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  • 21:37:26: Anybody in the UK know a good source for inexpensive weed membrane fabric?

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  • 07:28:01: My pretty in purple chilli plant lives up to its name. http://t.co/B2Mh0Xh
  • 08:11:58: @WORDright I have 11 pepper and chilli plants. Two are still tiny but the rest are about that size. My indoors tomatoes are fruiting, too.
  • 11:27:51: @etonn1 Purple chillies but they apparently go yellow, orange, and red when fully ripe.
  • 13:16:04: I just bit into a soggy lump of undissolved bouillon cube in my vegetable soup. Bleurgh.
  • 17:47:25: Allotment key located. Phew!
  • 19:25:31: Volunteer potatoes keep popping up at the new allotment. Keep them or remove them? Can I move them? They're little yet.

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  • 18:08:25: Came home from work to find that dear cuddle rat Clover had passed away. We're not sure why (she was only about 2) but she looks at peace.
  • 18:47:22: @starsaradia Yep. There's a cinema in town so we can go if it's on!
  • 20:05:07: Thanks, everyone. Clover was a sweet rat who liked to sit with me and give me lots of licks when I gave her scritches. http://t.co/sVkFqyv
  • 21:33:09: @starsaradia Do you have specific days you want to do specific things? We'll go to London on the Thursday. @troglet needs to plan days off.
  • 21:37:20: I have misplaced the allotment key. Bugger.
  • 23:49:42: I had some leggy tomato seedlings which I've repotted into paper towel tubes up to the leaves. Should help them root? We'll see how they do!

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  • 20:48:51: Planted out my raab at the allotment, pegged down the rest of the weed membrane, watered, did a bit of weeding. More to plant out tomorrow.
  • 23:28:05: Can anyone give me an idea what to expect from the raab (aka rabe, rapini)? Make lots of shoots or just one? 5 plants okay for 2 people?

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  • 21:28:18: Found strawberries growing on the edge of my allotment so dug them and replanted them on my plot. My broad bean plants are flowering, too!
  • 21:36:32: Most of my tomato seeds failed to germinate. Going to sow more but am concerned it's getting too late. Very sad at the prospect.
  • 21:49:25: @oshea76 I already figured I'd end up buying some plants but have some fun heirloom varieties. Mostly cherry so there's hope!
  • 23:21:52: Have put a variety of tomato seeds on wet paper towel in bags in the airing cupboard. Worked great for the pepper seeds. Please germinate!

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  • 20:23:54: Have had a busy day in the garden. Planted out lettuce and senposai. Put seedlings in greenhouse. Sowed lots of beans and cucurbits.
  • 20:26:30: Always have this nagging feeling that I'm too far behind in my seed sowing. Not much space to keep seedlings in the house or greenhouse.
  • 20:31:42: Eep! The skies just opened up and I have clothes and towels out on the line. Oh well.
  • 20:33:53: @FranticGardener We just got a second allotment so I suddenly have more space to fill! Last house had a conservatory. Was much handier!
  • 20:40:08: @FranticGardener The old allotment is very weedy. Going to trim down the weeds and cover with fabric. Plant winter squashes through holes.
  • 20:41:49: @FranticGardener Then they can romp all over to help suppress the weeds, so next year it will be easier to manage. I hope.
  • 22:43:14: I've been largely MIA today and have missed most of my twitter and Facebook feeds. Let me know if I missed anything important!

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  • 09:49:02: RT @HeyItsLiam: FOX NEWS' TAKE: "African American Male in Washington Confesses to Murder of Elderly Man."
  • 22:17:54: @lightly RT @AmazonKindle: Check your Kindle’s screensaver – Current offer is $10 for a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card! Limited time only.”
  • 23:24:15: Sowed lots of seeds tonight. Bush beans (8 varieties), sunflowers (3 varieties), as well as amaranth, cardoon, lettuce, asparagus peas.

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  • 16:58:38: If anybody else is ramson hunting, this is what you're looking for. Stems are kind of triangular. Smells of garlic! http://t.co/Tt7P3KI
  • 19:25:29: Roaming around York in attempt to find food. This seems to happen often when we're up here.
  • 21:07:20: @Zoe_Chapman We found food but I will keep those in mind!
  • 21:57:01: @thehappysalmon Duma Key by Stephen King is excellent and takes place in Florida Keys.

