Hi I am Dorothy from Nottingham

[dorothy]

Bob def don't blame you doing a runner with the koi.Good quality koi are so expensive.I used to buy mainly small koi then grow them on.And even those used to cost around £150.Some turned out great and won a few prizes, but others changed for the worst so I used to sell them on and start again. I was a member of the Nottingham Koi Club and Bernard from Japanese koi often used to be there.The best bargain I ever got was a metallic chagoi which I got from a breeder down South and on a koi club trip.It was only 1" and cost me £1.00. It grew into a cracking koi and won Baby Champion and best Chagoi in The Nottingham Koi Show! I was well chuffed.

On the garden front, potting on some plants this afternoon and had one of the parrots in the conservatory with me.Whilst I was not looking, she climbed down off her stand and started pulling up some of my seedlings!! Went through half a tray before I noticed!! Was not pleased at all

[Tropical Bob]

That koi was amazing white so pure, only problem was it made all my other koi look rubbish

Oh thats great that you won baby champion!

Do parrots get jelous!? Maybe it sees the plants as competition for your attention

[philip kitts]

Welcome Dorothy you'll spend hours scouring this forum I know I do .each day you learn a little more .

[dorothy]

Hi Phil, yep on here every day since I joined.And def learning loads.Still cannot get to grips with all the names.Have to keep googling them.

[Tropical Bob]

I still do that a year on haha! I know the ones ive got in my garden now though, but for anything else im .. is that a .. or a.. google images time!