Comments on: It’s good to be green… http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-green%e2%80%a6/ Business Women of Opinion! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:12:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heather http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-green%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1231 Heather Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:38:11 +0000 http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/?p=1366#comment-1231 what a great idea. At the moment though with our tempt we're lucky even our house plants are still alive...but having said that when summer rolls around there is an old boat of my husbands i have had my eye on for planting stuff in... what a great idea. At the moment though with our tempt we’re lucky even our house plants are still alive…but having said that when summer rolls around there is an old boat of my husbands i have had my eye on for planting stuff in…

]]> By: Heather http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-green%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-7626 Heather Sat, 20 Feb 2010 10:38:00 +0000 http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/?p=1366#comment-7626 what a great idea. At the moment though with our tempt we're lucky even our house plants are still alive...but having said that when summer rolls around there is an old boat of my husbands i have had my eye on for planting stuff in... what a great idea. At the moment though with our tempt we’re lucky even our house plants are still alive…but having said that when summer rolls around there is an old boat of my husbands i have had my eye on for planting stuff in…

]]> By: Babs http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-green%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 Babs Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:49:28 +0000 http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/?p=1366#comment-1230 I love doing this, Angie and this year will see the most eclectic collection of planters possible. We don't have much proper garden but I do have a "back yard" area that will be full of flower. So far I've started collecting a few bean tins, retrieved the old tyres when new ones were necessary for the car (for potatoes), and dug out old and rusting hanging baskets - I hang one under the other thus catching the water that always overflows. I love this kind of gardening (did I mention that?) and would love a bath tub such as Ann mentions, and I used to have an old toilet, and I'm not sure where that ended up - my ex hated it, considering it vulgar rather than cheekily amusing. We will update you with our endeavours - and thank you for the reminder... I love doing this, Angie and this year will see the most eclectic collection of planters possible. We don’t have much proper garden but I do have a “back yard” area that will be full of flower. So far I’ve started collecting a few bean tins, retrieved the old tyres when new ones were necessary for the car (for potatoes), and dug out old and rusting hanging baskets – I hang one under the other thus catching the water that always overflows. I love this kind of gardening (did I mention that?) and would love a bath tub such as Ann mentions, and I used to have an old toilet, and I’m not sure where that ended up – my ex hated it, considering it vulgar rather than cheekily amusing.

We will update you with our endeavours – and thank you for the reminder…
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]]> By: Babs http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-green%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-7625 Babs Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:49:00 +0000 http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/?p=1366#comment-7625 I love doing this, Angie and this year will see the most eclectic collection of planters possible. We don't have much proper garden but I do have a "back yard" area that will be full of flower. So far I've started collecting a few bean tins, retrieved the old tyres when new ones were necessary for the car (for potatoes), and dug out old and rusting hanging baskets - I hang one under the other thus catching the water that always overflows. I love this kind of gardening (did I mention that?) and would love a bath tub such as Ann mentions, and I used to have an old toilet, and I'm not sure where that ended up - my ex hated it, considering it vulgar rather than cheekily amusing. We will update you with our endeavours - and thank you for the reminder... I love doing this, Angie and this year will see the most eclectic collection of planters possible. We don’t have much proper garden but I do have a “back yard” area that will be full of flower. So far I’ve started collecting a few bean tins, retrieved the old tyres when new ones were necessary for the car (for potatoes), and dug out old and rusting hanging baskets – I hang one under the other thus catching the water that always overflows. I love this kind of gardening (did I mention that?) and would love a bath tub such as Ann mentions, and I used to have an old toilet, and I’m not sure where that ended up – my ex hated it, considering it vulgar rather than cheekily amusing.

We will update you with our endeavours – and thank you for the reminder…
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]]> By: AnnG http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-green%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 AnnG Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:06:17 +0000 http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/?p=1366#comment-1229 Years ago we grew some really good potatoes in an old bath. The local greengrocer gave us the empty potato sacks that contained a bit of peat - and some sprouty bits of potato, and we put them in the bath a layer at a time, and ended up with a bath full of very good new potatoes. We also grew cabbages and cauliflower that year, and planted little mangetout pea plats around the bath. None of them ever made it inside to be cooked though. Years ago we grew some really good potatoes in an old bath. The local greengrocer gave us the empty potato sacks that contained a bit of peat – and some sprouty bits of potato, and we put them in the bath a layer at a time, and ended up with a bath full of very good new potatoes.