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  • 08:34:59: @thechaninator Stuff them with Parmesan instead and I'd be smuggling them out in my purse!
  • 08:39:52: @Christoph_Prime I'm excited for you! We want pictures!
  • 08:44:41: Often amazed to think that I'm here, and that I'm British now. It's not something I ever really thought would happen. Life is interesting.
  • 08:58:21: @WORDright No, partly because I have other plans and won't be near a TV, but I'll peek at photos on my phone!
  • 09:03:57: Not too fussed about the royal wedding and won't be watching it live, but I'd cry if I did because I'm a sentimental sap.
  • 11:07:58: Just passed a "Charlotte Emma" Eddie Stobart lorry. Wondering if there's a "Charlotte Anne"?
  • 12:28:24: Just passed a "Leah Mathilda" Eddie Stobart. And Google tells me there's a "Charlotte Ann." Close enough.
  • 18:04:57: According to @troglet, my attempts to shut my left eye without shutting my right results in me just blinking with extreme concentration.
  • 19:46:23: Thrilled to stumble upon a patch of ramsons on a walk in the woods.

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  • 17:31:04: @raketje Probably the second way but would see if the word is meant to rhyme with something or has a note assigned to the syllable.

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  • 13:26:34: Chocolate limes are an abomination.
  • 17:12:44: RT @moodagent: Moodagent for Windows is here! A desktop version has been a frequent request from you Moodagents. Get it here: http://bit ...
  • 18:03:17: @lightly RT @AmazonKindle: Great news: Kindle with Special Offers has started shipping to customers today – nearly a week ahead of schedule!
  • 20:10:42: Got very cheap elephant garlic last summer (50p a head), which I stuck in a pot here over the winter. Just planted out at the allotment.
  • 20:14:33: I think my favourite gardening gadget is my Oxo Good Grips bulb planter. It's great for making nice little holes for my transplants.

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  • 08:13:35: Bus, where are you?
  • 13:48:20: Feeling a bit better today. Picked up some cough syrup from the shop down the road. At least it's a three-day week!
  • 17:09:36: @troglet I assume this means I'll beat you home!
  • 23:00:58: Pleasant evening (if we ignore the constant coughing) involving leftover Chinese food and The West Wing.

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  • 10:13:49: @Hedgewytch The other day you mentioned people swimming in the river. Where were you?
  • 10:16:23: @Hedgewytch Near the bridge or further down? Where abouts? :-)
  • 19:45:58: Can't stop coughing. I just got done being unwell. Immediately after having gotten well from being unwell. Three lurgies is plenty, ta.
  • 20:37:18: BBQ. Visited the new allotment. Watered seedlings while @troglet fixed down the weed fabric with shiny tent pegs. Now watching West Wing.

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  • 15:44:16: Spent our first bit of time at the new allotment. Very clumpy and lots of rubbish mixed in with soil. Covered 1/4 in weed fabric for now.
  • 15:46:33: We planted out a row of spare chitted International Kidney and Charlotte potatoes and my broad bean plants.
  • 15:52:49: Can I safely plant out my yacon yet? What if I cover with fleece? What about my oca seedlings? I think @troglet would like windowsills back.
  • 17:20:07: Ordered two 330 litre composters shipped for less than cost of one at garden centre, courtesy of the district council. Thanks, South Oxon!
  • 18:04:01: @Rhizowen Yep, I know I need to harden it off. Just wasn't sure if it was too early yet. They are big and will be happier in the ground.
  • 18:10:03: @Rhizowen Happy enough to wait until mid May in that case. Will just pot them up for time being. Ta!
  • 20:42:10: Went back to new allotment and sowed some pea seedlings, peas, and some of the shallots I've had in container here. More shallots tomorrow.

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  • 13:25:06: As a foreign-born British citizen, can I arbitrarily decide to be English? Or is it 'British' and that's that?
  • 19:11:28: Bought @troglet a new Weber charcoal grill as an early birthday gift. Barbecue for dinner!
  • 19:44:22: @Weberbarbecues @troglet A 57cm compact. We'll have burgers, rump steak, and some boneless pork loin.
  • 23:50:53: After many failed attempts at getting a crop of radish pods last year, it looks like I may finally get some success. http://t.co/4riYEN7

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  • 12:13:05: Can't figure out what to do to take advantage of the gorgeous day.
  • 12:26:45: @cateca I'd say it doesn't matter. I'm not planting out tomatoes yet in case we get a surprise late frost like last year.
  • 17:49:31: @thechaninator Stan spent the afternoon in royal Windsor. http://t.co/rkRDCIr http://t.co/HofkztO http://t.co/UsQslrj
  • 17:52:14: @thechaninator I'll put pictures somewhere properly later for you, with descriptions.
  • 21:44:19: Planted 40 tomato seeds of 19 varieties today. The dwarf ones I planted in March for indoors have grown well. Some are flowering.
  • 23:27:08: @cateca I think it's generally suggested to wait until it stops going below 55F at night but I know some already have theirs out so ymmv.

