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Title: Sunny Argyll
Post by: katog on January 09, 2011, 03:40:57 pm

Hi
I have just joined this forum as it looks full of interesting info and folk.
I have a house, big garden and 2 acre field on the shores of loch Fyne.
Last year we started a miniscule business www.spanglefish.com/theveggiepatch growing fruit and veg, some things worked very well - runner beans, tomatoes, courgettes, cucumbers, greyhound cabbages among others. Some things didn't - carrots, beetroot and chard, leeks, onions.
I hope to learn from my mistakes and do better this year.
We have a small polytunnel and have the skeleton of a second hand large one which I'm a little nervous of putting up as I'm sure bits will be missing.
We are putting it off and plan to put 2 pigs there for the spring/summer to rotavate/weed for us then errect it in Autumn 2011.
We have 12 hens mostly ex-bats and 3 black rocks.
I have just bought some rootrainers and will start sowing tomatoes and peppers very soon.
Look out for many questions......

Title: Re: Sunny Argyll
Post by: faith0504 on January 09, 2011, 03:43:00 pm

hi and welcome from snowy moray  :wave:

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Post by: Daveravey on January 09, 2011, 03:45:12 pm

Hello & welcome from snowy Fife   :wave:

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Post by: morri2 on January 09, 2011, 04:33:33 pm

Hi!  Welcome from a lovely sunny (for a change) north Wales.  :wave:

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Post by: HappyHippy on January 09, 2011, 05:06:02 pm

Hello from me in South Lanarkshire  :wave:
Pigs are a good choice  ;) but then, I'm a bit biased myself  :pig: :pig: :pig:
It's gorgeous up Loch Fyne way - I love it up there  ;D
Look forward to hearing lots more from you
Karen x

Title: Re: Sunny Argyll
Post by: Rosemary on January 09, 2011, 05:33:51 pm

Hi and welcome from sunny and snowy Carnoustie  :wave: I find vegetable growing much more stressful than livestock. ;D

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Post by: tazbabe on January 09, 2011, 05:43:52 pm

(http://bestsmileys.com/hello/6.gif) from sunny and snowy ayrshire!

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Post by: ukag0972 on January 09, 2011, 06:37:26 pm

Hi Missus!!

So nice to see you over here!

There are a really good bunch here so you're in safe hands!

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Post by: Daisys Mum on January 09, 2011, 07:36:12 pm

Hi and welcome from the Scottish Borders  :wave:

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Post by: bigchicken on January 09, 2011, 11:52:06 pm

Hi from another person living in Fife. I grow my carrots in thirded plastic 50 gallon barrels in a half peat sharp sand mix with a good handfull of bonemeal, I have allways had very good results give it a try I'm no expert but I can grow a good carrot. I love Argyle lived there when I was a nipper in a small village called Eradine on the banks of loch awe. A very special place.

Title: Re: Sunny Argyll
Post by: katog on January 10, 2011, 07:40:09 am

Thanks to you all for making me so welcome, Bigchicken, where do you source the sharp sand? Is it the grey stuff with big granules looks like concrete?

Title: Re: Sunny Argyll
Post by: Hilarysmum on January 10, 2011, 08:50:24 am

Hi welcome, pigs good choice. 

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Post by: ambriel on January 10, 2011, 12:11:54 pm

Hello, and welcome. We're ex-Argyll ourselves. Now live in the far north west.

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Post by: little blue on January 10, 2011, 06:14:04 pm

hello and welcome  :)

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Post by: The Woodsiders on January 10, 2011, 08:50:43 pm

Hi and welcome from another piggie fan in not so sunny West Sussex, no doubts the pigs will rotovate your ground for you, trouble is, bless them they don`t know when to stop but good fun. :pig: :wave:

Title: Re: Sunny Argyll
Post by: darkbrowneggs on January 11, 2011, 10:25:51 am

Hi there and welcome from Sue in Worcestershire :wave:

Title: Re: Sunny Argyll
Post by: bigchicken on January 11, 2011, 11:17:27 pm

The sand I use is building sand you will get it at any builders merchant or D I Y store it is usually a brownish colour and is friarly cheep,  I use old grow bags for the peat.