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the.fee.fairy is right. I should not have been so quick to tar all university leavers with the same brush. Sorry about that. Actually I was only repeating what I keep reading in the British press so presumed it was a general problem in the UK. Nevertheless it would have been nice to have had a grant...

I don't want to break the chain of thought here, but can somebody tell me why the use of the 'spell check' always brings up the top of self.suff.? And to continue; I've been away from England for 40 years now but on my visits and when writing I still can't say 'Hi' (hello) nor can I say 'Movie' (fil...

Yes ,most of Switzerland is naturally higher than 500 metres, in the Alps the mountains have a height 0f 4500 - almost 5000 metres. The mountain summer falls in June when those pastures which haven't been spread with artificial fertilisers are covered in an amazing range of beautiful flowers. The di...

Thanks for those generous welcomes, it's nice to be amongst people who are all fascinated by the same interest. Just to answer a few questions: The ground is frozen here as we are at a height of 500 metres, but snow is only to be found at the moment at about 15oo metres, cold enough though to let th...

Hello all you hardy growers. I'm in Switzerland, just near Zurich and I've had my allotment for 35 years now. And I've enjoyed every minute!
Looking forward to a mixture of hints, tips, knowledge, chat, experience, suggestions, worries, solutions - and so on...