Comments for Green Fingered http://www.greenfingered.org Gardening Tips & Articles Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:59:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on How To Get Rid Of Dandelions by How do I get rid of Dandelions? | Green Fingered http://www.greenfingered.org/how-to-get-rid-of-dandelions-46.html#comment-150 How do I get rid of Dandelions? | Green Fingered Fri, 01 May 2009 10:04:23 +0000 http://www.greenfingered.org/how-to-get-rid-of-dandelions-46.html#comment-150 [...] The Dandelions Latin name is Taraxacum Officinale, Dandelion coming from the French for lion’s tooth. The plant is still used to make Dandelion wine, Dandelion beer, and the popular Dandelion and Burdock fizzy drink. Read more about how to get rid of Dandelions here. [...] […] The Dandelions Latin name is Taraxacum Officinale, Dandelion coming from the French for lion’s tooth. The plant is still used to make Dandelion wine, Dandelion beer, and the popular Dandelion and Burdock fizzy drink. Read more about how to get rid of Dandelions here. […]

]]> Comment on Two hundred year old allotment site by Jill Shearer http://www.greenfingered.org/two-hundred-year-old-allotment-site-193.html#comment-144 Jill Shearer Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:51:18 +0000 http://www.greenfingered.org/?p=193#comment-144 As the author of a book on the country's oldest allotment site, it's lovely to see the Great Somerford Plot mentioned here. Can I just point out a couple of things: Great Somerford's were not the first allotments (there were a handful of earlier allotment sites recorded before 1809), but they are almost certainly the oldest continuously worked allotments in the country. Also, I'm afraid I was misquoted in the press - Stephen Demainbray didn't in fact appeal to George III, but he used his economic power as the local collector of tithes to secure some land for the poor agricultural labourers in his parish. If anyone is interested to find out more about the early allotment movement and the Great Somerford site, which is unique and special in many ways, do have a look at my book, The Poor Man's Best Friend, details of which can be found at http://www.resourcefulwriter.co.uk/51401.html This looks like a really interesting blog - I'll be back. As the author of a book on the country’s oldest allotment site, it’s lovely to see the Great Somerford Plot mentioned here. Can I just point out a couple of things: Great Somerford’s were not the first allotments (there were a handful of earlier allotment sites recorded before 1809), but they are almost certainly the oldest continuously worked allotments in the country. Also, I’m afraid I was misquoted in the press - Stephen Demainbray didn’t in fact appeal to George III, but he used his economic power as the local collector of tithes to secure some land for the poor agricultural labourers in his parish.

If anyone is interested to find out more about the early allotment movement and the Great Somerford site, which is unique and special in many ways, do have a look at my book, The Poor Man’s Best Friend, details of which can be found at http://www.resourcefulwriter.co.uk/51401.html

This looks like a really interesting blog - I’ll be back.

]]> Comment on Soil Types by Enriching the soil | Green Fingered http://www.greenfingered.org/soil-types-168.html#comment-136 Enriching the soil | Green Fingered Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:15:55 +0000 http://www.greenfingered.org/?p=168#comment-136 [...] used to grow crops for years, and when you first get your plot, spending some time to improve the soil quality will help greatly. Adding organic matter is the best way to improve the nutrient level, and [...] […] used to grow crops for years, and when you first get your plot, spending some time to improve the soil quality will help greatly. Adding organic matter is the best way to improve the nutrient level, and […]

]]> Comment on Get Rid Of Unwanted Pond Plants by Rox http://www.greenfingered.org/get-rid-of-unwanted-pond-plants-48.html#comment-135 Rox Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:26:23 +0000 http://www.greenfingered.org/get-rid-of-unwanted-pond-plants-48.html#comment-135 I don't have my ponds anymore, health reasons, BUT, I have the remains of a plant that I cant get rid of. Spread so fast, has a small white flower in the late summer. I thought it was some sort of water lettuce but it's not from waht I can gather. It has over taken my flower garden. Want to know how to kill it. Help? Thank You. Rox I don’t have my ponds anymore, health reasons, BUT, I have the remains of a plant that I cant get rid of. Spread so fast, has a small white flower in the late summer. I thought it was some sort of water lettuce but it’s not from waht I can gather. It has over taken my flower garden. Want to know how to kill it. Help? Thank You.
Rox

