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    What did you do in the garden today?

    did nothing yesterday ,spent time running back and forward to the vets with my dog mollie .thank god for my ygd who can drive ,I cant .turns out mollies kidneys are failing ,she also has a heart murmer ,just a matter of time now , got special food for her ,I hate this part of having pets .
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    Quark is a very light soft cream cheese .
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    Any Home Bakers Here?

    roulard,,3 eggs 1 tub of quark 1 level tsp baking powder yog of choice ,fruit ,sweetener. divide eggs into 2 bowls,whip up whites until stiff . To the egg yolks add half tub of quark,cup of sweetener and baking powder whisk together then fold in the egg white . line a flat baking tray ,baking...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    rained again last night ,very cool this morning but sunny .got a lot done yesterday outside weeding ,pruning some shrubs so i can walk along the paths better. going to make a lge bucket of comfrey 'tea' for the garden ,will make it really strong then put into a water barrel and top up water so...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    got up this morning to find it rained overnight ,no grass cutting today.got 2 compost piles going both need turning so think i might make a third one and put everything into one ,then i can start again .The potaoes are about 3ft high starting flowers ,i just hope they have a decent crop...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    got a fair bit of weeding done yesterday ,found one zucchini left out of eleven plants it,s growing well so we,ll see what i get .I hold onto something when doing anything i can,t kneel at all now .I watered last night as well guess what ,it rained ,which is good not had any for a while ,still...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    finally getting back in the garden properly ,had a bad fall on the concrete patio a few weeks ago cut my elbow and damaged my hands .took a while for the swelling to go down,then a couple of weeks ago i fell in the bath ,felt such a fool trying to get out .I am getting so clumsy it,s scary .now...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    can,t do anything outside last 2 days .storms so bad ,we needed the rain but not like this .I did go to the shed early yesterday morning to get some pots for indoor potting up ,only I tripped and fell ,hurt my knees ,hands and scraped a big chunk of my elbow and smashed some of the pots !when I...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    finally my potatoes are starting to show ,peas as well, planted some more peas so i hopefully have continuall cropping .put the zucchinni plants out a couple of days ago ,they were fine yesterday but the ones in the open bed don,t look to good this morning ,the others by the fence are looking...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    morning all, yesterday was beautiful so decided to clear bottom end of garden .dragged an old fridge up to near back door ,too mean to pay someone to remove it so took off the door and everything inside as best i could .cleared an area that had nothing planted and sunk the fridge into the ground...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    heavy frost today but the sun is shining with a lovely blue sky ,might get a bit done outside later on .meanwhile I,ll keep on clearing the house out.I,ve been hoarding to much so last week I decided to have a big clear out ,a lot went for recycling ,lots in the rubbish bins and even found...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    yesterday we had heavy hailstones ,snow and rain all in one day .bright and sunny today but cold.my onion sets are sprouting well ,think i can see some peas starting ,nothing else though ,loads of seeds sprouting in the house just wish i could get them outside.forecast cold for next few days so...
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    UK Member Please Say HI

    hello, haven,t posted for a while (alfie10),I,ve been mostly on the gardening sight . no sign of me getting chickens yet but i will .got all the veg beds ready some things planted but when i look out the window it seems empty without the chickens .I am busy clearing space and the coop and run...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    morning, another lovely day here ,going to plant some more peas ,beans and beetroot .just ordered a shredder was going to wait a bit longer but the mess at the bottom of the garden is getting on my nerves,can,t get much done there until everything cleared.Got a lot of wood to saw up ,offered...
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