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  • 18:13:24: Our lease is being renewed. And breathe...
  • 21:11:19: Taking advantage of a 2 for 1 voucher at Pizza Hut. Had a Caprino Tuscani pizza without mozzarella. So very, very tasty.
  • 22:15:10: @thechaninator What about 'Life on a Chain'?
  • 22:18:09: Saw my GP the other night for my blood results. TSH quite high. New levothyroxine dose. Hopefully will feel human soon again.
  • 22:24:14: @thechaninator 75. Switching to taking it at bedtime too because apparently it improves absorption.
  • 22:26:33: @thechaninator Here they don't advise the empty stomach thing and thought it was weird when I asked. But I don't snack after dinner usually.

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  • 22:38:25: When did I become a person who takes four prescriptions before bed? Is this getting old? Thank goodness for the NHS and free drugs.

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  • 08:08:11: On my way to work. Feeling anxious as expecting to hear if our landlord is renewing our rent today. Don't want to have to find a new house.
  • 13:54:06: @DollieC Yep, a year.
  • 20:13:30: @paparatti Grow some marigolds near it. Aphids hate them!
  • 20:58:40: Any good blogs or Twitterers to follow to know when worthwhile Kindle books drop in price or go free?

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  • 10:29:16: Always feel a bit guilty calling in sick to work but it had to happen. Do feel improved so sure tomorrow I'll be back.
  • 21:12:07: My birthday's next month. Anybody want to give me a scooba?

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  • 09:53:01: Feeling much better today though still a touch of headache. Slept most of yesterday. Hungry, which is good. Only had some nibbles yesterday.
  • 10:53:29: Got written confirmation of new allotment Friday. Had a wander down to check it out and met new neighbours. Need to cover it with fabric.
  • 14:13:24: Feeling very behind on sowing as I've been more or less ill for the last month. No outside tomatoes are sown, nor many squashes or cukes.
  • 15:49:58: @cateca There are a few shops here which have shoe charity bins and sometimes there's a shoe donation box at recycling centres.
  • 21:14:19: Made matzo ball soup. First real meal since Thursday. Bad move. Feel even worse now. Can I just be better now, please?

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  • 08:17:11: Essentially slept from 7pm until 8am with some lucid periods. Feeling a bit better but my head still hurts.
  • 12:50:58: It's nearly 1 and I'm still in bed. Fell back asleep for a few hours. Should consider food or something.
  • 12:56:37: @troglet I may have a quick bath.
  • 14:37:46: @ernmander What do Savages sell? Always drive by but never gone in.
  • 16:05:04: Had some Chex Mix courtesy of Stateside Candy Company then fell asleep again. Whole lot of sleeping going on.
  • 16:07:02: Would someone like to come make me chicken noodle or matzo ball soup please?

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  • 17:51:16: Had a work lunch at the Swan Food House in Sutton Courtenay today. Think it's the worst meal I've ever been served at a restaurant.
  • 17:52:18: @WORDright Thank you, my dear!
  • 20:26:44: @lsimovic I've got the real thing, too, with nearly all the expansions. Was very excited when it came out for iPhone.
  • 20:30:06: Have been camped out on the sofa curled into ball with @troglet since I got home from work. We are unwell. Can't stomach thought of dinner.

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  • 18:27:22: @thechaninator Aww bless. I'm here, but just been busy!
  • 18:28:26: Put in a request a few months ago to move to nearer allotment site. Just been offered a second plot at new site so we can work both.
  • 18:29:46: This means we don't lose what we planted at old site for this season. I hope we get the plot we ask for as it's lovely cleared and tilled.
  • 19:43:38: Oxfordshire and environs folks. When abouts are we thinking our last frost may approximately be?
  • 20:03:02: @WORDright I have oca, yacon, tomatoes, and chillies threatening a takeover. :-)
  • 20:28:18: @tim_kirby That's good to know. I was thinking it would be mid may for some reason. Was last year weird?
  • 20:40:33: @tim_kirby Just trying to work out what I can sow now without running out of suitable space!
  • 21:03:37: @AllotmentAli Yep, we have those in. It was more for the cukes, squashes, tomatoes, and beans so I can have them ready to plant out later.

