Looking Back At Some Of The Older Mags........

[Lumpy]

I have spent the morning sitting on my bum looking through some GYO mags from 2013.

I now regret giving away my older ones but I spotted a few articles in them that I would love to see either updated or expanded into a series.

I was fascinated to find out that Cuba was in No1 position for it's use of urban growing spaces and almost 100% self sufficient.......I would like to know more about other counries and their growing ideas.

It would be nice to see a series of comparisons between places in the UK. Maybe 2 towns in Northern Scotland then 2 from Southern Scotland then on to everywhere else in the UK.

The history of carrots was brilliant............more histories would be nice.

A 'how to' make various homemade teas etc. How do I use seaweed if I acquire some?

A mention was made about Vine Weevils invading containers..........more container bug info would be nice.

I am now off to hunt for info on Tiger Nuts as the mag mentioned, very briefly that they are easy to grow - what the ell is a tiger nut anyway.

So, what else would you lot like to see either updated, expanded, serialized or included.

[muddled]

Used to get tiger nuts by the ounce from the sweetshop as a child.

Don't think my teeth are up to eating them now though...hard little devils they were!

I feel the need to go look up about Cuba's urban growing now....agree it would be fascinating to read about other countries methods. I love learning from foreign neighbours on my allotment site we have quite a mix and I often feel that in England we have lost so much knowlege that other cultures have retained!

[Lisasbolt]

Last year i had a shopping spree on fleebay, and bought about 30 old issues of GYO, i still have them in a pile and slowly making my way through them, sadly i got none of the freebies.

[veggiechicken]

I have most (maybe all) of the mags including the first edition. I keep offering them to visitors but nobody wants them! Just can't bring myself to chuck them in recycling!

Re Tigernuts - http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...own_74656.html

[Snadger]

I'm busy reading a book about Che Guevara and Fidel Castro now. Heavy going but interesting stuff about Cuba!

[Alison]

I was fascinated to find out that Cuba was in No1 position for it's use of urban growing spaces and almost 100% self sufficient.

There is an element of needs must in Cuba as there is so little available in the shops. We were there last year and we saw quite a few large shared organic gardens with a lot of companion planting. Here's a typical photo.

[cariann88]

I wont mind having a look at the first addition VC

I am thinking of getting the GYO binders to store all mine. At the moment they are in a pile. I like things looking neat and tidy(I am a neat freak!)

[KevinM67]

I have most (maybe all) of the mags including the first edition. I keep offering them to visitors but nobody wants them! Just can't bring myself to chuck them in recycling!

Re Tigernuts - http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...own_74656.html

I'm curious to know VC when the mag first started - and also this forum.

[JanieB]

I'm curious to know VC when the mag first started - and also this forum.

I subscribe to GYO and another unrelated magazine. The other one has its issue number on it, so it's easy to work out when it started. Not that I have to as I have issue 1. I hadn't realised that GYO didn't put the issue number on it.

[KevinM67]

^^^^^ Yep, I've just checked the March issue of GYO - no issue number on it.

[KevinM67]

I'm curious to know VC when the mag first started - and also this forum.

VC never replied

Although I imagine her having to go down into some ancient vault beneath her house. Where archaeologists might find one of the original copies of the Magna Carta, a few undiscovered biblical scripts, a signed copy of the Act of Union, and maybe shoved in a far corner, beneath Hitler's actual diaries is the first edition of GYO.

Maybe that's the reason (or else she can't be @rsed )

[Lumpy]

I like the above Kev although it does sound like it makes VC either ancient, a time traveller or a hoarder.

I would love to see some of the original copies so maybe this modern mag could include a series on pages from the past.

As more and more people start to see the benefits of getting their hands dirty for the sake of a crunchy carrot ideas, techniques and product ranges are forever being developed. Let alone urban, small space, container, vertical growing.

Ere Kev do you think VC might have Shergar stabled in the vault as well?

[KevinM67]

^^^^^ great idea Lumpy about a retrospective section in the current mag.

With regards to Shergar - probably made into various pies and shared around the other mods, without them knowing - in a sort of Sweeney Todd way.


She'll probably find the first edition hidden under her bubble-wrap hat that she mislaid after a gin fuelled afternoon session.

[veggiechicken]

Yer all stark raving bonkers!!
The mag's been going over 10 years 'cos there was a celebration about it - last year of the year before.
Have to see if I can find it.................and No 1

[KevinM67]

Yer all stark raving bonkers!!
The mag's been going over 10 years 'cos there was a celebration about it - last year of the year before.
Have to see if I can find it.................and No 1

Have yer No. 1 first - we'll wait.....