David K

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It's MS's IE....just done a 'system restore' back to 10/10/12 (further back would lose critical updates) and it still hasn't cured it.

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Gary Hobson wrote (see)

You mean that the problem started at a particular moment. Possibly connected with something you did, or ran, or some website that you looked at, which has screwed up some setting.

Shutting down the computer and restarting is always an option. It might be something to do with the particular browser - IE or Firefox or whatever. Firefox extensions can sometimes cause problems.

Called cursor - because people curse 'er when it goes missing.

Yes, the first thing I tried was to reboot broadband. It's been like this for a couple of days now, will try 'system rostore' in a mo.

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Gary Hobson wrote (see)

Dont actually know that answer, but it's almost certainly something to do with your computer. You could try shutting down your browser, and then opening it again.

Thanks, tried that as soon as the problem arose.....sometimes it vanishes altogether (the cursor that is).

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Morning folks...........any of you techies out there know (or maybe are having the same problem) why my cursor won't flash within the reply box here and on The Archers messageboard, it flashes away merrily with 'Word' & other applications.

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Any of you techies out there know (or maybe are having the same problem) why my cursor won't flash within the reply box here and on The Archers messageboard, it flashes away merrily with 'Word' & other applications.

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Figrat - this is how mine looked in February & March earlier this year, using JI seed compost:

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kate1123 wrote (see)

David what compost do you use for sowing? Do you add anything?

Kate, I prefer to use compost specifically formulated for sowing seed (normally labeled 'seed compost') as this contains very little added nutrients. I use 'John Innes Seed Compost', this is a loam based compost, but other seed composts will do, provided they are sold as 'seed compost'. 

I know some people use multipurpose compost, but IMHO it contains too many nutrients which encourages them to put on too much growth in the early stages......we need them to just mark time from germination until say February, when a dilute feed can be used if necessary.

As you will now understand, I definitely don't add anything.

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figrat wrote (see)

How many have you sown David?

Well, I tend to grow preferred varieties rather than mixed collections. I buy these in individual packets containing 10 seeds of each variety and this year I'm growing 17 packets, so I make that 170 seeds.

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That's it, all SP seed sown....if the seedlings surface by Nov 2nd, that's job well done.

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kate1123 wrote (see)

David 

Geoff

Or should that have been

David

Geoff

Sorry, Kate.....a view from a slightly different angle:

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