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sean
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 12:10 pm Post subject: Welcome Azura Skye...
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nettie

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 12:45 pm Post subject:
Hi there

Azura Skye

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Location: Carmarthenshire

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 2:19 pm Post subject:

Oooh how lovely - thank you.

This site is great I must say. At the moment I'm surrounded by all things 'back to nature' as I've been reading Clan of The Cave Bear by Jean M Auel - (heehee) and watching Ray Mears and reading this website, so that's all I can think about is foraging and wild foods and sustainable living etc.

Moving into a small flat in cardiff in two weeks - so came here to look for veg and herbs to grow in window pots.

tahir

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 2:21 pm Post subject:

Azura Skye wrote:

Moving into a small flat in cardiff in two weeks - so came here to look for veg and herbs to grow in window pots.

Welcome on board, have you checked this out yet?

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Azura Skye

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 2:38 pm Post subject:
I have indeedy, thanks... tis very good. But the new flat hasn't got windows that open sideways, just windows that open at the top - so unless i turn into Mr.Tickle all my herbs have to be grown inside.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 2:45 pm Post subject:
Hiya, welcome to there site. Nice to have another Welsh member!

tahir

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 2:45 pm Post subject:
Mr Tickle? Good herbs for inside: Coriander Vietnamese Coriander (completely different to Coriander) Cardomom (for leaves) Basil (loads of different ones) Lemon Grass I'm sure you could grow outdoor herbs like marjoram, tarragon, thyme, rosemary etc too, if you've got enough window sills.

Azura Skye

Joined: 14 Jun 2005
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 2:59 pm Post subject:
Ah yes, Lemon grass forgot about that one... thanks. I suppose mint doesnt grow too big, hmmm. Where you from jonnyboy?

Azura Skye

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 3:00 pm Post subject:
yay- my little picture works

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 3:01 pm Post subject:

Azura Skye wrote:

Ah yes, Lemon grass forgot about that one... thanks.
I suppose mint doesnt grow too big, hmmm.

Where you from jonnyboy?

Originally from Newport, we moved to Northern Ireland in 2003 to set up a smallholding, still building it though!

tahir

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 3:08 pm Post subject:

Azura Skye wrote:

I suppose mint doesnt grow too big, hmmm.

There are loads of different mints some of which can be quite small

Azura Skye

Joined: 14 Jun 2005
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Location: Carmarthenshire

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 3:08 pm Post subject:

I'm currently studying and living in Newport (gwent), but no offence - I really needed to move away for the third year, hehe! I'm tired of chavs *sob sob*

Smallholdings sure do take a long time to get sorted -
my smallholding back home (near Carmarthen) is non existent now (in regards to keeping animals) because foxes have been mighty meddlesome, and until we build new fences (energy and money sapping) we wont have no chickens no more.

So good luck with your small holding, and from experience, good fences are very handy, hehe.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 3:28 pm Post subject:

Azura Skye wrote:

I suppose mint doesnt grow too big, hmmm.

Corsican mint is tiny, with miniscule leaves, and it has an intensely minty, sweet flavour. Grows quite merrily on a window ledge. Mine did really well till I foolishly planted it out.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 3:32 pm Post subject:

cab wrote:

Corsican mint is tiny, with miniscule leaves, and it has an intensely minty, sweet flavour. Grows quite merrily on a window ledge. Mine did really well till I foolishly planted it out.

We have a pot which has come over all healthy looking again, but I still don't think it's happy in there and wanted to plant it out - do you think it's best just moved up a container?

Azura Skye, what about sprouting stuff for indoor veg? I'm always trying to find a victim to do some serious sprouting and then tell us about the results in an article

And chillies of course.

tahir

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 05 3:38 pm Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

And chillies of course.

Apache's a great indoors chilli and I reckon Nepalese Yellow (my first year) will be excellent too.

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