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Free: Lemon Balm (Alfreton DE55) 5d - Lemon balm is a bushy perennial herb with deliciously lemon-scented leaves and creamy-white or pale purple flowers in summer. It is vigorous and easy to grow in sun or light shade. The leaves give a lemony kick to salads, sauces and fish dishes, and make a refreshing herb tea. Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is an herb from the mint family. One put by, 4 left I can dig up plants ready, but you will have to bring your pots etc. I prefer to gift one per person for fairness. There are about 7 spare plants in total. Just gifting as I have all the lemon balm I need and it spreads like wildfire! If you plant it I would advise planting it within a pot, or in a pot, in the ground, as it's similar to mint ( from the mint family) in the way it spreads. Collect Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday Evenings, after work, at around 5-7pmish No Saturday or Sunday daytime, Mondays or Thursdays nights. Also posted on another well-known recycling site so reserve the right to end Request: Garden/Masonry Paint (Alfreton DE55) Withdrawn 31d - Would appreciate any garden/outdoor paint for fences, as have cleaned algae from previously painted fences and they need repainting. Many thanks. Can collect. Free: Cottage-Style Armchair (Alfreton DE55) Expired 81d - Cottage-style Cream armchair ***NO FIRE LABELS***- years old - think I got it from another Freegler originally just been removed from the home so now stored outside. Structurally okay/comfortable with a pretty damask style pattern/neutral but probably just good enough for a shed, garage, allotment, etc now, unless can be cleaned or reupholstered. On casters. Will need a good clean, especially at the bottom as a dog in the home - may be suitable for re-upholstery****NO FIRE LABELS******. Collection only as doesn't fit in my car.

Free: Palm house plant (Alfreton DE55) Gifted 93d - House plant - areca palm? Not thriving/half dying - needs a different environment and different care than I can give it. Collection only

Request: Garden Storage box (Alfreton DE55) Expired 122d - Garden storage box wanted - doesn't even have to be lockable - just somewhere to keep lawnmower, cushions, etc dry and not taking up space in the house - can collect - many thanks Free: Ironing board (Alfreton DE55) Expired 141d - Ironing board - has leg not sure if broken or fixable as had just been stored. Licorice allsorts cover, some rust on base of feet but otherwise structurally okay - collection only

Request: Horticultural grit (Alfreton DE55) Expired 146d - Looking for horticultural grit, can collect Request: Garden storage box, (Alfreton DE55) Expired 153d - Garden storage box, lockable so can store the lawnmower, garden cushions, etc outside the house! - can collect Free: leaves to make leaf mould (Alfreton DE55) Expired 158d - About 10 bags of leaves are ready to start making leaf mold from mainly willow, forsythia, plum trees, and birch trees. leaves have been blown and raked up today and are surprisingly dry, considering the rain we've had. I was going to use all of them, but now only want to keep back 2 bags, so the rest are up for grabs. It can take up to 2 years to make leaf mold, but you can just store loosely bagged in bin liners, with holes poked in the side for aeration and forget about them and if you're patient, you can make your own, free compost. these are already bagged and the resulting compost can be used to pot up seedlings or top-dress lawns, beds, and borders. Collection after 4.30 pm on weekdays, please.

Free: Broken Clothes airer (Alfreton DE55) Expired 158d - Broken clothes airer for anyone collecting scrap metal

Free: Flymo Garden Leaf Blower (Alfreton DE55) Gifted 167d - I received this from another Freegler a couple of months ago, and this morning was the first time I used it. The 'vac' doesn't work on this (the previous owner told me about this) and when I used it this morning, the blow function worked really well for about 5 minutes this morning and then didn't work. the bag also has some tape on it where there was a tear. Someone may be able to repair this.

Request: camping stove (Alfreton DE55) Expired 175d - working camping stove wanted can collect Free: Academic Diary Twinkl (Alfreton DE55) Gifted 216d - Academic Diary from Twinkl - They sent two of these to me by mistake. Could be of use to students, teachers, anyone who uses the academic year, or just for planning. Collection only

Request: Anything for an Allotment Caravan Can Collect (Alfreton DE55) Expired 216d - Looking for a camping stove, chairs, cushions, curtains, or anything for an old, rundown caravan on an allotment. Request: Trailing Autumn plant (Alfreton DE55) Expired 245d - looking for trailing Autumn plants for basket - can collect Request: Steel toe cap/working boots size 6 (Alfreton DE55) Expired 262d - Steel toe cap/working boots size 6 wanted - can collect Free: Flame/Torch weeder (Alfreton DE55) Gifted 269d - flame weeder - one of those flame weeders you use with a canister on to torch your weeds. I got it as a good idea for my allotment - but have never used it and have just found myself digging up or hand-weeding instead.