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  • 08:26:11: @cateca @oxfordcityguide 1 stick of butter is about 115 grams.
  • 20:56:40: @paparatti We grow peas and never cook them. They're always eaten fresh and raw.
  • 21:16:19: 30 seconds of rat intros went well yesterday. 1 minute today resulted in little bloodshed. Back to beginning next time, probably Wednesday.

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  • 19:38:33: Busy but beautiful weekend. London yesterday. Lots of errands today. Had BBQ. Just sowed beetroot and more peas at the allotment.

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  • 17:14:11: @ash_matadeen Yes! It's a bit disconcerting.
  • 17:30:47: @Allotment_UK I vote for achocha. Vigorous, clings to whatever it can reach. Tasty. happy to send you seeds.
  • 17:31:33: RT @mathowie: I love rooms that feature motion detecting lights that turn off while I'm still in them. It's like being called lazy by a ...
  • 22:03:37: @Allotment_UK DM me your address. I don't need anything in exchange. These are saved from my best plant last year. I have plenty to share.
  • 22:05:47: @Allotment_UK These are the Fat Baby variety. I have some Caigua achocha seeds I can also send but I've never tried them myself.

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  • 07:38:21: Slept on the sofa. Fed up with coughing so off to the GP this morning. Also having routine blood work. Ugh.
  • 09:20:27: My blood test today is of the fasting variety and I am STARVING. Rargh!
  • 19:43:30: @lsimovic I hope you enjoy it!
  • 20:19:00: I've missed most of my twitter feed today so let me know if I missed anything important.
  • 20:29:49: My blood test today went relatively smoothly but I've just removed the plaster from it. I think I'll have one hell of a bruise tomorrow.
  • 20:47:00: RT @iamkimiam: Looking for a room/couch/floor to rent in #york for the month of May. Please let me know if you know of anything!
  • 20:47:42: @deathmtn I am now armed with tablets and a nasal spray!
  • 20:49:57: Let's just say there were an opportunity to go see a show in London on Saturday. What should that show be?
  • 21:06:09: @paulmonkey That's what I'm considering. I used to work around the corner from the theatre but never went despite meaning to.
  • 21:07:25: @paulmonkey I want to take the other half to see Les Miserables but think it's wiser to book that one in advance.
  • 21:09:37: @paulmonkey I've seen it in NYC. It was one of the best shows I've seen but I also kind of grew up with the music from it, so am fond.
  • 22:17:45: @Giganews I would love the chance to beta test. Will keep an eye out for when it's announced!
  • 22:22:38: My new nasal spray smells like roses.

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  • 07:51:05: A bit rain-soaked.
  • 21:50:47: Neglected tray of marigold seedlings I sowed, which lived under grow lights and on capillary matting. 3 weeks later... http://t.co/q5fplfN
  • 23:03:29: Separated out 20 of the marigolds (variety Colossus). Rest will go to @blackbug. Also sowed rocket, peas for shoots, cavolo nero for rats.
  • 23:38:14: @Moultyx You're welcome!

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  • 17:57:32: @Hedgewytch Why, because it has an H?
  • 18:25:42: @Hedgewytch Very curious as to how you pronounce hour, heir, honour, and honest then. :-)
  • 18:38:56: @Hedgewytch Well, they all have romance-language roots, so it's probably more a question of why the H isn't silent in UK English.
  • 18:39:28: @Hedgewytch But yes, we pronounce those as you do.
  • 19:12:02: @Hedgewytch Apparently up until the 1800s, you pronounced it as 'erb' too. Then there was a rise in pronouncing things as spelled in UK.
  • 19:13:17: @Hedgewytch Along with a class stigma associated with dropping the H in words. US didn't have this so kept the original pronunciation.
  • 19:13:34: @Moultyx YAY!
  • 19:24:39: @Hedgewytch (In short, US didn't drop the H. The UK added it.) :-)
  • 19:29:04: We took Twiglet to get her teeth clipped. She did not appreciate it at the time but better than teeth growing up into her brain, right?

