Greetings

[mrbadexample]

Lovage...Careful where you plant it

Thanks for the heads up. I guess that's why I'm here.

[zazen999]

The brown ones on the vine? Kumato; bought one in the south of France in 2009. Tried to find seed out there but no luck, so brought 2 home and saved the seed. Happily, it seems pretty true to type.

Sorry, but I just can't resist - WOULD YOU LIKE SOME SEED?

I'd love some but check my sig.....

They look very similar to Piglet Willie's French Black - is why I asked....very similar indeed.....

[mrbadexample]

I'd love some but check my sig.....

That's why I offered.

They look very similar to Piglet Willie's French Black - is why I asked....very similar indeed.....

Who (or what ) is Piglet Willie?

Kumato is actually a registered trade mark - I might not even be allowed to call it that, but that's what it was called in Carrefour where I bought the donor. Excellent flavour BTW, which is why I went to the trouble of saving it.

[Headfry]

Welcome to the vine, your garden looks fab!

[zazen999]

Who (or what ) is Piglet Willie?

That's a question we ask ourselves regularly on here

PW is one of the Mods on here. He bought the toms in France years back and has regularly bred them in Leicester; so they are acclimatised for the UK. Mine were still being harvested in greenhouses in the UK mid November....and possibly after but I didn't go back to 2 schools in Dec due to snow so it could have been longer.

[mrbadexample]

He bought the toms in France years back and has regularly bred them in Leicester; so they are acclimatised for the UK. Mine were still being harvested in greenhouses in the UK mid November....

I reckon the best 2/3 fruit I got last year were on the spare plants outside.

Ahh, there they are. Just about 5oz each - quite a bit bigger than those in the greenhouse:



I can't remember when I stopped picking, but it was ooo...October at least I think (inside).

[mrbadexample]

Welcome to the vine, your garden looks fab!

Thank you. I only photograph the good bits.

[Jeanied]

Welcome to the vine MBE! Any pal of Zaz's is a friend of ours!

[Incy]

Welcome to the vine Mr BE. As Jeanied says, any friend of zazens is a friend of ours. Your garden looks fab and I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here. we're very friendly if a little mad at times.

[mrbadexample]

I cannot believe I've only been here a fortnight. If you had any idea how many hours I've spent on here, how much I've read and how much I've learnt...

I'd like to say thanks to everyone for answering my repeated questions. I think I'm here to stay, and you'll make a gardener of me yet.

[mrbadexample]

I think I'm here to stay, and you'll make a gardener of me yet.

Well, although I didn't exactly stay, I think you made a gardener of me. Of sorts, anyway. I didn't disappear because I didn't like it here - it's just that I have a lot of interests and once I've learned what I need to know I tend to take that knowledge and move on. So hello again to those I know, and hello to those who've joined in the interim.

With your help I turned the garden in the first picture into a productive space with a bit of room for wildlife, and very much enjoyed the time spent doing it.

But I've moved. I have a new house. It has more space. It has a nice big garden.

The garden is a completely blank canvas at the moment, and I'm going to need some help to organise it. I loved my last garden, but I made mistakes. The pond was in the wrong place, for one. This one I need to get right because I'm not planning on leaving here for a while. The new garden comes with its own set of challenges which will be disclosed in due course. Nothing too tricky though.

I'll sort some photos out soon. Shall I stay here, or is there a more appropriate board for a "design and build a new garden" thread?

Feels good to be back, with a whole new project. I've got a lot of things I need to cram into the available space, and I'm looking forward to doing it with you. (I didn't mean that to sound quite like that but you know what I mean!)

MBE

[veggiechicken]

Welcome back (again) MBE
Stay on this thread or start a new one - whichever you prefer. We don't mind

[mrbadexample]

Welcome back (again) MBE
Stay on this thread or start a new one - whichever you prefer. We don't mind

Might have guessed you'd be first in VC.

New thread in which board? I think it needs a new one, I'm done here.

How's your woodland?

[veggiechicken]

New thread...........Vegging out if you're mostly interested in vegging your new garden, or the Chat thread if its more general?
Re the wood, I still have it but haven't been there for a year or so Don't suppose the creatures who live there will have missed me

[mrbadexample]

Veggies in the half that I can, wildlife in the half that I can't. Think chat board might be best.

Woodland is best left to the creatures anyway.