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Growing Cards
« on: January 05, 2012, 18:51 »
No, not cards to grow, but cards that tell you how to grow!

Stumbled across these on the Garden Organic website, free to download.

Main page with links here:

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/growyourown/growing_cards.php
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2012, 18:54 »
Interesting  :D

At first I thought these might be greetings cards which contained seeds  ;)
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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2012, 19:18 »



Just seen your thread on these cards, and have just downloaded them .I'll read them later,they seem quite informative   

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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2012, 19:19 »
Interesting  :D

At first I thought these might be greetings cards which contained seeds  ;)

snap..perhaps we should patent the idea  ;)

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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2012, 19:24 »
Thanks for the link DD,
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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2012, 19:29 »
Interesting  :D

At first I thought these might be greetings cards which contained seeds  ;)

snap..perhaps we should patent the idea  ;)
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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2012, 19:36 »
grump grump  :closedeyes:

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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2012, 19:50 »
They look just the job for a 'numpty' like me :blink:
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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2012, 20:30 »
Just downloaded the PDF ideal for the novice (which I am) thanks :)
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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2012, 20:34 »
I was hoping it would be useful.

I still refer to the instructions when I sow, still don't trust myself!

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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2012, 20:48 »
Mmmm...I don't hold out much hope for me then!

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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2012, 22:06 »
Thanks for this DD - really helpful, much appreciated

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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2012, 09:31 »
I was hoping it would be useful.

I still refer to the instructions when I sow, still don't trust myself!

me too, and I keep Johns book with me for spacings  :D
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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2012, 11:03 »
very handy resource thanks a lot.
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Re: Growing Cards
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2012, 12:57 »
Well spotted DD. :)
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