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  • 13:22:33: Visited the allotment. Sowed carrots and harvested variety of chard (to make trouchia for work lunches). @troglet hoed around our potatoes.

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  • 09:26:41: @pj_kent I'm having the same issues on the site. Glad it's not just me!
  • 09:40:30: Tried to get tickets to see Lee Evans in Didcot but were gone within minutes. Kept saying to retry as high volume then all gone. Oh well.
  • 09:48:51: @Hedgewytch Nope. Not anywhere else until autumn. Was a special practice show with notes to test drive new material.
  • 09:49:36: @pj_kent Oh well. We tried. I rarely have luck getting to see what I want there!
  • 09:56:14: @pj_kent And you!
  • 10:02:18: Nt very well rested today. Dreamt someone was frantically ringing the bell in the night. Thankfully realised it was a dream when it woke me!
  • 11:14:58: Not sure how the ice cream man plans to sell his wares if he speeds through the neighbourhood.
  • 11:26:40: @Moultyx I think we need to have a talk. Other things in this discussion should include Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.
  • 17:37:11: Anyone know of a place in or near to Cheltenham where one can have a sit down meal at 10pm on a Saturday?
  • 19:16:27: At Cheltenham town hall to see Chas and Dave. Nice venue. Am well below average age demographic. http://t.co/sjVYHC5 http://t.co/7CSBWtL
  • 20:12:43: @Rhizowen Embracing my Britishness. How better to learn?
  • 20:19:35: Have been moved to different (closer) seats due to issues sitting next to a door that kept being opened into me as people went to loo.
  • 20:27:33: @Moultyx Saw ice cream man on my street again later. No song playing. Then saw kids with 99s. Your dad may have been onto something...
  • 21:36:00: I'd be really pissed off if I were in front row. The hipster 20-somethings have rushed forward after already being dispersed once before.

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  • 07:13:54: RT @TheStephenLynch: Come to "Stephen Lynch Live in Pennsylvania" Saturday, May 7 from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Tickets:... http://t.co/QtxH4zQ
  • 08:26:27: Very sleepy this morning. Will be a very busy day at work, so hopefully it will fly by. Get to leave at 16:15 on Fridays, which is pleasing.
  • 21:49:49: Have potted up all of the chillies that bothered to grow, plus my dwarf tomatoes. Marigolds next after West Wing and lasagne.
  • 21:54:55: I didn't realise how late it is. Marigolds may have to wait until tomorrow. Not sure where they will live when potted up. Eeep.
  • 22:00:07: @Zoe_Chapman About half of mine came up. Have given up on the rest now. I sowed more than I hoped for, anyway.

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  • 07:57:13: @Entangled_Bank @rhizowen I'm getting used to it!
  • 12:57:00: @starsaradia It was an awesome resort!
  • 17:52:10: @FreeRangeRats We have four hoodies over here, all black and white top eared.
  • 17:53:00: @Moultyx Thinking low low low for you!
  • 17:55:06: @akgpodcast My composter lid had come off at the allotment and when I picked it back up, the underside was heaving with little snails.
  • 19:14:43: @akgpodcast I still need to meet yours at some point if the offer still stands! But I won't bring the snails.
  • 19:16:13: @akgpodcast (And you, too, naturally. Just been very busy.)
  • 19:37:53: @Hedgewytch Perfect time to learn to knit!
  • 19:55:45: @FreeRangeRats I like dumbos best. Don't think I have a favourite color. :-)
  • 20:41:45: @Hedgewytch It fills time! I don't knit much lately but now that it's warm I can even knit while walking to my bus in the morning.
  • 20:48:03: @FreeRangeRats We have a black dumbo Berkshire, a Siamese seal point dumbo Rex, and a top eared agouti. Plus the four top eared b&w hoodies.
  • 21:06:49: Clover rat and I share a cuddle on the sofa. She tries to pry my mouth open to get to my chewing gum. Not sure I approve.