Request: Leaf Blower (Alfreton DE55) Received 275d - Working Leaf Blower wanted for Autumn season please. Can Collect

Free: Corded Strimmer (Alfreton DE55) Gifted 277d - Corded Strimmer - has a bit of paint split on it. I have no idea if still works or not - but did when I put it in the cupboard, but has been stored for a while.. Think it needs a new strimming line or whatever. Collection only.

Free: Coolbox for campervan or other vehicles (Alfreton DE55) Gifted 277d - Cool box - the kind that you plug into a campervan. This has been stored in the understairs cupboard for years, so have no idea if it still works or not? I only used it 'as was' with ice blocks in, without plugging it into the cigarette thingy on vehicles as I had a 1973 VW Campervan, so not sure if this still works, bit would imagine so has never been used. Collection only.

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Request: taller stepladder (Alfreton DE55) Expired 342d - could do with a taller, safe, stepladder than I have, as can only trim my hedge up to a certain height and neighbour does absolutely nothing from her side, so however well I garden it still looks a mess. however, still need to fit in a hatchback, unless some kind person can deliver thanks Request: pallet collars or similar for raised beds (Alfreton DE55) Expired 1y - Looking for pallet collars or similar for raised beds at allotment - can collect Free: Elder berry/flower tree (Alfreton DE55) Expired 1y - This was growing up the side of my wall, then my neighbours had his fascias done and I had to move all my climbing plants. It woke me up to the fact that I already have other climbing plants here and that the elderberry tree was in a ridiculously small pot for its size ( now over 6ft) and needed a better home. I have too many mature trees already in both allotment and garden, so it needs a better home. make your own elderflower champagne, wine in season! Collection only - again, it's over 6ft - so will need to collect and space to collect it! Will post photo tomorrow when its light

Free: Salix Willow sapling (Alfreton DE55) Gifted 1y - Salix Willow sapling - about 3ft high at present - not sure what type of Salix as plant identifier gave me several options! It self-seeded in my allotment, but haven't the room for more trees, so it needs a new home! Can collect from Codnor or Alfreton. If collecting from Alfreton let me know as will have to dig it up and bring it home.

Free: Greyhound/Lurcher Coat (Alfreton DE55) Gifted 1y - 28" Racing Green, Greyhound/Lurcher Coat. Velcro fastening. Old and well used but warm for a houndie this coming winter. Have a few other coats so just having a clear-out. Collection only

Free: Pumpkin Seeds In Envelopes Of 10 (Alfreton DE55) Expired 1y - Pumpkin Seeds: These are from my allotment pumpkins (which were mainly 'Jack O' Lantern type, last growing year: I have grown some from these this year, but am sharing from the abundance. They are in little yellow envelopes of ten. Usually, pumpkins must be planted in June/earlier part of June to give them enough warm months for harvest, so would rather share these now, than leave them another year doing nothing in the kitchen drawer. Can be planted in open ground ( you will need at least 1-2 metres square for pumpkins unless growing vertically. One packet of 10 per Freegler, as no one really needs more than 10 to grow! COLLECTION ONLY

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Free: Lemon Balm Plant (Alfreton DE55) Gifted 1y - Lemon Balm Plant, Melissa officinalis: beautifully citrus smell and can use for tea, health benefits, easy to grow, in fact, like most from the mint family, it grows quickly. I just have a few of these and as God has blessed me with a garden and allotment, trying to share this with others. About 1.5ft high, could also be put in a large pot. Collection only.

Free: London Pride plants, (Saxifraga x Urbium) (Alfreton DE55) Gifted 1y - London Pride plants, (Saxifraga x Urbium) flowering now An evergreen perennial to 30cm in height, forming wide mats of rosettes of spoon-shaped, long-stalked leaves with scalloped margins. Small pink-flushed white flowers are borne in lax panicles from early summer. God has blessed me with an abundance of these plants. Grows in most soils, does well in sun or shade - but seems to grow well in part-shady bit of my garden. Collection only - x1 per freegler, in the spirit of the offering