Recommendations on what veg to plant
Posted by: Spec - 06-03-2022, 10:10 PM - Replies (4)

I am going to restart a garden in the field again this year, to start off I will be putting some compost down then cover with cardboard and plant some rhubarb, this will free up a couple of large containers which I will use one for courgettes, still thinking on the other, but I recon rhubarb should be OK to grow in an open field as I doubt anything will touch it, but can you recommend any veg that I could grow in an unprotected area, which is open to deer, rabbits etc.

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  World Book Day Game. :D
Posted by: Veggie - 03-03-2022, 05:18 PM - Replies (38)

To celebrate World Book Day, let's ruin a book by changing a letter in the title - for example:-

Harry Potter becomes Hairy Potter
Gone with the Wind = Gone with the Wine

Your turn. Big Grin

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  Multi cooker help
Posted by: Small chilli - 02-03-2022, 08:55 PM - Replies (5)

It’s a long shot . But do any of you have one of these? My friend picked it up in a charity shop for me. Unfortunately it didn’t come with any instructions and I can’t find them on line either. Has any got the instructions they can photo for me or know how to use it please?

   

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  FB and CFB for freezing
Posted by: JJB - 01-03-2022, 07:30 PM - Replies (16)

I notice that frozen French beans sometimes slough off an outer skin when cooked  after being frozen, although some of my last year's frozen beans did not. Unfortunately I hadn't noted the name of the particular bean Sad so I've no idea which ones stayed intact after freezing.

So what particular FB or CFB do you recommend for freezing well.

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  Quiz - what clutterbug are you?
Posted by: Moth - 01-03-2022, 02:03 PM - Replies (18)

https://clutterbug.me/what-clutterbug-are-you-test

I'm a bee - 

Bees are the master of good intentions, but there are only so many hours in a day and only so much we can reasonably get done. There also comes a point when we need to admit that even though something may be useful, it is taking away space that could be used for more important items.

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  What ya having on your pancakes today?
Posted by: Vinny - 01-03-2022, 12:45 PM - Replies (29)

Traditioal lemon and sugar for me, but also a savoury one of salmon plus grated onion with ACV on. Big Grin

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  Moans and groans
Posted by: Farendwoman - 28-02-2022, 05:39 PM - Replies (15)

OK - not only do I still have this ongoing dispute about my Chinese lanterns ……
The same company have sent me three hundred snowdrops that were supposed to be galanthus elwesii (giant snowdrops) but are in fact galanthus woronowii(broad leaf snowdrop).
I have both of these in my garden from years back and know the difference.
The so and so’s are refusing to acknowledge that they have sent me the wrong snowdrops. 
I have planted them ten to a 6 inch pot so now have 30 pots of galanthus woronowii instead of the snowdrops I ordered.
The company expect me to wait and see what develops and refuse to even consider that they have sent the wrong bulbs. 
Galanthus elwesii have blue grey leaves and the ones they sent me are bright grassy green floppy strappy leaves as in the photo. Not only were they the wrong sort, they were so small that there is no chance of them flowering this year!
I have lost a whole season. 
Despairing over this! They are treating me like an idiot.
Any ideas???

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  Flatworms
Posted by: Spec - 27-02-2022, 08:13 PM - Replies (4)

Was refitting part of a wooden edging path which surrounds the rear grass, I had placed several newspapers in the area where the path sits, as I needed to clear some soil out from the area, I was lifting the papers and discovered 3 flatworms below the paper, I thought I had got rid of this pest, as while doing other work I came across lots of worms, the paths surround the flower beds and the worms I mentioned were in the veg beds, though diffrent areas the garden isn't that big, so still inclined to think the addition of seaweed makes a difference as the veg beds had seaweed placed over them where the flower beds didn't, so think I will be collecting some seaweed tomorrow.

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  Lily ID
Posted by: Small chilli - 27-02-2022, 02:44 PM - Replies (6)

Any chance anyone can put a name to these lilies?
My friend has just given me a big bag of tubers. She didn’t think they were day lilies.

         

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  Pelleted carrot seed
Posted by: Admin - 25-02-2022, 10:49 AM - Replies (2)

Has anyone used pelleted carrot seed?

If so, what were the results/benefits of using them ?

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