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  • 04:05:52: @FreeRangeRats We almost always do baytril longer than a week, depending on the rat. In some cases, twice daily for up to three.
  • 04:16:42: @rataccessories We have a rotund rat, too. She is unaptly called Twiglet. Can't find a photo to do her girth justice. http://t.co/1pV9cFI
  • 07:58:46: @Rhizowen I have some Latahs I've been debating sowing. Maybe I should have a go. So many tomato varieties to choose from!
  • 17:44:31: @akgpodcast Noticed the other day that the oca I got from you was chitting so I potted it up. Can't believe how quickly it's growing now!
  • 19:08:00: Allotment neighbor kindly gave me a bag of onion sets. Rhubarb unfurls. First potatoes emerge. http://t.co/u0Naw9b http://t.co/dehOWBA
  • 19:16:26: .@AllotmentMate These potatoes went in the first weekend in March. They are International Kidney and Rote Emma that are coming up.
  • 19:17:44: @rataccessories She's a huge lump of a rat. Weighs 1050 grams! Her cage mates aren't nearly as large.
  • 19:59:55: @akgpodcast I'll have to try to keep it alive and happy until I can plant it out!
  • 22:22:34: Am I nurturing fat hen? http://t.co/VmTM5q7
  • 22:44:52: @Rhizowen It grows rampant on my allotment. (One of the rocapicas is the cell in front of it in pic. You can see the seed case attached.)
  • 22:49:33: @Rhizowen Three days ago the rocapica was essentially leafless. It's recovered very well. Fingers crossed for the rest!
  • 22:50:10: @Rhizowen (I keep spelling it wrong!)
  • 22:53:16: @Rhizowen You should hear me trying to figure out how to say 'tomato' or 'vitamin' depending on who I'm talking to!
  • 22:55:13: @Rhizowen My plan for this year didn't include peppers so I'm not even sure where I will stash them all! Containers mainly, I assume.
  • 22:59:42: @Rhizowen It can come out of a spigot, too.
  • 23:14:53: @Rhizowen In Philly we'd call the sidewalk pavement too though I think everyone else uses it for the roads there. Lots of differences.

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  • 08:16:17: Moved to the sofa again during the night again. I'm generally well but cough when I lie down. Oh well. At least it's a comfy sofa!
  • 13:27:29: @Christoph_Prime Yes. It's not helpful. Even the slightest recline does it. At work I'm okay because I sit perfectly straight.
  • 13:33:10: @regularjen Were you the disturber or the disturbee?

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  • 01:19:07: @starsaradia The thought just occurred: can you bring me a bottle of Aleve?
  • 01:22:51: @starsaradia Thank you! I don't know what varieties exist. We can't really get it here. They sell it for cramps, like £4 for 24 pills.
  • 01:44:49: @victoriachan A person who doesn't label the food in the freezer! :-)
  • 01:47:30: @starsaradia I'm sure I can find out online. :-)
  • 02:12:58: @rataccessories @freerangerats Ours generally enjoy playing in water now and again, so the rare need for baths hasn't gone too badly!
  • 03:32:03: @rataccessories Ours like that too bur will splash around a bit without the peas (or sweetcorn!). Maybe they think they'll find nibbles!
  • 03:33:36: @FreeRangeRats @rataccessories Yeah, we use a big plastic bin with a ladder. The water is deep but not so deep that they can't stand.
  • 03:49:35: We are sleeping with the window open. I'd forgotten over winter how loud the birds and trains can be. Have to get used to the sounds again.
  • 03:56:50: (But in other news, I am horizontal and not coughing. Codeine, you wonderful thing, you.)
  • 10:56:04: @Zoe_Chapman @wegrowourown I did my seeds on wet kitchen roll in baggies, kept warm (airing cupboard, top of fridge), checked daily.
  • 10:57:54: @Zoe_Chapman @wegrowourown Then planted as soon as sprouted. Some sprouted straight away (peter and anaheim fwiw), others up to 5 weeks.
  • 11:04:14: @Zoe_Chapman I put mine in the tv cupboard; media thing stays on standby so it keeps warm. I didn't have much luck without the sealed bag.
  • 11:05:45: @ernmander Same here. Did it to get it out of the way before what I thought was just a deadline! But the web thing didn't stop me, so hey.
  • 11:07:05: @jonesyaj Yes! Broth, tin of tomatoes, some other veggies, maybe some beans and macaroni noodles. Yum yum yum.
  • 11:09:49: @Zoe_Chapman Do it now. Nothing to lose and it's insurance in case the others don't sprout. Which are you sowing?
  • 11:13:35: Seedlings under grow lights are doing well. Not too leggy. Mixed salad, marigolds, dwarf toms, peppers, and chilies. http://t.co/MwhhEUd
  • 11:20:28: Something has sprouted in a pasilla module that I strongly suspect is a weed. It's certainly not a pepper. I am nurturing it regardless.
  • 11:27:50: @Zoe_Chapman I sowed Numex twilight direct ages ago (5 weeks) and no sign. Cover the tray with clingfilm to trap heat?
  • 17:27:00: @cateca What are you selling? I'll take a look. Good luck!
  • 17:29:13: Can leggy module-sown beetroots be salvaged? Tried to get a head start while got the allotment ready.
  • 17:31:21: @cateca Would so be tempted by West Wing if you also had earlier seasons!
  • 17:43:03: @cateca Yeah, I love West Wing. Currently rewatching the series now actually but don't have it on DVD.
  • 17:54:59: @Rhizowen Oh, that's good. I'll not give up hope then. I wasn't sure I could bury them. Had few leggy things last year in old house.
  • 23:25:06: @Christoph_Prime What kind do you need?