]]> Comment on How To Keep Cats Out Of Your Garden by Diane http://www.greenfingered.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-your-garden-29.html#comment-67 Diane Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:01:41 +0000 http://www.greenfingered.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-your-garden-29.html#comment-67 Here here! I am with you all the way. I hate all these do-gooding twerps: do they have to clean up potentially posionous mess which have covered my children when playing in their own back garden? How is this fair? Cat owners are too lazy to teach their cats to use kitty litter, if this was a dog sharing their excrement with the neighbourhood, people would be up in arms! I dont want a cat and i dont want a dog. Why should i be responsible for cleaning up turd from some stupid animal that doesnt even belong to me? Land mines- GENIUS! I'd buy them!!!!! Here here! I am with you all the way.
I hate all these do-gooding twerps: do they have to clean up potentially posionous mess which have covered my children when playing in their own back garden? How is this fair? Cat owners are too lazy to teach their cats to use kitty litter, if this was a dog sharing their excrement with the neighbourhood, people would be up in arms! I dont want a cat and i dont want a dog. Why should i be responsible for cleaning up turd from some stupid animal that doesnt even belong to me?
Land mines- GENIUS! I’d buy them!!!!!

]]> Comment on Spring Clean Your Pond by Green Fingered » Blog Archive » Adding Pond Plants http://www.greenfingered.org/spring-clean-your-pond-81.html#comment-46 Green Fingered » Blog Archive » Adding Pond Plants Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:43:24 +0000 http://www.greenfingered.org/?p=81#comment-46 [...] wrote yesterday about spring cleaning the pond, so now is also a good time to add more water plants to the pond if you wish to do so.  The full [...] […] wrote yesterday about spring cleaning the pond, so now is also a good time to add more water plants to the pond if you wish to do so.  The full […]

]]> Comment on How To Keep Cats Out Of Your Garden by Darren http://www.greenfingered.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-your-garden-29.html#comment-44 Darren Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:11:15 +0000 http://www.greenfingered.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-your-garden-29.html#comment-44 I'd like to see cat landmines introduced in B&Q. Liberally scatter them around your garden and wait for the pointless animals to come wandering in, only to explode in a mass of fur and bone. That should do the trick... think I'll mock up a few concepts, shoot some test footage and get down to Dragon's Den. I’d like to see cat landmines introduced in B&Q. Liberally scatter them around your garden and wait for the pointless animals to come wandering in, only to explode in a mass of fur and bone.

That should do the trick… think I’ll mock up a few concepts, shoot some test footage and get down to Dragon’s Den.

]]> Comment on How To Keep Cats Out Of Your Garden by Green Fingered » Blog Archive » The Answer To Keeping Cats Out Of Your Garden http://www.greenfingered.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-your-garden-29.html#comment-43 Green Fingered » Blog Archive » The Answer To Keeping Cats Out Of Your Garden Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:10:22 +0000 http://www.greenfingered.org/how-to-keep-cats-out-of-your-garden-29.html#comment-43 [...] Today I read an article that finally answers the question I asked in an article last week - How to keep cats out of your garden. [...] […] Today I read an article that finally answers the question I asked in an article last week - How to keep cats out of your garden. […]

]]> Comment on ‘Green’ Crop Protection by Green Fingered » Blog Archive » How to use Insect-Proof Mesh http://www.greenfingered.org/green-crop-protection-69.html#comment-42 Green Fingered » Blog Archive » How to use Insect-Proof Mesh Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:08:17 +0000 http://www.greenfingered.org/green-crop-protection-69.html#comment-42 [...] we wrote about the benefits and drawback of using insect-proof mesh instead of pesticides.  Here, we give instructions on how to use insect-proof [...] […] we wrote about the benefits and drawback of using insect-proof mesh instead of pesticides.  Here, we give instructions on how to use insect-proof […]

]]> Comment on How To Plant Fruit In Pots by Green Fingered » Blog Archive » The Best Fruit For Pots http://www.greenfingered.org/how-to-plant-fruit-in-pots-66.html#comment-37 Green Fingered » Blog Archive » The Best Fruit For Pots Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:19:40 +0000 http://www.greenfingered.org/how-to-plant-fruit-in-pots-66.html#comment-37 [...] I wrote about how to plant fruit trees in pots, and this made me wonder if people know the best fruit to plant in pots for successful fruit [...] […] I wrote about how to plant fruit trees in pots, and this made me wonder if people know the best fruit to plant in pots for successful fruit […]

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