to gardening Â*(If is can be called gardening) My basket of
tomatoes is sitting in a box, atop a piece of polystyrene to allow drainage!
When it is cold or at night, it lives in the car. Â*The plants are looking
very perky Â*I shall be inspecting it for flowers today and will have my
tomato feed at the ready, as per the excellent instructions I have received
here)

Â* Â* If you are very unlucky.. I shall report back)

I've never heard of a car being used as a greenhouse:-) Â*Do you keep
the engine running?

and chickens in it?

Old WWII aircraft were popular as chicken coops.

We were thinking that the number one court at Wimbledon could be used
for plants
during the 49 weeks of the year it is unused.

It is used, isn't it? The All England Club

My wife is absolutely convinced that number one court is only used for
Wimbledon. Then again she could be wrong for once.


I hope you like the taste of humble pie. ;-))

"Use of Courts

Apart from the Centre and No. 1 Courts, the courts are
used year round by Club members and LTA sponsored players. The grass
courts are in play from May to September, except Centre Court and No. 1
Court which are used only for The Championships. The courts are
occasionally used by a number of clubs and organisations for the
staging of various events and tournaments."
http://aeltc.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/guide/club.html
--
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials
South Devon

On 2009-05-17 23:49:33 +0100, Martin said:

On Sun, 17 May 2009 23:41:09 +0100, Sacha wrote:
snipMy wife is absolutely convinced that number one court is only used for
Wimbledon. Then again she could be wrong for once.


I hope you like the taste of humble pie. ;-))

"Use of Courts??Apart from the Centre and No. 1 Courts, the courts are
used year round by Club members and LTA sponsored players. The grass
courts are in play from May to September, except Centre Court and No. 1
Court which are used only for The Championships. The courts are
occasionally used by a number of clubs and organisations for the
staging of various events and tournaments."
http://aeltc.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/guide/club.html

You mean Judith eats humble pie? I don't argue with my wife about things
concerning tennis. :-)

It's the centre court that has the retractable cover isn't it? Saying No. 1
court was my mistake.

Centre court has the new retractable cover, I believe but both are used
only for the championships so your money-saving, space-saving idea is
'out of court'. Ahem.
--
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials
South Devon

On May 17, 11:49*pm, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2009 23:41:09 +0100, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-05-17 23:01:18 +0100, Martin said:

On Sun, 17 May 2009 14:08:47 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
wrote:

On May 17, 5:34*pm, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2009 09:19:38 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France

wrote:
On May 17, 8:20*am, "Ophelia" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in
...

I

stayed at Kay's home, with her family, such a lovely family. *Do you
know O, although I have made so many mistakes, in reality and on
usenet.

* * Aye well, let him/her who is without sin.....

I want to move forward. *I want to welcome one and all on
urg and I welcome all who can advise me on so many matters relating to
my garden and my chickens, my Lottie (my dog). *She is in my bad
books, I took her to lock up the chickens tonight; I kissed her
goodnight when she was in her bed - oh big mistake - big time - I am
washing my face; cleaning my teeth, washed my hands until they are
raw. *She is having a shampoo tomorrow. * When we go to put the
chickens back in, she is on a lead, phew!!! *Big time phew. *:-)

* * We adore my Blue too *When David, baths Blue, it is usually in the
shower, but since the weather was so nice, I bought her a paddling pool
She is half dog, half fish and will happily swim in the coldest river. *You
would not have seen a sadder speciman than my Blue, shivering and grumbling
in that paddling pool

* * Now, to gardening *(If is can be called gardening) My basket of
tomatoes is sitting in a box, atop a piece of polystyrene to allow drainage!
When it is cold or at night, it lives in the car. *The plants are looking
very perky *I shall be inspecting it for flowers today and will have my
tomato feed at the ready, as per the excellent instructions I have received
here)

* * If you are very unlucky.. I shall report back)

I've never heard of a car being used as a greenhouse:-) *Do you keep
the engine running?

and chickens in it?

Old WWII aircraft were popular as chicken coops.

We were thinking that the number one court at Wimbledon could be used
for plants
during the 49 weeks of the year it is unused.

It is used, isn't it? *The All England Club

My wife is absolutely convinced that number one court is only used for
Wimbledon. Then again she could be wrong for once.

I hope you like the taste of humble pie. *;-))

"Use of Courts??Apart from the Centre and No. 1 Courts, the courts are
used year round by Club members and LTA sponsored players. The grass
courts are in play from May to September, except Centre Court and No. 1
Court which are used only for The Championships. The courts are
occasionally used by a number of clubs and organisations for the
staging of various events and tournaments."
http://aeltc.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/guide/club.html

You mean Judith eats humble pie? I don't argue with my wife about things
concerning tennis. :-)

It's the centre court that has the retractable cover isn't it? Saying No. 1
court was my mistake.
--

Martin

When Wimbledon is on, I am glued to the t.v. My poor husband,
although he enjoys tennis, says watching 2 matches a day is just too
much! I remind him that I don't watch much t.v. apart from that, some
men are never happy grumble... grumble...

Judith

On May 17, 11:02*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2009-05-17 22:08:47 +0100, Judith in France
said:



On May 17, 5:34*pm, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2009 09:19:38 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France

wrote:
On May 17, 8:20*am, "Ophelia" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in messagenews:
...

I stayed at Kay's home, with her family, such a lovely family. *Do y
ou
know O, although I have made so many mistakes, in reality and on
usenet.