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  • 09:18:06: I seem to be alone in bed. I must have coughed enough during the night to make @troglet flee to the sofa. Feel a bit guilty!
  • 09:25:07: @cateca Which Tesco did you try? Abingdon one has a good world foods section which may have the oil, or try the shops on Cowley road?
  • 11:15:55: @ruralidyller We planted out ours. We did a bunch the first weekend of March, then some the next, and the rest last weekend.
  • 11:17:25: @ruralidyller We covered them with fleece for now to help keep them protected.
  • 13:24:55: So there's been an iPhone @twitter update but it hasn't fixed the issue of showing old DMs as new when you load up. Very frustrated.
  • 16:35:59: Starting on book 6 of Stephen King's Dark Tower series, on our second listen-through of the whole series.

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  • 18:52:43: RT @HuffingtonPost: Awesome: @dansinker 's @MayorEmanuel tweets being turned into a book. @biz writing foreword http://t.co/pn0wEUX
  • 19:44:41: What chilli plants are suitable for a windowsill? What varieties tend to be short?
  • 21:05:01: @cateca But wondering what to expect from my seedlings that I've got growing here already.
  • 21:05:03: @cateca You can find dwarf varieties potted up and ready to go at garden centres. Got apache ones before and they stayed tiny.
  • 21:12:55: I find it cruel that lying down or reclining makes my coughing worse.
  • 21:58:23: @Ganimede Yes. Most annoying.
  • 22:28:05: Boyfriend brought me a mug of hot lemon juice, honey, and ginger. (And some cookies and cream ice cream a bit ago). Being well looked-after.

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  • 20:59:21: Getting very fed up with coughing.
  • 20:59:56: @Christoph_Prime When is the wedding?
  • 22:48:13: Have put myself to bed early. Lovely boyfriend has brought me cough syrup and chloraseptic spray. Also armed with olbas oil and vapour rub.

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  • 09:06:48: @Christoph_Prime I'm very rarely on the sofa without a little blanket on me.
  • 09:19:08: On the bus, trying not to cough. Tickle in throat. It's maddening.
  • 22:59:45: Resowed the leggy brassicas. Sowed new broad beans, sorrel, kin tsai, senposai, mibuna, raab, culantro, and chard. Mostly for the rats!
  • 23:22:57: RT @RevoAlone: dude sets off a bomb in a bar in my hometown, bomb squad responds #phoenixville, http://bit.ly/fMFs3P #fb

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  • 17:05:18: What height below the first leaves constitutes 'leggy' for chillies and tomatoes?
  • 18:16:09: Planted last of our potatoes (ratte, charlotte, purple Peruvian, and a trial variety) as well as our first batch of peas at the allotment.
  • 18:19:13: @AllotmentMate We've done more each weekend as we've cleared their space, starting the first weekend in March. All in now.
  • 18:21:16: Also put in the ladybird house @troglet gave me for Christmas, in the middle of our kale patch. Harvested baby leeks and kale for the rats.
  • 18:33:08: @AllotmentMate The basis of their dinner each night is some kind of leafy green. We don't eat much kale ourselves.
  • 18:35:38: @AllotmentMate I do like it. This is curly dwarf kale. Looking forward to Red Russian later in the year.
  • 18:42:04: @Rhizowen I know to plant them deeper when I grow them on but was just curious. :-)
  • 19:41:02: @Rhizowen Can I plant brassicas deeper or do their stems rot?

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