I heard a good one lately
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 11:20 am Post subject: I heard a good one lately |
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Although not so good for the company involved. Approx. 5 years ago a company in the midlands started up by producing bulk bags of compost to sell to large users, garden centres, farmers, county councils and suchlike. The bags were customised to the buyers needs and varying percentages of the constituents were allocated according to what the customer wanted. Somehow, one of the source constituents had been sprayed with a glyphosphate to kill the weeds, unfortunately the spray contaminated everything that the compost was used for and major claims were made against the company involved resulting in their demise. Can anyone expand on this any further? _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 5188 Location: Co. Wexford
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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I will reply to myself! Must be going mad.
CORRECTION: Was talking to a horticulturalist today and retold this story, he says it couldn't have been roundup (which is what aroused my suspicion at the outset) but he had heard this story before "possibly Gouldings" he says. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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Blowin Rank attained: Vegetable garden tender
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 930 Location: Drimoleague, Co Cork
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Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 4:06 am Post subject: |
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Local farmers are still using 'Gouldings' big bags but, having always assumed they were an Irish concern, I did notice there was a UK address on the bag. Did they maybe close down their Irish operation?
When I can get a co-operative farmer to slash the TOP of a bag instead of the bottom, they make great garden refuse bags for lawn mowings, hedge clippings etc. _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:47 am Post subject: |
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You thinks of everything. You also may get your sewing kit out. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think so. My source was adamant about it being from the Midlands and it was one of the constituents that he mixed in to make bulk bags of compost.
PS. It appears you have a great memory James. 2009, I'm impressed.
PPS. Where is my 51%? _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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If that is your wish then so be it! _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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Re. my sewing kit, Tagwex, already got it. Done one bag and three more to do. _________________ A novice gardener on newly cultivated, stoney ground. |
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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I'll send you on my socks so. _________________ “It’s my field. It’s my child. I nursed it. I nourished it. I saw to its every want. I dug the rocks out of it with my bare hands and I made a living thing of it!”
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