* * Aye well, let him/her who is without sin.....

I want to move forward. *I want to welcome one and all on
urg and I welcome all who can advise me on so many matters relating to
my garden and my chickens, my Lottie (my dog). *She is in my bad
books, I took her to lock up the chickens tonight; I kissed her
goodnight when she was in her bed - oh big mistake - big time - I am
washing my face; cleaning my teeth, washed my hands until they are
raw. *She is having a shampoo tomorrow. * When we go to put the
chickens back in, she is on a lead, phew!!! *Big time phew. *:-)

* * We adore my Blue too *When David, baths Blue, it is usuall
y in the
shower, but since the weather was so nice, I bought her a paddling poo
l
She is half dog, half fish and will happily swim in the coldest river.

On May 16, 6:52*pm, June Hughes
wrote:
In message
,
Judith in France writes



On May 16, 5:01*pm, June Hughes
wrote:
In message , Sacha
writes

On 2009-05-16 15:27:00 +0100, David Rance
said:

Sorry, I missed a bit:

On Sat, 16 May 2009 *K wrote:

But maybe people would like to renew some of the FAQs completely..
After *all, it was always something which the membership of this
group *contributed to and was a way of making their experience more
permanent *while avoiding unnecessary repetition of the same
questions time after *time.
*It never worked, though ;-) We were still besieged by people
wanting us *to sit down and pen instant answers because they were
unwilling to do *an elementary search.
*That's a little unfair. "Besieged" is a little bit of hyperbole and
I'm *sure they didn't expect *instant* answers. And you don't know how
many people did consult those pages without bothering us. Come on, I
thought *gardeners were optimistic people! :-)
*If I didn't think it was worthwhile I wouldn't have spent hours this
week tracking these missing FAQs down and then formatting them. And I
have been a reader here for around thirteen years and have valued them
myself. (And my welcome to this group when I wrote my first message
back in 1996 was that two people violently disagreed with my views on
the growing of mistletoe, both of whom still write here and one of
whom called me an idiot!)

And David Rance wrote:

And they all work now.
*I meant, all the links work now!
*Best wishes, David

It occurs to me that we could do with a FAQ on growing tomatoes and
cucumbers because I've noticed that we seem to have a lot more people
doing that now and coming to urg for advice. *Several *of our more
experienced gardeners are old hands at this so perhaps one of them
would like to write a tomato and cucumber FAQ? * And perhaps we need
one on growing e.g. squashes? *What does the team think? *;-))

Well, Sacha, I haven't posted here for several years although I have
lurked occasionally. *If I had enough gardening knowledge, I would
happily write an FAQ about something but I don't think I am qualified to
do so.

OTOH, I could do one on growingfigsbecause someone here gave me good
advice about five years ago when I acquired a fig tree and I have had a
modicum of success with it but I don't think many people would be
interested in growingfigs. *In any case, there isn't a great deal to
say about them once the tree is established.
--
June Hughes

I would be interested in you wrote a FAQ onfigs, I would like one on
a S.E. *aspect with vicious winters so I don't know how that would
fare?

Judith

Our winters are very mild in north London, so I don't do anything to
protect mine. *If it were to be extremely cold, I think I would be
tempted to wrap it in fleece. *There used to be several people here who
grewfigswhen I got my tree several years ago. *Perhaps they will see
your post and be able to advise.
--
June Hughes

Thanks, maybe Sacha's Ray would know?

Judith

"Judith in France" wrote in message

I've never heard of a car being used as a greenhouse:-) Do you keep
the engine running?

No, no. I put them in the car for the night or during bad weather.
They get similar amount of light as in a greenhouse (I think?

I am rather strapped for space atm

On May 18, 9:56*am, "Ophelia" wrote:
"Judith in France" wrote in message

I've never heard of a car being used as a greenhouse:-) *Do you keep
the engine running?

* * No, no. *I put them in the car for the night or during bad weather.
They get similar amount of light as in a greenhouse (I think?

I am rather strapped for space atm

It's a great idea. My greenhouse blew away into a heap so I now have
my grandsons' old metal swing, see saw and climbing rope frame,
covered in plastic as a makeshift greenhouse; it actually works!!

Judith

"Judith in France" wrote in message
news:01bdc0b8-2d49-476e-acb9-
It's a great idea. My greenhouse blew away into a heap so I now have
my grandsons' old metal swing, see saw and climbing rope frame,
covered in plastic as a makeshift greenhouse; it actually works!!

Now THAT is innovative I am impressed

In article ,
Ophelia wrote:

"Judith in France" wrote in message
news:01bdc0b8-2d49-476e-acb9-
It's a great idea. My greenhouse blew away into a heap so I now have
my grandsons' old metal swing, see saw and climbing rope frame,
covered in plastic as a makeshift greenhouse; it actually works!!

Now THAT is innovative I am impressed

I turned mine into a bean cage, which involved a bit of wiring up,
but has worked very well for several years.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On May 18, 1:59*pm, K wrote:
Judith in France writes

I have just browsed the figs I didn't know there were so many. *I want
one that I can grow on a warm wall, hot summers but vicious winters,
any suggestions?

Apparently in 1955 there were more than 600 varieties listed
--
Kay

Good grief. I love a fig , cut like a jacket potato, opened up a bit
and lay in a huge slice of Mozzarella, a bit of Parma or Auvergne
ham, drizzle over some olive oil and eat as a starter.

Judith