We also grew cabbages and cauliflower that year, and planted little mangetout pea plats around the bath. None of them ever made it inside to be cooked though.

]]> By: AnnG http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-green%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-7624 AnnG Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:06:00 +0000 http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/?p=1366#comment-7624 Years ago we grew some really good potatoes in an old bath. The local greengrocer gave us the empty potato sacks that contained a bit of peat - and some sprouty bits of potato, and we put them in the bath a layer at a time, and ended up with a bath full of very good new potatoes. We also grew cabbages and cauliflower that year, and planted little mangetout pea plats around the bath. None of them ever made it inside to be cooked though. Years ago we grew some really good potatoes in an old bath. The local greengrocer gave us the empty potato sacks that contained a bit of peat – and some sprouty bits of potato, and we put them in the bath a layer at a time, and ended up with a bath full of very good new potatoes.

We also grew cabbages and cauliflower that year, and planted little mangetout pea plats around the bath. None of them ever made it inside to be cooked though.

]]> By: Suzan St Maur http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-green%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1228 Suzan St Maur Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:02:42 +0000 http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/?p=1366#comment-1228 I have just bought one solitary red bell pepper from my local Tesco. My intention is to milk it for its seeds. Last summer I tried planting the seeds from a similar pepper to see what would happen. People told me I was nuts to think seeds from it would germinate. Within a week I had an absolute forest of seedlings. So I'm hoping this lot will get going in my (indoor) porch in time to flourish in this warm, balmy summer we hope to have ..... Any advice on pepper growing? I know chillis do well in the UK but bell peppers may be another ballgame. I have just bought one solitary red bell pepper from my local Tesco. My intention is to milk it for its seeds.

Last summer I tried planting the seeds from a similar pepper to see what would happen. People told me I was nuts to think seeds from it would germinate. Within a week I had an absolute forest of seedlings.

So I’m hoping this lot will get going in my (indoor) porch in time to flourish in this warm, balmy summer we hope to have …..

Any advice on pepper growing? I know chillis do well in the UK but bell peppers may be another ballgame.
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]]> By: Suzan St Maur http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-green%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-7623 Suzan St Maur Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:02:00 +0000 http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/?p=1366#comment-7623 I have just bought one solitary red bell pepper from my local Tesco. My intention is to milk it for its seeds. Last summer I tried planting the seeds from a similar pepper to see what would happen. People told me I was nuts to think seeds from it would germinate. Within a week I had an absolute forest of seedlings. So I'm hoping this lot will get going in my (indoor) porch in time to flourish in this warm, balmy summer we hope to have ..... Any advice on pepper growing? I know chillis do well in the UK but bell peppers may be another ballgame. I have just bought one solitary red bell pepper from my local Tesco. My intention is to milk it for its seeds.

Last summer I tried planting the seeds from a similar pepper to see what would happen. People told me I was nuts to think seeds from it would germinate. Within a week I had an absolute forest of seedlings.

So I’m hoping this lot will get going in my (indoor) porch in time to flourish in this warm, balmy summer we hope to have …..

Any advice on pepper growing? I know chillis do well in the UK but bell peppers may be another ballgame.
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]]> By: Editor http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-green%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1227 Editor Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:37:07 +0000 http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/?p=1366#comment-1227 I have seen many things used over the years, my fave has to be the empty toilets that in time overflow with many different flowers. I love the hanging basket strawberries, I may attempt them this year - again :) (I have yet to reach the age where I enjoy gardening) I have seen many things used over the years, my fave has to be the empty toilets that in time overflow with many different flowers.

I love the hanging basket strawberries, I may attempt them this year – again :) (I have yet to reach the age where I enjoy gardening)

]]> By: Editor http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/it%e2%80%99s-good-to-be-green%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-7622 Editor Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:37:00 +0000 http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/?p=1366#comment-7622 I have seen many things used over the years, my fave has to be the empty toilets that in time overflow with many different flowers. I love the hanging basket strawberries, I may attempt them this year - again :) (I have yet to reach the age where I enjoy gardening) I have seen many things used over the years, my fave has to be the empty toilets that in time overflow with many different flowers.

I love the hanging basket strawberries, I may attempt them this year – again :) (I have yet to reach the age where I enjoy gardening)

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