On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:42:13 +0000 (UTC),
(jane) wrote:

On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 12:49:23 GMT, Janet Baraclough ..
wrote:

big snip
~
~If Gary's proposal doesn't meet the required standard to form a group
~within the Big 8 hierarchies, he could always go downmarket and start an
~alt.group about allotments. Oops, I'm forgetting..he already thought of
~that, and got blown out of the water then too, for equally good reasons.
~
~Google/groups search facility is such a mixed blessing, isn't it? :-)
~
~ Janet

Well well!
Thanks a lot, Janet... I'd never have noticed this otherwise...

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...%3D Google%2B
Search
is the whole thread
http://tinyurl.com/385oq
if the other one doesn't work... :-)

This is the first email.
The thread is worth reading, for those of you are in two minds...

LOL very good

and a feeling of deja vu from ...

quote on
From: ratzilla )
Subject: [Proposal] alt.uk.allotments

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Newsgroups: alt.config
Date: 2004-01-22 17:25:20 PST

"Gary [Torquay]" wrote in
:

Here is a proposal for alt.uk.allotments on 23.1.2004

This group is designed to help other allotment holders to stay in
touch across the UK for planting times, general planting methods and
ideal pest control ect..

Another very specifically british topic (for an international group.)

Uk.rec.gardening is crawling with allotment-holders, posting about
their
allotments - since you don't appear to have posted on the topic,
recommend
you try it.

"To discuss gardening questions and share tips on-
Weeds, flowers, shrubs, trees, fruit and veg., lawns, beneficial
insects and animals, pests and diseases, soils, composting, design,
location, situation, seasons/times, hard structures (paths,
greenhouses, cloches, rockeries), tools and materials."

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